Wealthy people are splurging on bucket-list trips, flying to the Arctic Circle for private-chef-catered meals, renting out African safari lodges,...

A guest at Singita Malilangwe House in Zimbabwe. Malilangwe House, one of safari operator Singita’s properties across Africa, can sleep up to 10 guests and costs up to $18,880 a night. Singita Luxury-travel planners say their clients are seeking more extreme experiences than pre-pandemic. Hard-to-access places like the Arctic Circle and Galapagos Islands are bucket-list travel hot spots. Pent-up demand and newly acquired wealth are…