Sir Richard Branson’s name will ever be remembered for it’s he who opened up the prospect of having a leisure trip to beyond the skies, for the rich. Now he is all set to take off a plane which dives deep into the mysteries of ocean. Branson’s oceanic plane makes it possible for you to swim along with the whales. You can go for a treasure hunt among the relics of a long-sunk ship. You just need to spend a pretty big amount of money.
Branson owns the Virgin Group of companies which has airline services, mobile phone company and luxury tourist homes. It’s recently that Branson established Virgin Galactic and introduced a brand new plane namely Space Ship- 2 to promote space tourism. Necker Nymph is his next project which intends to promote oceanic tourism. Necker Nymph which costs around 2.5 crores will carry out its first service on the twentieth of this month.
Necker Nymph accommodates three people including the pilot. It looks like a common jet plane. Just as a plane takes off from the run way, Necker Nymph floats along the water surface and then dives into the ocean. There’s an open cock pit at the top which enables the tourists to feel the literal expanse of the ocean.
Necker Nymph travels at 5 nautical miles per hour. It can travel under water for as long as two hours. The current model can dive only 100 meters deep. Branson’s dream is an oceanic jet that dives 35, 000 deep. The tourists sit in the open cock pit wearing diving costumes and mask. The tourists need to undergo diving training before the trip. The rent for one week is approximately 12, 50,000. But for you to rent the ocean plane, you need to be at the Necker Island as Branson’s guest. To stay there, you need to pay another 44, 00,000 for one week! Well, the journey is worth it.