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South Africa claimed the most wins in the region—

including the No. 1 city, Cape Town.

Africa & the Middle East

TOP 3

Islands

1 Seychelles 84.57

2 Mauritius 83.71

3 Madagascar 80.63

TOP 5

Cities

1 Cape Town 90.24

2 Jerusalem

89.03

3 Beirut Lebanon

88.41

4 Marrakesh

Morocco 85.72

5 Fez Morocco

85.48

TOP 5

City Hotels

North

Africa & the

Middle East

1 Jumeirah at Etihad

Towers Abu Dhabi

95.81

2 Waldorf Astoria

Jerusalem 93.03

3 Royal Mansour

Marrakesh,

Morocco 92.89

4 Burj Al Arab

Jumeirah Dubai

92.72

5 Sofitel Winter

Palace Luxor,

Egypt 92.40

TOP 5

Resort

Hotels North

Africa & the

Middle East

1 Kasbah Tamadot

Atlas Mountains,

Morocco 94.67

2 Four Seasons

Resort Dubai at

Jumeirah Beach

93.93

3 One&Only Royal

Mirage Dubai 93.68

4 Ritz-Carlton Abu

Dhabi, Grand Canal

91.78

5 One&Only

The Palm

Dubai 91.06

TOP 5

Resort

Hotels

Africa

1 La Residence

Franschhoek,

South Africa 97.41

2 Delaire Graff

Lodges & Spa

Stellenbosch,

South Africa 95.10

3 Le Quartier

Français

Franschhoek,

South Africa 92.95

4 Birkenhead House

Hermanus, South

Africa 92.24

5 Four Seasons

Resort Seychelles

91.26

TOP 10

Safari

Lodges

1 Gibb’s Farm

Karatu, Tanzania

98.59

2 Tswalu Kalahari

Tswalu Kalahari

Reserve, South

Africa 98.40

3 Zarafa Camp

Selinda Reserve,

Botswana 98.00

4 Singita Sabi Sand

Sabi Sand Game

Reserve, South

Africa 97.63

5 andBeyond Kichwa

Temb o Ten t e d

Camp Masai Mara

National Reserve,

Kenya 97.17

6 Londolozi Sabi

Sand Game

Reserve, South

Africa 96.71

7 andBeyond

Nxabega

Okavango Tented

Camp Okavango

Delta, Botswana

96.71

8 andBeyond Phinda

Forest Lodge

Phinda Private

Game Reserve,

South Africa 96.40

9 andBeyond

Ngorongoro Crater

Lodge Ngorongoro

Conservation Area,

Tanzania 95.91

10 Wilderness Safaris

Mombo Camp and

Little Mombo

Camp Moremi

Game Reserve,

Botswana 95.72

TOP 5

City Hotels

Africa

1 Ellerman House

Cape Town 95.78

2 Twelve Apostles

Hotel & Spa

Cape Town 94.59

3 Cape Grace

Cape Town 94.10

4 Saxon Hotel, Villas

& Spa

Johannesburg,

South Africa 94.00

5 One&Only

Cape Town 92.97

Richard

Branson’s Kasbah

Tamadot, in

Morocco's Atlas

Mountains, has lavish

tented suites and a

pool overlooking

nearby peaks.

READERS SAY...

“I still shake

my head in wonder

at the romantic

luxury of Kasbah

Tamadot.”

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