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Yangshuo Banyan Tree Resort

Gaze on a crystalline backdrop of emerald rice fields, mist-shrouded limestone mountains, meandering rivers and curious caves and feel your heart lighten. Make lasting memories in Yangshuo. Pedal at your leisure across the Li Valley, traverse living fields to arrive at the karst towers comprising pinnacles, caverns, underground rivers and hillocks. Ride a bamboo raft along the river Li, where fishermen cast their nets, and savour Yangshuo’s specialty rice cakes on West Street. If you are a sports enthusiast, challenge your prowess at Yangshuo’s world-class rock-climbing points. Banyan Tree Yangshuo luxury hotel weaves its spell with exceptional mountain and idyllic river views and the finest of resort living.

Gondwana Game Reserve

Gondwana Private Game Reserve presents Safari Lodge accommodation and an authentic African safari experience close to Cape Town. The Private Game Park offers a distinctive and luxurious malaria-free safari holiday destination, with free-roaming Big 5 safari animals. The majestic landscape boasts awe-inspiring views of the Langeberg and the Outeniqua Mountains, with indigenous fynbos scattered along the verdant valleys, creating a colourful and picturesque landscape.
 
This exclusive safari park offers guests a range of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, including safari drives where you can get up close to the Big 5, hikes across the plains and valleys, and visits to the unique coastal towns where you can learn more about local customs and culture. The lodge presents guests with attentive service, wholesome, fresh and locally sourced African cuisine, inspiring interiors, and passionate game rangers who can impart amazing knowledge about the natural world and its local inhabitants.

Jungle Bay Resort

To visit Jungle Bay is to embark on an unforgettable experience that conjures memories that last a lifetime. Few resorts are able to deliver the ultimate guest experience without compromising their dedication to the environment, but Jungle Bay ticks all the boxes. Situated by Dominica’s southern coast, you will find yourself nestled between the Caribbean Sea and lush, tropical rainforests, the location perfectly facilitates a varied range of water activities such as snorkelling, scuba diving, kayaking and reef explorations, while traversing inland will present opportunities for forest hikes and mountain excursions, with a vast network of hiking trails waiting for you to enjoy.

Belle Mont Farm

Belle Mont is the epitome of seclusion and beauty, where sustainability and luxury meet. Guests are welcome to choose from an array of cottages and villas, all with amenities such as walk-in showers, refrigerators, complimentary toiletries and a private balcony to admire the stunning views that the farm rests on. Mountain views and ocean views are both available at the property and the focus on nature is paramount, making it the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. What makes this nature reserve so unique is that it has its own on-site organic farm. Sustainability is at the heart of the property’s ethos. Each of the accommodations have been built with the natural landscape in mind, crafted in harmony with the beautiful surroundings. The property owners and founders believes that there are four pillars of sustainability to uphold; Arts and culture, community, environment and social sustainability. This has allowed the community to be directly benefitted as they are supported with work and business as well as their culture being a focal point of protection. Food is sourced locally as is employment, making this property the perfect place to visit.

Ti Kaye Resort and Spa

Ti Kaye Resort & Spa welcomes you to the tropical island paradise of St Lucia, a picturesque Caribbean Island renowned for its phenomenal natural scenery, deliciously fresh cuisine, and abundance of character. The resort is often described as ‘inspired by nature’; each cottage is purposely built into the landscape, drawing from the beauty of its lush natural surroundings. Furnished with modern amenities and some unusual quirks, guests are invited to unplug and indulge in the purpose-built outdoor shower, dip in their personal plunge pool, or simply relax in the double hammock while watching the sunset from their balcony. A bounty of land and sea activities await you, each more invigorating than the last, from ATV adventure to reef snorkelling, to mountain excursions, sunset cruises and pristine beachfront lounging, there’s something to appeal to every guest. With self-catering, you’re free to enjoy the range of restaurants, bars, and eateries at your own leisure. Don’t forget to try a rejuvenating spa treatment after a full day’s adventure to unwind before the following day ensues.

The Nature Lodge

The Nature Lodge is beautifully located on an escarpment 30km from Antsiranana and 7km from Montagne d’Ambre National Park offering guests an incredible space from which to explore the natural beauty of northern Madagascar. The eco-friendly lodge is made up of 12 individual stilted chalets with private terraces which offer guests panoramic views over the nearby forest and the Indian Ocean.
Set up in 2016, the owners of Hotel Nature Lodge have intensely replanted the land with endemic plants in an attempt to recover it from its former agricultural use, the plot was part of a pilot program for Environmental Impact Studies which has since been implemented across the country by the National Environmental Office.

Camp Kipwe

Camp Kipwe is full of surprises, offering guests the chance to experience the unique terrain of Aba Huab Valley. This location is both intimate and spacious, offering its guests amenities such as En-suites, a lounge area and twin beds, all whilst embracing the uniqueness of its location, immersing guests in rooms that feel like cool caves. The property operates as an eco-friendly camp, allowing guests to enjoy the natural stunning views that are on offer and visit the UNESCO world heritage site Twyfelfontein. There is also a refreshing swimming pool nestled in the rocks at the site as well as an outdoor fireplace, perfect for evenings unwinding at the lodge after a day of exploring. Guests can also take game drives at the property to get up and close to the wildlife and take hiking trails to explore the flora and fauna. Staying at Camp Kipwe is the perfect chance to experience the desert in all its glory all whilst in style and comfort.

andBeyond Phinda Mountain Lodge

Perched on a dramatic hill top with wraparound views of the spectacular Ubombo mountain range, and the surrounding Zululand bush, &Beyond Phinda Mountain Lodge is a dramatic safari destination. Boasting 16 suites, three family cottages and the exclusive family suite, they all offer breathtaking raptor’s-eye views of the reserve below. Roomy luxurious suites boast natural light through expansive glass windows, elegant ensuite bathrooms inspired by Zulu basketware designs, a beautifully appointed personal bar, private sitting area, sunken lounge and a spacious veranda with a plunge pool and outdoor shower. Intimate sitting areas brim with sunlight, and open decks make the most of the magnificent views. A spacious bar area links the pool, spa and gym that features state-of-the-art equipment, and a yoga deck with a view. Delicious meals are served in the dining area that features an interactive kitchen and pizza oven, and under a star-studded sky in the traditional stone and reed Boma, theatrically illuminated by dozens of candles and lanterns.The rim flow pool follows the contours of the hill, with magnificent views of the Lebombo foothills, and the Safari shop showcases the best of regional basket and beadwork.

The Cellars Hohenort

The Cellars Hohennort is a five-star luxury hotel, located within the beautiful Constantia Valley which is famous for producing exquisite South African wines. The hotel rests in the heart of the ground’s perfectly manicured and award-winning gardens, where guests can enjoy the delicate plants, trees and flowers, as well as the soothing water features that play home to the hotel’s resident ducks.
The Cellars Hohenort is just a 15-minute drive from the centre of the historic city of Cape Town, and offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Table Mountain Range and the property’s 9.5-acre gardens. The Hotel consists of 51 luxury rooms, and two award-winning restaurants, as well as a tranquil spa, two swimming pools, a gym and tennis courts.

98 Acres Resort and Spa

98 Acres Resort and Spa is a sophisticated chic hotel that stands on a wondrous 98 acre tea estate, surrounded by an emphatic green landscape. The well-designed resort blends well with the surrounding nature, consisting of charming chalets primarily made of sustainable and recyclable substances. Railway sleepers that were going to be scrapped are put to good use here, in the making of decks and walls at the resort. Rough, hewn granite make up the floors of chalets, giving them a simple elegance, and up top they are adorned with thatched roofs of ‘Illuk’ straw that adds to their traditional beauty. The exquisite countryside offers guests incredible panoramic vistas, in which lie exciting trails that will assure their holiday is a memorable one.

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