Sal Salis, Ningaloo Reef, Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef/Tourism Australia

How would you like to stay in a tent that has been set up for you, with catering, cleaning, a heater in winter – and your own bathroom? This is fancy camping (with the price tag to match).

Bamurru Plains, Mary River, Northern Territory

Just outside of Kakadu National Park, there are only nine safari lodges at Bamurru Plains. Like regular camping, the mesh walls are the only things separating you from the nature of the Top End. But unlike regular camping, you’ll have a solid floor, a bed and a high-pressure shower. Oh, and there’s also the catered meals (three course, if you please) and personalised tours into the floodplains.

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Ranged in the sand dunes facing Ningaloo Reef and cushioned by the ochre hills of Cape Range National Park, the nine safari tents of Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef have some of the best views on this stretch of coast. They are also fancier than any other tent you’ll see on this stretch of coast, with solid beds, bathrooms and catered meals.

Longitude 131, Uluru, Northern Territory

Is the sun lighting up Uluru the best wake-up call in the world? The luxury ‘tents’ at Longitude 131 are the closest accommodation to the rock, and have a view that’s priceless (and very pricey). Apart from that, Longitude 131 has all the fancy things we’ve come to expect from a glorified tent (that has solid walls) – all meals catered, spectacular activities and the most luxurious bed under a canvas roof you could expect. In fact, it’s so luxurious that Kate and Wills stayed here when they visited Uluru.

Roar & Snore, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales

What’s better? Watching the sun set over Sydney’s magnificent harbour, complete with bridge and opera house, or waking up to a behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo? At Taronga Zoo’s Roar & Snore you can have both, as well as a luxury safari tent where you can dream of lions and tigers and bears (oh my).