The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft, powered by solar panels, has completed its round-the-world trip.
On Sunday, he flew from Cairo in the direction of Abu Dhabi. This 48-hour route became the finish line in the circumnavigation of the world, which began on March 9, 2015. In total, the aircraft covered 35 thousand km, moving at a speed of 60-120 km/h. For 16 months, the plane landed in 15 cities around the world. And last summer, he set the record for the longest non-stop stay in the air, flying continuously for more than 120 hours.
What kind of winged machine is this, which once again clearly proved that science and technology are driving humanity forward faster and faster? The most surprising thing is that Solar Impulse 2 is just a single-seat aircraft, the cockpit of which resembles the interior of a small car. But that's where the usual comparisons end.
So, the plane is built of hydrocarbon fiber and has huge wings: a span of 72 m. This is slightly less than that of the largest in the world passenger aircraft Airbus 380 (79.75 m) and larger than Boeing-747 (68.5 m). At the same time, the sunflower weighs only 2.3 tons. Recall: the weight of an empty Airbus 380 is 280 tons, and Boeing 747 - 214.5 tons!
The planes of the giant wings and the upper part of the fuselage of the aircraft are covered with solar cells - these are over 17 thousand cells of single-crystal silicon solar cells. The thickness of each is only 135 microns. They are driven by four electric motors with a capacity of 17.5 horsepower. The aircraft can reach speeds up to 140 km/h.
By the way, this is not the first solar-powered aircraft. But, as experts emphasize, Solar Impulse 2 is the most efficient of all such designs. Indeed, five days in the sky without landing is, of course, cool. It can be recalled that the legendary first non-stop flight from Moscow to the USA via the North Pole by the crew of Valery Chkalov in 1937 lasted 63 hours and 16 minutes. And until recently, pilots spent 19 hours on the world's longest non-stop flight from New York to Singapore ... It is clear that comparing the Chkalovsky ANT-25, passenger Airbus A340-500 and Solar Impulse 2, to put it mildly, is not correct. But the fact remains.
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How could pilots survive five days in the tiny cockpit of Solar Impulse 2? Firstly, we trained - we spent 72 hours in special simulators, studied the techniques of yoga, breathing and self-hypnosis. Secondly, the pilot's seat works simultaneously as a reclining bunk, and as a sports simulator, and as a toilet .. The pilot slept for 20 minutes - at these moments he put the plane on autopilot. Parachute, life raft and survival kit are also packed in the back of the seat
At night, the "solar plane" flew on energy-intensive batteries charged during the day. Ammonia-alkaline electrolyte for batteries made it possible to obtain higher energy density, experts explain.
This miracle machine can withstand the weight of only one person. Therefore, two pilots - Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Picard and businessman Andre Borshberg - flew in turn.
Bertrand Piccard made the first non-stop flight around the Earth in 1999. hot-air balloon. He belongs to the well-known Picard family. His father, Jacques Picard, was the first to reach the bottom of the Mariinsky Trench in a bathyscaphe in 1960. And his grandfather Auguste Piccard was the first to rise into the stratosphere in a balloon in 1931.
The route was deliberately laid out through favorable weather regions, with the maximum number of sunny days. However, both the organizers of the flight and the pilots themselves were well aware of how high the degree of risk was. Especially when flying across the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic. Even the "worst scenario" was not ruled out - ejection and splashdown into the ocean ...
With our attempt at the first round-the-world flight, no matter how it ends, we want to show the world that clean technologies and renewable energy sources are already making it possible to achieve what was previously considered impossible, Picard said before the flight. “We want governments, leaders and especially young professionals to see that everything that Solar Impulse 2 can achieve in the air can soon become part of everyday life.
However, experts are not so optimistic in their assessments of the prospects for the sunflower: we will not see such commercial aircraft for a very long time. They have little power, they cannot lift a lot of weight into the air and fly at high speeds. The sun does not have enough "energy density" in order to lift planes that should fly somewhere in a reasonably short time, experts say. And one of the aviation authorities bluntly stated: for solar aircraft, the goal is just to be in the air, and not to fly at the right speed. Whatever one may say, the circumnavigation of the world without a drop of kerosene is rather a demonstrator of the possibilities of using solar energy for experimental purposes.
Despite the fact that Solar Impulse 2 will not revolutionize the aircraft industry, there are benefits from the project: for example, engineers had to make aircraft engines extremely efficient. Solar Impulse 2 engines lose only 3 percent of their energy through heat, while in a conventional aircraft this figure reaches 70 percent.
Meanwhile
One of the most promising substitutes for aviation kerosene is biofuel. According to experts, its share in transport by 2020 may reach up to 25 percent. There are already a dozen options for products and plants from which the new kind aircraft fuel. Algae, coconuts, Brazil nuts, plants of the genus Jatropha (a woody shrub with large oily seeds), non-food animal fats are used.
Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2, making a round-the-world flight, has completed the longest and most difficult stage of the circumnavigation - a flight to the Hawaiian Islands from Nanjing, China.
Difficult stage of the world tour
The Hawaii landing marks the end of the eighth leg of the Solar Impulse 2's round-the-world flight, which began its round-the-world trip on March 9, 2015 in Abu Dhabi. He has already visited Oman, India, Myanmar, China and Japan.
The longest segment of the journey proved to be more difficult than originally planned. Back in May, the organizers planned to fly over the Pacific Ocean. At first, the team waited a long time for departure due to adverse weather conditions. Then, when Borshberg had already flown to Kalaeloa, due to the impending weather front, he had to land in Japanese Nagoya.
A few weeks later, they still managed to complete this mission and fly from Japan to the Hawaiian Islands. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg landed the aircraft on June 3 at 15:55 GMT (18:00 Moscow time) at Kalaeloa Airport, located west of Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
The site dedicated to the flight reports the following data on this stage of the circumnavigation:
As you can see, after taking off from the airfield in Nagoya, Japan, the plane stayed in the air for five days and five nights in a row, setting three absolute world records during this time. The first record was the record for the duration of the flight, which was 117 hours and 52 minutes at the time of landing, the second and third records were the records for the time and range of a solar-powered aircraft.
Another impressive achievement is exceeding the time of the longest continuous flight without refueling for a single-pilot aircraft. The previous record was set in 2006 by Steve Fossett, who flew a Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer on his second trip around the world, lasting 76 hours.
During the already record-breaking round-the-world flight, André Borschberg had to face a number of technical problems. And this is aggravated by the fact that being above the waters Pacific Ocean, the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft simply has nowhere to make emergency landing except to splash down on the surface. Being in the cramped cabin of the aircraft (only 3.8 cubic meters in volume, about the size of a conventional 4-door sedan), the pilot can keep his body in good shape by doing simple physical exercises and yoga. During the entire flight, Andre Borschberg managed to set aside several 20-minute periods of time for sleep, as long as the absence of turbulence, which constantly “torments” the plane in the air, allowed.
“I feel extremely exhausted and at the same time invigorated by this extraordinary flight,” says Andre Borschberg, “It feels like I climbed Mount Everest five times in a row without a big rest break. The team at the Mission Control Center in Monaco (MCC) have been my eyes and ears all this time, their work has allowed me to rest for a while, they have constantly maximized energy efficiency and fed me trajectories and flight strategies calculated and simulated on a computer ".
Next - Phoenix and New York
In a few days, Borshberg's colleague, pilot Bertrand Piccard, will sit at the helm of Solar Impulse and fly to Phoenix, Arizona. This segment will be almost two times shorter than the one that Borshberg flew - about 4.5 thousand km - the pilot will have to spend four days on it.
Before the next flight, the Solar Impulse team will check the technical condition of the aircraft. You will also have to wait for the go-ahead from meteorologists about favorable weather conditions for the flight.
The next destination after Phoenix is New York, then you will need to fly Atlantic Ocean. The final destination of the round-the-world flight is Abu Dhabi, where this journey began.
The developers of Solar Impulse note that the aircraft does not claim to be "the future of global aviation." Rather, it is called an example of harnessing the potential of solar energy. The aircraft is covered with 17,000 solar panels that power all of the aircraft's systems and also charge lithium-ion batteries that keep the aircraft running at night.
There are plane tickets that allow you to travel around the world. Moreover, such a ticket is valid for 1 year and includes up to 16 flights, so this is a kind of multi-ticket. You can fly to different continents on one ticket, and such a ticket can save a lot of money and time, especially if you have chosen a popular a tourist route. You immediately book all your tickets to all destinations, so there will be no surprises on your trip. But for such tickets, strict rules which must be strictly observed. Round the world tickets are called “RTW tickets” (Round the World).
How it works
Such tickets are sold by large associations of airlines (alliances). By purchasing this ticket, you can fly with all airlines that are part of the alliance. On this moment there are 3 big alliances: Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam (it includes Aeroflot), and it is best to buy such tickets from the first two, because. these alliances have many more partners, which means you will have more choice of flights.
Example of an RTW ticket. Flight from Moscow: Moscow - New Delhi (India) - Bangkok (Thailand) - Beijing (China) - Los Angeles (USA) - New York (USA) - London - Moscow.
RTW Ticket Rules
There are strict rules for such tickets:
- Ticket valid for 1 year
- You need to move in one direction (east or west)
- There are no return routes
- The journey starts and ends in the same country
- All flights and stops must be booked in advance.
- If you miss one of the flights, all subsequent flights will be canceled
Star Alliance
Here, the conditions for issuing a ticket depend on the length of your route. There are 3 types of tickets in total: 29,000 miles, 34,000 miles and 39,000 miles. 29,000 miles to visit 3 continents, 34,000 miles to visit 4 continents, 39,000 miles to visit every continent.
You can stay in 15 places in total. If you stay in one city for more than a day, then this is considered a stop. There is also an Economy Fare that covers 26,000 miles with 5 stops. The system has a rule: the more miles the ticket is calculated for, the more stops you can make.
You need to start and end the trip in the same country, but not necessarily the same city. You can fly from one end of the continent to the other, but it is forbidden to fly over the same ocean several times (we only move from west to east or from east to west).
Even if you flew to Rome and went to Milan by train, the distance traveled by train will be counted towards the total number of miles. Official website - www.staralliance.com.
one world
This alliance offers two types of tickets: 1) with a limited number of flights 2) with a limited maximum mileage. The first type of ticket has 3 subtypes: 26,000 miles, 29,000 miles and 39,000 miles for economy class; 34,000 miles for business class and 34,000 miles for first class. It also counts miles traveled by other means of transport.
The second type of ticket is not limited by the number of miles. Only flights count. There must be less than 16 of them. Moreover, if you are flying from Novosibirsk to Paris with a transfer in Moscow, then this is considered 2 flights. This type of ticket is the best (at least for me): You can safely travel by other transport, you can ignore the miles. Official site - www.oneworld.com.
Skyteam
The conditions are the same as those of Star Alliance, but the journey will be more expensive. If the main stops are in Russia, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, then this is a suitable alliance, but not for other countries. Official website - www.skyteam.com.
How much are
Prices for these tickets vary greatly. Prices depend mainly on the number of miles and stops. Most tickets sold in the price range from $2500 to $8000. The date and time of flights can be changed if you do not change the direction of flights. If you want to add an additional stopover, you will be charged a large fine, so think very carefully about the exact flight.
Where can I buy
Buying tickets on alliance sites is quite expensive. Better use third party schedulers around the world travel, in many cases it will be cheaper. The best such service is this. It does not sell "multi-tickets", it draws up possible travel routes using the cheapest tickets of DIFFERENT airlines. Those. this service can purchase regular air tickets from different alliances, and from them you get a round-the-world trip, and much cheaper than you would pay for one "multi-ticket" from an air alliance. There are also no RTW ticket rules, no mileage or stopover requirements. There are also AirTreks-like services such as Roundtheworldflights.com and www.ticketsroundtheworld.com, but AirTreks is the one I recommend. This service has proven itself only with positive side and has been working for a long time.
Who should buy
RTW tickets are beneficial to buy for those people who have a tight schedule: they know for sure that from such and such a date they have a vacation and that they are free for this period. For such people, RTW tickets will save a lot of time and money. But note that you first need to find cheap ticket, and they are usually sold along popular tourist routes.
Highly recommend before buying an RTW ticket, make your own itinerary and estimate how much the trip will cost if you buy tickets on your own one by one. In some cases, self-selection of tickets will allow even reduce costs per trip compared to buying an RTW ticket. I wrote about how to buy, look for and buy cheap tickets at.
If you can follow all the rules of the alliances, then buy an RTW ticket, it can save up to 30% of the cost of the entire flight. But if you suddenly want to change the places of stops, you will pay a large fine, which will destroy all your savings. Want to save on airfare when traveling around the world? Follow the rules.
How to find the cheapest ticket
RTW ticket prices vary from the original place of departure. Choose routes from different cities and you will find the cheapest ticket. Recently, the cheapest departure points are London, Egypt and Bulgaria. Choosing Russia as the starting point of departure would be an expensive decision, it would be cheaper to fly to London on a regular flight, and from there to start a round-the-world trip.
Fly when ticket demand is at its lowest.. Those. when there are no holidays for schoolchildren, there are no mass holidays for workers. You can read more about saving on air tickets.
Use the frequent flyer program. In Russia, this is, although there are very good foreign analogues. For one round-the-world trip, you will receive at least one more flight to another country for free.
Consider taxes and fees. Most often they are not included in the cost of RTW tickets, and this can be several thousand rubles for one country.
Consider the cost of obtaining visas. Because If you visit many countries, then there will be many visas, which will significantly affect the cost of travel.
Can't skip flights. If you miss one of the flights, then all the following will be canceled. In some cases, you can call the airline and sort out the problem, so if something goes wrong, call the airline immediately.
Get vaccinated. Some countries require vaccination. So, for example, if you are flying from Brazil, then in Australia you will be required to confirm vaccination without fail. And keep in mind that some vaccinations need to be done in advance.
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Many people dream of traveling around the world, but few realize how realistic this dream is to come true. Large airline alliances can help us with this, and not travel agencies, as you might think. Perhaps a package tour of dozens of countries around the world would immediately be somewhat convenient, but, firstly, travel agencies have long abandoned the idea of creating such tours due to poor payback and low demand, and secondly, wouldn’t it be nice plan your own trip around the world?
In this article, you will learn what round-the-world flights are, where and how to buy round-the-world tickets and how much they cost.
What is a "round the world ticket"
A round-the-world ticket is a ticket that will allow you to fly around the earth along a pre-planned route. From Russia to Asia, from there to North and South America and then Africa or Europe? Easily! It is enough just to determine all the points of the route (airports of departure and arrival) and travel dates on the seller's website. After that, the company will offer you a "round-the-world ticket", the price of which will be significantly lower than the cost of individual flights.Of course, there are limitations here too. The number of flight miles is usually limited, the number of flights from one continent to another (it will not be difficult to fly around all the continents, but it will no longer be possible to dangle back and forth, for example, from Asia to America), as well as the number of flights. Usually the total number of stops is limited to 15-16, which is quite enough for a round-the-world trip.
There is also a rule that says that your last flight between countries must be carried out no earlier than 10 days after the start of the trip. So those who are going to meet the circumnavigation of the world in week vacation should reconsider their plans. But all alliances are not against making changes to the route and dates (of course, within reason) right during your trip. Have you arrived in Cambodia and realized that the planned 5 days will not be enough for you? No problem, the airlines change your booking for a subsequent ticket.
And of course, do not forget that you will need those that you are going to visit, so you should calculate in advance - but will you have time to make all these visas?
Which companies provide this service?
So, our assistants in the implementation of the round-the-world travel are the three major air alliances Star Alliance, Sky Team and Oneworld. These three alliances include almost all the largest airlines in the world, which allows you to choose from almost two hundred countries of the world and travel across all continents when buying a round-the-world ticket.Star Alliance is the largest and oldest air carrier alliance on the planet. It includes 27 companies, including Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Swiss Air, Thai Airways, United Airlines and others.
Star Alliance offers us to purchase a round-the-world ticket with stops in 193 countries of the world, at 1321 airports. The number of stops is limited to 16 (and at least five). A complete list of requirements can be found on the official website of the alliance in the section Rond-the-World Fare, FAQs www.staralliance.com/en/fares/round-the-world-fare .
The next largest airline in the alliance is SkyTeam. There are only 20 full members of the alliance, among them: Aeroflot, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines and others.
Skyteam is ready to take us to 1052 airports in 177 countries around the world, which is also impressive. At the same time, we can make from 3 to 15 stops, which is only 1 stop less than the previous alliance. Find more detailed information You can visit the official website of the alliance www.skyteam.com/ru/Flights-and-Destinations/Travel-Passes/Go-Global .
And the last in scale is the Oneworld alliance, which consists of 15 members. These are AirBerlin, American Airlines, Finnair, S7, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways and others. As you can see, although Oneworld lags behind the previous two alliances in terms of the number of air carriers, it is in no way inferior to them in terms of the importance and quality of service of its airlines. You can read about Oneworld round the world tickets on their official website in the Rond-the-World fares section www.oneworld.com/flights/round-the-world-fares/oneworld-explorer .
How to buy a round the world ticket
You can buy a round-the-world ticket for your personal itinerary at the alliance offices, by calling the phone number listed on their website, or, much easier, on the website itself. For convenience, we will give an example of creating a route on the SkyTeam website, where a trip planner in Russian is available. We go to the official website of the alliance www.skyteam.com/ru/. Select Rond the World Planner on the left side of the window.
We press the button "Launch the application", and then "Make a route." 
We get to the application page, which immediately lists all the rules that your route must follow: direction, transfers, the need to cross the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and so on. We advise you to carefully read these rules in order to make it easier for yourself not only to choose countries for travel, but also to facilitate the process of booking a round-the-world ticket.
Let's choose the first planning option, in which we only need to list the cities we want to visit. The planner will automatically create a route in accordance with all the rules of the alliance. 
We enter cities in a line on the left in random order or mark them on the map. Click "Create Shortest Path". The planner will draw a path for us to follow.
We just have to choose flights and confirm the purchase. We enter the dates of flights, the age and number of passengers, as well as the class in which we are going to fly: economy or business. Further, the process is no different from buying a regular ticket. We enter passenger data, make payment, and now we are one step closer to the trip of our dreams! And with a round-the-world ticket in your pocket, the rest of the difficulties seem easily overcome. 
How much does a round the world ticket cost
Take for example the route Moscow-Washington-San Francisco-Delhi-Tokyo-London-Prague-Moscow. The Sky Team planner shows us the estimated cost of a round-the-world ticket for one person on this route 4343 euros, which is approximately equal to 256,700 rubles. This is a preliminary estimate of the cost of a round-the-world ticket, which may change at the stage of choosing flights.We will enter the same route into the planner on the Star Alliance website www.staralliance.com/en/fares/round-the-world-fare# . Star Alliance also gives us a preliminary estimate of the cost, but in this case it is 183,500 rubles.
As you can see, the difference is more than significant. It also played a role that in the Star Alliance planner I determined the route myself, and in the Sky Team planner I only marked the cities, allowing the program to do everything for me, which led to a not very rationally built path.
In any case, when planning a trip and buying a round-the-world ticket, it is better to spend a little time and consider all three options that airline alliances offer us. Then the route will turn out to be the most optimal, and you will choose the airlines that you like and the price of a round-the-world ticket can be much lower.
Air travel around the world Four Seasons Jet
The first round-the-world trip on a Four Seasons aircraft took place in 2012. Now this aircraft - intended for 52 "essential" Boeing 757 passengers - flies on several developed routes with two to three day stops in various cities. During them, travelers live in Four hotels seasons. However, fans of long-distance wanderings will be no less comfortable on board the aircraft than in the rooms of hotels of the famous chain: the aircraft is equipped with fully reclining chairs made of white leather by the Italian company Iacobucci with a Bose personal multimedia system. Passengers also enjoy hand-woven Mongolian cashmere blankets, Bulgari beauty kits, a personalized chef's menu and concierge services.
There are several options for traveling around the world: for example, one includes stops in popular tourist cities like New York or Tokyo, and the other - in the exotic, like the Thai Chiang Mai. There are also thematic tours: for example, in cities with a rich cultural heritage like Prague, Milan and Paris. The next Four Seasons Jet around the world trip will begin this August in Seattle and will include two to three day stops in Tokyo, Beijing, the Maldives, Tanzanian national park Serengeti, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Marrakesh and New York. True, there are no more places left for 2015, but there is still a chance to be on a round-the-world trip next year. Four new routes are already planned for 2016. The cost of round-the-world travel starts from $119,000 per person, subject to accommodation in a double room. For accommodation in a single room you will need to pay extra.
Hot air balloon flight over Myanmar
You can admire the ancient pagodas on the territory of the now destroyed city of Bagan and the picturesque banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River in Myanmar during a hot air balloon flight. Such flights are arranged, for example, by the company Balloons over Bagan, created by the spouses Brett Meltzer and Khin Omar Vin in 1999. An eight-passenger premium balloon flight lasts from 45 minutes to an hour. The price also includes a transfer from the hotel and back, as well as a light breakfast with champagne. Premium flight prices are $380 per person and may increase during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Order the tour is available at the company's head office in Yangon.
Journey through South-East Asia by Eastern & Oriental Express train
The Eastern & Oriental Express train runs on routes linking Thailand, Laos, Singapore and Malaysia. The train cars are finished with teak wood, and each compartment has air conditioning, a private bathroom and huge windows. Breakfasts are served daily in the compartment, and you can have lunch and dinner in one of the two dining cars. Live music is played in the bar car in the evenings, and there is a viewing car in the tail section of the train. The cost of tours depends on the chosen route. For example, a two-day trip from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok will cost from $ 2,280 per person, and a four-day trip along the Bangkok route- Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - from $ 2690.
The most expensive tours are New Year's and Fables of the Peninsula. New Year's Eve lasts four days and three nights. The train runs on the route Singapore— Kuala Lumpur — Bangkok. On the way, passengers stop in the Malaysian city of Butterworth, from where they can take a ferry to Penang Island and visit the city of George Town there, as well as on one of the Thai beaches, where, in fact, they meet New Year. The cost of such a trip is from $4140 per person. The Myths of the Peninsula tour lasts seven days and eight nights and costs from $7,900. The journey begins in Singapore, and the route runs through Kuala Lumpur, the picturesque Cameron Mountains, past the island of Penang, which is also visited by train passengers, and the Thai beach town of Ban Huai Yang. Travel on Eastern & Oriental Express is organized by Belmond, on whose website you can book a trip.
Visit a penguin colony in Antarctica
Antarctica is one of the most interesting places planet, and a trip there will definitely be the “journey of a lifetime.” The organization of such trips is carried out by various travel companies around the world - for example, the British White Desert or the Russian Poseidon Expeditions. The first offers a nine-day tour with a visit to the emperor penguin colony and a flight to the South Pole. During the tour, travelers live in a special camp, additional activities can be organized for them, such as rock climbing or ski kiting, and at the South Pole they conduct a tour of the American research station named after Amundsen— Scott. The cost of such a trip is €62,000 per person, and it includes a flight from Cape Town in South Africa to Antarctica.
You can also see the penguin colony during cruises organized by Poseidon Expeditions from November to March. The cruises take place on the luxury vessel Sea Spirit and last from 11 to 13 days. During the cruise, travelers sail through the Drake Passage, the picturesque Lemar Strait, land at the former British scientific station Port Lockroy, now a museum, and Deception Island, where one of the largest penguin colonies is located. Optionally, you can order kayaking or overnight camping - both of these services can be paid or free, depending on the cruise program. The cost of such a trip starts from $8856. One of the cruises takes place in new year holidays and, according to the managers of Poseidon Expeditions, is very popular with our compatriots - there are 20-30 Russian passengers.
Driving through Germany and Switzerland with the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
For lovers of high speeds and expensive cars the international company Global Racing Schools is organizing a five-day road race through Germany and Switzerland in a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. The tour starts in Stuttgart, the route runs through the Black Forest, along the coast of Lake Constance and through Baden-Baden. Travelers will be able to drive the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse for about 700 km. The program also includes visits to the museums of the Porsche and Mercedes-Benz automobile brands, the Swiss watchmaker IWC, transfer by limousine from Stuttgart Airport to the hotel, as well as accommodation in five-star hotels during the trip. The cost of the tour is €64,350 for two people.
