Category: camping

Mountain Camping In Oman

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Glamping in style in Oman.  Photo credit: Scott Dunn.

Mountain camping can be an incredible mountain travel experience.

One of the latest travel trends is glamping trips to destinations like these luxury tented camps in Wahiba Sands and in the Hajar Mountains (above).

Luxury travel specialist Scott Dunn is offering this camping adventure with private yachting along Muscat’s coastline.

Travelers stay at the desert and mountain camps and on a private yacht, dropping anchor at desert islands with white sandy beaches.

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10 Tents In Morocco

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Top & Bottom: Luxury Berber tented Suites at Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco.  Photo credits: Virgin Limited Edition.

Dreaming of that perfect Morocco holiday?  If you love glamping (glamor + camping), you might fancy the luxury Berber tented suites at Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco.

This fall, the Virgin Limited Edition property expanded to 10 Berber tented suites which were designed by Yvonne Golds of Real Studios.

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Camping Trekking Nepal

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Himalaya.

Fancy camping trekking Nepal?  Adventure travel company World Expeditions has set up new permanent campsites throughout the Everest region.

The new campsites are set up in secluded locations with stunning mountain views.

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Mountain Camping In Portugal

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Top: Apple Tree Yurt; Middle: Schist Olive Mill at Cabreira on the Rio Ceira; Bottom: Wild swimming spot.

Hannah McDonnell wrote this guest post on mountain travel in Portugal. She
has lived in Portugal for seven years on a mountain smallholding with her family.

The Acor mountain range in Central Portugal is one of Europe’s best kept secrets.

It’s a magical landscape of shimmering rivers running through forested hills.

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New Mountain Safaris In Australia

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Heading Bush Outback Adventures is featuring a new three-day Mountain Safari into South Australia and its Flinders Ranges and Outback.

The company specializes in small group tours of the Australian Outback in off-road vehicles, highlighting Wilpena Pound, Rawnsley Park, Aboriginal art sites and wine tasting in the Clare Valley.

Says the company:

“Whatever type of accommodation selected at Rawnsley Park Station, guests will wake up to the call of the kookaburra and enjoy glorious morning views of South Australia’s iconic Wilpena Pound and the surrounding area home to elusive yellow-footed rock wallabies, as well as kangaroos, emus and bold wedge-tailed eagles.”

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Sky Safari Tanzania

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Dreaming of a luxury safari adventure?   Then you might fancy a new Sky Safari with Elewana Afrika in northern Tanzania.

The group of  four luxury camps and lodges has launched a 7-night Sky Safari package that includes flights, all accommodations, meals, drinks, game drives, bush walks, excursions, private airport transfers and laundry.

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Going Wild in Europe

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If you’re planning summer holidays in Europe, you’ll find awesome Barcelona hotels and  Amsterdam hotels and more accommodation.

Do you want to also ‘go wild’ in Europe in 2010?  Then think about staying in a Eurocamp safari tent in France, Italy, Spain or Switzerland.  The company is adding more safari tents for 2010, including Eurocamp parcs in Spain’s Costa Brava, the Italian Lakes and Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland.

Already nine parcs in France (Dordogne, Languedoc, the Loire, Normandy, the Riviera, the Vendée and Vosges) offer safari style luxury camping.  The safari tent accommodation includes two bedrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen area, decked terrace and a barbecue.

For more info, check out Eurocamp online.

Image courtesy of Eurocamp.