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JUNGLE HANGOUT: SHINTA MANI WILD — BENSLEY COLLECTION, CAMBODIA

Fifteen explorer tents constitute this luxury outpost on a nature reserve at the confluence of several national parks. Conceptualised and designed by Bangkok-based architect Bill Bensley, this is camping but not as we know it. Ensuite tents on stilts, erected without any removal of trees, are filled with ephemera and collectibles, from explorer trunks to framed photographs of Cambodian royalty. There’s a slipper tub on each deck, veiled with greenery and overlooking a surging river, and arrival by zipline at this fabulous folly, whoosh over a waterfall and right into The Landing Zone Bar, is optional, but highly recommended, as is an outing with armed Wildlife Alliance rangers patrolling for poachers and removing snares. Heaven for butterfly watchers, too.

Don’t miss: Chat with manager Sangjay Choegyal about the camp’s conservation protocols to stop mining and logging and protect wildlife.

Also consider: Capella Ubud, Bali.