Luxury Lodges Sal Salis, Capella Lodge and El Questro Homestead make Broadsheet’s top 10 luxury hotels, in recent article ‘Australian Honeymoon (and Babymoon) Destinations That’ll Make You Fall Even Harder For Your Better Half’.
“Sal Salis, WA
An off-grid, luxury, wild bush experience on one of Australia’s best beaches – this is truly about as isolated as you can get. Ningaloo Reef, near Exmouth, is Australia’s largest fringing reef, where the outback meets the ocean. There 15 luxury tents sit among the sand dunes, located right on the water, which is warm and aquamarine. Daily activities include snorkelling, kayaking, hiking and whale watching. Everything is included, with meals cooked by resident chefs using local ingredients. Camp dinners are held on a long communal table, lit by the unfiltered brilliance of the Milky Way.
Lord Howe Island, NSW
Located in the Tasman Sea, far off the coast from Port Macquarie, Lord Howe Island is the first place in the country to see the sunrise each morning. At 11 kilometres long and two kilometres wide, this dramatic, beautiful and narrow landscape features the looming Mount Gower, surrounded by subtropical rainforests and aquamarine waters. Spend your days hiking, surfing and bike riding to the beach. There are luxury hotels and simple beach huts to stay in, surrounded by the Banyan trees and Kentia palms of this pristine natural environment. Our pick of the bunch is Capella Lodge.
El Questro Station, WA
This working cattle station and luxury wilderness resort is 80 kilometres west of Kununurra. It’s the first or last stop on the 660-kilometre Gibb River Road and presents a generous sample of the Kimberley in one compact package. Choose a luxurious room by the river, a tented cabin nestled in the wilderness or a night under canvas. Bushwalks and swims abound, but Emma Gorge is a highlight. The dramatic falls pour from a 65-metre-high cliff into a deep plunge pool at the end of the 1.6-kilometre walk. The water is cool and refreshing, shaded by the tower-high cliffs for most of the day – not to mention so clear and fresh you could drink it.” – Caroline Clements, Georgia Hopkins and Matt Shea, Broadsheet.
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