Awards & Accolades

We’re thrilled to have been voted one of the best Specialist Tour Operators in the world in Condé Nast Traveller 2026 Reader’s Choice Awards. Ranking fourth overall, Yellow Zebra is the top safari specialist on the list, an accolade we’re incredibly proud of. We have over 600 years’ worth of safari experience across our specialists and this recognition reflects how our teams’ first-hand expertise and on-the-ground knowledge really makes an impact when planning safaris for our clients.

Condé Nast Traveler UK recognised Yellow Zebra as one of their top travel specialists in 2025 and 2026. This prestigious award showcases Yellow Zebra as one of only a handful of safari experts highlighted by the world’s leading travel magazine in the category Special Interest Operators. We are honored to have been recognised two years in a row! Additionally, our Director and Founder, Julian Carter-Manning, was also named one of Condé Nast Traveler US’s Top Travel Specialists for 2025, a title awarded to an esteemed group of the most trusted names in global travel.

We’re thrilled to see both Julian and the Yellow Zebra team recognised by one of the world’s leading authorities on luxury travel. Together, these accolades reflect our team’s unrivalled knowledge and the passion, expertise, and personal insight that define everything we do at Yellow Zebra. From your very first enquiry to your time on safari, our expert team is dedicated to crafting travel experiences that consistently exceed expectations.

The World Travel Awards (WTAs) program was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel industry. The WTAs are now recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. Since 2015, we’ve been voted Europe’s Leading Safari Tour Operator at the WTAs, making this a win for the 11th year running.

National Geographic needs no introduction; briefly, however, this is the world leader in geography, cartography, and exploration. The National Geographic Traveler magazine featured Yellow Zebra and commented: “A byword for luxury and adventure, [Yellow Zebra] specializes in African safaris. The team has over 100 years of combined travel experience across the continent, so travelers with Yellow Zebra benefit from a level of knowledge to rival that of any African specialist worldwide.”