New York, NY (openPR) 2 October 2009

Micato Safaris (http://www.micato.com), for providing the utmost in luxury safari travel to known East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia , Mozambique) and India has been awarded with three Travel Weekly Magellan Awards Gold. Micato won gold in the following categories:

o advertising / marketing campaign – “Escape to Africa Micato” direct e-mail campaign

o Consumer Collateral Micato Safaris Safari ’2009 brochure

o Trade Collateral Micato Safaris Safari ’2009 brochure

A panel of some of the most accomplished names in the travel industry from among the best online travel services, hotels, tour operators, cruise lines, destination marketers, designers, travel agencies and other travel professionals selected to Magellan Award winner. Judges included: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman, Carlson, Bob Dickinson, former CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, CBS Early Show, “Bill Fischer, President Enterprises Fisher Travel, Patricia Schultz, Author,” 1,000 Places Before you die at sea, “and Lalia Rach, Associate Dean and HVS International Chair, Preston Robert Table Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management School of Continuing and Professional Studies at New York University.

For further information on Micato Safaris visit http://www.micato.com or call 1-800-MICATO-1.

About Micato Safaris

Jane and Felix Pinto Micato founded in Kenya in 1966, the company has been offering the most luxurious and personalized safari in Africa, to discerning travelers since then. Winning the prestigious Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Tour Operator & Safari Outfitter” for an unprecedented six years, is proud to provide exceptional service Micato itself at every stage of the Safari experience.

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