The Spanish camping brand that's big on nature immersion, cool design and creature comforts

"A few years ago, camping with friends, I watched in awe as Becky set up her pitch. While the rest of us were stringing out guy ropes on tents as glamorous as giant cagoules, she arrived with a bell tent, duvets instead of sleeping bags, sheepskin rugs and vintage folding chairs. For all the talk of breathability, practicality and high performance gear, it was Becky's tent we all wanted to sleep in."

"It all began back in 2016, when Kampaoh CEO Salvador Lora and his partner were backpacking in the Dominican Republic. One night they came across a campsite with pre-erected tents within which were mattresses and blankets. We were in the middle of nature, surrounded by peace, and lacked nothing, he tells me. Back home in Spain, Salvador wondered if something like that could work there and decided to experiment setting up a handful of tents in Tarifa."

"Coming across the brand by chance when looking for somewhere to stay in Andalucia, I booked into Camping Los Villares, one of its showcase sites, in the hills above Cordoba. Arriving in the golden hour, after travelling overland by train, Los Villares looks like a dreamy backdrop to a Sofia Coppola film. From the entrance, the land drops gently away to reveal avenues of cream-coloured canvas tents, the sun filtering through tall Aleppo pines."

Becky’s bell-tent setup combined duvets, sheepskin rugs and vintage folding chairs to create a glamorous, home-like camping experience. Kampaoh began after Salvador Lora and his partner found pre-erected, furnished tents while backpacking in the Dominican Republic and later trialed similar pitches in Tarifa. The company now operates around 90 sites across Europe, primarily in Spain, with locations in Portugal and Italy. Camping Los Villares, above Córdoba, features cream-coloured canvas tents among Aleppo pines and a cinematic, golden-hour atmosphere. Accommodation types include bell tents, safari-style Bali tents, triangular Buka tents with rustic washrooms, Tiny Love and Tiny Play cabins.

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