there are those who yearn to ditch all the presentday luxuries and camp with the basics in gods flawless setting they are okay with roughing it sleeping on the cold ground using mother nature as lavatory and giving up on warm comforting showers lush greenery unadulterated air and pictureperfect views keep them happy and then there are some who want it all a comfortable bed for a good nights sleep live music or local performances delicious food and more without trading off nature and its rugged beauty you can call them glampers close to nature minus compromises the growing need for experiential travel has made way for glamping or glamorous camping lately travellers want to be a part of immersive experiences without compromising on the luxuries and glamping is the perfect marriage of luxurious accommodation and unforgettable indestination experiences with glamping taking various forms canvas tents safari lodges igloo pods floating cabins etc glamping clearly is one of the most popular travel trends this year and this is resulting into rise in the number of glamping sites across the country in fact even accessible locations like karjat maharashtra and kutch gujarat offer great glamping options we are a group of friends who are really passionate about travel we love travelling and have experienced camping at various places around the country during one of our trips in 2015 we decided that we wanted to do something on our own all three of us had our jobs at that point of time but we wanted to do something we were really passionate about we were so inspired by the camping experience on our trip that we wanted to bring it to mumbai and other places around the country hence we finalised a piece of land that was owned by our senior from college and started working on that land we put in a lot of hard work to transform a jungle into a campsite we opened the place to our guests in 2016 and thats how moonstone hammock was born however we now wanted to offer something was slightly more comfortable as compared to camping mainly a tent with a comfortable bed a good shower place great food a live band for entertainment etc this way our guests would be able to experience the best of nature but with a certain level of comfort and convenience says rohit dube who is one of the three founders of a leading camping and glamping site in karjat camping glamping and adventure travel at accessible locations is the need of the hour in most cities abroad there is so much to do on a weekend you can go cycle on trafficfree routes while enjoying beautiful landscapes enjoy a play picnic in a park etc but theres not much to do around big busy indian cities apart from visiting malls and watching films weekends are when people want to disconnect from technology relax and enjoy wilderness with their loved ones thus wellcurated travel experiences