“An edge-of-your-seat reading experience, kept especially engaging by [Kent's] warm personality, sense of humor, and keen behind-the-scenes-of-building-a-business stories.” —Parade
In this breathtaking travel memoir and adventure guide, the legendary founder of the world’s premier luxury travel company, Abercrombie & Kent, takes readers on a whirlwind tour around the globe, sharing his best-kept secrets and the story of his success and his life.
Geoffrey Kent had nothing but an East African shilling and an old Land Rover when he pioneered the luxury tent safari business in 1962 with his parents in Nairobi. Today Kent takes thousands of adventurers, hungry for extraordinary and life-changing experiences, to the planet’s wildest frontiers.
In his gripping memoir, this “Indiana Jones—meets—James Bond” entrepreneur recounts his phenomenal journey. Kent’s life reads like a work of fiction: growing up barefoot in the African bush, riding his motorcycle across the continent, and ultimately becoming the most sought-after travel professional in the world. Safari is a breathtaking and exhilarating trip to some of the most exotic and stunning locations on earth.
His life reads like a work of fiction. The stories are all true.
- Luxury Travel Pioneer: From pioneering the luxury tented safari with a single Land Rover to creating the world-renowned Abercrombie & Kent, discover how one man redefined adventure.
- Rags to Riches Journey: Follow Geoffrey Kent's path from growing up barefoot in the African bush to becoming the most sought-after travel professional for royalty and adventurers alike.
- Around the World Adventure: Ride along on a motorcycle trip from Nairobi to Cape Town, explore the inside of the Great Pyramid, and journey from the North Pole to Antarctica.
- Insider Stories: Go behind the curtain with the “Indiana Jones—meets—James Bond” entrepreneur and read never-before-told tales featuring Richard Burton, Prince Charles, and Bill Gates.
“Since the beginning, my philosophy has been ‘shoot with a camera not with a gun.’”
Geoffrey Kent had nothing but an East African shilling and an old Land Rover when he pioneered the luxury tent safari business in 1962 with his parents in Nairobi. Today Kent takes thousands of adventurers, hungry for extraordinary and life-changing experiences, to the planet’s wildest frontiers.
In his gripping memoir, this “Indiana Jones—meets—James Bond” entrepreneur recounts his phenomenal journey. Kent’s life reads like a work of fiction: growing up barefoot in the African bush, riding his motorcycle across the continent, and ultimately becoming the most sought-after travel professional in the world. Safari is a breathtaking and exhilarating trip to some of the most exotic and stunning locations on earth.
“This is a memoir for armchair travelers and thrill-seekers, one man’s journey of wanderlust, challenges, exploration, trials and tribulations...’Safari’ is a book that shares all with us so we can vicariously get some of the thrills Geoffrey Kent has so much enjoyed.”
