&Beyond Safari Lodges Consistently Honoured with Global Awards

Over the past 20 years of operation, &Beyond ’s more than 35 safari lodges and camps have been honoured with global accolades recognising our unique brand of luxury safari adventures, as well as our responsibility to the environment and commitment to guest delight.

&Beyond has earned over 200 awards in two decades for being leaders in luxury, sustainability, wildlife and community empowerment. Some of our proudest moments include:

1.    2011 — &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is voted the #1 Top Resort in Africa and the 3rd best hotel in the world in the US Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge are also listed among the best resorts in Africa.

2.    2011 — &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is listed at #52 of the UK Sunday Times Travel Magazine’s Best 100 Hotels in the World.
3.    2011 — &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for receiving a consistent 4.5 rating on the site.
4.    2011 — &Beyond Pashan Garh Wilderness Lodge is named the Best Eco-Friendly Lodge by the Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Development Board.
5.    2010 — seven &Beyond lodges are included in the US Condé Nast Traveler’s 50 Best Resorts in Africa (Phinda Private Game Reserve, Madikwe Safari Lodge, Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge, Ngala Private Game Reserve, Kichwa Tembo, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge and Lake Manyara Tree Lodge).
6.    2010 — &Beyond receives Travel + Leisure’s Global Vision Award for Wildlife Protection in the Conservation category.
7.    2010 — &Beyond Banjaar Tola Tented Camp is listed as one of the 101 Best Hotels in the World in the UK Tatler magazine’s Travel Guide.
8.    2009 — The Homestead at &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is named the Best Lodge in South Africa in House and Leisure’s Best of SA award.
9.    2009 — National Geographic ADVENTURE magazine rates &Beyond #1 in the Luxury category of its Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth.
10.    2008 — &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is selected among 38 companies worldwide as a leader in social responsibility and wins the US Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award for Best In Wildlife Conservation.
11.    2008 — &Beyond Banjaar Tola Tented Camp, Phinda Forest Lodge and Klein’s Camp feature in National Geographic ADVENTURE magazine’s Top 50 Ecolodges.
12.    2007  — &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge and Londolozi are included in the UK Condé Nast Traveller’s Gold List; &Beyond Bateleur Camp, Ngala Private Game Reserve, Phinda Forest Lodge and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge are featured in the US Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List.
13.    2007 — &Beyond is nominated for the Best Community Service Program Award at Virtuoso’s Best of the Best Awards.
14.    2006 — &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is named one of the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.
15.    2005 — &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is named the #1 preferred leisure hotel in the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands in the Accommodation category. It also earns the #2 spot in the Best Hotels in the World in the UK Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards.
16.    2005 — &Beyond is listed as one of three finalists in the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in the Investor in People category.
17.    2004 — &Beyond Mnemba Island Lodge is voted by The UK Independent as one of the World’s 5 Best Private Islands.
18.    2003 — &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is listed in the Top 50 Hot Hotels: the World’s Coolest New Places to Stay in both the UK and US Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List 2003.
19.    2002 — &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve wins the Imvelo Responsible Tourism Award.
20.    2001 — &Beyond wins UK Tatler magazine’s Sustainable Tourism Award.
“We are honoured to be recognised by so many prestigious publications”, says Claire Howse, &Beyond Marketing Director. “Every day, 2,500 staff members delight our guests in order to make a difference and we are truly proud of our lodge teams for ensuring that our guests have such a memorable experience that they, in turn, vote for us.”

All the above mentioned lodges are deeply committed to &Beyond ’s core ethic of “Care of the Land. Care of the Wildlife. Care of the People.” Together with its social development partner, Africa Foundation, the company has built up a highly successful track record in empowering and enriching the lives of communities living in and around &Beyond ’s safari lodges.

As more and more guests are interested in the positive legacy that high-end travel can leave, &Beyond ’s sustainability ethic has never been more relevant. It is for this reason that &Beyond ’s guests choose to travel with &Beyond — to assist the company to make small but meaningful differences to conserve Africa’s wildlife and most importantly, its people.

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About &Beyond
&Beyond owns and operates more than 35 extraordinary lodges and camps in Africa and India’s wilderness highspots. The company is also one of Africa’s leading inbound tour operators, designing luxury safaris and personalised travel itineraries in 16 African countries, and India. Established in 1991, &Beyond delights guests in order to make a difference; its commitment to sustainable responsible travel and community empowerment is world renowned.

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