Glamping in Quindío

Quindío is one of the three departments of the Eje Cafetero, along with Caldas and Risaralda, and its capital is Armenia. It borders Risaralda to the north, Tolima to the east and Valle del Cauca to the west and south. Filandia and Salento are in the northern part of the department; Génova and Pijao, in the southern part. Ten Quindío municipalities have their own glamping page on glampings.co, so once you know which town you want to sleep in, you can go straight to that shorter list.

Salento, Filandia and Calarcá hold more than half of the department's listings. Armenia, with 8, ties with Calarcá and falls behind Salento and Filandia, something that surprises anyone who expects the capital to lead. Circasia and Buenavista contribute 4 each, and Quimbaya 3.

Southern Quindío has little supply: Génova and Pijao, 2 each, and Córdoba, one. In the west, La Tebaida and Montenegro also stay at 2. If you're looking for something outside the municipalities with the most supply, those five municipalities are your short list. And if Filandia feels too small, Risaralda begins to the north, and it has its own page.

Besides the 27 generic listings, there are 12 domes, 12 ecolodges, 11 cabins, 4 safari tents, 4 alpine cabins and 3 treehouses. There is just one chalet and just one floating house.

On details, the Quindío listings say little: 7 mention a jacuzzi, 6 are advertised for couples, 5 talk about a view, 5 about a river nearby and 4 about a fireplace. Pool appears on only one. A listing not mentioning a jacuzzi doesn't always mean it doesn't have one, so if it matters to you, ask before ruling a place out.

Almost all of Quindío falls within the radius of three cities. Armenia reaches 68 of the 70 stays, Ibagué another 68 and Pereira 66. Manizales, farther north, reaches 39. For someone coming from Tolima, that means the whole department is a real option, not just the border towns. For someone leaving from Pereira, Quindío works almost as an extension of their own radius. Each city has its own nearby-glamping page, with straight-line distances, if you prefer to look at the map from your departure point.

The crossovers between type and detail are small in this department, but they give some direction. Cabins with a jacuzzi number 3, and ecolodges advertised for couples, another 3. Domes appear in several combinations of 2: with a jacuzzi, with a fireplace, with a view and for couples. Cabins next to a river number 2 and ecolodges with a fireplace, also 2. With numbers this low, it's worth reading each listing: the dome with a jacuzzi you're looking for may be in a municipality you hadn't planned to visit.