Fairmont Mara Safari Club in Masai Mara, Kenya
Ranked three on the "Travel + Leisure" list, the Fairmont Mara Safari Club is a tent hotel featuring 50 tents that are luxuriously furnished with a bathroom and outdoor showers. Each room has four-poster beds and pillow-top mattresses with a veranda that provides awesome views of the hippo- and crocodile-filled river. These tents are centered by the main lodge that features a restaurant, a bar and a library with Internet access. Guests dine here in comfort and luxury amid local cuisine and air that is filled with traditional African music. The Club is one of the local gateways to genuine African safari adventures that feature the Big Five, the most dangerous game animals and many other African wildlife varieties. The Fairmont Mara Safari Club is located near shopping and its guests may also experience game drives, walking safaris, bird walks, balloon safaris and fishing safaris.
Fairmont Mara Safari Club
P.O. Box 58581
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
(800) 0441 1414
+254-(0)-20-2216940
Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, India
Ranked number two on the T+ L list, the Oberoi Rajvilas is an exotic location set on 32 acres landscaped with pavilions, gardens and reflection pools that imitates the lifestyle of India's princes. The hotel is structured like a fort with rooms, luxury tents and villas that are grouped around private, central courtyards. The rooms feature four-poster beds, marble baths that sit below the level of the floor, and views of the gardens. The luxury tents are air conditioned and feature old world baths and decks. Other accommodations include gourmet dining, holistic spas, fitness centers and various forms of electronic entertainment (TV, DVD player, satellite TV, wired and wireless Internet, electronic safes and telephones). While visiting Jaipur, India, take the opportunity to see palaces, forts, festivals and bazaars.
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
7, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi-110054, India
(800) 562-3764
Singita Sabi Sand
The finest resort, the Singita Game Reserves offers the ultimate African safari experience to its guests, and the resort must be doing something right because it is recognized worldwide for its safari tours, accommodations, hospitality, conservation efforts and sense of community. Singita means "Place of Miracles." Their safari packages extend into four different locations in three countries: Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa; Singita Kruger National Park, south Africa; Singita Grumeti Reserves, Tanzania; and Singita Pamushana, Zimbabwe. It offers 15 accommodations packages, including the Singita Honeymoon, The Ultimate--Singita and One&Only and The Out of Africa Safari --Singita Grumeti Reserves. The list of accommodations is extensive and includes a bar, cleaning and laundry services, a gym, outdoor activities, a pool, room service, restaurants, spas, childcare and more.
Singita Sabi Sand
+27 21 683 3424
