Tropical beaches. Penthouse hotel rooms in glamorous cities. Private tours of the best museums. Weeks spent lounging on the deck of a massive yacht. Dog sledding in Alaska. Meals in the best restaurants followed by nights dancing at the most exclusive clubs. For mere mortals, these are the kinds of vacations we can only dream about. For celebrities, these are just some of the many options they have to choose from when it comes to planning their next over-the-top getaway.
Given that the last few years have made planning travel extra complicated for most families, we have to be honest and admit that some of these trips just make us plain jealous at this point. While it is always fun to daydream about traveling to exotic locales, most of us will never be able to afford even a day or two of the ultra-luxe vacations that some of our favorite celebrities are able to take several times a year.
Luckily for us, most of the celebs who enjoy the most over-the-top vacations are also the most likely to post pictures of those trips on social media, so at least we get the chance to live a little vicariously while stars don their skimpiest bikinis and head to the beach. Read on for a real dose of travel envy.
Kim Kardashian's 40th Birthday Trip
The Kardashian-Jenner clan are famous for their fancy family vacations, but perhaps the most epic was Kim Kardashian's 40th birthday trip in 2020. She and a crew of family and friends rented an entire tropical island in Tahiti for six days of fun in the sun and perfectly Instagrammable moments.
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Take on Thailand
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's family trip to Thailand in 2019 is the ultimate in vacation goals for people who love gorgeous beaches and amazing food (of course Chrissy is going to document all the best Thai food!), and who aren't afraid of taking two small kids halfway around the world.
Chrishell Stause's Epic Girls' Trip
Some of us recover from a breakup by online shopping while crying into our Ben & Jerry's pint. Reality TV star Chrishell Stause shook off her sadness with a girls' trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where she partied with none other than Cindy Crawford. So same, basically.
Paris Hilton's Tropical Honeymoon
So clearly Paris Hilton was never going to have a low-key honeymoon. After her November 2021 wedding, the 40-year-old newlywed took a seven-week honeymoon to a variety of topical locales, including Anguilla and a private island on Bora Bora. She shared that the trip was originally supposed to be three weeks long, but she and husband Carter Reum felt like they "worked so hard" planning the wedding that they needed a longer break.
Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union's Magical Christmas in Hawaii
Regular people: Christmas means matching jammies, eating cookies, and shoveling snow. Celebrities like Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade: Hello, waterfalls, golfing, and looking like a million bucks on a Hawaiian beach for the holidays!
Jared Leto Gets High in Italy
Jared Leto's version of an Italian getaway isn't looking at churches and eating gelato. In November 2021, he went rock climbing and rappelling over steep cliffs with world famous climber Alex Honnold (star of Free Solo, one of the most heart-pounding documentary films ever). That is one impressive way to see a country.
Beyoncé & Jay-Z Go Big in Bali
Like a lot of couples, Beyoncé and Jay-Z wanted to do a babymoon before their twins, Rumi and Sir, arrived. Unlike a lot of couples, they opted for Bali, where they stayed in a private villa said to cost more than $6,000 a night. The total price tag for their five-day trip, including private jet and accommodations, was reportedly $230,000!
Kim Kardashian's Bachelorette Party in Paris
Her marriage to Kanye West may not have worked out, but there is no doubt that the wedding and bachelorette party were epic. Kim Kardashian flew out her crew of BFFs on a private jet for pre-wedding festivities that included seeing the Eiffel Tower at night and partying at Versailles. Safe to say that the price tag for this trip was quite a bit more than even the fanciest Las Vegas weekend.
Serena Williams Goes Out to Dinner
Serena Williams has a major soft spot for Italy. Not only did she meet her husband, Alexis Ohanian, in Rome, he once whisked her away to Venice via a private jet when she expressed a desire to have Italian food for dinner. Crossing time zones to satisfy a carb craving? That is a big-money move for sure.
Kris Jenner Goes Cruising
Kris Jenner isn't going to let her kids have all the fun! In July 2021, she and boyfriend Corey Gamble took a private jet to Italy, where they met up with designer Tommy Hilfiger and his wife. The two couples then spent days on a mega yacht, taking in the sights of the Italian coast and eating gourmet meals prepared by a private chef.
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's African Tour
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal tour of southern Africa in 2019 may have been a work trip for them, but it is also the kind of trip most travel junkies spend years dreaming about. Not only did they get to soak up the history and beauty of the region, they also got to sample its food and diverse culture. If this was their last royal tour, they went out on a high note.
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Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez Weekend in Paris
Who doesn't love a weekend getaway? In 2017, Jennifer Lopez and then-boyfriend Alex Rodriguez took a little jaunt to Paris that is estimated to have cost more than $100,000 a day (those private flights from Los Angeles to Paris run at least $185,000) and included a lunch at the Louvre and some designer shopping.
Julianne Hough's Big Bucks Honeymoon
They say you can't put a price on love, but estimates peg the cost of Julianne Hough's over-the-top honeymoon at more than $400,000! The 2017 trip, which included an African safari and some time spent basking on beaches in Seychelles, was an Instagram dream come true. Sadly, the marriage wasn't as epic as the honeymoon — the couple separated in 2020.
Riding Roller Coasters With Kylie Jenner
Imagine getting to visit a favorite theme park and then not having to wait in a single line. That is the dream of every exhausted parent queueing up at Disneyland or Six Flags, but that is the reality when you are young, rich, and famous. In 2018, Kylie Jenner rented out an entire Six Flags theme park to celebrate Travis Scott's birthday with a night of unlimited rides and theme park snacks. Mmm, unlimited churro cart access sounds amazing!
Chris Hemsworth's Ski Trip
Let's see … would we like to be invited on a fancy ski trip with multiple Hemsworth brothers that also involves seeing them roll around half naked in the snow? Um, yes please! Chris and his wife (ah, there's the catch) celebrated a white Christmas in 2021 by gathering with extended family for a multiday ski trip in Austria. How magical!
