These are the top 10 most remote wilderness retreats in America and beyond, perfect for those who have had enough of Thanksgiving and cyber sales.
Adventure through the rainforest, across beaches, over deserts, or up mountains. These spectacular and remote destinations will immerse you in nature and wildlife while you stay in absolute luxury. I hope this list inspires you to get on that plane and start traveling!
My Top 10: Which Is Best?
My top choice will surprise you and is one that you may not have heard of, but Linden Retreat is our pick of the top five best nature resorts in Europe and offers an exclusive retreat packed with excellent back to nature activities. Forget your day-to-day stresses and worries and immerse yourself in another world, a simpler and altogether more beautiful one.
Amangiri comes in at number two. It’s an Aman in the wilderness and is ultra-luxury. Gorgeous. Book with our luxury travel concierge for some brilliant free benefits here.
Post Ranch Inn, California, is a WOW factor resort that is easy to get to (from Los Angeles or San Fransisco) but a world away. Post Ranch Inn sits within Big Sur’s profound and humbling landscape. Perched on the clifftop of Big Sur, a rugged stretch of California’s coastline between Carmel and San Simeon, Post Ranch Inn is perfectly positioned to enjoy jaw-dropping sunsets.
At number four, you may never have heard of Trout Point Lodge, but this wilderness retreat in Nova Scotia deserves the accolade. It is located in the heart of the UNESCO SW Nova Scotia Biosphere Reserve. It is surrounded by a pine and spruce forest, secluded and on the banks of the Tusket River right next to the Tobeatic Wilderness area. Here, you might enjoy sightings of black bears, turtles, flying squirrels, grouse, deer, beaver, owls, loons, eagles, and even moose.
The Lodge and grounds occupy 100 acres, and at night, light pollution is minimal, making stargazing sensational. The lodge has a star gazing platform where they organize special tours with an astronomer on staff and powerful telescopes. If you are there on a clear night, the sky will be unforgettable.
Sorrel River Ranch sits at number five. It is hidden in 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. With its excellent one-of-a-kind cabins, spectacular views, therapeutic spa, gourmet dining, and riverside pool, this resort really is the point at which luxury meets adventure. Join the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, who chose Sorrel River Ranch as a base to explore this beautiful red rock country.
At number six is Kangaroo Island in South Australia, which falls in the “and beyond” category of this top ten listing. Kangaroo Island is a pristine wilderness that lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. Over a third of the island is protected in nature reserves. Get up close and personal with kangaroos, seals, and penguins, as well as bountiful birdlife. Southern Ocean Lodge has just 21 clifftop suites that sit on scrub-covered dunes looking out over the sea. If you’ve never seen a kangaroo, wallaby, echidna, possum, koala, gonna, or a fur seal before, this is your chance.
Number seven is moments from Uluru in the Northern Territory of Australia. Ride a camel and sip champagne while watching The Rock’s sunset glow. Longitude 131° offers luxury tented pavilions floating over rust-red dunes. Experience unparalleled views of the fabled icon Uluru (Ayers Rock).
Number eight is a rugged wilderness next to an incredible reef in northwest Australia. At nine, we have the truly remote Manhaussen Island Resort in Norway, and at ten, is Four Seasons version of a wilderness retreat with elephants in the jungle!
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10 Seriously Remote Wilderness Resorts In America And Beyond
Review: Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California
Perched on the clifftop of Big Sur, a rugged stretch of California’s coastline between Carmel and San Simeon, sits the breathtaking Post Ranch Inn. This is the perfect overnight stop, to break up the drive along this scenic Californian Highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. From Carmel, the drive takes 40 minutes down the spectacular Highway 1. Bordered to the east by the Santa Lucia Mountains and enormous redwoods, and to the west by the glittering Pacific Ocean, the Post Ranch Inn is a wood and glass structure built on stilts on the top of the hillside.
Review: Trout Point Lodge Wilderness Retreat
Trout Point Lodge is a wilderness retreat in Nova Scotia at the heart of the UNESCO SW Nova Scotia Biosphere Reserve and a picturesque 45-minute drive from Yarmouth Harbour, where you find the international ferry from Maine, USA & Yarmouth International Airport. This luxury eco-lodge is surrounded by a pine and spruce forest, secluded in nature, and on the banks of the Tusket River right next to the Tobeatic Wilderness area. Here you might enjoy sightings of black bears, turtles, flying squirrels, grouse, deer, beaver, owls, loons, eagles, and even moose.
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.
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: Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Thailand
Bring out the adventurer in you by heading to the Golden Triangle in Thailand in Four Seasons style. Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle also features in our best luxury tented camps in the world. Book via our luxury travel concierge, which is an official Preferred Partner agency of Four Seasons hotels. We prioritize room upgrades for you as well as adding breakfast and resort credit to your stay for no extra cost. Guests can go off the grid with Four Seasons in the dramatic environs of northern Thailand, bordering Myanmar and Laos. Located within 40.
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