ave you ever been glamping? It’s like fancy camping but usually with proper beds and if you’re really lucky (or super wealthy) you can get room service and massages in your luxury open air tent, quirky hut or re-vamped vintage camper van.
I’ve been meaning to give glamping a go for years and Mr Smaggle and I are looking for an excuse for a getaway so I did some research and came up with the top 9 glamping sites in Australia that we really want to visit. Just be warned… glamping isn’t exactly a cost-effective way to travel but it looks bloody awesome!
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Luxury Tents Karijini National Park Western Australia
When I go on a holiday here I’ll wear sexy khaki shorts and make Mr Smaggle wash my hair in the stream like in Out of Africa.
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Country Cottage in Pokolbin New South Wales
I have made it a mission to drink red wine in this bush jacuzzi… and maybe binge watch some Friday Night Lights and eat a lot of cheese.
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Mission Beach Villas in Queensland
Just like going to Bali except you don’t need your passport. This photo has me fanging for a margarita.
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Luxury Villas in Halls Gap Victoria
These gorgeous stone villas are located near the Grampians in Victoria and they’re simply begging to have ancient style mead consumed in them. Can anyone say Medieval Themed Hens Night???
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Tipis in Krambach New South Wales
I truly believe that everyone should sleep in a tipi at least once in their life. I’m yet to cross it off my bucket list but it’s definitely on there.
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Pop Up Tent Hotel in Kurrajong New South Wales
I actually want to run a health and lifestyle retreat here where we’ll do yoga in the mornings, drink wine at night, eat lots of salads and go hiking. Thoughts?
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Air Stream Caravan Byron Bay New South Wales
If I stayed here, I doubt I’d even visit the beach. I’d just have to sit out the front the whole time looking fabulous.
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Treehouse in Bilpin Blue Mountains
So gorgeous… and there’s a handy telescope so you can watch the couple in the tree house across have hot sex up against the window. Bonza.
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London Bus Accommodation in Bathurst New South Wales
I’m going to stay here and pretend to be the Spice Girls on tour and say ‘LITTLE GUCCI DRESS!’ every five minutes. Who’s with me?
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Have you ever been glamping? Where did you go?
Links please!
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I took my boys ‘glamping’ in January this year, it was my concession to their desperation to go camping. Husband and I had ‘glamping’ experience in an African safari tent and our 2 boys pitched their tent near by and everybody was happy! It was on the south coast of NSW and was fantastic. Great view, lovely ensuite and so private. We still talk about going back.
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That sounds amazing! Link??? I’ve been camping before but only when other people organised it… I’m a bit nervous to organise it myself I feel like I’d forget something really important. That’s why glamping appeals to me! 🙂
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There is a new place on the South coast that looks lovely and it is $250 a night which is pretty reasonable for glamping, Tanja Lagoon Camp. If you run your health retreat I would definitely come. A retreat with red wine is my kind of thing.
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Oh I’m all inspired now! I think wellness camps should be balanced… perhaps a wellness Bali retreat?
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I don’t know if it counts as glamping but I stayed in a gypsy caravan in the Netherlands this year. It was a dream come true 🙂
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That sounds amazing! Link? I might end up there next year!
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I’ve never had any interest in camping, but seeing this post makes me want to come into a bunch of money (of course) and participate in a bunch of these ideas you have. Especially the Health and Lifestyle retreat idea.
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Yes please to the Smaggle Retreat! I’d be there in a flash!
I’ve never been much of a camper, we didn’t do it as kids and now I tend to only camp at Meredith & Golden Plains. I did once stay in a yurt in Inner Mongolia but there was definitely nothing glamourous about that. -
Camping is not for me, but glamping has my name all over it! I really want to go here http://www.salsalis.com.au/accommodation/tents and swim with the whale sharks.
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WHOA! That treehouse is pretty amazing!
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Thanks for listing Kings Creek Retreat. Hope you can come & stay in our Tipis one day. Our latest upgrades are really cool. 🙂 Carla
