Top 5 ‘Treat’ Stays for your Sabbatical

Sprinkle incredible stays throughout your sabbatical to add indulgent highlights to your trip. Here are our top 5 across the world:

1. Capella Ubud, Indonesia

This takes glamping to another level. The tented camp of Capella Ubud is set within a dramatic terraced landscape, in an authentic Balinese artist village. Nestled between lush rainforest, rice paddy fields and the sacred Wos River, the view of Ubud’s untouched natural surroundings is entirely unspoiled.

2. Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge, Canada

Set at the doorstep of a precious wilderness of remote inlets, private bays and small islands, Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge nestles between steep slopes of pristine, old-growth conifer forest. A tented camp like no other, from here you have direct and exclusive access to one of nature’s great amphitheatres – the habitat of eagles and orcas.

3. Ama Estancia, Panama

With the great Pacific ocean before you and lush jungle behind you, this luxuriously comfortable Estancia offers both relaxation and adventure. Saddle up on one of the ranch’s horses and gallop along the beach or sit back and enjoy the views.

Unpretentious yet impeccably designed, every element in the home is hand-crafted by in-house artisans.

4. Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador

This award-winning lodge is the poster child for sustainable and luxurious lodgings, featuring on many television programmes including the BBC’s Amazing Hotels. High in the Ecuadorian rainforest, Mashpi is set on land saved from bloggers. The owners continue to focus on conservation within this ‘bubble of comfort in the jungle’.

5. Singita Ebony Lodge, Tanzania

This is our favourite luxury camp in Tanzania. Watch the comings and goings of the wildlife from your private deck overlooking the Sands River. Immerse yourself in nature from the luxury of this camp, situated in 45,000 acres of privately-owned game park.