Further afield
Around the world
Angama Mara
Glass-fronted tented suites on the Oloololo Escarpment, looking down over the Mara Triangle.
Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa
Forty-two private-pool suites in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, an hour from the city.
andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
A striking shingled lodge on a private concession bordering Moremi and Chief's Island.
andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Ten stone-and-glass suites on a private reserve beside the Namib's great red dune sea.
Chem Chem Lodge
A private 40 sq km concession on the elephant corridor, with eight suites and a lakeshore beach.
Chiawa Camp
Family-owned riverfront camp in the Lower Zambezi, known for canoeing and tiger fishing.
Chobe Chilwero Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary
A hilltop lodge at the eastern gate of Chobe, overlooking the river and its elephants.
Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge
Luxury tented camp in a Vancouver Island estuary, with bears, whales and old-growth forest.
Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
Eight stone cottages on a Nkuringo ridge, looking across Bwindi to the Virunga volcanoes.
Duba Plains Camp
Great Plains' flagship Okavango camp, on a 77,000-acre private island concession.
Elewana Tortilis Camp
Sixteen tents under acacia on a private conservancy, with one of Africa's great mountain views.
Finch Hattons
Seventeen tented suites around spring-fed pools in Tsavo West, with a spa and crystal on the table.
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
The brand's first sub-Saharan lodge: 77 rooms, five villas and a waterhole below the pool deck.
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
Fifteen luxury tents above the Ruak River where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet in Chiang Rai.
Greystoke Mahale
Six dhow-timber bandas on Lake Tanganyika, below forested mountains full of wild chimpanzees.
Hapuku Lodge + Tree Houses
Design-led lodge and canopy tree houses on a deer farm near Kaikoura, ten minutes from the sea.
Jabali Ridge
Asilia's Ruaha lodge, tucked among boulders and baobabs, with huge lion prides on the doorstep.
Jack's Camp
Ten green canvas tents facing the Kalahari's salt flats, with meerkats and quad bikes.
Jamala Madikwe Royal Safari Lodge
An intimate five-villa lodge in Madikwe, one of the largest malaria-free reserves in Africa.
Jao Camp
Wilderness's rebuilt flagship water camp on a private reserve in the western Okavango.
Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Eight bandas on the rim of Kyambura Gorge, overlooking Queen Elizabeth's savannah.
Kyaninga Lodge
Nine timber cottages above a deep crater lake, an hour from Kibale's chimpanzees.
Lapa Rios Lodge
A pioneering conservation lodge on the Osa Peninsula, on the edge of Corcovado National Park.
Leopard Trails Wilpattu
Full-board tented safari camping in Wilpattu, with leopards, sloth bears and few other vehicles.