Some holiday destinations are true virgin territory. The point is not always first class or 5-star, but rather an experiential holiday in a place you never believed existed (...well, perhaps only in your dreams).

Ulusaba private game reserve in Southern Africa has rock lodges built into mounds of rock, which rise majestically from the bushveld. There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely from ice. In Spain, a circular lighthouse is at your disposal; designed by architectural maestro, Frank Lloyd Wright with views of the entire La Manga coastline.

Global rooms with views include treehouses, igloos, cave hotels, private desert islands and magnificent Indian palace hotels. Visit the jungles of Western Ghats, India where you can stay in eco-lodges, or a treehouse built 100ft above ground. For the more culturally minded, an art museum in Japan will accommodate you; or go India and have a royal experience in the tents of the Raj.

From mud huts in Indonesia to Native American hogans in Arizona, there are holiday locations that don