Treehouses in the canopy, riverside thatched bungalows and glass-walled cloud-forest retreats compete across three continents. Some are remote and community-run, some are pure luxury. Which stay wins?
1Lapa RiosA rainforest lodge on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula with thatched bungalows inside a private reserve.
2Pacuare LodgeA riverside jungle lodge in Costa Rica reached by whitewater rafting down the Pacuare River.
3Finca BellavistaA community of off-grid rainforest treehouses in southern Costa Rica.
4Arenal Observatory LodgeA Costa Rican lodge on the flank of Arenal Volcano, built from a former volcano observatory.
5Inkaterra Machu Picchu PuebloA cloud-forest hotel of stone casitas beside the river below Machu Picchu in Peru.
6Napo Wildlife CenterA community-owned ecolodge on a lagoon inside Yasuni National Park in Ecuador.
7Kapawi EcolodgeA remote Achuar-run ecolodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon, reachable only by canoe and plane.
8Mashpi LodgeA glass-walled cloud-forest lodge in Ecuador's Choco rainforest with a sky bike and gondola.
9Chaa CreekA Belize jungle lodge on the Macal River with a nature reserve and Maya-site excursions.
10Borneo Rainforest LodgeA lodge in Sabah's Danum Valley with canopy walkways inside primary rainforest.
11Bukit Lawang EcolodgeA Batak-style riverside ecolodge in Sumatra at the start of the Gunung Leuser orangutan treks.
12Gibbon ExperienceA Laos jungle stay in giant treehouses reached by zip line in the Bokeo Nature Reserve.
13Elephant HillsA luxury tented jungle camp in Thailand's Khao Sok on Cheow Lan Lake.
14Tiger Tops Jungle LodgeA pioneering jungle lodge in Nepal's Chitwan National Park focused on rhino and tiger tracking.
