Even now, taking time off to go on vacation is a luxury. This is due to the fact that it entails taking a well-deserved break from work and going to a destination, whether by vehicle, public transportation, or airplane.

But for the very wealthy, a vacation entails more than just taking a trip to a nearby place; it also entails spending lavishly on airfare, lodging, and experiences in exotic locations. The trend in travel this year has been experiential travel, but why are the wealthy drawn to it?

According to a Forbes article from 2013, wealthy people like to experience travel, including both gentle and challenging adventures. The article claims that 20% of private jet users fly on at least one experiential trip per year, spending an average of $100,000. According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, the business is worth around $90 billion overall.

For instance, to get them into space, Guy Laliberte, the creator of Cirque du Soleil, and Ricard Garriot, a well-known video game designer, each paid roughly $25 million to Space Adventures. Fishing has taken Robert E. Rich Jr., a businessman in frozen foods, to locations such as Costa Rica, Belize, Brazil, Peru, Australia, and Africa.

The average cost of a trip offered by Skydiving Nepal, which includes a week-long climb to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, is $21,000 per person. Meanwhile, some wealthy tourists will spend $20,000 to go hiking in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see gorillas. Abercrombie & Kent also offers a $42,000 expedition-style tour to Antarctica.

Other soft and extreme adventures include flying MIG fighter jets in Russia for anywhere between $4,000 and $25,000 for a 45-minute flight, testing high-performance cars at BMW’s Performance Driving Schools in Germany and South Carolina for $1,000 per day, and more.