Once in a lifetime

8 JANUARY 2004
FACT FILE

Paris, France
A two-night bed and breakfast stay in a deluxe junior suite at the Hotel Le Bristol, based on six people sharing a Citation II private jet, costs from £2,475 per person. Price includes return flights by jet, late check-in (up to 15 minutes before take-off), a Champagne breakfast and gourmet nibbles (including caviar blinis and handmade chocolates) en route, and limousine transfers to and from your hotel.

St Moritz, Switzerland
A two-night stay at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains costs from £2,819 per person, based on four people sharing two classic junior suites on a half-board basis.

Florence, Italy
A two-night stay on bed and breakfast basis in a deluxe junior suite in the Villa San Michele costs from £2,999 per person, based on six people sharing a Citation II jet. (Note that the hotel is closed until March.)

Reims, France
A day-trip to Reims costs from £841 per person, based on eight people sharing a Learjet 45, including transfers by limousine, a six-course lunch, Champagne and wine at the Michelin three-star restaurant, Boyer Les Crayères in Reims.

All the above packages are available from Jeffersons; tel: 0870 850 8181; www.jeffersons.com.

Masai Mara, Kenya
A ten-day Brief Encounters safari costs £2,675 per person on a full-board basis, including balloon breakfasts, all flights and transfers. From Abercrombie & Kent; tel: 0845 070 0611; www.abercrombiekent.co.uk.