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Awards

The Good Safari Guide Awards - peer group recognition of outstanding achievements in the safari industry.

The Good Safari Guide Award Ceremony 2009

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:

The 2009 Award Results

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

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