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Andbeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Suite Exterior Render
Andbeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Suite Exterior Render

Best Places to Sleep Under the Stars

There is no better way to connect with nature than to spend a night under a sky of endless stars. It awakens all the senses; hear nocturnal wildlife awaken around you, marvel at nature’s light spectacle, and wake up to the new day’s morning mist. There is no better way to connect with nature than to spend a night under a sky of endless stars. It awakens all the senses; hear nocturnal wildlife awaken around you, marvel at nature’s light spectacle, and wake up to the new day’s morning mist.
There is no better way to connect with nature than to spend a night under a sky of endless stars. It awakens all the senses; hear nocturnal wildlife awaken around you, marvel at nature’s light spectacle, and wake up to the new day’s morning mist. There is no better way to connect with nature than to spend a night under a sky of endless stars. It awakens all the senses; hear nocturnal wildlife awaken around you, marvel at nature’s light spectacle, and wake up to the new day’s morning mist.
Fully immerse yourself in the natural world
Humankind has been sleeping under a blanket of stars for over a millenia, but it’s estimated that in today’s world, only 80% of the western society have ever seen the milky way. In a time of screens, notification and blue light we need to disconnect, look up into the cosmos and reconnect with our natural world.

Journeysmiths love to arrange trips that take you to the heart of our world’s wild places – yet still in comfort with great food and guides. Spending a night under the stars is no exception, and you will gain access to the world’s most impressive dark skies and find yourself enveloped in nature’s light spectacle as you relax in complete comfort.

Our ‘sleep under the stars’ lodges are some of the most remote properties in the world. Spend the night in a luxury four-poster bed in the wilds of Kenya, let your expert astronomer guide you across Namibia’s famous dark skies or spend the night in a transparent pod suspended on the mountainside of Peru’s Sacred Valley. There is something for everyone in search of an out of this world experience.
White Desert Whichaway Camp Exterior
White Desert Whichaway Camp Exterior
Accommodation
Explore Whichaway Camp, Antarctica

Whichaway Camp by White Desert offers an unparalleled luxury experience in Antarctica. Located in the pristine Schirmacher Oasis, this exclusive camp features cutting-edge Polar Pods that blend futuristic design and classic comfort. You will be immersed in breathtaking landscapes and unique wildlife encounters, with gourmet dining enhancing your adventure.

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Sunset Exterior Of Tent Jozibanini Tented Camp Imvelo Safari Lodges Hwange
Sunset Exterior Of Tent Jozibanini Tented Camp Imvelo Safari Lodges Hwange
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Jozibanini Tented Camp

Jozibanini Tented Camp in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, offers an immersion in the remote African bush for its intrepid guests. The location may be unspoilt, but you don’t have to be because there’s plenty of comfort in the rustic raised tents and great food to complement a true safari experience.

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Hero Image View From Main Area Bainess Camp Okavango Delta
Hero Image View From Main Area Bainess Camp Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Baines' Camp

A luxury safari lodge in the Okavango Delta with a range of exhilarating activities.

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Hero Image Pool Deck Ruckomechi Zimbabwe
Hero Image Pool Deck Ruckomechi Zimbabwe
Mana Pools, Zimbabwe
Ruckomechi Camp

Imagine views overlooking the broadly drifting Zambezi River and stretching beyond to the 2,000 ft peaks of the Rift Valley escarpment. Ruckomechi is an intimate camp with just such spectacular views and situated on a large, private concession within Mana Pools. Ancient forests and wetlands stretch behind the camp, and in front is the massive escarpment of Africa’s Great Rift Valley.

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Hero Sun Set Loisaba Star Beds
Hero Sun Set Loisaba Star Beds
Laikipia, Kenya
Loisaba Star Beds

Loisaba Star Beds offers the ultimate sleeping under the stars experience combined with superb game viewing, excellent food and a friendly team of staff.

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Elephants Near Camp Little Makalolo Hwange
Elephants Near Camp Little Makalolo Hwange
Accommodation
Little Makalolo

Little Makalolo is a beautiful and remote base for viewing the herds of elephants, buffalo, the full range of plains game and predators.

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Hero Image Private Suites Sand River Selous Selous
Hero Image Private Suites Sand River Selous Selous
Nyerere National Park, Tanzania
Sand Rivers

The original Sand Rivers was built in 1984 by the pioneering guide Richard Bonham. Its successor, Nomad, still occupies this privileged position.

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Hero Image Exterior Of Bedroom At Night Mchenja South Luangwa
Hero Image Exterior Of Bedroom At Night Mchenja South Luangwa
Accommodation
Mchenja Bushcamp

Mchenja, meaning "the ebony tree", is set beneath a magnificent grove of these trees on the banks of the Luangwa River. It is the most luxurious of the Norman Carr tented camps yet it is also designed to combine excellently with other more rustic bush camps.

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Hero Image Swimming Pool Lion Camp South Luangwa
Hero Image Swimming Pool Lion Camp South Luangwa
Accommodation
Lion Camp

There are no fences at Lion Camp, so elephant, buffalo, and antelope come and go as they please. You can watch them from your private deck or the board walk, and they may well be watching you as you swim in the pool. The camp prides itself on its support for conservation and local community development initiatives, including Conservation South Luangwa and the Chipembele Wildlife Education Centre.

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Hero Image Exterior Of Villa Puku Ridge Camp South Luangwa
Hero Image Exterior Of Villa Puku Ridge Camp South Luangwa
Accommodation
Puku Ridge

Puku Ridge inhabits a remote world of its own, watching the ancient patterns of life and survival while treating its visitors to enjoyably civilised hospitality. This small and intimate camp is built unobtrusively overlooking a vast floodplain where the Puku antelope after which the camp is named can be seen grazing throughout the day.

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Hero Image Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Landscape
Hero Image Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Landscape
Accommodation
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge

&Beyond’s Sossusvlei Desert Lodge is nothing short of magnificent, a secluded palace in a rugged oasis in the heart of the desert, lying beneath an endless sky.

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Hero Image Moste Exterior Tswalu Kalahari Madikwe Malaria Free Northern Properties
Hero Image Moste Exterior Tswalu Kalahari Madikwe Malaria Free Northern Properties
Madikwe and Northern Malaria Free Reserves, South Africa
Tswalu Kalahari

Tswalu (meaning “a new beginning”) is designed in classic African style and blends into the Kalahari environment, offering unrivalled elegance.

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Sil Sweet Lodge Dook 096
Sil Sweet Lodge Dook 096
The Waterberg, South Africa
Leobo Lodge

Journey to Leobo Lodge for a malaria-free safari, and an action-packed itinerary guaranteed to entertain the whole group. There are absolutely no time frames at Leobo, the reserve is yours to explore in the company of knowledgeable guides, and you can do so at your leisure.

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Hero Image Views Phinda Private Game Reserve Kwazulu Natal
Hero Image Views Phinda Private Game Reserve Kwazulu Natal
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Phinda Private Game Reserve

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is the premier wildlife reserve in Kwa Zulu Natal, a lush ecosystem which is home not only to the Big Five but to elusive cheetah as well.

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Hero Image Ivory Lodge Exterior Lions Sands Ivory Lodge The Kruger
Hero Image Ivory Lodge Exterior Lions Sands Ivory Lodge The Kruger
The Kruger, South Africa
Lion Sands Ivory Lodge

Ivory Lodge is one of the most luxurious and exclusive safari lodges in South Africa.

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Hero Image Exterior Of Lodge Kigelia Camp Ruaha Scott Ramsay
Hero Image Exterior Of Lodge Kigelia Camp Ruaha Scott Ramsay
Ruaha, Tanzania
Kigelia

Understated luxury awaits in this beautiful little bush-camp. The gentle simplicity of the design blends seamlessly into the bush, allowing a more intimate connection with the wildlife living alongside

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Hero Image Swimming Pool Lake Manyara Tree Lodge Lake Manyara
Hero Image Swimming Pool Lake Manyara Tree Lodge Lake Manyara
Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is a luxury safari lodge, set in the heart of northern Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park. The lodge comprises a number of romantic treehouse suites, each built on wooden stilts and with fabulous views of the mahogany forest.

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Hero Image Aerial View Donyo Lodge Amboseli
Hero Image Aerial View Donyo Lodge Amboseli
Amboseli, Kenya
Ol Donyo Lodge

Ol Donyo Lodge is one of National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World, and also an esteemed member of Relais & Chateaux. Such accolades are warranted: it’s in a truly stunning location, and capitalises on it with meticulous attention to detail and high levels of service.

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Hero Image Exterior Of Poolside Tierra Atacama Hotel Atacama Hotel
Hero Image Exterior Of Poolside Tierra Atacama Hotel Atacama Hotel
Atacama Desert, Chile
Tierra Atacama Hotel

Tierra Atacama is a family-owned boutique hotel and spa on the outskirts of San Pedro de Atacama. The desert which surrounds you calls for outdoor adventures, but you’ll be more than glad to come home to Tierra Atacama at the end of the day.

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Hero Image Birds Eye View Of Property Nayara Alto Atacama Atacama Desert
Hero Image Birds Eye View Of Property Nayara Alto Atacama Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert, Chile
Nayara Alto Atacama

The Alto Atacama Desert Lodge and Spa is the product of an incredible design vision; local Chilean architects and designers came together to create a breathtaking hotel offering the greatest luxury to its guests whilst blending seamlessly into the desert landscape.

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Hero Image Aerial View Leroo La Tau Makgadikgadi
Hero Image Aerial View Leroo La Tau Makgadikgadi
Makgadikgadi, Botswana
Leroo La Tau

Atop 10-metre high cliffs on the western bank of the Boteti River, the distinctive Desert & Delta owned Leroo La Tau sits. An exceptional vantage point for the flowing river below, you’ll be treated to incomparable views of the rich wildlife without even leaving your room.

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Arial View Tau Pan
Arial View Tau Pan
Kalahari, Botswana
Tau Pan Camp

Tau Pan Camp is situated inside the world famous Central Kalahari Game Reserve right on the edge of the beautiful Tau Pan. “Kalahari” is derived from the Tswana word Kgala meaning “great thirst” – and it has vast areas covered by red sand without any permanent water.

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Hero Image Main Area Dinaka Kalahari
Hero Image Main Area Dinaka Kalahari
Kalahari, Botswana
Dinaka

Dinaka rests within its own private concession on the northern edge of the world-renowned Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Surrounded by an expanse of ever changing desert landscape, Dinaka has several, permanent, life-sustaining waterholes which attract an abundance of wildlife all year round. The red sands in this corner of the Kalahari offer exceptional game viewing and a luxurious lodge to stay in too.

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Hero Image Swimming Pool Awasi Atacama Atacama Desert
Hero Image Swimming Pool Awasi Atacama Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert, Chile
Awasi Atacama

With just 12 beautiful suites, each with its own private guide and 4x4, Awasi Atacama is the perfect base from which to explore the surrounding desert at your own pace, and to indulge your interests.

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Hero Image Exterior Xigera Camp Okavango Delta
Hero Image Exterior Xigera Camp Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Xigera Safari Lodge

Catering to just 24 guests, Xigera Safari Lodge in the Okavango Delta offers an exclusive, intimate and personal experience, with phenomenal animal encounters both on land and on the water. The thoughtful service and generous hospitality is the cherry on top.

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Onduli Enclave Location
Onduli Enclave Location
Damaraland, Namibia
Onduli Enclave

Named after the area’s resident giraffe, Onduli Enclave is your own private Damaraland retreat. This refined and elegant lodge is set in an otherworldly landscape of dusty red plains, huge boulders, mountains and several jagged rocky outcrops. With a private guide and a helpful team back at the lodge to look after you, you can explore entirely at your own pace.

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Dining Tent Exterior Chamba Camp Thiksey
Dining Tent Exterior Chamba Camp Thiksey
Accommodation
Chamba Camp, Thiksey

The Thiksey Monastery looms large over the Indus Valley, both physically and culturally speaking. At its foot is the remarkable Chamba Camp.

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Sky Pods In Ther Sacred Valley Peru
Sky Pods In Ther Sacred Valley Peru
Sacred Valley, Peru
Skylodge Adventures

The phrase ‘once in a lifetime’ is thrown around quite freely, but we won’t hesitate to use it when describing a night at Peru’s Sky Lodge, the world’s first and only hanging hotel. Ascend some 1,300 feet up the side of a granite mountain in the Sacred Valley and spend the night in a transparent pod suspended on the mountainside. There’s no one else but you, the stars and the condors who occasionally fly by.

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Svart Mely Norway
Svart Mely Norway
Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Svart Meloy

Completed in 2024, the unique Hotel Svart is a remarkable example of sustainable innovation and regenerative travel. The hotel’s creators believe that luxury and sustainability can go hand-in-hand, an ethos we certainly agree with. In an unbelievably beautiful location, this hotel offers guests tranquillity and unplugged exploration. Think ice-climbing, yoga in the midnight sun and watching the enchanting Aurora Borealis.

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P1010083 Wolflodgenorway
P1010083 Wolflodgenorway
Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Wolf Lodge

Venture to Wolf Lodge for the Scandinavian adventure of a lifetime. This secluded property in Norway’s Polar Park is highly coveted, only offering a handful of stays per year. The lodge is available on an exclusive basis only and so you’ll enjoy a wintery wonderland experience in complete privacy. You’re able to get up close to the park’s amber-eyed wolves, watching as they frolic and play together, spraying powdery snow up into the air behind them.

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Aman I Khas Views 2
Aman I Khas Views 2
Accommodation
Aman I Khas

Aman-i-Khas is the most exquisite basecamp for your Rajasthani safari.

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Courtyard Private Dining Como Uma Paro Paro Bhutan
Courtyard Private Dining Como Uma Paro Paro Bhutan
Accommodation
COMO Uma Paro

The COMO Uma Paro resort combines the colourful craftsmanship of Bhutanese traditions with contemporary design and luxury.

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Hero Image Property Six Senses Bumthang Bhutan
Hero Image Property Six Senses Bumthang Bhutan
Accommodation
Six Senses Bumthang

If the beauty of nature is high on your priority list in Bhutan, you can’t miss Six Senses Bumthang. This luxurious lodge is set in acres of woodland; the sights, aromas and sounds of the forest have been carefully incorporated into your experience.

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