The buzz around eco travel has never been stronger but now you can combine sustainability with style, off-set your carbon footprint without sacrificing luxury, and enjoy a wilderness break without having to rough it. Here are the top 10 green getaways: 1. Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Blue Mountains, Australia Set in the Blue Mountains, less than three hours' drive from Sydney, the 40-suite Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa prides itself on being Australia's first conservation-based luxury resort, accredited by international group carboNZero. Pastoral fencing has been removed, 175,000 indigenous trees planted and native wildlife re-introduced. With access to over 4,000 acres of pristine wilderness, guests can go riding, mountain biking or wildlife spotting. 2. Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia On southern Bali's rugged Bukit Peninsula, Alila Villas Uluwatu is a cool, contemporary clifftop resort which delivers panoramic Indian Ocean views from 61 minimalist white pool villas. Singaporean architects WOHA harnessed open-plan lay-outs, flat lava rock roofs and bamboo ceilings to allow sea breezes to circulate naturally. 3. Masseria Torre Maizza, Puglia, Italy The 16th-century Masseria Torre Maizza perched on the coast of Italy's shapely heel in Puglia is a 28-room boutique hotel where everything is recycled - including water for the golf course. 4. Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa, Chiang Rai, Thailand The 77-room Anantara has magical views of the Mekong River, Myanmar and Laos, and funds an ethical elephant camp on its doorstep. It is a safe haven for abused wild and domestic elephants. Guests can enjoy elephant safaris and an annual elephant polo match. 5. Hotel de la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap, home to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex, has 107 rooms, a ground-floor courtyard set around a Boddhi tree, Khmer cuisine and dining swings at in-house restaurant Meric, and a must-visit spa. 6. Verana, Jalisco, Mexico Off the beaten track with access only by boat then mule, Verana is a Yelapa boutique hotel on the shores of the Pacific. With just eight rooms, its thatched-palapa huts overlook the jungle and ocean boasting in-water massage pools, cotton-canopied beds open to the air and mouth-watering fresh Mex cuisine. 7. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke's Bay, NZ Combine a 6,000-acre working sheep and cattle farm with Pacific Ocean views, gourmet food, a golf course and a spa to produce the Farm at Cape Kidnappers on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. 8. Bay of Fires Lodge & Walk, Bay of Fires, Australia This 10-room Bay of Fires Lodge harnesses solar-powered lighting, composting toilets, hand-pumped showers and natural ‘air-conditioning.' Cantilevering above a remote beach near the Bay of Fires on Tasmania's wild north-east coast, the lodge is reached after a two-day guided walk through pristine national park land. 9. Blancaneaux Lodge, Belize Blancaneaux Lodge, owned by film director Francis Ford Coppola, offers unprecedented luxury on a wild and remote hillside. The lodge's 20 villas and cabanas are dotted along the Privasson River with waterfall pools for back-to-nature bathing. 10. Ace Hotel New York, New York, United States This place has turntables in rooms and scrawlable chalkboard walls.
