Foxes Safari Camps take gold at Global Responsible Tourism Awards
- Tim Henshall
- 7 hours ago
- 2 min read
Foxes Safari Camps, a family-owned portfolio of seven camps and lodges across southern and western Tanzania, was awarded a gold in the ‘All-Inclusives Responsible Tourism Award’ category at the Global Responsible Tourism Awards held at the International Centre for Responsible Tourism Global in London on 3 November 2025.
To commemorate the win, Foxes Safari Camps launched their newest short film showcasing their circular economy principle, highlighting their farming operations in renewable resources, protecting Africa’s landscapes through conservation, and supporting local communities.
"The people are the company. The community has given us this extraordinary opportunity which has enabled us to pioneer tourism in the southern circuit which we've done through training skills, in guiding, chef training, mechanics in all different departments. For over four decades, we have lived and breathed sustainability by being self-sufficient by creating our own circular economy, continuing the vision, not because we have to do it but because we want to do it.” Bruce Fox, Owner and Director, Foxes Safari Camps.
The nomination came after receiving a Gold at the WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Awards for their circular economy model in April 2025 which automatically afforded Foxes Safari Camps an entry into the Global Responsible Tourism Awards in the category, ‘All-Inclusive Responsible Tourism’.
So this category is for businesses that break that mould, that show an all-inclusive model can:
● Be environmentally responsible
● Create genuine benefit for local people and suppliers
● Minimise waste and emissions
● Offer authentic, culturally respectful experiences
● Provide transparency and ethical operations
The Foxes have 2,880 hectares of farmland in the Mufindi Highlands, dedicated to a diverse range of agriculture and employing over 320 people in the region. From fruit, vegetables, coffee and macadamia nuts, to forestry and furniture production, the farm in Mufindi Highlands supplies food and furniture to the camps and lodges throughout southern and western Tanzania.
The farm produces:
1. 4,500kg coffee annually
2. 2,270kg macadamia nuts annually
3. 2,240 litres milk monthly
4. 210kg cheese monthly
5. 32,000 pcs timber and poles for the lodges and camps annually
The awards recognise individuals, destinations, and businesses worldwide that champion environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Hosted by the International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT), a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting and sharing knowledge on responsible tourism, the awards celebrate efforts to make sustainable tourism the norm.
“Responsible tourism is about making better places for people to live in and visit. As is clear from the 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter there is a wide variety of ways that businesses and destination managers can take responsibility. It is critically important that organisations support any statement of impact with facts. Our sector is still plagued with
extravagant claims, we hope that national and EU mis-selling regulations will reduce this over time. All of the Global Responsible Tourism Award winners have explained how they decided what to take responsibility for, what they did and with what impact. Congratulations to them all and we hope they will inspire other organisations to follow in their footsteps.” - Emeritus Professor Harold Goodwin, chair of the judging panel and founder of ICRT global
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