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6. Campi Ya Kanzi, Mount Kilimanjaro



The Campi Ya Kanzi is a private reserve at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Not only is the entire luxury camp built out of local materials, the camp’s designers didn’t cut down trees in establishing the camp, either. All food on the camp is cooked with eco-friendly charcoal; water is heated with solar power and so on.

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7. Bardessono, Napa Valley, California



The Bardessono eco-resort in Napa Valley is platinum-certified by LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design). No trees were cut in the construction of this resort – it is built entirely out of salvaged wood. The greenness of this resort is clear to see all over. From its solar power farm to its vertical gardens and its composting program, the resort is all about saving the environment.

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8. Six Senses Hideaway, Bangkok



Six Senses Hideaway is a spectacular nature resort about 160 km south of Bangkok. Everything that you dine on at this resort comes from the in-house vegetable garden and orchard. They even grow their own mushrooms. The Six Senses Hideaway resort is more than just environmentally conscious – the management is socially aware, too. The resort only employs local folk.

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9. The Shergarh Tented Camp, Madhya Pradesh, India



The Shergarh Tented Camp, Kanha places you in an environment that makes it easy for you to believe that you’ve landed in one of the Arabian Nights tales. The camp is built with great luxury and is yet environmentally responsible.

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10. The Siwa Oasis, Egypt



The Siwa Oasis resort in Egypt offers an even more authentic Arabian Nights experience. The Siwa is a desert oasis that’s been inhabited for millennia. The quarters that the resort offers couldn’t be more environmentally friendly – they are set in the ruins of buildings that have been around practically forever. It uses no new construction. The resort uses very little electricity and most of the lighting comes from candles.