The glamping, a form of camping in unusual installations, gaining popularity in New Brunswick.
The landscape of the Kingston peninsula attracts many visitors. For two years, many tourists go there to relax under the white domes of the company Ridgeback Lodge. People come from Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in the world, says the owner, Robert Van Stratt.
The place is also popular with Nova Scotians, New Brunswickers, Ontarians and Quebecers. It's camping without the usual hassle of camping explains Van Stratt.
In fact, two domes are habitable in winter and summer. Comfortable beds included is a shower and everything you need to live several days. Other domes are smaller, and have a bed, but campers have access to a private wooden chalet round, where they can take a shower and prepare their meals. In addition, each site has a wood-fired hot tub.
Each dome is located in a private area, says Van Stratt. And promote relaxation, there is no TV, no phone, no internet in those homes.
According to the owner, this type of accommodation, already very popular around the world, will gain more and more popularity in New Brunswick. Already, he noted, other entrepreneurs have taken the ideas developed in the Kingston Peninsula.
Moreover, at Kouchibouguac National Park, is now offering visitors a more luxurious way of camping, with tents mounted on wooden frames, and called Ottentik. Other similar types of accommodation are also available elsewhere in the province.
This luxury camping is so popular that people sometimes have to contact the campsite to a year in advance. Robert Van Stratt also plans to build new domes to meet demand.
