Glamping: Rough It In Style (for the ultra rich)

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Glamping: Rough It In Style

It's Wilderness Experience Without The Extra Work

Posted: 6:37 am PDT September 29, 2011Updated: 8:16 am PDT September 29, 2011
(CNN) -- Endless cans of insect repellent, swigging water out of a canteen and the underlying thought of grizzlies creeping up: They aren't the most delightful aspects of camping, but these dramatic elements make for what some would consider a true plunge into the wild.

But try bedazzling that image with a king-sized mattress, a steamy spa and catered eats under a fiery sunset and the natural camping experience is amped up with edge and luxury. This kind of camping is not an irreconcilable fairy tale; it's a lodging style that's literally gone global.

Glamorous camping, or what's become known as "glamping," emerged in Africa and the coastal areas of Thailand in the early 1990s with tourists' growing interest in safari camps. But the roots of luxurious camping go back a lot further; comfortably outfitted tents date back to at least the sultans of the Ottoman Empire.

More at: http://www.kirotv.com/travelgetaways/29337578/detail.html

[snappyturtle]

1. I ran across one of these 'glamps'. Clever way to get some of the $$$ from

the adventuresome ultra-rich types. Interesting business.

http://www.wildretreat.com/Clayoquot_Tents/index.asp

Take at look at these rates: http://www.wildretreat.com/Clayoquot_Rates/index.asp

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. Beautiful tent but how is that any different from sleeping inside? And who needs a painting on the

wall while camping?