ANIMAL ATTRACTION
Samode Safari Lodge, India
Samode has raised the bar for wilderness safaris in India. When you’re not out spotting tigers in neighbouring Bandhavgarh National Park, you can chill out together in one of the 12 villas. Each has a sexy indoor/outdoor bathroom, dressing room and sitting room. The main lounge, with fireplaces and comfy sofas, is the heart of the lodge, there’s also a spa, gym and pool.
Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp, Uganda
Deep in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in western Uganda, this eco lodge of eight permanent en suite tents offers the chance to see more than 113 species of mammals, including elephants and mountain gorillas, one of the rarest mammals on the planet. After a day of adventure, relax on your raised tent’s veranda then enjoy dinner a deux around the campfire.
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Pikaia Lodge, Galapagos Islands
Hotel locations don’t come more staggering than this: atop an extinct volcano on Santa Cruz Island ringed by a marine reserve that’s one of the seven underwater wonders of the world. It’s the first design-led, carbon neutral accommodation in the Galapagos. Guests are invited to hop aboard the hotel’s luxury yacht to follow in Darwin’s footsteps and visit islands sheltering marine iguanas, sea lions, blue-footed boobys and giant tortoises. Back at your sustainable modernist base there’s an infinity pool to enjoy. Unforgettable.
Belmond Savute Elephant Camp, Botswana
Watch elephants drink and hippos wallow at the waterhole adjacent to Savute, a heaven-sent place in Chobe National Park. Your accommodation will be one of 12 swish en suite tents covered by African thatch with timber deck, mosquito net-swathed bed and his and hers vanity units. When you’re not out on game drives tracking lion and hyena, there’s an elephant-proof pool to dive into and, at night, a traditional fire-lit boma to dine in.
andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Tanzania
A decadent lodge set high on the rim of the vast Ngorongoro Crater, a Unesco World Heritage Site stretching from the Rift Valley to the Serengeti and sheltering a haven of wildlife including the Big Five. It’s not a rustic experience, we’re talking personal butlers, crystal chandeliers, antiques, claw-foot bath tubs sprinkled with rose petals - but hey, this is your honeymoon. Fun extras include picnics in the crater, Maasai cultural visits and bush walks.
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