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Australia's first bubbletents glamping

The tents are comfortable and well-equipped.
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Perched on platforms made from reclaimed wood sourced across the farm, the 3.5-square-meter tents are extremely comfortable. The double beds are just the right mix of soft-and-firm, there are plenty of pillows, throws are made from local wool and there are slippers and gowns for when you pad to the ensuite bathroom, which is in a self-contained pod and replete with a nifty sawdust-composting toilet and sink with pump water.
A few steps outside there's also a shower fashioned from a watering can, set under a canopy of eucalypts.
Although the site is completely off-grid -- which means anything plugged in runs on batteries or solar power, rainwater is harvested and biodegradable washing and cleaning products are used -- it is also completely decked out with camping essentials.
Beside the patio with its own couches and chairs there's a kitchenette neatly folded into Jenga-like boxes. You'll find a gas stove, cups and crockery, plus a mini-fridge beneath the floorboards. There are also a few provisions, including hot chocolate and marshmallows to roast on sticks over the fire pit. All you need to do is BYO cheese, charcuterie and wine.
The latest tent to open was Virgo, the only bubble where you can bathe under the stars.
Set on the edge of the escarpment, the wood-fired tub is filled with fresh rainwater daily.
There's nothing quite like taking an alfresco soak in the dark, the smell of a campfire smoke in the air, the hum of cicadas all around. Over at Cancer, there's a broad day bed hanging from a tree, giving the illusion it's floating over the valley below.
And at Leo, a couple of hammocks are strung between ancient eucalypt trees.
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