These are Indagare’s hand-vetted selection of top hotels that are making a positive impact on the world, from a desert oasis in Egypt to the island preserves of French Polynesia. Each of these properties has met our Sustainable Hotels Criteria.
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Adrère Amellal
To arrive at Adrère Amellal (which translates as “white mountain”), at the edge of the Great Sand Sea, guests must brave an eight-hour drive through the desert, west from Cairo, or charter a private flight. The one-of-a-kind retreat is the...
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French Polynesia
The Brando
The late Marlon Brando once said that “Tetiaroa is beautiful beyond my capacity to describe. One could say that Tetiaroa is the tincture of the South Seas.” And The Brando, the ultra-luxe private-island resort he created on the atoll in...
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New Zealand
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
Surrounded by emerald hills, The Farm at Cape Kidnappers sits on 800-foot cliffs that plunge into the brilliant blue sea. A 6,000-acre working sheep farm, this is also a world-class golf destination.
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Canada
Fogo Island Inn
One-of-a-kind. Enlightened. Forward-thinking. Statement-making. For a 29-room hotel on a small, hard-to-reach island off Newfoundland, Fogo Island Inn packs a wallop—from the experience it offers guests to its message both to the world immediately around it and the one far...
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Thailand
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
There are only 15 tents and one explorer's lodge at this luxury camp, situated where Thailand meets Laos and Myanmar along the Mekong Delta, and staying here is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Guests arriving by longtail boat get a full view...
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Australia
Lizard Island Resort
To the Dingaal aboriginal people, Lizard Island was thought to be a sacred place, one that had been created in the Aboriginal Dreamtime and used for Indigenous ceremonies and initiations. If you’re dreaming of getting away from it all, there...
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Tanzania
Mwiba Lodge
In the southern Serengeti, Mwiba is a retreat that balances the indulgences of a permanent safari lodge (spa, gym and an infinity pool) with the full-on immersive wilderness experience of a tented camp. The property’s location on a wildlife reserve...
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Indonesia
NIHI Sumba
A gold standard of sorts for atmospheric and immersive luxury travel, NIHI Sumba (formerly Nihiwatu) conveys a unique sense of place with impeccable creativity and soul. This, it is clear to anyone who has been, is a very special, quite...
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Kenya
Segera Retreat
Located in the heart of Laikipia, Segera is a 50,000-acre retreat that blends stylish comfort, adventurous activities and a strong commitment to conservation. Five villas on stilts and five houses, including a former farmhouse, are positioned to ensure complete privacy,...
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Zimbabwe
Singita Pamushana
Set on an escarpment with spectacular views over the 130,000- acre Malilangwe Dam and Reserve, Singita Pamushana is one of the most luxurious safari lodges in Zimbabwe—maybe even the continent. The eight freestanding suites, the five-bedroom villa, and the property's...
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Botswana
Xigera Safari Lodge
Located in the game-rich Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, in the middle of floodplains and clusters of towering trees, Xigera reopened in 2020 and offers a new level of luxury to the region. Architects of the 12-suite lodge’s...
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Cambodia
Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang
A resort set amid working rice and lemongrass fields dotted with palm, mango and banana trees—and featuring its own resident water buffalo—sounds like something that could only exist in the wildest part of remote Cambodia, but this peaceful property in...
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Botswana
Zarafa Camp
At a Glance Like its sister property, Selinda Camp, Zarafa Camp is also set in the Selinda Reserve, but on the banks of Zibadianja Lagoon, rather than on a river. Here, too, guests can split their time between safari jeep...