The Good Safari Guide Awards - peer group recognition of outstanding achievements in the safari industry.
The Gala Dinner took place at the Hilton Durban, on Friday 8th May 2009 (the first night of Indaba) at 7.30pm. During the evening the winners in the following 16 categories were announced:
| Best Safari Camp in Africa | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Jack's Camp |
| Best Safari Camp in Southern Africa | |
| Winner | Jack's Camp |
| Finalists | Amakhala Safari Lodge (RSA), Amakhosi Safari Lodge (RSA), Ants Hill (RSA), Ants Nest (RSA), Chiawa Camp (Zambia), Jack's Camp (Botswana), Kwando Lagoon (Botswana), Nkorho Bush Lodge (RSA), Notten's Camp (RSA), Royal Zambezi Lodge (Zambia), Samara Private Game Reserve (RSA), Singita Boulders Lodge |
| Best Safari Camp in Eastern Africa | |
| Winner | Elsa's Kopje |
| Finalists | Beho Beho (Tanzania), Cottars 1920's Camp (Kenya), Elsa's Kopje (Kenya), Hatari Lodge (Tanzania), Satao Camp (Kenya), Sayari Camp (Tanzania), Serian Camp (Kenya), Sirikoi Tented Camp (Kenya) |
| Best Safari House | |
| Winner | Luangwa Safari House |
| Finalists | Kifaru House, Kwandwe Uplands Homestead, Laragai House, Luangwa Safari House, Morukuru Lodge, Phinda Getty House, Shiwa Ngandu, Singita Castleton Camp, The Manor at Samara |
| Best Safari Hotel | |
| Winner | Ngong House |
| Finalists | Baraza Zanzibar, Breezes Beach Club, Mount Meru Game Lodge, Ngong House, Oyster Bay Lodge, The Manor at Ngorongoro |
| Best Mobile Safari | |
| Winner | Robin Pope Safaris |
| Finalists | Karibu Safaris, Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris, Okavango Voyagers, Robin Pope Safaris, Uncharted Africa Mobile Safari Expeditions, Walking Wild |
| Best Riding Safari | |
| Winner | African Horseback Safaris |
| Finalists | African Horseback Safaris, Ants Nest, Camp Jabulani, Limpopo Valley Horse Safaris, Ride Kenya, Singita Grumeti Reserves Riding Safaris, Sosian Ranch, Varden Safaris |
| Best Ecological Safari Camp | |
| Winner | Jack's Camp |
| Finalists | Amakhosi Safari Lodge, Amboseli Porini Camp, Camp Jabulani, Chiawa Camp, Jack's Camp, Kutandala, Lemala Camp Ngorongoro, Malewa Wildlife Lodge, Nottens Bush Camp, Satao Elerai |
| Best Community Safari Camp | |
| Winner | Grootbos Private Nature Reserve |
| Finalists | Amakhosi Safari Lodge, Amboseli Porini Camp, Chiawa Camp, Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Grootbos, Hatari Lodge, Lemala Camp Ngorongoro, Sarara Tented Camp, Shompole |
| Best New Safari Camp | |
| Winner | Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge |
| Finalists | Alex Walker's Serian, Bush Lodge (Amakhala), Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Lemala Camp Ngorongoro, Malewa Wildlife Lodge, Mhondoro Game Lodge, Satao Elerai, Zafara Camp |
| Best Beach Safari Camp | |
| Winner | Fundu Lagoon |
| Finalists | Amakhosi Safari Lodge, Amboseli Porini Camp, Camp Jabulani, Chiawa Camp, Jack's Camp, Kutandala, Lemala Camp Ngorongoro, Malewa Wildlife Lodge, Nottens Bush Camp, Satao Elerai |
| Best Safari Accommodation Group | |
| Winner | Singita Game Reserves |
| Finalists | &Beyond, Amakhala Game Reserve, Desert & Delta Safaris, Elewana Afrika, Kwando Safaris, Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Singita Game Reserves, Wilderness Safaris |
| Best Safari Camp Spa | |
| Winner | Royal Malewane |
| Finalists | Notten's Bush Camp, Royal Malewane, Royal Zambezi, Saruni Camp (Mara), Singita Boulders Lodge |
| Best Safari Camp Guiding Team | |
| Winner | Jack's Camp |
| Finalists | Amakhosi Safari Lodge, Chiawa Camp, Cottars 1920's Camp, Jack's Camp, Kutandala, Kwando Lagoon, Kwando Lebala |
| Best Safari Camp Cuisine | |
| Winner | Singita Boulders Lodge |
| Finalists | Amakhosi Safari Lodge, Chiawa Camp, Jack's Camp, Kutandala, Lemala Camp Ngorongoro, Malewa Wildlife Lodge, Mhondoro Game Lodge, Singita Boulders Lodge |
| Best African Tourism Board | |
| Winner | Kenya Tourist Board |
| Finalists | Gambia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia |