Our travelers aren’t the only ones sending praise our way. Over the years we’ve been given awards and recognition by many trade publications and organizations. Read about our latest accolades below.
Outside Magazine: Best Places to Work
- Natural Habitat Adventures was ranked number one Best Place to Work for companies with 14-49 employees – 2008.
- National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) was named one of the best medium-sized companies (50-249 employees) to work for – 2008.
Outside Magazine: Trip of the Year
- O.A.R.S. 2009
Travel & Leisure World’s Best AwardEach year Travel & Leisure conducts a reader’s poll to identify the World’s Top Tour Operators, based on six key criteria: staff and guides, itineraries and destinations, activities, food, value, and accommodations.
- Travel & Leisure Winner: World’s Best Tour Operator and Safari Outfitter:
- Micato Safaris 2003-2007
- Travel & Leisure: World’s Best Value:
- Micato Safaris 2006-2007p.
- Travel & Leisure’s 40 Trips That Will Change Your World:
- Natural Habitat Adventures 2008
- Listed among Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operator and Safari Outfitters:
- Backroads 1998-2006
- Micato Safaris 1995-2006
- Lindblad Expeditions 2000-2006
- GeoEx 2006
National Geographic’s Best New Trips
- O.A.R.S. 2008 – 2009
- Natural Habitat Adventures 2008
National Geographic Traveler: 50 Tours of a Lifetime
- O.A.R.S. 2007 – 2009
National Geographic Adventure: Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth
- O.A.R.S. 2008 – 2009
Conde Nast Top Travel Specialist
- GeoEx 2005
- Off the Beaten Path 2002-2006
Conde Nast Traveller
- Gold ListThe Conde Nast Traveller Gold List, chosen by the magazine’s readers, recognizes the world’s best travel carriers and operators.
- Lindblad Expeditions 1998-2003
- Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice for Top Cruise Lines
- Lindblad Expeditions 1996-2003
- Conde Nast Traveller Ecotourism AwardThis award recognizes a tour operator’s commitment to preserving natural habitats and contributing to local cultures while providing enriching travel experiences.
- Lindblad Expeditions 2002
- Conde Nast Traveller‘s World’s Most Amazing Travel SpecialistsConde Nast‘s Wendy Perrin annually lists the industry’s best travel specialists. Says Perrin, “With their blend of expertise, connections, customer service, and good value, these select travel consultants can pack a punch in crafting your next trip. The travel specialists who make the list, and remain on it year after year, do so by meeting or exceeding our expectations and those of our readers.”
- O.A.R.S. 2007 – 2008
- Caroline Wood, Off the Beaten Path
- Conde Nast Traveller’s Green ListThe Green List is an annual tribute to ecotourism, honoring the best hotels, tour operators, and destinations for their environmental initiatives, contributions to local communities, and the quality of their guest experience.
- Natural Habitat Adventures: Highest ranked tour operator and second highest overall in 2006
Outside Magazine’s Best TripsInfluential Outside magazine annually lists the world’s best trips, with an emphasis on journeys that connect travelers to the outdoors.
- GeoEx 2005
LuxuryLink: World’s Best Tour Company
- Micato Safaris 2007
Porthole Magazine: Best African Safari Tour Operator
- Micato Safaris 2004, 2005, 2007
Banff Heritage Tourism Corporation’s award for Strongest Commitment to Staff Heritage Orientation
- Backroads 2004
Tanzania Tourist Board Cruise Development Award
- Micato Safaris 2007
TravelAge West: Best Tour Operator, Africa/Middle East
- Micato Safaris 2007
Travel Agent Magazine: Tour Operator of the Year, Leaders in Luxury
- Dennis Pinto, Micato Safaris 2004
United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 AwardAwarded by the UN “to recognize and reward individuals and organizations around the world that have made an impact in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.”
- Lindblad Expeditions 2001
Carlson Marketing Worldwide: Partners in Excellence – Spirit of Excellence Program
- Micato Safaris 2007
Together Our Resources Can Help (TORCH): Inspiration Award
- Lorna Macleod, Micato Safaris 2005
National Audubon Society’s Nature Odysseys Tour Operator Award for ExcellenceAudubon’s mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. The tourism operator who receives their Award for Excellence not only takes their travelers to see these bird populations, but also informs them of the need to protect and respect these populations so that future travelers can also enjoy them.
- Lindblad Expeditions 1995/1996
ASTA/Smithsonian Magazine Environmental Award
- Lindblad Expeditions 1993
The WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund), an organization at the vanguard of animal and habitat preservation around the world, has chosen Natural Habitat Adventures as one of just two of their travel providers, in recognition of Natural Habitat’s commitment to education and respect for wildlife preservation.