DESERT HONEYMOON RETREATS FOR COUPLES

If you want to get away from it all, head to the Sahara Desert Camp in Morocco. Arrive at this glamorous oasis by helicopter ride or 4WD drive. Then go sandboarding, nature tracking, and picnic among the dunes. In the evening you can enjoy dinner under the stars, then can spend the night in a luxury tent, complete with wall-to-wall silk rugs, an ensuite, and a king-size bed with percale cotton sheets and a duck down duvet.

Looking for a once in a lifetime experience? Then how about a booking glamorous desert camp in Damaraland? Here you can spy some of the desert elephants that have made the wilderness surrounding the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp their home. Relax in one of the eight tents. Then go on game drives, take part in photography masterclasses or go for a dip in the resort’s swimming pool.

If you love a little romance, why not book into a retreat that’s inspired by a caravanserais on the Middle East’s ancient trading routes. The candlelit Feynan Eco Lodge in the Jordanian desert invites you to leave those 21st-century stresses at the door and embrace the slow life. Drink sweet tea with a Bedouin, enjoy a sunset hike, visit ancient copper mines, or learn how to cook Jordanian dishes.

You may be staying in the Namib Desert, but it doesn’t mean that you have to leave those little luxuries behind. Little Kulala is a picturesque oasis that comprises 11 ‘kulalas” each with a private pool and rooftop star bed. Enjoy a hot air balloon ride over Sossusvlei or whizz over the dunes by quad bike.