World Travel Awards

Africa's Leading Safari Company. Three years running.

World Travel Awards 2026

Three consecutive wins. Thank you.

Safari.com has been named Africa's Leading Safari Company at the World Travel Awards 2026, following our wins in 2024 and 2025. To everyone who travelled with us, recommended us or took the time to vote: thank you. View the official result or read the story behind our third win.

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Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards are the most-watched recognition programme in tourism. Winners are voted by travel-industry professionals and travellers worldwide. We are proud to have been named Africa's Leading Safari Company in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

The wins

Recognised by the industry.

  • 2026

    Africa's Leading Safari Company

    Our third consecutive win in this category, following the same recognition in 2024 and 2025.

  • 2025

    Africa's Leading Safari Company

    A second consecutive year at the top of the category, voted by travel professionals and travellers worldwide.

  • 2024

    Africa's Leading Safari Company

    Our first win in this category, beginning three consecutive years of recognition.

About the awards

The Oscars of the travel industry.

The World Travel Awards were founded in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel and tourism industry. They are widely regarded as the most prestigious accolade in the trade.

Winners are decided by a combined vote of qualified travel-industry professionals and travellers worldwide. The category for which we have been recognised, Africa's Leading Safari Company, is voted across the entire continent and the global travel community that books safaris on it.

Recognition like this matters to us because it reflects the work of the specialists who sit with each enquiry: the safari is theirs, not ours.

In their own words

Why travellers choose us.

The award is the industry's view. The reviews below are what our actual travellers have said after coming home.

"The trip that was arranged by Safari.com's Luxury Safari Consultant, Candis Sequera, to South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe was exciting, adventurous, and memorable! Thanks to her knowledge and resources the entire journey went smoothly, with every transfer and lodge providing courteous, friendly service. Candis provided exceptional customer service and…"
September 2026 · USA · with Candis Sequera · Verified on Trustpilot ↗
"Anja has been absolutely fantastic to work with. She has crafted a wonderful itinerary for our visit to Egypt. Throughout the process, Anja was very responsive, offered great advise and recommendations, and was very patient in dealing with our many questions! From our first interaction, to our ongoing communications, we have been thoroughly satisfied and hap…"
September 2026 · Canada · with Anja Meyer · Verified on Trustpilot ↗
"Jolene was simply extraordinary. She put together what became an absolutely incredible African trip for us in the space of barely three weeks, and from the outset her responsiveness, knowledge and genuine enthusiasm were exceptional. Nothing was ever too much trouble, responses were almost immediate, and she very quickly understood exactly what we were looki…"
August 2026 · Australia · with Jolene Welsh · Verified on Trustpilot ↗

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Included

Complimentary travel insurance. Cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026.

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