Glamping: Suite-level comforts meet outdoor exploration

If you are an outdoor-loving adventure-seeking traveler, but you enjoy the comforts of luxury hotels & resorts, or perhaps you are an avid camper looking to elevate your experience, “glamping” offers the best of both worlds: outdoor immersion + luxury comforts. We have highlighted some incredible luxury tented camps – each offering something a little different!

Camp Sarika by Amangiri – Utah

Drawing inspiration from the luxury tented camps in Africa, Camp Sarika offers a unique luxury escape in southern Utah. Sharing 600 acres of slot canyons and sandstone mesas with Amangiri resort, guests can hike and bike on ten miles of resort trails, take part in a range of wellness experiences, go canyoneering, horseback riding, or hot air ballooning, visit the nearby National Parks, and much more. Choose from ten 1-or-2-bedroom canvas-topped pavilions, each with private living and dining areas, heated plunge pools, terraces, firepits, and telescopes for stargazing. Guests also have access to the amenities and restaurants of the main resort – offering the perfect combination of seclusion, creature comforts, and a brag-worthy experience.

Journeys Around the World Perks: all meals and a $100 resort credit

Dunton Hot Springs – Colorado

Located just outside Telluride, nestled deep in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, Dunton Hot Springs breathes new life into a 19th-century ghost town. The 13 unique log cabins are rustic yet luxe, with heated slate floors and handpicked antiques; but fur a truly incredible getaway, opt for Christy’s Tent, an all-season platform tent with a gas stove, ensuite bathroom, and chandelier hanging above the bed. Spend your days hiking, fly-fishing, rock climbing, dining in the saloon, and enjoying the resort’s main attraction: the rejuvenating hot springs – located in 5 different pools, including one in the original nineteenth-century bathhouse.

Journeys Around the World Perks: all meals and beverages and a $100 resort credit

The Resort at Paws Up – Montana

With 37,000 acres of undeveloped land, 100 miles of trails, and 10 miles of the Blackfoot River, The Resort at Paws Up, located just east of Missoula, Montana, is essentially a private National Park. With over 50 activities to choose from – more than any other resort or ranch in Montana – this destination is truly and outdoor-enthusiast’s paradise. Paintball, mountain biking, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, and rappelling are truly just the beginning. With 36 luxe tents in six camps, accommodations overlook the Blackfoot River or Elk Creek, and include choices of western-chic tents, 3-bedroom tents, and even honeymoon tents with gorgeous copper bathtubs. With decadent furnishings, your own private bathroom, and even the services of a camping butler, this is the true definition of glamping.

Journeys Around the World Perks: all meals, an open bar, a $300 activity credit, a bottle of wine, and round-trip airport transfers from Missoula.

Ventana Big Sur – California

Perched 1,200 feet above one of the most dramatic stretches of the state’s Central Coast are 15 double-occupancy “glamp-sites” at Ventana Big Sur. The safari-style canvas tent is the perfect

setting to enjoy views of the surrounding 20-acre redwood canyon. By day, explore the area’s hidden coves, hiking trails, and breathtaking views of the Pacific, and by night, light up the fire pit, make s’mores, and enjoy a meal or picnic basket from the resort’s restaurants. Shared bathhouse facilities offer teak-enclosed showers and heated floors, while tents include electric lamps, sinks with hot and cold water, picnic tables, and both wood-burning and propane fire pits.

Nayara Tented Camp – Costa Rica

If you are looking for an international glamping experience, Nayara Tented Camp, set within Costa Rica’s Arenal Volcano National Park, could be just the ticket. 21 luxurious cliffside accommodations offer views of the active volcano and surrounding rainforest, which you can enjoy while you relax in your beautiful canopy bed or from your private plunge pool. On-property, guests have access to 7 warm-spring pools, a wildlife preserve reforested with more than 1,000 cecropia trees to support its 15 sloths, morning yoga sessions, and an espresso bar. Off-property, nature guides lead canopy tours via hanging bridges, treks across lava fields, and visits to local coffee farms.

Journeys Around the World Perks: breakfast daily and a $100 spa credit