andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge

The Best Honeymoon Destinations, From the Namib Desert to the Amalfi Coast | Vogue

"Reaching this remote Namib Desert escape takes at least three flights, but the reward is a landscape that feels more like Mars than Earth, a night sky that’s the second-darkest in the world, and an adventure that’ll stick with you for a lifetime. At andBeyond Sossusvlei, spend mornings e-biking through the property’s 31,419-acre private sandy reserve or taking a hot air balloon as the sun rises; cool off by your stone-and-glass studio’s infinity pool in the afternoon. When you’re ready to head back out, have one of the property’s rangers take you for a cocktail hour deep in the dunes—or hike the dunes and then have a cocktail hour." - Elise Taylor, Gia Yetikyel