Periyar National Park, Kerala Holidays, India

Getting lost in the jungle was never so stylish and enjoyable as here at Aanavilasam, a boutique plantation stay set on a 7-acre working estate in the Western Ghat mountains. Only a short drive from the famous Periyar National Park, it’s well placed for wildlife trips, though tearing yourself away from the gorgeous rooms, with their suave colour schemes and striking black-and-white art prints on the walls, isn’t easy. Opt for a suite and you can relax in your own private garden tub, savouring the racket from the tree frogs and birds singing in the curtain of foliage that enfolds the property.