Glamping Safari Tents

What a glamping safari tent is

A safari tent is a big tent with upright walls on a frame, more like a room than a tent, with space to stand anywhere inside and room for beds and furniture. They are made for long stays and for glamping sites, where the tent goes up once and is lived in for a season or more. The ones here run from a canvas cabin tent you can take camping to a two-storey safari lodge for a glamping site or a resort. For safari tents across the shop, see safari tents.

Safari lodges, pods, cabins and bell tents

• Safari lodge tents are the biggest. The one here is waterproof PVC, with a second storey as a loft for extra sleeping and living space.
• Glamping pods on a steel frame are semi-permanent rooms for campsites, holiday lets and gardens. See glamping geodesic domes for the round kind.
• Canvas cabin tents are the camping size: polyester canvas on glassfibre poles, with standing headroom. See cabin tents.
• Safari-style bell tents, such as the large cotton canvas bell tent here, 3m to 6m across. See glamping bell tents.

Before you buy one to stay up

A tent that stays up all season asks different questions from a tent for a weekend. The first is where it will stand: a lodge or a pod needs firm, level ground or a base, room to walk round it, and somewhere that drains in heavy rain. The second is whether it is allowed. A safari tent or pod left up for guests, or for most of the year, is likely to need planning permission, so talk to your local council before you order. The third, for paying guests, is the running of it: how it will be lit, furnished, cleaned and checked through the season.

Weather and wear

The lodge here is waterproof PVC made for all weathers, and the cabin tent waterproof polyester canvas. A tent left standing takes every storm of the season, so check the guy lines and pegs after strong wind, keep the doors zipped in rain, and air it on dry days so damp does not build up inside. See guy lines and tent pegs.

Questions people ask about safari tents

Can I take a safari tent camping?

The canvas cabin tent here, yes: it is made for adventure camping and longer stays at campsites. The lodge and the pod are made to stay where they are put.

What goes inside?

Beds, a rug and some lights. The steel-frame pod here can be paired with matching furniture. See tent rugs and carpets and glamping lights.

How long does delivery take?

Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when that tent usually arrives, so check it before ordering for a set date.

More to look at

• Safari tents
• Glamping bell tents
• Glamping geodesic domes
• Glamping bubble tents
• Cabin tents
• Tent rugs and carpets
• Guide: Bell tents and glamping