From China’s Terracotta Army to the 'Door to Hell'

• The adventure starts in Finland and stops off in ten countries over 30 days
• Trip will see travellers flying in business class and staying in luxury hotels
• Journey includes stops in China, the US, India, Japan and Madagascar 

If you are looking for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday and have a lot of cash to spare, a tour operator is prepared to take you on a fascinating trip around the world.

Luxury lifestyle website VeryFirstTo is offering a month-long trek to see ten of the world’s wonders for the tidy sum of £77,500.

Holidaymakers will be taken to destinations in countries such as India, Finland, China and the US by a travel company that once offered an elaborate two-year holiday visiting all 962 World Heritage sites across the globe.

The trip will begin with a visit to Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Finland where guests will be able to see the spectacular Northern Lights while staying in a glass igloo

Billed as a trip ‘like no other’, it has been arranged by luxury travel specialists Hurlingham Travel, who have just been shortlisted for The Luxury Travel Agency of The Year Award.

The itinerary will begin with a trip to the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Finland where guests will be able to see the spectacular Northern Lights while staying in a glass igloo.

From there it is off to Petra in Jordan, the only ancient city in the world that is part hewn from rock wall. It is iconic and instantly recognisable in part due to its starring role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Petra in Jordan is instantly recognisable after featuring in 1989 film Indian Jones and the Last Crusade

The next stop on the journey is Turkmenistan’s ‘Door to Hell’ - the world’s only burning natural gas field. It was created after Soviet geologists, who were drilling at the site in 1971, tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas. 

In an effort to prevent the poisonous gases escaping they set it alight in the hope of burning it off. It is still burning more than 40 years later.

The fourth destination is Madagascar and a visit to see the unique and endangered Adansonia Grandidieri tree.

The tour will then travel to the Keibul Lamjao National Park in India, giving travellers the chance to see the rare and endangered Sangai deer, before a trip to see China’s Terracotta Army.

The collection of sculptures that depict the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, is a form of funerary art that was buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and wasn’t rediscovered until 1974.

The tour will include a trip to see China’s Terracotta Army, sculptures that depict the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China

Turkmenistan’s ‘Door to Hell’ - the world’s only burning natural gas field. In an effort to prevent the poisonous gases escaping, geologists set it alight in 1971. It is still burning more than 40 years later

 

The eighth destination on the list is Japan with a visit to the spectacular wisteria tunnel located in the Kawachi Fuji Gardens

The journey will continue onto the island of Komodo - the only place in the world to see the magnificent Komodo dragon in its natural habitat.

The eighth destination on the list is Japan with a visit to the spectacular wisteria tunnel located in the Kawachi Fuji Gardens.

Guests are then flown to South Dakota in the US to visit the Corn Palace, the only one in existence.

The tour ends at Mexico’s San Juan Parangaricutiro, a town buried by the eruption of the Volcan de Paricutin in 1943. The ruins were featured in Henry Hathaway's 1954 Western, Garden of Evil

The fourth destination is Madagascar and a visit to see the unique and endangered Adansonia Grandidieri tree

Guests are flown to South Dakota in the US to visit the only Corn Palace in existence

The tour ends at Mexico’s San Juan Parangaricutiro, a town buried by the eruption of the Volcan de Paricutin in 1943. The ruins were featured in Henry Hathaway's 1954 Western, Garden of Evil.

The trip will include stays at luxury hotels including China’s Shangri-La, the W Hotel in Minneapolis and the Jayakurta Suites in Komodo, while all flights will be business class.

Those who splash out on the round-the-world trip will also be able to buy a set of ten shirts, designed by clothing company 1 Like No Other and with fabric selected ‘from the finest European Mills’. The shirts have been specially created to suit each destination.

A donation of £1,000 will be made to The Prince’s Trust charity each time the trip is purchased. 

Other holidays recently offered by VeryFirstTo include the TCS Global Icons Private Jet Tour, which flies travellers to 35 of the world's most iconic landmarks by private jet at a cost of £54,000.