The great outdoors is what Australia does best - so choose a hotel that can help you make the most of it. Our Australian informants select glamorous camp stays to cosset you in style.
A beachfront bush camp that epitomizes barefoot luxury, Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef sits on coastal dunes in the Cape Range. It has luxury touches, but eco-credentials, too - running on solar power, and using composting toilets. Sleep under canvas, dine under the stars and spend wonder-filled days underwater mingling with the sparkling shoals of fish that call this balmy spot home. After a few days here, you'll probably want to, too.
Australia's Top End is abundant in wildlife: book in to Bamurru Plains, and you'll never feel far from nature. Set in scenic wetlands, it's a luxury safari camp, with bungalows dotted around a central lodge. With mesh-walled bedrooms, corrugated metal bathrooms, plenty of wood and crisp white linen, their layout brings the outdoors in - though thankfully not the crocodiles.
The white-peaked tents of Longitude 131° are almost as visually arresting as the views of Uluru from the bedrooms. This safari-style desert camp with five-star frills has 15 luxury tents with aircon, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Book a sunrise champagne breakfast, to sip bubbly and pop strawberries as dawn breaks over Australia's iconic landmark - an unforgettable start to the day.
Blue Mountains Private Safaris Luxury Swag Camp is a remote retreat offers adventure with camp-style accommodation. The cook prepares fantastic bush fare served in the covered dining room. During the day, choose from kayaking, fishing, bush walks, or simply lazing at camp. By night, you bed down in swags (traditional bed rolls) on raised decks under draped canopies - sleeping under the stars is not mere poetic license here.
