Geoffrey Kent: Life on the thrillionaire trail
The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda
Expeditions to the remote and barely explored corners of the planet are not for everybody, but with the help of luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, destinations previously considered inaccessible to the tourist are now, at a price, within reach. From the altitude of Everest?s Base Camp to the depths of the Danakil Depression, their Inspiring Expeditions will bring out your inner adventurer. James Parry meets A&K founder Geoffrey Kent to find out where on earth they are going next
Abercrombie & Kent?s founder and CEO Geoffrey Kent knows a thing or two about adventure travel. Born while his parents were on safari in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), he grew up ?running wild on the family farm? in Kenya and remembers once asking his father, Colonel John Kent of the King?s African Rifles, where they were next going on holiday. ?Somewhere we can?t drink the water,? came the laconic reply. No surprises then, that at the age of 16, Kent set off solo from Kenya on an overland trip to South Africa. ?Travel is in my genes,? he admits, ?and I can?t imagine not wanting to get out there and explore new places.? Through Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), Kent has pioneered luxury adventure travel and has been instrumental in developing the much newer concept of ?thrillionaire travel?, tailored for adventurous ultra-high net-worth individuals. Using private charter jets and other exclusive modes of transport from helicopt...
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