Glamping Business Tips

Start your glamping business in Australia

Category: Glamping Business Tips

How to Start a Glamping Business in Australia

Starting a glamping business? What to sort out first, how many units to start with, yurts vs domes, the setup costs to plan for and how to get bookings.

By Ryan Smith
How Much Does A Yurt Cost?

Category: Glamping Business Tips, Off Grid & Alternative Living

How Much Does a Yurt Cost in Australia?

Yurt prices in Australia, size by size: our ORON kits run from $14,350 to $32,090 AUD ex GST. What's in the kit, what isn't, and what a full setup really costs.

By Ryan Smith
Raised timber yurt platform on a rural Australian block

Category: Glamping Business Tips, Off Grid & Alternative Living, Yurt & Dome Know How

Yurt Platform Guide: How to Build a Solid Base (2026)

How to plan and build a yurt platform: timber or steel, footings, sizing, levelling and decking tips for a long-lasting yurt base.

By Ryan Smith
An 8m ORON yurt on its deck in the Perth Hills

Category: Glamping Business Tips, Off Grid & Alternative Living

Council Approval for Yurts in Australia & NZ: What You Actually Need to Know (2026)

Do yurts need council approval? What changes the answer (use, size and permanence), what to ask your council and how we help with letters and templates.

By Ryan Smith
Geodesic Domes Australia: Complete Buyer's Guide (2026)

Category: Glamping Business Tips

Geodesic Domes Australia: Complete Buyer’s Guide (2026)

Buying a geodesic dome in Australia in 2026: sizes, frames, covers, uses, site prep and what to compare between suppliers.

By Ryan Smith
Stu's 6m Geo Dome glamping stay in Victoria

Category: Glamping Business Tips

Airbnb Glamping Australia: Real Income, Costs & ROI

Can a yurt or dome Airbnb make money? A real, dated example from a client build, the costs people forget, and a table to run your own numbers.

By Ryan Smith
Stu's 6m Geo Dome glamping stay in Victoria

Category: Glamping Business Tips, Off Grid & Alternative Living

Glamping Permits in Australia & NZ: What You Actually Need to Know (2026)

What changes when you take paying guests in a yurt or dome: use, number of units, amenities, fire, access and insurance, and who to talk to first.

By Ryan Smith
Two people inside a Geo Dome looking out through the panoramic window

Category: Glamping Business Tips

Glamping on Airbnb Australia: Complete Hipcamp & Host Guide 2026

How to list a yurt or dome glamping stay on Airbnb and Hipcamp: choosing a platform, writing the listing, photos, pricing and reviews.

By Ryan Smith
6m geo dome build in rural Victoria

Category: Client Build Stories, Glamping Business Tips

Stu’s Profitable 6m Geo Dome Build: From Spare Dirt to $300+ Per Night in Victoria

How Stu built a 6m geodesic dome glamping site in Victoria: site prep, fit-out and turning it into a busy, well-reviewed guest stay.

By Ryan Smith
A client's Geo Dome on a timber deck in a garden setting

Category: Glamping Business Tips, Yurt & Dome Know How

Glamping Tents Compared: Bell Tent, Safari, Yurt and Dome

Bell tent, safari tent, yurt or geo dome? How the main glamping tents compare on comfort, weather, set-up and cost.

By Ryan Smith