On Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Wilson Island offers an unusual experience. The tiny island, which must be rented in its entirety, has just six two-person tents, all of which come with private hammocks and raised timber floors.
Wilson Island (Australia) —
On Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Wilson Island offers an unusual experience. The tiny island, which must be rented in its entirety, has just six two-person tents, all of which come with private hammocks and raised timber floors.
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At the Treebones Resort in Big Sur, the Human Nest is an enormous woven-wood nest built by a local artist that provides stunning views. Accessed by ladder, the nest can accommodate two people.
Human Nest (United States) —
At the Treebones Resort in Big Sur, the Human Nest is an enormous woven-wood nest built by a local artist that provides stunning views. Accessed by ladder, the nest can accommodate two people.
Lucas Handy
Lord of the Rings fans will get into these Hobbit-inspired pods, which offer stunning views over the Tamar Valley. Inside, there's a double bed and two single beds.
Rivendell Glamping Pods (England) —
Lord of the Rings fans will get into these Hobbit-inspired pods, which offer stunning views over the Tamar Valley. Inside, there's a double bed and two single beds.
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The Red Kite Tree Tents are canvas domes suspended from trees. They're large enough to accommodate two adults and there's even a wood-burning stove. The tents have electric lighting and are insulated for year-round use.
Red Kite Tree Tents (Wales) —
The Red Kite Tree Tents are canvas domes suspended from trees. They're large enough to accommodate two adults and there's even a wood-burning stove. The tents have electric lighting and are insulated for year-round use.
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Otro Mundo's igloo-like eco-pods can sleep up to five people. They're fully furnished and have solar-heated showers and composting toilets.
Otro Mundo (Spain) —
Otro Mundo's igloo-like eco-pods can sleep up to five people. They're fully furnished and have solar-heated showers and composting toilets.
Otro Mundo
These small, transparent bubbles sleep two. Each has its own outdoor deck area, complete with telescope and star map.
Maison Bulles (France) —
These small, transparent bubbles sleep two. Each has its own outdoor deck area, complete with telescope and star map.
Maisons Bulles in Pont-Saint-Esprit
Housed inside a former vacuum cleaner factory, Hüttenpalast has a selection of fully furnished wooden huts and retro campers -- all under one roof.
Hüttenpalast (Germany) —
Housed inside a former vacuum cleaner factory, Hüttenpalast has a selection of fully furnished wooden huts and retro campers -- all under one roof.
Jan Brockhaus
The roof of this Cape Town hotel is home to seven Airstream Trailers. The trailers are all themed and have flourishes such as vintage mailboxes. The Dorothy trailer is covered floor-to-ceiling in polka dots -- some open to reveal tiny storage spaces.
Airstream Rooftop Trailer Park (S. Africa) —
The roof of this Cape Town hotel is home to seven Airstream Trailers. The trailers are all themed and have flourishes such as vintage mailboxes. The Dorothy trailer is covered floor-to-ceiling in polka dots -- some open to reveal tiny storage spaces.
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The Dream Domes in New Brunswick are semi-transparent and provide spectacular views of the surrounding forest. Large terraces with wood-fired hot tubs are highlights.
Dream Domes (Canada) —
The Dream Domes in New Brunswick are semi-transparent and provide spectacular views of the surrounding forest. Large terraces with wood-fired hot tubs are highlights.
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Carré d'étoiles' beautiful, small wooden cubes sleep up to four. Glass ceilings, a telescope and sky chart help guests do some easy stargazing. There's also a tiny kitchenette, television and toilet.
Carré d'étoiles (France) —
Carré d'étoiles' beautiful, small wooden cubes sleep up to four. Glass ceilings, a telescope and sky chart help guests do some easy stargazing. There's also a tiny kitchenette, television and toilet.
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These 129-square-foot "raft tents" are comfortable but basic -- campers bring their own sleeping equipment but garbage bins, gas lights, camp stoves and camp chairs are provided. Each raft comes with its own canoe so guests can check out the river setting.
Raft Camping (Belgium) —
These 129-square-foot "raft tents" are comfortable but basic -- campers bring their own sleeping equipment but garbage bins, gas lights, camp stoves and camp chairs are provided. Each raft comes with its own canoe so guests can check out the river setting.
akkermans.com
Livingstone Lodge at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park has 10 safari-style tents, all of which overlook the watering hole used by the park's zebra, giraffe and rhino.
Livingstone Lodge (Kent, UK) —
Livingstone Lodge at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park has 10 safari-style tents, all of which overlook the watering hole used by the park's zebra, giraffe and rhino.
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Part campsite, part art project, the Camping Vliegenbos campsite allows visitors to spend the night inside a wooden cube, a suspended dome or a camper that folds out to become a garden -- complete with stuffed badger and artificial trees.
Camping Vliegenbos (Netherlands) —
Part campsite, part art project, the Camping Vliegenbos campsite allows visitors to spend the night inside a wooden cube, a suspended dome or a camper that folds out to become a garden -- complete with stuffed badger and artificial trees.
Eddy Bosland