Best Wildlife Hotels
13 Hotels Curated

Best Wildlife Hotels

Nature as the main event

Hotels where the wildlife is the attraction — properties positioned in the world's great national parks, marine reserves, and wilderness areas.

South AfricaForbes Five-Star

Singita Sabi Sand

Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa

The finest leopard sightings in Africa — in the most exclusive private reserve.

10.0 / 10
Finest leopard sightings in Africa
Three lodges in exclusive Sabi Sand concession
Best rangers on the continent
Singita Sabi Sand
South Africa#40 World's 50 Best Hotels 2025

Singita Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park, South Africa

The finest safari experience in Africa — in the heart of the Kruger.

9.5 / 10
33,000-hectare private concession in Kruger
Big Five game drives
Two lodges — Lebombo and Sweni
Singita Kruger National Park
South AfricaForbes Five-Star

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Seven distinct ecosystems — Africa's most biodiverse safari destination.

9.5 / 10
Seven distinct ecosystems
Big Five plus cheetah and wild dog
Six camps — each with distinct character
&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve
BotswanaForbes Five-Star

Sanctuary Chief's Island

Okavango Delta, Botswana

The heart of the Okavango Delta — Africa's most extraordinary wilderness.

9.5 / 10
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Okavango Delta
Mokoro canoe safaris
12-tent camp — intimate and private
Sanctuary Chief's Island
TanzaniaForbes Five-Star

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Masai-inspired luxury on the rim of the world's greatest natural amphitheatre.

9.5 / 10
Crater rim location — 600m above the floor
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Masai-inspired design with chandeliers
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
KenyaForbes Five-Star

Mahali Mzuri

Maasai Mara, Kenya

Richard Branson's Kenyan camp — on the route of the Great Migration.

9.5 / 10
On the Great Migration route
Mara River crossing viewable from camp
12 tents — intimate and private
Mahali Mzuri
KenyaForbes Five-Star

Segera Retreat

Laikipia Plateau, Kenya

Art, conservation, and wildlife — the most intellectually stimulating safari in Africa.

9.5 / 10
500+ work contemporary art collection
Black rhino conservation
6 villas — most exclusive on Laikipia
Segera Retreat
BrazilForbes Five-Star

Belmond Hotel das Cataratas

Iguazu National Park, Brazil

The only hotel inside Iguazu National Park — beside the world's greatest waterfall.

9.5 / 10
Only hotel inside Iguazu National Park
Exclusive dawn and dusk falls access
Pool with falls backdrop
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
AustraliaForbes Five-Star

Southern Ocean Lodge

Kangaroo Island, South Australia

The most dramatic lodge in Australia — on the wild Southern Ocean coast.

9.5 / 10
Clifftop Southern Ocean views
21 suites — floor-to-ceiling windows
Sea lion and koala wildlife
Southern Ocean Lodge
TanzaniaForbes Five-Star

Singita Grumeti

Grumeti Game Reserve, Tanzania

On the route of the Great Migration — Tanzania's most exclusive reserve.

9.5 / 10
350,000-acre private concession
Great Migration route
Three camps — Faru Faru, Sabora, Serengeti House
Singita Grumeti
ZambiaForbes Five-Star

Royal Livingstone Hotel

Victoria Falls, Zambia

The most dramatic hotel location in Africa — beside Victoria Falls.

9.0 / 10
Direct Victoria Falls access
Zebra and giraffe on the grounds
Sunset cruise on the Zambezi
Royal Livingstone Hotel
PeruForbes Five-Star

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

Aguas Calientes, Peru

The only hotel in the cloud forest of Machu Picchu.

9.0 / 10
Cloud forest location
372-species orchid garden
200+ bird species on property
Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
MalaysiaForbes Five-Star

The Datai Langkawi

Langkawi, Malaysia

A rainforest sanctuary on Malaysia's most beautiful island.

9.0 / 10
10-million-year-old rainforest
Resident naturalist Dr. Irshad Mobarak
Private beach
The Datai Langkawi