Hotel Guests Jump Off Cliffs for a Luxury Vacation

At Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay in Oman, arriving guests strap on a paraglider harness and take a running leap off a cliff to arrive at this exclusive resort. For less daring guests, the resort that's located 75 miles, or 90-minutes' drive from Dubai International Airport offers alternate arrival experiences which include a scenic 15-minute speed boat trip or a 4x4 drive down from the top of the hill overlooking the bay.

Take a private funicular to the new St. Regis Deer Crest Resort in Utah. Guests arriving at this 5-star luxury hotel opening for the 2009/2010 ski season will experience the "WOW" factor. The resort features a 500-foot-high funicular, the first and only at a North American ski resort, that scales the steep slope between the resort's main lodge and the hotel itself. The ride takes just 90 seconds, delivering guests to the "crest" with stunning panoramas of Deer Valley.

Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Thailand is reached by river boat amid Thailand's exotic bamboo jungles, where three countries meet. This one-of-a-kind experience echoes the romantic spirit of 19th-century explorers where guests enjoy hours interacting with elephants – training and trekking.

The Burj Al Arab experience begins the moment guests arrive at Dubai International Airport, where helicopters ferry guests to the helipad that dramatically juts out from one of the upper floors of this iconic hotel. The hotel also offers a fleet of chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce Silver Seraphs.

One luxury yacht, one island paradise, one private group of no more than 9 guests at a time...This is the exclusive Rania Experience. The pleasures of land and sea merge as you divide your time—however you wish—between the elegant Rania yacht and the 7-acre Water Garden Island in the Maldives.

A fleet of Rolls Royce Phantoms delivers guests to The Peninsula Hong Kong hailed as one of the finest hotels in the world. This legendary "Grande Dame of the Far East" was created in the 1920s and is still one of the world's most glamorous hotels.

vigilius mountain resortis 1,500 meters above everyday life with no traffic noise, no rushed business meetings, no arrivals nor departures by car. This luxury resort is reached exclusively by cablecar offering awe-inspiring views of the Dolomite Mountains.

Arrive on the resort's private yacht to Hotel Villa Rolandi Thalasso SPA on the beautiful island of Isla Mujeres, across Cancun. This boutique hideaway is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World with just 35 Rooms & Suites. Swim with dolphins, explore Mayan ruins, enjoy turquoise waters, gourmet dining and more.

How does one best prepare for a visit to the enigmatic Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu? The best way is to arrive in luxury on the Orient-Express Hiram Bingham train from Cusco. The new Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel is just steps away from the train station, but exists in a world apart. Called "the Garden of Eden" by Condé Nast Traveler, the Inkaterra is an intimate 85-cottage luxury hotel in sprawling Andean style village within the secluded 12 acres of exquisite beauty, where guests follow stone pathways to their rooms, located in comfortable one- or two-story whitewashed casitas.

Accessible only by float plane, King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, is a fly-in luxury wilderness lodge and resort floating in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. The lodge is found in one of the last untouched corners of the world. The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest left on Earth. This part of the Canadian wilderness is home to many diverse and unique species of animals including the endangered Kermode or Spirit Bear, the elusive rainforest wolf, pods of Orca whales and numerous bald eagles. The backdrop for the luxurious lodge is unspoiled nature as far as the eye can see -- virgin forests, mountain streams, clear lakes, pristine coast -- it's like being present on the morning of creation.