Mount Gahinga Lodge, United Arab Emirates

Condé Nast TravelerDec 15, 2025

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eight bandas with papyrus roofs on Uganda-Rwanda border

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Al Moudira HotelHotelA Moorish fever dream on Luxor ’s quieter west bank, Al Moudira offers a lush, artfully aged jumble of hand-painted…
Raffles DohaHotelshaped like a scimitar, towers over Lusail Marina
Mount Gahinga LodgeHoteleight bandas with papyrus roofs on Uganda-Rwanda border
Our Habitas AlUlaHotellow-slung villas dissolving into sandstone cliffs
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu DhabiHotelFor a palatial stay on the white shores of Saadiyat Island, with the UAE’s most beautiful beach and Abu Dhabi’s top…
Wilderness Bisate LodgeHotelvillas on a volcanic caldera overlooking Virunga Massif
Bvlgari Resort DubaiHotelsecret refuge away from Dubai’s main traveler trail
Al MoudiraHotelcupola-topped suites on Luxor’s quiet west bank
Blue Cigar LoungeRestaurantlounge lined with 7,000 antique books
HegraSightUNESCO-listed tombs, a 20-minute drive away
The St. Regis Saadiyat IslandHotelgrandest of resorts on Abu Dhabi’s beautiful beach
The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi DesertHotelescape where gazelles and Arabian oryx traverse sands
Sterrekopje FarmHotelhealing hotel on a 124-acre farm near Star Hill
Somalisa CampHotelsafari lodge in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park
SussurroHotelstone-colored property with thatched roofs on a peninsula
Kinondo KwetuHotelbarefoot retreat on a private stretch of sand in Diani

Mount Gahinga Lodge