The Good Safari Guide Awards 2009

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 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

Nominees
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 AfricaWinner
Elsa's Kopje

Nominees
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 HouseWinner
Luangwa Safari House

Nominees
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 HotelWinner
Ngong House

Nominees
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

Nominees
Karibu Safaris, Nomad Tanzania Mobile Safaris, Okavango Voyagers, Robin Pope Safaris, Uncharted Africa Mobile Safari Expeditions, Walking Wild

Best Riding SafariWinner
African Horseback Safaris

Nominees
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

Nominees
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 CampWinner
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Nominees
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 CampWinner
Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge

Nominees
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

Nominees
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 GroupWinner
Singita Game Reserves

Nominees
&Beyond, Amakhala Game Reserve, Desert & Delta Safaris, Elewana Afrika, Kwando Safaris, Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Singita Game Reserves, Wilderness Safaris

Best Safari Camp SpaWinner
Royal Malewane

Nominees
Notten's Bush Camp, Royal Malewane, Royal Zambezi, Saruni Camp (Mara), Singita Boulders Lodge

Best Safari Camp Guiding TeamWinner
Jack's Camp

Nominees
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

Nominees
Amakhosi Safari Lodge, Chiawa Camp, Jack's Camp, Kutandala, Lemala Camp Ngorongoro, Malewa Wildlife Lodge, Mhondoro Game Lodge, Singita Boulders Lodge

Best African Tourism BoardWinner
Kenya Tourist Board
Nominees
Gambia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
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