Have you been glamping yet?

By glamping, i don’t mean going around to people’s houses adjusting their globes, but rather partaking of the latest holiday trend of go camping without having to compromise on any of the comfortable amenities that you would normally receive if staying in a hotel. Indeed the word is a portmanteau of glamour and camping.

Increasing in its popularity over the past several years, it allows tourists to enjoy all the luxuries of hotel accommodation with the experience and escapism of a more recreational adventure. This appeals to the growing demand of tourists who wish to take holidays that feel “authentic”, will provide them with new experiences and are had in remote communities around the world.

Despite the growing trend of glamping, the concept is far from new as history points to a number of cases where royalty and nobility took pilgrimages, military expeditions and sporting jaunts where they would often erect lavish tents with which they would transport many of their favourite palace possessions. The Scottish Duke of Atholl is one such character who put up a glamping spectacular event for the visiting King James V and his dear mother. 

Fortunately, today’s glamping is not at the exclusive purview of the rich, but rather a quick search will show you many glamping location that significantly range in their prices per night, from as low as $50 to as high as thousands.

Taking on exciting twists from tent living, glamping accommodation options can include structures such as tree houses, safari tents, yurts, tipis, tent cabins and pods. Yet despite their variations they all tend to share a philosophy of providing quasi-outdoor, sustainable accommodation where travelers can still enjoy all their luxuries whilst being in the thick of nature.