Sanctuary Olonana Wins Ecotourism Kenya Award
We are delighted to announce that Sanctuary Olonana was voted “Ecotourism Enterprise of the Year 2011” at this year’s Eco Warrior Awards in Kenya.
Launched by Ecotourism Kenya in 2005, the prestigious Eco Warrior Awards honour creativity and exceptional achievement within the Kenyan tourism industry, with the aim of encouraging sustainable tourism and promoting good business practice.
This year there were thirteen winners, with Sanctuary Olonana winning “Ecotourism Enterprise of the Year 2011” in the Tented Camp category.
Among the values emphasised by the awards are innovations that respect the environment, respect local people and cultures, impacts on local economies and empower local communities, practice of ecotourism, provide opportunities for linkages with local communities and promote good environmental governance. The winners must demonstrate innovation in any one or more of these areas.
Like all Sanctuary properties, Sanctuary Olonana operates around the ethos of “Luxury, naturally”. The first of our African properties, this is an exclusive and sustainable camp built along the Mara River at the foot of the Siria Escarpment. The 14 spacious canvas tents all have floor to ceiling mosquito nets, en-suite bathrooms with hot showers, flush lavatories, solar lighting and large river view verandas. There is an organic garden where much of the food served in camp is grown.
Click to find out more about the conservation and community projects at Sanctuary Olonana.
Sanctuary Olonana is the proud recipient of many other environmental awards including multiple awards from Ecotourism Kenya and a conservation award from the East African Wildlife Society.
About Sanctuary Retreats
Sanctuary Retreats’ collection of luxury lodges, safari camps and explorer ships bring the boutique experience to guests with the added promise of authenticity. Located in some of the most stunning locations in the world, each property is completely individual in its design and operated around the philosophy of “Luxury, naturally”. Each Sanctuary property has the same aim: to allow guests to have a “real” experience and enjoy a more natural kind of luxury in properties that have a strong commitment to conservation and responsible tourism. These properties include safari camps and lodges in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia as well as expedition ships on the Nile, Yangzi and Galapagos.
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