The purpose of the Good Safari Guide Awards is for experienced tour operators, journalists and other travel professionals who have visited many safari camps and lodges to nominate them for an award in the relevant category. Categories cover many disciplines that need careful consideration. The awards are more about excellence than just being 'very good' or 'better than most'. Please choose the category carefully.
Basic nomination criteria (please do not nominate if the safari lodge/camp does not fit these criteria):
- the property must be located in a wildlife reserve (national or private), or within at most an hour's travel from extensive wildlife (game, bird or marine life), and must not be located in a city or a large town.
- the property must offer wildlife viewing excursions, whether big game or marine wildlife tourism viewing.
- the property must feasibly be part of the 'safari circuit'- somewhere visitors will stay as part of their safari holiday.
Safari specialist operators, agents, travel journalists and travellers are invited to vote. The credentials of every single voter are verified to ensure that the votes accurately and honestly represent the views of the industry and those who really know 'safari' Africa.
The votes are counted and based purely on numbers, shortlists in each category are formed and sent to our panel of judges. The judges are all highly-regarded independent safari specialist operators from around the world. The judges score the shortlists and based on their scores, the winners are produced.
The Awards process is transparent and above all honest. There is no cost involved for any part of the Awards process - it is completely without prejudice or cost that a lodge or camp receives votes, is shortlisted, or wins an award.
Your votes are vital and will be much appreciated by us and the safari companies you support. The voting process covers twelve award categories and should not take more than ten minutes of your time. If you would like your name to go forward for the prize draw of a selection of safaris provided by our sponsors and award finalists please provide your contact information at the end of the voting process.
