June 28th, 2010
What is luxury camping?
What is luxury camping? Luxury camping comes in an array of shapes and sizes.
It is not just the classic tent with a few luxuries like blown up chairs and portaloos thrown in. No, its much more than that. In a luxury camping location you may find yourself in any number of eclectic and unusual forms of luxury camping accommodation.
Luxury camping is not somewhere where you go and pitch a tent and have to bring the traditional camping equipment with you in tow.
Your accommodation will be ready and waiting for you on site. Most of your regular camping needs are provided for. So there is no need for you to bring bedding and mattress etc.
You may find yourself in a Mongolian yurt furnished with traditional Mongolian furniture with rugs and hangings to give that cosy feeling and sleeping under the twinkling stars. Or perhaps you would prefer to stay in a traditional tipi.
Maybe you would like to be even closer to nature than that. You may find yourself actually inside the nature, nestled amongst the trees in a tree house!
Or there is the range of retro camper vans growing in the luxury camping market. These retro vans are fitted out for luxury camping and have eclectic and retro decor.
There is also the “geodesic domes” sprouting up around the globe. From ski resorts to the desert to forests.
Then there is a range of creative new forms of accommodation such as “cloudhouses”, “podpads”, “ecopods” or “squrts”. Each is a different type of abode and all are catered for the luxury camper.
Or indeed, luxury camping does come in the traditional type of tent, but with a luxury twist. Often the pitched tents are in luxurious surroundings but also with luxurious structures. For example you may be in a spectacular forrest setting but in a massive tent erected upon a wooden platform with a luxurious bathroom and the usual amenities inside.
Many luxury camping locations also offer retreat type services such as body work therapies like massage, aromatherapy and other forms of healing therapies. Also there may be mind body activities on offer such as yoga and tai chi.
Sounds like the perfect way to take a break and unwind with nature – no traditional camping hassles and instead being able to focus on relaxing and luxuriating in the natural surroundings.