Canvas and Orchids Retreat

Stay in luxury tents on floating pontoons along a bend of the Tatai River, inside Cambodia's Cardamom Rainforest. For families, larger tents sit on Andet Island. Much of the furniture is made from water hyacinth, a plant that grows in thick mats along the river and gets woven into headboards and chairs rather than left to choke the waterway.

The Cardamom Mountains cover more than 4.4 million hectares, one of South-East Asia's largest unbroken stretches of rainforest, home to over 450 bird species and endangered wildlife including pangolins, Siamese crocodiles and sun bears. Guides and most staff come from the local community, and can lead dawn jungle treks, sunset river cruises, and hikes to Tatai Waterfall. Reaching the retreat means a road transfer followed by a 15 to 20-minute boat ride down the Tatai River, there's no other way in.