Glamping near Bogotá

A bit more than half, 215 listings, advertise as glamping without saying what structure it is. Among those with a specific name, cabins (85) and domes (79) stand out; further back come 14 ecolodges and 13 chalets, and there are 11 safari tents, 9 treehouses, and 7 tiny houses. There are scattered oddities: three bubbles, two containers, two hobbit houses, a stilt house, a maloca, and an igloo.

Among features, couples and view tie at 53 listings. Next come jacuzzi (42), fireplace (33), lake (23), river (22), and pool (20). Only 9 allow pets, so if you travel with a dog that filter cuts the list a lot. When a listing says only glamping, ask for a photo of the unit inside: it could be a tent, a cabin, or a dome.

From the city, the practical question is almost always the last stretch. Ask whether the road to the glamping is paved or has an unpaved section, and whether a low car gets up without trouble when it rains. If you go by bus, ask from which town they pick you up and whether that transfer is paid separately.

Also ask what time check-in is and until what time they will wait for you, because on a long weekend (puente festivo) leaving Bogotá can take longer than planned. If the listing shows a jacuzzi or fireplace, clarify whether they are private and whether firewood or hot water carries a surcharge. And ask for the exact location before you lose signal on the road.

Measured as the crow flies from central Bogotá, the breakdown is as follows:

• under thirty kilometers: 53 lodgings
• between thirty and sixty kilometers: 230, the largest group
• between sixty and one hundred kilometers: 117
• between one hundred and one hundred fifty kilometers: 15

The closest are within the city itself, such as Glamping Urbano and Glasser Mountain, about 8 km away. Outside Bogotá, La Calera appears at about 12 km, Funza at 14, Chía at 17, and Tenjo at 20. Tabio, with 7 lodgings, and Choachí, with 8, are about 23 and 26 km away.

Guatavita, to the northeast, is the municipality with the most listings. Behind it comes Villavicencio, which is already in Meta, and then a row of Cundinamarca towns:

• Guatavita: 42
• Villavicencio: 32
• San Francisco: 28
• La Vega: 19
• Villeta: 16
• Silvania: 13
• Guasca and Nocaima: 12 each

By department, Cundinamarca accounts for 327, Meta 45, Boyacá 25, Tolima 14, and Bogotá itself 4. If a municipality on the list is on your way, open its page: you will see only what is there.

The Cundinamarca page follows the department's border. This one follows the distance to central Bogotá, so it adds lodgings in Meta, Boyacá, and Tolima that are also within easy reach from the capital. By that criterion, names such as Nakuanu Glamping, Mangoo Glamping, or El Refugio De Mamapacha Ecolodge appear here, and not there.

The reverse happens rarely: four lodgings in Cundinamarca do not count as near Bogotá and appear only on the department's page. If you have already decided to stay in Cundinamarca, start with that page; if what matters is not getting far from the capital, stay on this one.