Glamping - everything you need to know
Glamour + Camping = GLAMPING
This upscale, stylish take on what is traditionally a very budget-conscious way to holiday is becoming increasingly popular as modern travellers focus more on unique experiences with luxurious touches than just your run-of-the-mill hotel or resort experience.
Glamping has all the hallmarks of traditional camping - the wilderness, isolation and sleeping under the stars, minus uncomfortable camping mattresses, eating beans from a can and a lack of showers.
Basically, glamping is camping for the jet set and if you’re keen to see it at its best you need to get yourself to one of the following hot glamping destinations:
Longitude 131, Northern Territory, Australia.
Longitude 131 accommodates its guests in elevated luxury tents which boast features such as air-conditioning, mini bars and BOSE sound systems.
Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, British Columbia, Canada.
Offers remote-controlled propane wood- stoves, antique dressers and tea tables, heirloom china and silver accessories and wireless internet access in their ‘tents’.
Paperbark Camp, New South Wales, Australia.
Glamps it up with candle-lit dinners and ‘in-tent’ massages.
But if you’re truly a budget traveller in every sense of the word and these glamping options exceed your budget, it doesn’t mean you can’t add some style to your next camping adventure. For some DIY glamping, don’t forget to pack a few little luxuries along with your tent and fold-out chair.
My picks for the little extras that can turn your camping into glamping would include:
Champagne (no surprises there) - adds a bit of glamour to any situation.
Sun lounges - not your usual camping gear but for something that doesn’t take up much more room in the car than a fold-out chair they add a resort-like feel to your modest camping trip.
Gourmet camping recipes - camp fire cooking can extend far beyond baked beans without a great deal more effort. Try camp recipes for meals such as Mostaccioli with Prosciutto and Pine Nuts.
What are your thoughts and ideas on adding glamour to your camping experience?
September 1st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I’m not gonna lie… that sounds awesome!!!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:26 pm
mmmm. . . i’m all about this. there’s no reason camping has to be anything other than what you make it. . . why not make it tinged with some glamour and luxury?! and it’s so not hard to do. . . a little champagne (as mentioned), some decadent but so simple to prepare meals, i’m a fan of bringing my ipod with bose speakers and keeping the volume really low, piping in a little ella fitzgerald or bach’s cello suites as the stars begin to come out. Or silence is luxurious as well. I’m looking at the photo on this post and wondering if I could build something like that on our land. . . “glamping” close to home. . . delicious.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:07 am
@Kristen’s Raw - doesn’t it! I am planning a weekend getaway for next month and since doing this post I am inspired to glamp up my weekend away. Are you still thinking of heading to Thailand?
@Jenny - having an elevated, luxury-style tent on your own land would be amazing. It could be your own private sanctuary. If you end up doing this, you’ll have to share some pics.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Oh God, and all these years I’ve been doing it wrong!
Hey, another great way to go glamping is on a super-cushy river rafting trip. Luxurious is a relative term, but on some trips the guides go down the river a few hours early, set up everything in camp, set up showers, heat water for showers (!), and get the prime rib cooking.
Civilized.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
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July 7th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Glamping - Camping in style I had better try it!
September 4th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Welcome to the first Caribbean Glamping Lodge:
Riverside Glamping Lodge . Taberi - La Plaine - Commonwealth of Dominica.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Glamping is the next trend in the travel industry.
Investments are far lower than conventional resorts and return on investment is on the high side.
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Lowest impact on environment.
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