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Best Safari Experience/Property |
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Singita Boulders Notten's Bush Camp Jack's Camp Beho Beho Elewana Elsa's Kopje Naibor Camp Richard's Forest Camp (closed) Royal Malewane Sarara Tented Camp Saruni Samburu Satao Camp Sindabezi Island Singita Faru Faru Lodge Singita Sabora Tented CAmp Singita Sasakwa Lodge Tafika Camp Chiawa Camp Zarafa Camp Guludo Beach Lodge Sayari Camp (Asilia) Sausage Tree Camp Kanana Time & Tide (Norman Carr Walking Safaris) Old Mondoro Karisia Walking Safaris Zarafa Dhow Suites Footsteps across the Delta Kaya Mawa Uncharted Africa Safari Co Kwandwe Ecca Lodge Greystoke Mahale |
Best Value Safari Property |
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Wolwedans Dunes Lodge Kicheche Laikipia Lodge Horizon Horseback South Africa Machaba Camp Time & Tide Chongwe Camp Flatdogs Camp Richard's River Camp Vundu Camp Old Mondoro Ibo Island Lodge Kafunta River Lodge Londolozi Varty Camp Mkulumadzi Lodge Flatdogs Camp Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris Somalisa Camp Tongole Wilderness Lodge Nkwichi Lodge Mashatu Lodge Plantation Lodge Nkwichi Lodge Elephant Plains Game Lodge |
Best Safari Cuisine |
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Singita Boulders Lodge &Beyond Mondoro Game Lodge Nottens Bush Camp Amakozi Safari Lodge Chiawa Camp Jack's Camp Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp Malewa Wildlife Lodge Singita Faru Faru Lodge &Beyond Phinda Forest Lodge Azura Retreats Gibbs' Farm Karkloof Safari Spa Londolozi Granite Suites Singita Sabora Tented Camp Wolwedans Boulders Camp Zarafa Dhow Suites Royal Malewane Kaya Mawa Azura Quilalea Private Island Machaba Camp Chitabe Camp Abu Camp Elewana Tortilis Camp Ibo Island Lodge Jamala Madikwe Loisaba Conservancy Mombo Camp Naibor Camp Ol Pejeta Bush Camp Onsea House Royal Zambezi Lodge Sausage Tree Camp Singita Ebony Lodge Singita Sabora Singita Sweni Wolwedans Dune Lodge Zarafa Camp Singita Lebombo Lodge Singita Pamushana Lodge Alfajiri Villas Coral Lodge 15.41 Sausage Tree Camp Jamala Madikwe Time & Tide Chinzombo Zarafa Camp Kaya Mawa Singita Sasakwa &Beyond Sandibe Safari Lodge |
Best Riding Safari |
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African Horseback Safaris Ant's Riding Safaris Camp Jabulani Horizon Horseback Mashatu Ride Kenya (now part of Ol Donyo) Sosian, Laikipia (part of Offbeat Safaris) Varden Safaris Offbeat Riding Safaris Horizon Horseback, South Africa Uncharted Africa Safari Co Ride Botswana Okavango Horse Safaris RAW Botswana |
Best Marine Safari Experience |
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Fundu Lagoon &Beyond Mnemba Island Lodge &Beyond Vamizi Island Alfajiri Villas Azura Retreats Matemwe Retreat Anjajaby Le Lodge Baraza Resort & Spa Kaya Mawa Msambweni Beach House Thonga Beach Lodge North Island Ibo Island Lodge Azura Quilalea Private Island Grootbos Forest Lodge Kinondo Kwetu Azura Benguerra Island The Hide Zanzibar White Sands Luxury Villas and Spa |
Best Wildlife Conservation Organisation |
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Children in the Wilderness David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Endangered Wildlife Trust Jane Goodall Institute Samburu Trust South Luangwa Conservation Society Uthando Wilderness Wildlife Trust AfriCat Foundation Tusk Trust David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Mara Elephant Project African Parks Lewa Wildlife Conservancy |
Best Charity |
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Uthando Wonderbag in Africa Project Luangwa Malailangwe Trust> |
Personal Contribution to Tourism |
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David Shephard Norman Carr Jake Grieves-Cook Beks Ndlovu Luke Bailes Nigel Vere Nicol Felicia Munjaidi - Zimbabwe Tourist Office |
Best Community Focused |
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Best Safari House |
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Luangwa Safari House Elewana Kifaru House Kwandwe Uplands Homestead Laragai House Morukuru Family Shiwa N'gandu Singita Castleton The Manor at Samara Time & Tide Chongwe House Africa House at Royal Malewane Tangala House Luangwa Safari House Ant's Nest Jambiza Bush Home Mara House Ol Donyo Lodge Time & Tide Chongwe House Singita Collection Time & Tide Chongwe House Leobo Observatory Bush Villa Sirikoi Kaya Mawa Singita Serengeti House Luangwa Safari House Wolwedans Private Camp Zarafa Dhow Suites Ol Malo Lodge/Ol Malo House Leobo Observatory Bush Villa Time & Tide Chongwe Ndomo House at Kaya Mawa Jembisa Bush Home Gibb’s Farm House in the Wild |
Best Mobile Safari |
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Robin Pope Mobile Safaris Karibu Safari Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris Okavango Voyagers Uncharted Africa Safari Company Bushways Safaris Karisia Walking Safaris &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas Namibia Tracks and Trails Ultimate Safaris Wilderness Discoverer Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris Uncharted Africa Safari Co Selinda Canoe Trail Singita Explore Mobile Safaris Letaka Safaris Hayward's Grand Safari Company Zambia Safari Company Safari & Guide Services Offbeat Riding Safaris |
Best Safari Guiding Team |
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Jack's Camp Amakhozi Safari Lodge Chiawa Camp Cottars 1920s Camp Kwando Lagoon Camp Kwando Lebala Camp Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris Jaci's Tree Lodge Mara Plains Camp Nsefu Camp Porini Rhino CAmp Rekero Camp (Asilia) Selinda Camp Singita Boulders Lodge Robin Pope Mobile Safaris Beho Beho Elewana Tortilis Camp Ivory Lodge Jaci's Safari Lodge Kicheche Laikipia Kwando Lebala Camp Londolozi Granite Suites Mara Plains Old Mondoro Savanna Lodge Selinda Camp Tanda Tula Safari Camp The Bush Camp Company Skeleton Coast Safaris Time & Tide (Norman Carr Walking Safaris) Remote Africa Safaris Uncharted Africa Safari Co Vundu Camp Serian - The Original Letaka Safaris Footsteps Across the Delta Serian Serengeti North/South Singita Sasakwa Lamai Serengeti Kwandwe Ecca Lodge Karisia Walking Safaris Nguringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge Chitabe Lebida Camp Greystoke Mahale Chitabe Camp Kicheche Bush Camp |
Best Location |
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Sausage Tree Camp Jack's Camp Chiawa Camp Wolwedans Private Camp Greystoke Mahale Zarafa Camp Ibo Island Lodge Kaya Mawa Singita Boulders Tongole Wilderness Lodge Greystoke Mahale Chitabe Camp Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge Azura Quilalea Private Island Machaba Camp |
Best Safari Hotel |
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Ngong House (no longer exists) Baraza Resort & Spa, Zanzibar Breezes Beach Club & Spa, Zanzibar Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro Oyster Bay Lodge &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge Emin Pasha Hotel &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge Gibb's Farm Plantation Lodge Victoria Falls Safari Lodge Emin Pasha Hotel |
Best Design |
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&Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Kaya Mawa Zarafa Camp Singita Ebony Lodge Leobo Observatory Bush Villa Time & Time Chinzombo Bumbura Plains Camp Greystoke Mahale Elewana Elsa's Kopfe Chitabe Camp Singita Boulders Lodge |
Best Ecologically Responsible |
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&Beyond Hunter Hotels Group South Africa Robin Pope Mobile Safaris Jack's Camp Amakhozi Safari Lodge Camp Jabulani Chiawa Camp Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp Malewa Wildlife Lodge Nottens Bush Camp Porini Amboseli Camp Satao Elerai Grootbos Forest Lodge Zarafa Dunia Camp (Asilia) Joy's Camp (no longer operational) Kicheche Laikipia Camp Meno a Kwena Camp Ol Donyo Lodge Ol Pejeta Bush Camp (Asilia) Porini Lion Camp Sanctuary Baines Camp Sayari Camp (Asilia) Selinda Camp Sindabezi Island Singita Sasakwa Lodge Bumbora Plains Camp Explorers Camp Gorongosa Elewana Tortilis Kicheche Laikipia Camp Naibor Camp Nkwichi Lodge Nuarro Lodge Ol Mondoro Camp Sasaab Mwamba Bush Camp (Shenton Safaris) Bumbora Plains Camp Explorers Camp Gorongosa Karen Blixen Camp Wolwedans Dunes Lodge Footsteps Across the Delta Chiawa Camp Etendeka Mountain Camp Gibb's Farm Kwandwe Ecca Lodge Mara Plains Camp Virunga Safari Lodge Tongole Wilderness Lodge Kaya Mawa Camp Kalahari Grootbos Forest Lodge Chitabe Camp Machaba Camp Fundu Lagoon Ride Botswana |
Best Family Safari Experience |
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Footsteps Across the Delta Ant's Nest Laikipia Wilderness Singita Serengeti House Camp Kalahari Gibb's Farm Mkombe's Lamai Leobo Observatory Bush Villa Kwandwe Ecca Lodge Kaya Mawa Azura Benguerra Island Tongole Wilderness Lodge Machaba Camp Jembisa Bush Home Flat Dogs Camp Camp Kipwe Mashatu Lodge |
Best Walking Safari |
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Time & Tide (Norman Carr Walking Safaris) Karisia Walking Robin Pope Mobile Safaris Vundu Camp Remote Africa Safaris Footsteps across the Delta Sand Rivers Selous Selinda Explorers Camp Africa On Foot Selinda Canoe Trail Pafuri Walking Trail Ride Botswana Greystoke Mahale Borana Lodge |
Best Safari Spa/Retreat |
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Royal Malewane Nottens Bush Camp Royal Zambezi Lodge Saruni Mara Singita Boulders Lodge Karkloof Safari Spa Azura Retreats Garonga Safari Camp Samara Karoo Lodge Singita Faru Faru Lodge Ulusaba Rock Lodge Duma Manzi Eco Lodge & Spa Pondoro Game Lodge Sasaab Singita Lebombo Baraza Resort and Spa, Zanzibar Karkloof Safari Spa Lion in the Sun Segera Retreat The Retreat, Selous Zarafa Camp Zarafa Dhow Suites Kaya Mawa Baraza Resort and Spa, Zanzibar Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Retreat and Wellness Retreat Jao Camp Time & Tide Chinzombo Leopard Hills Elephant Bedroom Camp Mara Bushtops |
Most Romantic Safari Property |
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Greystoke Mahale Wolwedans Private Camp Cottars 1920s Kaya Mawa Elewana Kilindini Zanzibar Chem Chem Safari Lodge Zarafa Camp Azura Selous Zarafa Dhow Suites Sasaab Sausage Tree Camp Azura Quilalea Private Island Molori Safari Lodge Time & Tide Chinzombo Fundu Lagoon Zanzibar White Sand Luxury Villas and Spa |
Personal Contribution to Wildlife |
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Grant Cummings C. Brightman - Vic Falls Anti Poaching Craig Sholley - AWF Diana Hunter Garth Thompson Rob & Jo Janisch - One Africa Colin Bell Dame Daphne Sheldrick Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton Robin & Jo Pope Richard Leakey Clive Stockil |
Best Safari Accommodation Group |
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&Beyond Hunter Hotels Group South Africa Robin Pope Mobile Safaris Amakala Game Reserve Desert & Delta Safaris Kwando Safaris Londolozi Private Game Reserve Great Plains Conservation Ker & Downey Botswana Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris African Bush Camps |
Best African Tourism Board |
2022 Long List |
Kelly White (Malawi Tourism) Namibia Tourist Board Kenya Tourism Board Mozambique Tourism Board South African Tourism Zambia Tourist Board Botswana Tourism Board South Africa Tourism Kenya Tourism Board |