Eco-Friendly Vacations
In travel, times are changing. Hotels across the globe are looking to the future, and the earth, to find sustainable ways to improve their green credentials and minimize their impact on the planet. From stylish, urban boltholes to remote green-minded getaways, we've chosen our favorite eco-friendly hotels, lodges and retreats to inspire a stay that doesn't cost the earth.
In travel, times are changing. Hotels across the globe are looking to the future, and the earth, to find sustainable ways to improve their green credentials and minimize their impact on the planet. From stylish, urban boltholes to remote green-minded getaways, we've chosen our favorite eco-friendly hotels, lodges and retreats to inspire a stay that doesn't cost the earth.
Feynan Ecolodge
Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan
Feynan Ecolodge is nestled at the bottom of a valley in Jordan's beautiful Dana Nature Reserve. The lodge is simple, but perfectly comfortable and very charming. This is a great base for off the beaten track adventures and fantastic hiking.
Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica
Puerto Maldonado, Peruvian Amazon, Peru
Reserva Amazonica is a wonderful rustic eco-lodge with very comfortable accommodation and excellent facilities in a private nature reserve in Peru's southern Amazon near Puerto Maldonado. Superb guided excursions to explore the stunning flora and fauna.
Isla Palenque
Panama's Pacific Coast, Panama
A wonderfully remote luxury island eco-resort located in Panama's Chiriqui Gulf, Isla Palenque offers a haven of wilderness and sophistication, with superb opportunities to experience the very best of Panama's amazing natural heritage.
Jashita
Riviera Maya & Isla Holbox, Mexico
Jashita is a stunning eco-chic barefoot boutique hotel set on a glorious half-moon cove fringed with white sand in a secluded location just 10km north of Tulum on Mexico's Riviera Maya. Enjoy privacy and exclusivity in an unspoiled setting.
Kasbah Bab Ourika
Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Eco friendly Kasbah Bab Ourika perches majestically on a hilltop at the apex of the Ourika Valley, guarding the gateway to the snow-capped Atlas Mountains with awe inspiring 360 degree panoramic views and the best viewpoint to enjoy a Moroccan sunset.
Kuro Tarangire
Tarangire National Park, Northern Tanzania
Kuro Tarangire is an eco-friendly dry seasonal camp, set in a grove of acacia trees, in the central part of Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, within easy reach of the main river and Silale and Gursi Swamps.
Ladera
St Lucia
Ladera is a small and intimate eco hotel which takes full advantage of its natural surroundings. An open wall in each suite offers spectacular views of the St Lucian rainforest, the Pitons and the Caribbean Sea, making you feel at one with nature.
Lagacio Mountain Residence
San Cassiano, Dolomites, Italy
Tucked beneath the Lagazuoi Mountain and overlooking the delightful Tyrolean village of San Cassiano, the Lagació offers stylish apartment-style suites enhanced by a winning combination of a private hideaway combined with a full concierge service.
Lamanai Outpost Lodge
Orange Walk District, Belizean Jungle, Belize
Lamanai Outpost Lodge is a thatched jungle eco-lodge nestled deep in the Orange Walk rainforest district of north-western Belize near the Lamanai Mayan Ruins, an area of outstanding natural beauty home to incredibly rich flora and fauna.
Lapa Rios Lodge
Southern Osa, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Lapa Rios is an award-winning eco-lodge with fantastic service set in 1,000 acres of tropical rainforest reserve on the wildlife rich Osa Peninsula overlooking the pristine point where the Golfo Dulce meets the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica.