Thirty organisations from across the world including community villages and homestays, a cultural education centre, walking tours, agricultural tourism, tour operators, luxury hotels and all-inclusive resorts are among the global winners on the recognition list for the 2025 International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT) Global Responsible Tourism Award sponsored by Sabre.
Each of the organisations has already won gold in regional awards held with ICRTs in Latin America, Africa, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Emeritus Professor Harold Goodwin, chair of the judging panel and founder of ICRT global said: “Everyone being recognised in this year’s Global Responsible Tourism Awards is doing something remarkable that others can learn from. These are exceptional examples of innovation and creative solutions that the judges hope will inspire and motivate others. Congratulations to each and every organisation involved.”
The organisations that will be recognised at the ICRT global Responsible Tourism Awards on Monday 3 November are:
Nature Positive Global Responsible Tourism Award.
Astungkara Way, Indonesia
Astungkara Way is a 135 km regenerative pilgrimage in Bali that blends environmental restoration with cultural renewal. It weaves through rice paddies and forests, linking 14 local partner families who host visitors.
Cardamon Tented Camp, Cambodia
Cardamom Tented Camp operates within Botum Sakor National Park and helps fund18 forest rangers from camp profits. It enables patrols that combat illegal logging, wildlife trafficking, sand bank dredging, and land grabbing.
Emboo Safari Camp, Kenya
Located in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, Emboo Safari Camp is a sustainability leader, running entirely on solar power and recycling all waste. It was the first camp in East Africa to use electric safari vehicles, which not only reduce emissions but also enhance the wildlife experience through quieter, more immersive encounters.
Rainforest Expeditions andWired Amazon Peru
Rainforest Expeditions’ Wired Amazon programme integrates scientific research with ecotourism to conserve biodiversity while benefiting local communities. It engages volunteers in citizen science, using AI to process drone footage, camera trap images, and bioacoustic data.
Jetwing Vil Uyana Sri Lanka
Jetwing Vil Uyana exemplifies nature-positive tourism through its transformative restoration of degraded land into a biodiverse wetland supporting over 300 species. The judges commended Jetwing Vil Uyana for presenting a leading model in ecosystem regeneration and visitor education.
Six Senses Laamu Maldives
The luxury resort of Six Senses Laamu delivers a highly replicable, science-backed model of nature-positive tourism, grounded in long-term conservation initiatives such as coral spawning research, megafauna tracking, and turtle ranger programs; each showing measurable ecological outcomes.
Naturetrek, Worldwide
Naturetrek is a UK-based wildlife holiday tour operator established in 1986, which supports multiple conservation initiatives and stood out to the judges for allocating its own profits to buy land reserves around the world as a long-term investment to support conservation and biodiversity.
Peace Understanding and Inclusion, Global Responsible Tourism Award
Anthro on Foot Audio Walking Tours, Philippines
Anthro on Foot offers affordable self-guided audio tours across all 17 Philippine regions, including underrepresented or conflict-affected sites. It includes in-depth narratives that span pre-colonial, colonial, and modern histories.
Township & Village, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Township & Village (T&V) creates community-based tourism experiences around Stellenbosch that encourage guests to explore local culture, history, and life through immersive guided tours in historically marginalised communities.
Valencia Travel Cusco for the Ruqha Ayllu Project, Peru
Valencia Travel Cusco launched the Ruqha Ayllu Project of experiential tourism to empower a marginalised community of 25 families excluded from mainstream tourism.
Better Life Foundation Nagaland, India
The Better Life Foundation has created apeacebuilding-led, culture-centred model that builds trust through regenerative farming and then introduces tourism with ex-insurgents trained as guides, turning fear into shared pride and livelihood.
MEJDI Tours, Worldwide
MEJDI Tours is a socially conscious travel company that uses tourism as a tool for peacebuilding, cultural understanding, and economic justice. It designs immersive, multi-narrative experiences led by local voices -often from opposing perspectives- to help travellers engage with the complexity, beauty, and humanity of the places they visit.
Managing Waste Global Responsible Tourism Award
EcoCamp, Patagonia, Chile
EcoCamp, located in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, demonstrates a comprehensive approach to waste management. In a remote park where landfill is the default, EcoCamp offers a replicable model for sustainable waste handling.
HBD Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
HBD Príncipe operates with a clear vision of environmental responsibility on the island of Príncipe. Its ten-person waste management team leads a range of community and business-focused initiatives that reduce landfill and support reuse and recycling.
WormingUp™ Malaysia
WormingUp is a youth-led, ISO 14001 certified social enterprise in Sarawak. It transforms organic waste using Black Soldier Fly larvae, creating natural fertiliser and insect protein, and diverts waste from landfills
TIEEDI Permaculture Foundation, India
TIEEDI is an environmental conservation organisation in Darjeeling which proudly proclaims it is waging a war on waste through permaculture-based zero-waste homestays, forest gardens, eco-architecture and education.
Increasing Local Sourcing and Creating Shared Value Global Responsible Tourism Awards
Dlala Nje, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dlala Nje runs transformative inner-city tours in Hillbrow and Yeoville, encouraging guests to reframe their perceptions of Johannesburg’s most misunderstood areas.
!Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre, South Africa
!Khwa ttu is a cultural and educational centre that honours the San people’s heritage while supporting economic empowerment and sustainability. Its approach to food and beverage sourcing is deeply rooted in ethics and tradition.
Kuyana Amazon Lodge, Ecuador
Kuyana Amazon Lodge sources over 80% of its food from nearby farms, anchoring its cuisine in traditional Amazonian gastronomy and strengthening the local economy
Community Homestay Network Nepal
Community Homestay Nepal is a social enterprise that partners with local communities across Nepal to offer culturally immersive homestay experiences.
Delphina hotels and resorts, Sardinia
Delphina hotels and resorts is a family-owned business which operates twelve hotels, six spas and villas in Sardinia. It runs a “Genuine Local Food Oriented®” initiative, which focuses on promoting healthy, sustainable, and local cuisine
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Global Responsible Tourism Award
Amazonas Explorer, Peru
Amazonas Explorer reduces carbon emissions by offering low-impact adventure travel, such as trekking, biking, and rafting, across Peru’s Sacred Valley. It operates E-bikes, sources food locally, and avoids air-conditioned transport
Green Safaris Conservation Foundation, Zambia
Green Safaris is innovating the safari model through solar-powered, silent vehicles and lodges that are over 80% powered by solar energy. Its commitment to low-emissions tourism is matched by community-facing climate resilience work.
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay Beach Resort & Hotel in Vietnam
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay built Vietnam’s first on-site solar farm (Crystal Water Plant), supplying both potable water and greywater treatment systems
Heritance Hotels, Kandalama Sri Lanka
Heritance Kandalama is a luxury hotel in Sri Lanka which was designed by the famous Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. It is addressing and adapting to climate change goals, by offering a long-term, well-integrated regenerative tourism model that is measurable, credible, and deeply embedded in both ecology and community.
All-Inclusives Global Responsible Tourism Awards
Foxes Safari Camps, Tanzania
Foxes Safari Camps operates an impressive all-inclusive tourism model that prioritises sustainability and community development across its Tanzanian properties.
Nay Palad Hideaway, Philippines
Nay Palad Hideaway redefines barefoot luxury on Siargao Island by emphasising nature, culture, and community. It operates an all-inclusive model featuring permaculture gardens, organic food, composting, recycling, and environmental stewardship- including mangrove restoration, plus support for local education and healthcare.
Sen Caraih is a Cham-led, community-run ecotourism village. It has transformed lowland rice paddies into lotus fields, offering guests hands-on activities like lotus harvesting, fishing, cooking, weaving, and cultural performances.
Heel Oya CBT Village Sri Lanka
Heel Oya is a community-based tourism village in Sri Lanka. The judges praised its community-based tour packages for integrating food, trekking, local gastronomy, and traditional agriculture into immersive experiences, while offering homestays and newly curated activities.
Club Marvy, Turkey
Club Marvy is a 342-room property based in Özdere, Turkey. It views sustainable gastronomy as a core value and adopts local supply policies to strengthen the local economy, promote healthy living, and contribute to environmental protection and the preservation of traditional agricultural practices.
The judges of the Global Responsible Tourism Awards, chaired by ICRT Founder Harold Goodwin included: Justin Francis CEO of Responsible Travel, Manisha Pande ICRT India Foundation, Carol Hay, ICRT global special advisor and chief tourism offier McKenzie Gayle, Glynn O Leary ICRT Southern Africa and Transfrontier National Parks, Quin Meyer, ICRT global director and founder Crees Manu, Gustavo Pinto ICRT Latin America, Kerry Carmichael founder of Echo and from ICRT Southeast Asia Mr Sochea Nhem and Dr Phuong Bui.
Image courtesy: Rainforest Expeditions, Wired Amazon
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