With all the doom and gloom we’ve been posting on the blog for the past week, I thought it’d be a good time to shift gears and talk about some of the more fun aspects of camping this week.

Most people think of camping as a type of vacation that you take if you’re on a tight budget. However, with the rise in mass affluence throughout the country has come an entirely new type of camping called Glamping, or “glamor camping.”

Glamping is for those people who want a Four Seasons type of experience while still having the opportunity to be close to nature. It’s for those who think that camping in a luxury motorcoach is just way too primitive.

With a price tag of about $10,000 per week per person glamping certainly isn’t for the typical camper, but it does show that no matter how you like to camp, that option is available to you.

And while camping in general has been on a decline for the past two decades, luxury camping numbers are on the rise.

Ready to book your trip, here are a few places to go Glamping:

Paws Up Resort, Montana – When the outhouses even have heated slate floors, you know this isn’t your typical camping experience. Prices for a luxury tent start at $600/night plus food.

The Clayoquot Wildeness Resort, Vancouver Island - This resort is far off the beaten path and features luxury tents furnished with Persian rugs, antiques, king sized beds and heated blankets. And if cooking camping food isn’t your thing, it’s not a problem. Your personal chef will be happy to make you your s’mores and hots dogs (although they’ll make you whatever you want.) Cost – about $50,000 for a weeklong trip.

Abercrombie and Kent – If the idea of going camping without your own butler just seems unbearable, then an African Safari with Abercrombie and Kent is perfectly suited for your tastes. You can also take a trip to hang out with Buddhist monks in Bangkok, explore the citadel of Machu Pichu with its archeologist, or sail around Antarctica on what’s been deemed a “floating Four Seasons.” Cost – about $20,000 per week.