Unplug, relax, and chill out at our top 10 seriously remote wilderness retreats. These amazing destinations should be added to your 2018 bucket list.
Adventure through the rainforest, across beaches, over deserts or up mountains. These spectacular and remote destinations will immerse you in nature, wildlife while you stay in absolute luxury. I hope this list inspires you to get on that plane and start traveling!
10 Wilderness Retreats For Your 2018 Bucket List
Best Wilderness Lodges In The World: Southern Ocean Lodge
I can't imagine anywhere more remote than Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia. Covered in old-growth vegetation, webbed with farmland but little else in the way of human development, and enclosed by wave-pounded limestone cliffs and headlands. At its far western tip, granite formations – The Remarkables – have been sculpted into strange shapes, like something out of a Dali painting. Kangaroo Island is a pristine wilderness which lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. Over a third of the island is protected in nature reserves.
Best Wilderness Lodges In The World: Longitude 131, Ayers Rock
Ride a camel and sip champagne while watching The Rock’s sunset glow, Uluru is all about adventure and outback escapism. Longitude 131° offers luxury tented pavilions floating over rust-red dunes. It’s an unrivalled location, and it really comes into its own at sunrise and sunset. Unlike most visitors to Uluru, there’s no need to travel to reach a viewing platform: you can watch the shades of the rock deepen and change with the light from the daybed on your balcony. Or beside your own crackling fire pit.
Review: Manhaussen Island Resort, Nordland, Norway
If you are looking for a completely unique wilderness retreat, hotels do not come more remote, and at some times of the year, desolate, than Manhaussen Island Resort. Manshausen Island is situated in the Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Northern Norway. Positioned between bleak mountains and the Barents Sea this resort is both incredibly beautiful and, at times, stark and lonely. Manhaussen Island Resort is an adventure and exploration resort like no other. The area is home to the world´s largest population of Sea Eagles and the fishing is spectacular.
Review: Sorrel River Ranch
I enjoy Western movies. Although I probably couldn’t pick John Wayne out of a line-up, I am far more a fan of immersing myself in the great outdoors and the wonder of nature from the safety and sanctity of a luxury, award-winning resort. Hidden in the heart of the gorgeous, red rock wilderness and nestled against the banks of the Colorado River, this upscale 240-acre retreat lies just 17 miles from Moab, Utah, and slap bang in the middle of the adventure capital of the West.
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