Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti

Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti sits deep within Central Serengeti National Park, perched on a series of elevated platforms and walkways next to an animal watering hole u2014 guests can watch elephant families come to drink from their room's private balcony. Under the protection of local Maasai tribespeople, the Lodge offers exhilarating game drives and hot-air balloon safaris across the Serengeti's endless plains, home to the Big Five.

Rooms are furnished with four-poster beds, mosquito netting, local textiles and artwork, elevated open-air sundecks, and infrared cameras that alert guests via the in-room TV when animals approach the watering hole. Higher-tier suites and villas add private plunge pools and elevated terraces.