The Best New Hotels in Africa and the Middle East: 2026 Hot List

Wilderness Magashi Peninsula — Akagera, Rwanda Rwanda is known for its mountain gorillas. But less well-known are the Big Five creatures in this park adjoining Tanzania. To the park’s north, Wilderness’s Magashi Peninsula is the only luxury lodge within a private, 23-square-mile concession. Each of the three villas is located on the game-rich shores of Lake Rwanyakazinga,…

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The Best New Wellness Hotels: 2026 Hot List

.Here Baa Atoll — Maldives It’s the eternal question on the Maldives’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Baa Atoll: beach or above-water villa? At Somewhere, the first phase of .Here—the new top-notch offering from Seaside Collection, who run nearby Finolhu—there’s no need to choose. Each of the seven residences stretches across the width of the island: sand…

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