The Long Run

From planting trees in primary rainforest to providing micro-finance loans to local community members, the Long Run Destinations are committed to achieving ecosphere safety—a dynamic and sustainable balance of conservation, community, culture and commerce (4Cs).

Collectively, Long Run Destinations represent global leaders in sustainable practices. Below is a list of just a few of the awards our certified members have received:

• Condé Nast: Readers Choice Award
• Condé Nast Gold List
• Pacific Asia Travel Association Grand Winner
• British Travel Award
• Reader's Choice Award Winner
• Reader's Choice Award
• Condé Nast Green List
• Condé Nast Gold List
• Condé Nast Top 10 Hotels in Latin America
• National Geographic’s Most Earth-friendly Retreat
• Travel+Leisure Best 500 hotels
• Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Standard Setter
• Forbes Magazine World’s Best Eco-Lodges
• Condé Nast “World Saver” Award in Conservation
• Tribes Foundation 5 Globe Rating
• Tatler 100 Best Hotels in the World
• Forbes.com Top Ten Luxury Eco-Resorts Worldwide

DOWNLOADS:

• The Long Run Initiative (Fact Sheet in pdf)
• Zeitz Foundation Brochure
• Zeitz Foundation Fact Sheet
• Global Ecosphere Retreats Certification Fact Sheet

• Zeitz Foundation Website Launch
• The Long Run launch
• The Long Run launches in Kenya
• Samuel Eto'o announces Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup
• Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup football tournament kicks off on 11 June, Cameroon Eto'o is Patron
• Airforce and Nanyuki Combined top seeds at Laikipia and beyond Unity Cup football tournament
• Zeitz Foundation awards first ever Global Ecosphere Retreats Certifications to Long Run Destinations in Costa Rica and Tanzania

• Long Run logo
• Zeitz Foundation logo
• 4Cs logo

• Allgemeine Zeitung - Wolwedans, Namibia: Commitment to conservation: Wolwedans is going green and leading by example in eco management
• Mother Nature Network - Monte Azul, Costa Rica: The boutique hotel where art meets environment
• Harper's Bazaar - 'Sustainable Fashion' ... Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler become Zeitz Foundation Ambassadors
• BBC News - 'Sprinter Bolt adopts a cheetah'
• Condé Nast Traveler - 'The Zeitz Foundation's Getaways That Do Good'
• EcoSeed - 'Bolt propels Kenyan ecotourism site'
• Green Business Africa - 'Usain Bolt Engages with Ecotourism in The Long Run'
• Huffington Post - 'Usain Bolt, World's Fastest Man, Adopts World Fastest Feline'
• Reuters - 'World's fastest man adopts world's fastest animal'
• UNEP - Usain Bolt Lends support to Sustainable Tourism Initiative'

• All Africa - Eto'o to play in Safaricom Unity Cup
• Daily Nation - Eto'o to play in Safaricom Unity Cup
• The Standard - Laikipia to host Safafricaom Unity Cup

• Traveller's World
• Style in Progress
• Ralph Lauren Magazine - Wolwedans cover feature, Spring 2010
• Time Magazine - Wanas feature, March 2010 (& page 2)
• Rolling Stone - June 2010 Der Wahl-Afrikaner
• Elle Germany - July 2010 OK Luxus - Cover; page 1; page 2; page 3; page 4
• Finch's Quarterly Review - June website - Long May You Run
• Nairobi Star - Kenya tour resorts miss out on niche Global Ecosphere sustainability awards - 16 Feb 2011 (includes Chumbe, Monte Azul, Segera) (& page 2)
• Think Magazine - Eco Trip (March 2011)
• Nairobi Star - South African tourist group joins Kenya conservation plan (12 May 2011) andSouth African tour group joins conservation project (18 May 2011) (both re: Wilderness Holdings becoming a Long Run Supporter)
• In it for The Long Run, Wolwedans first to pave the green way (Travel News Namibia May 2011)