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Alleppey (Alappuzha) Backwaters

A web of lagoons, canals and paddy fields where life moves at the speed of a boat.

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A staircase leading up to a mirrored cube suspended among snowy pine trees at sunset at Treehotel in Harads, Sweden.
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Treehouse Harads, Swedish Lapland, Sweden

Treehotel

Design tree rooms in a pine forest just south of the Arctic Circle, including the mirror-clad Mirrorcube.

  • Opened in 2010; Visit Sweden describes nine distinctive tree houses in the forest of northern Sweden, just south of the Arctic Circle.
  • The Mirrorcube is a 4 x 4 x 4 metre room with mirrored walls for two guests; a nearby building has the shower facilities. Breakfast is included according to the hotel’s room page.
  • Address: Edeforsvägen 2 A, 961 78 Harads. The nearest airport is Luleå, about 70 minutes by car; the nearest train station is Boden, about 35 minutes away; transfers can be arranged.

Season: Check seasonal availability on the hotel’s site; winter brings snow and aurora chances, summer brings long daylight.

Verified 2026-10-23 against Treehotel official site and Visit Sweden. Not verified: Current prices and availability; Room-by-room accessibility.

Book on treehotel.se ↗Check availability on the site, or email booking@treehotel.se. Prices vary by season and room; none are shown here.

A vaulted corridor in a hotel built of ice blocks with a round carved feature in the wall.
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Ice hotel / boutique retreat Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland, Sweden

ICEHOTEL

A hotel sculpted each winter from Torne River ice, with a permanent year-round version beside it.

  • The winter hotel has been rebuilt every year since 1989 from ice harvested from the Torne River; when it melts in spring, the building and its art return to the river.
  • The official site lists the winter season as roughly December to April, and a permanent ICEHOTEL 365 that stays open all year (dated to 2016 or 2017 depending on the page).
  • Visitors sleep on beds covered with reindeer skins in thermal sleeping bags in the ice rooms; warm accommodation is also offered.

Season: Winter hotel: about December to April. ICEHOTEL 365: year-round.

Verified 2026-10-23 against ICEHOTEL official site. Not verified: Current prices; Winter-opening dates for this season; Accessibility.

Book on icehotel.com ↗Prices and booking windows are on the site; none are shown here.

The white colonial-style Brunton Boatyard hotel building seen from the water with palms and a cloudy sky in Fort Kochi.
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Heritage hotel Fort Kochi, Kerala, India

Brunton Boatyard

A colonial-era boatyard in Fort Kochi, converted into a boutique history hotel with sea-facing rooms.

  • CGH Earth describes it as a boutique history hotel on the site of a shipyard started by George Brunton; the official site notes that all 22 rooms overlook the sea.
  • Address: 1/498, Calvetty Road, Fort Kochi 682001. It has a History Restaurant drawing on Fort Kochi’s communities’ recipes, a pool and an Ayurveda centre.
  • Fort Kochi’s Chinese fishing nets, Dutch Palace and Jew Town are nearby.

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable.

Verified 2026-10-23 against CGH Earth official site. Not verified: Current rates; Accessibility.

Book via CGH Earth ↗Reservations through CGH Earth’s official site or reservations team. Rates vary; none are shown here.

Three traditional houseboats moored beside palm trees on green water in the Alappuzha backwaters.
Photo: Paul Arps from The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Houseboat Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Alappuzha houseboats

Converted rice barges that cruise the Alappuzha backwaters, from simple to luxurious.

  • Kerala Tourism says there are as many as 500 houseboats in Alappuzha alone and recommends the District Tourism Promotion Council’s House Boat Pre-paid Counter for booking.
  • DTPC Alappuzha’s office is on Boat Jetty Road, Alappuzha 688011.
  • Choose operators who treat waste properly and keep to quiet hours; day cruises are an alternative to an overnight stay.

Season: October to February is most comfortable.

Verified 2026-10-23 against Kerala Tourism and DTPC Alappuzha. Not verified: Passenger rules and cancellation policies; Current prices by boat class.

Kerala Tourism — houseboat information ↗Booking via the DTPC counter; contact details on dtpcalappuzha.com. Confirm payment details directly with DTPC before paying.

Pale tents beside a road and a sandy plain at the foot of red sandstone cliffs in Wadi Rum.
Photo: Irina Alexandra S. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Desert camp Wadi Rum Protected Area, southern Jordan, Jordan

Wadi Rum Bedouin camps

Overnight camps run by local Bedouin families beneath the sandstone mountains of Wadi Rum.

  • Jordan Tourism Board guides describe camps from simple goat-hair tents to luxury domes, and note that a night in camp allows a morning return to Amman.
  • The Wadi Rum Visitors Centre arranges 4x4 hire with a Bedouin driver, and stays under the stars can be arranged there. Guides advise exploring only with an authorised Bedouin guide or camp.
  • This entry covers the camp experience in general, not a single property; choose a camp by checking its reviews, licensing and arrangements.

Season: Spring and autumn; nights are cold in winter and days hot in summer.

Verified 2026-10-23 against Jordan Tourism Board. Not verified: Camp licensing and standards; Current prices.

Wadi Rum visitor information ↗Enquire through the Wadi Rum Visitors Centre or a licensed camp. No prices are shown here; confirm directly.

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