Traditional camping means you bring and set up your own shelter and gear—typically a tent, sleeping bag, and cooking equipment—and you handle pitching, packing, and campsite chores yourself. Glamping (“glamorous camping”) keeps an outdoor setting but provides ready-made accommodations such as furnished tents, yurts, shepherd’s huts, pods, or cabins, often with real beds, power, and stronger bathroom or kitchen amenities.
In practice, camping trades comfort for lower cost, flexibility, and a more self-sufficient experience, while glamping trades higher nightly rates and less DIY setup for convenience and hotel-like comfort in nature. Booking.com’s outdoor travel guide frames that split as self-sufficient tent living versus pre-arranged, more comfortable outdoor lodging.
Source: Glamping vs camping: what’s the difference? — Booking.com