Safari: A Memoir of a Worldwide Travel Pioneer – A Gripping Story of Luxury African Entrepreneurship and Extraordinary Success

“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.

From a barefoot childhood in the African bush to the helm of a global travel empire, Geoffrey Kent's journey was the greatest adventure of all.

Building a Business: How Geoffrey Kent turned an old Land Rover and a single shilling into Abercrombie & Kent, the world's premier luxury travel company. Luxury Safari Pioneer: The origin story of the luxury tented safari, complete with mobile refrigeration, fine china, and silver ice buckets on the planet's wildest frontiers. True Adventure Stories: Gripping, real-life tales from a man who rode his motorcycle across Africa and lived a life that reads like a cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. Behind-the-Scenes Encounters: Candid stories of travels with royalty and Hollywood legends, from escaping with Richard Burton in the Masai Mara to planning expeditions for Prince Charles and Bill Gates.