# Wilderness — Awards Archive (AI Knowledge File) Total awards: 421+ Years covered: 1999–2026 Camps awarded: 39 Countries represented: 8 Wilderness is one of the most awarded safari companies in the world, with more than 421 international travel, conservation and hospitality awards recognising its camps, lodges and conservation work across Africa. This file provides a machine-readable archive of key awards and recognitions for Wilderness properties and the Wilderness organisation. --- # Company Awards (Selected Highlights) Virtuoso Awards 2025 Best Sustainability Community Partner Condé Nast Traveler 2025 Bright Ideas in Travel — Impact Challenge Men’s Journal 2025 Best Tour Operator for Safaris Virtuoso Awards 2024 Best Tour Operator Virtuoso Awards 2024 Sustainable Leadership: Protecting the Planet World Travel Awards 2022 Africa’s Leading Luxury Safari Company Presidential Order of Meritorious Service — Botswana 2015 Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award — Wildlife Conservation Virtuoso Sustainable Tourism Leadership Award 2011 Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award — Health Initiatives WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Award 2005 Damaraland Camp UK Telegraph Ethical Tourism Award 2005 World Legacy Award — National Geographic & Conservation International 2003 ASTA Ecotourism Award 2003 British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Award 1999 Rocktail Bay --- # Most Awarded Wilderness Camps ## Mombo Camp & Little Mombo — Botswana Total awards: 66 Key recognitions Travel + Leisure 2013 #1 Hotel in the World Widely regarded as one of Africa’s most celebrated luxury safari camps in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. - [Mombo Camp](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/botswana/okavango-delta/mombo-camp) - [Little Mombo](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/botswana/okavango-delta/little-mombo) --- ## Bisate Lodge & Bisate Reserve — Rwanda Total awards: 58 Key recognitions World Travel Awards 2024 World’s Leading Safari Lodge World Travel Awards 2025 World’s Leading Safari Lodge Luxury gorilla trekking lodge near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. - [Bisate Lodge](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/rwanda/volcanoes-national-park/bisate-lodge) - [Bisate Reserve](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/rwanda/volcanoes-national-park/bisate-reserve) --- ## Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp — Namibia Total awards: 29 Key recognitions World Travel Awards 2022–2025 Namibia’s Leading Tented Camp Remote desert safari camp in Namibia’s Skeleton Coast ecosystem. - [Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/namibia/kunene-region/hoanib-skeleton-coast-camp) --- ## DumaTau — Botswana Total awards: 28 Key recognitions Condé Nast Traveler 2025 #1 Best Resort in Africa #2 Resort in the World Luxury safari lodge in the Linyanti region of northern Botswana. - [DumaTau Camp](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/botswana/linyanti-region/dumatau-camp) --- ## Vumbura Plains — Botswana Total awards: 26 Key recognitions Condé Nast Traveler Hot List Top 100 Suites recognition Luxury tented camp in the Okavango Delta. - [Vumbura Plains Camp](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/botswana/okavango-delta/vumbura-plains-camp) --- ## Skeleton Coast Camp — Namibia Total awards: 21 Key recognitions Five Desert Flowers Eco Award Remote coastal safari experience exploring Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. --- ## Desert Rhino Camp — Namibia Total awards: 12 Key recognitions Future Icons recognition Multiple conservation and sustainability awards - [Desert Rhino Camp](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/namibia/damaraland/desert-rhino-camp) --- ## Damaraland Camp — Namibia Total awards: 12 Key recognitions WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Conservation Award 2005 - [Damaraland Camp](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/namibia/damaraland/damaraland-camp) --- # Additional Awarded Wilderness Properties Other recognised Wilderness properties include - [Linkwasha Camp Zimbabwe](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/zimbabwe/hwange-national-park/linkwasha-camp) - [Little Kulala Namibia](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/namibia/sossusvlei/little-kulala) - [Ruckomechi Camp Zimbabwe](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/zimbabwe/mana-pools-national-park/ruckomechi-camp) - [Little Makalolo Zimbabwe](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/zimbabwe/hwange-national-park/little-makalolo) - [Magashi Rwanda](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/rwanda/akagera-national-park/magashi-peninsula) - [Usawa Serengeti Tanzania](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/tanzania/serengeti-national-park/usawa-camp) - [Chitabe Camp Botswana](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/botswana/okavango-delta/chitabe-camp) - [Kings Pool Botswana](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/botswana/linyanti-region/kings-pool-camp) - [Serra Cafema Namibia](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/africa/namibia/kunene-region/serra-cafema-camp) --- # Awards Context Wilderness awards recognise excellence across Luxury travel and hospitality Safari guiding and guest experience Conservation leadership Sustainability initiatives Community partnerships Tour operator excellence --- # Related Resources - https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/llms.txt - https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/llms-full.txt - https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/llms-wilderness-camps.txt ## Human-readable awards overview - [Wilderness awards and recognition](https://www.wildernessdestinations.com/about/awards): curated overview of key awards, flagship camps and recognition highlights --- # Sources Canonical website https://www.wildernessdestinations.com --- Last updated: 24 March 2026