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Private Journeys

Some journeys cannot be found. They can only be built.

For those who want something that exists nowhere in a brochure. A journey designed entirely around you.
What is a Private Journey

Beyond the catalogue. Entirely your own.

A Private Journey is what Helm and Way does when a client wants something that does not exist anywhere else. Not a pre-packaged itinerary. Not a selection from a brochure. A journey conceived from a conversation and built from nothing but your own vision of what extraordinary travel looks like.

It might combine a superyacht charter in the Adriatic with three nights at a palazzo in Venice and the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express home. It might be a private villa in Provence with a helicopter to Monaco for the Grand Prix. It might be a High Arctic expedition followed by a week in a lodge on the Greenland ice sheet. There are no limits. There is only what you can imagine.

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Private Villa Journeys
Private Villas

Private Villa Journeys

A magnificent private residence in one of Europe or the Caribbean's finest locations. Fully staffed, entirely yours. We arrange every detail around it - the itinerary, the excursions, the transfers, the private dining, the wine.

RegionsProvence - Umbria - Algarve - Caribbean
Duration7 to 21 nights
Guests2 to 20 guests
StaffingFull household staff included
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Superyacht Charter
Superyacht Charter

Superyacht Charter

A fully crewed private superyacht on any ocean in the world. Your itinerary, your schedule, your guests. We handle the vessel, the crew, the provisioning and every detail of every port. The sea becomes entirely yours.

OceansMediterranean - Caribbean - Indian Ocean
Vessel size40 to 90 metres
CrewFull professional crew
Duration7 to 28 nights
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Private Expeditions
Private Expedition

Private Expeditions

The High Arctic. Antarctica. Remote places most people never reach. Private expedition vessels with expert guides.

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Grand Combined Voyages
Grand Combined Voyage

Grand Combined Voyages

Rail, ship, villa and suite combined into one seamless journey across multiple countries and modes.

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Open Brief

Tell Us What You Imagine

If it does not fit any category, tell us anyway. Some of our finest journeys began with a single sentence.

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Ten days. A villa, a race, a train.
An Example Journey Provence - Monaco - Venice - Home

Ten days. A villa, a race, a train.

This is one journey we designed. It is not available to book. It was built for one couple, for one week in May. We share it only to show what is possible when there are no constraints except imagination.

Day 1 - 3
A private villa in Luberon, Provence
Three nights in a 17th century mas with a private pool, a chef, and a cellar of Rhone wines. Day excursions to Gordes, Les Baux and the Camargue arranged privately.
Day 4
Monaco Grand Prix - private terrace
Helicopter transfer from the villa to Monaco. A private terrace above the circuit for race day. Suite at Hotel de Paris.
Day 5 - 9
Superyacht charter - Monaco to Venice
Five nights aboard a 52 metre crewed yacht sailing the Ligurian and Adriatic coasts. Portofino, Cinque Terre, Dubrovnik, arriving in Venice at dawn on day nine.
Day 10
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express home
A private cabin aboard the VSOE from Venice to London. Dinner in the restaurant car. Arrival at Victoria the following morning.
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The Helm and Way difference

What makes a Private Journey different

01
No template. No catalogue.
Every Private Journey is conceived from scratch. We do not adapt existing products. We build from your brief.
02
One specialist. One journey.
You work with one Helm and Way specialist from the first conversation to the final transfer home.
03
Access others cannot offer
Private villas, crewed vessels, reserved terraces and arrangements that are never publicly available.
04
Nothing left to chance
Every transfer, every reservation, every contingency is planned before you leave. You simply travel.
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Tell us what you are imagining.

A Private Journey begins with a conversation. There is no obligation, no fee for the conversation, and no journey too ambitious. Tell us what you have in mind.

No Journey Too Ambitious

If you can imagine it, we can create it.

Tell us what extraordinary looks like to you. We will take it from there.

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