Classic Safari Camps of Africa
Classics Accolades - current winners
Good Safari Awards 2011
• Ant’s Hill – Winner – Best Riding Safari Operator in South Africa
• Robin & Jo Pope, Robin Pope Safaris – Winner – Best Personal Contribution to Safari Tourism
Archived
Ant’s Hill - South Africa
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2012 - Best Property in South Africa
• Ant’s Hill & Ant’s Nest - One of the top-ranked Specialty Lodges on Trip Advisor 2012
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2011 Winner - Best Riding Safari Operator in South Africa
• Awarded 4 stars for Eco Hotels of the World 2008
• Tatler 101 Best Hotels 2004
Benguerra Lodge - Mozambique
• World Travel Award - Mozambique's Best Safari – 2007
Special Articles:
• Architectural Digests - August 2006
Cheli & Peacock - Kenya
• SKAL Sustainable Development in Tourism Award 2012
• Kenya Tourism Awards 2011 - Judges Award for Support and Integration with Local Communities
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2010 – Cheli & Peacock voted Best Safari Accommodation Group in Africa
Cottars 1920s Camp - Kenya
• Best Guide - Harpers Bazaar, March 2008
• 101 Best Hotels - Tatler Travel Guide 2007
• The 50 Best Camp Sites - The Independent, April 2006
• Best Safari Camp, Harpers & Queen - January 2003
• Best Tented Camp in the World, Tatler Magazine - January 2003
• Top Guides of Africa, Condé Nast Traveller - November 2002
• Bronze Eco-Rating Certification, Ecotourism Kenya
Elsa's Kopje - Kenya
• Kenya Tourism Awards – Best Accommodation Facility, 2011
• Andrew Harper Recommended, 2011
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2010 - Elsa’s Kopje voted Best Safari Camp in Africa
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2010 - Elsa’s Kopje voted Best Safari Camp in East Africa
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2009 - Elsa’s Kopje voted Best Safari Camp in East Africa
• CNBC International Property Award Winner - Best Development - 2008
• 101 Best Hotels - Tatler Travel Guide 2007
• 5 of the Best Safaris for Children - Travel Weekly Magazine, July 2006
• 10 of the World’s Coolest Pools - The Daily Telegraph, Spring 2005
• The 50 Best Honeymoons - The Independent, June 2001
• Silver Eco-Rating Certification, Ecotourism Kenya (recipient of Africa’s 1st Bronze Eco-rating Certificate in 2003)
Garonga Safari Camp - South Africa
• Winner of the "Top 25 All Inclusive Resorts in the World" by "Travellers Choice 2012"
• Travellers Choice Winner for Trip Advisor 2010 and 2011
• Top 100 Spas 2007
• Madrid Travel Award 2007
• AA Golden Awards from 2001-2004
Governors' Camps - Kenya & Rwanda
• Travel And Leisure Magazine - Best Hotels In The World 2010
• Travel and Leisure Magazine – Top 20 Hotels in Africa 2009 - Governors' Camp was voted 4th
• Travel and Leisure Magazine – Top 100 Hotels in the World 2009 - Governors' Camp was voted 9th
• Travel News – “Quest for the Best” 2007 - Best Tented Camp in Kenya
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2005 – Best Places to stay in Africa
• Sunday Times Travel Magazine 2004 Award for world’s “Best Wilderness Experience”
• Loldia House – A certificate of appreciation from the Ministry of Education in recognition of supporting Education Development in the Division
• Conde Nast Traveller Magazine 2005 Gold List Awards
- No. 2 - Little Governors’ Camp
- No. 7 - Governors' Camp
• Travel News & Lifestyle, “Quest for the Best” Award for 2004
- No.2 – Governors’ Camp
• Travel News & Lifestyle “Quest for the Best” 2004 - “ Best Tented Camp”
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2003
• Conde Nast Traveller Magazine 2003 Gold List Awards
- Little Governors' Camp
- No. 2 - Governors' Camp
Jaci's Lodges - South Africa
• Getaway Magazine – Top Ten Places – Private Game Lodge winner 2007 runner up 2006
• House and Leisure – Best of the Best Visa – runner up 2006
• AA awards Private game Lodge – winner 2004, 2005 Runner up 2006
• 101 Top Hotels in the World – Conde Nast 2003
Joy's Camp
• Gold Eco-Rating Certificate, Ecotourism - Joy’s Camp, Kenya 2012
• Best Sustainable Hotel in Africa award 2012
• Condé Nast Traveller Magazine Hot List, 2007
• Silver Eco-Rating Certification, Ecotourism Kenya
Little Governors' Camp
• World Travel Awards for 2008 – Best Camp in Kenya
• World Travel Awards for 2007 – Best Camp in Kenya
• World Travel Awards for 2006 – Kenya’s Leading Hotel
• Conde Nast Traveller Magazine 2005 Gold List Awards
• Best Places to Stay in Africa 2005 - Best camp in Kenya
• Conde Nast Traveller Magazine 2004 Gold List Awards
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2003
Loisaba
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2010 – Loisaba voted Best Community Safari Property in Africa
• Voted Worlds Sexiest Honeymoon Hotel Bed – Glamour Magazine 2010
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2009
• Voted Best Beds, Harper’s & Queen
• Voted Best Adventure/Helicopter Guide, Harper’s & Queen
• 101 Best Hotels, Tatler Travel Guide 2007
• The 7 Honeymoon Wonders of the World – Condé Nast Traveller, January 2007
• Bronze Eco-Rating Certification, Ecotourism Kenya
Mfangano Island Camp Kenya
• Elite Traveler Magazine Best of the Best Awards 2005 – Voted as one of the world’s top 5 “Island Resorts”
Nkwali
• Finalist in the “Best Community Property in Africa”
Onguma Safari Camps - Namibia
• The Fort - Travel & Leisure 2008
Pumulani - Malawi
• Voted "Malawi's Leading Hotel" by World Travel Awards 2011
Robin Pope Safaris - Zambia
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2011 Winner - Best Personal Contribution to Safari Tourism
• Good Safari Guide 2010
Best Safari Guiding Team in Africa
Runner up: Best Safari Accommodation Group
• Zambia Tourism Awards 2009
Voted Best in Tourism Promotion
• Good Safari Guide 2009
Luangwa Safari House voted Best Safari Houses
Walking Mobiles voted Best Mobiles Safaris
• Good Safari Guide 2008
Finalist in the “Best Safari Accommodation Group in Africa”
Finalist in “Best Safari Guiding Team in Africa”
• Responsible Tourism Awards 2006
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2010 – Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge voted Best New Safari Lodge in Africa
• Conde Nast Hot List for 2008
• Travel News – Quest for the Best 2007 - Voted National Geographical Adventure’s best new outfitted trips for November 2007
Tena Tena & Luangwa Safari House
• Good Safari Guide Awards 2010 – Luangwa Safari House voted Best Safari House in Africa
• 101 Best Hotels – Tatler Travel Guide 2007
The Hide - Zimbabwe
• Winner of the AZTA (Association of Zimbabwe Travels Agents) Award for "BEST SAFARI CAMP" for 2011
• Best Tented Safari Camp in Zimbabwe - AZTA Award
• Good Safari Guide Award Nominee 2010 - Best Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe
Tongabezi - Zambia
• "Zambia's Leading Safari Lodge" in African World Travel Awards 2008
• BBC Holiday Top Ten Best 2007
• Conde Nast Traveler's Gold List - Jan 2007
• "Zambia's Leading Safari Lodge" in African World Travel Awards 2007
• Conde Nast awards for Tangala and Sindabezi Island 2007
• Tangala won a Conde Nast award 2006
• Sindabezi in Tatler’s 2006 Travel Guide -101 best hotels 2006
• Conde Nast awards for Tangala and Sindabezi Island 2006
• ITV’s “Wish You Where Here” programme hosted at Nkwali and Tangala which was
broadcast in Summer 2003
• Tripadvisor recently recognised Livingstone Island as
NUMBER ONE
on their Best 10 wild places to swim in the world list.
• Sindabezi is one of Fodor’s top ten eco-lodges
• Tongabezi was chosen as one of the 500 best hotels in the
world by Travel & Leisure in 2010
• Tongabezi has made the Where to go Next list for
African Travel's Ten Favorite Family Camps.
Tortilis Camp - Kenya
• T&L 500 Best Hotels – Travel & Leisure Magazine - 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
• World’s Best Awards – Travel & Leisure Magazine - 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2008
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2006 – Best for Service in Africa
• Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2005
• British Airways Regional Award for Ecotourism, ‘Tourism for Tomorrow Award’, 1996
• 'Certificate Of Merit & Recognition’ from Friends Of Conservation (Kenya)
• Silver Eco-Certification, Ecotourism Kenya
Wolwedans - Namibia
• World Travel Awards – “Namibia’s Leading Safari Destination” - Winner 2006 & 2007.
• Tatler Magazine’s “101 Best Hotels in the World”, recognised as one of the finest retreats in the World.
• National Geographic Traveller - listed as one of the world’s Top 50 earth-friendly retreats.