Sleeping under the stars…hearing a lioness roar at midnight…dreaming away on top of a 12th century Indian fortress…waking up to a 180 degree view of the turquoise Sea of Cortés, did camping ever sound this good? Thanks to the innovative and adventurous side of the hotel business, luxurious camping, what may seem to be an oxymoron in itself has actually become a beautiful reality.
There exists two different types of people: those who love to feel the rugged terrain by settling with the simple things life has to offer like a sleeping bag and a tent for the night or a camp fire with good company and food. On the other hand there are those who choose to avoid what mother nature has to offer and tend to go for the more safer option-the comfortable resort with fine amenities and activities. The extravagant outdoor beds or in this case luxurious camping is what brings these two types of people together by still being able to bask in nature´s glory while at the same time marveling at a 5 star treatment. The best thing of all is that the outdoor beds are in some of the world´s most unfathomable exotic locations.
In Utah at the Amangiri, a 600 acre resort near the Navajo Nation offers the best place in the United States to see the stars. The air is clear and dry, allowing very little ambient light to be exposed making the coyote yips even more fantastic than they truly seem. In South Africa at the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, a treehouse that was originally built as a photographer´s platform to shoot pictures of the elephants, girafffes and other wildlife has now converted into a place to stay. Interesting things can be heard such as a lion´s roar or the chitter chatter of the sunrise birds. At Los Cabos in Mexico, the outdoor camping is waking up to smell of the sand, the ocean and the earth. The night is silent and only touched by the breaking up the distant waves carrying years of history onto the shore. In Lombardy, Italy surrounded by lush vineyards and the smell of jasmine in the morning just got better by the click of a button that opens up the roof of the room to a dark night full of glistening stars. Every year the Perseid meteor shower takes place where legend has it that for every falling star a wish will be granted. In India, in the middle of the desert, the Golden City plays host to a yellow limestone marble 12th century fortress. The magic of the isolation of the city is what makes the experience so unique…
What is drawing the curious traveler to these exotic destinations? Is it the novelty of the matter? Is it the sounds of the animals or is it simply our ancestors calling us back to our true roots of how mankind really did used to sleep amongst mother nature´s creations? Whatever it is, the experience must be one of a kind.
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