# The real-life Indiana Jones who trained Gaddafi, made a safari fortune and hates influencers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-real-life-indiana-jones-who-trained-gaddafi-made-a-safari-fortune-and-hates-influencers/
- Published: 2026-11-15T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T15:22:39+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/lifestyle/the-real-life-indiana-jones-who-trained-ghaddafi-and-made-millions/
- Topics: Environment, Science, World

## Key points

- Geoffrey Kent helped create luxury safaris.
- He founded Abercrombie & Kent with his parents.
- His book recounts high-risk travel and business deals.

## Summary

Geoffrey Kent, founder of luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, built a safari business by combining wilderness trips with comforts such as air-conditioned tents and fine dining. His story matters because those ideas helped reshape safari travel, while his career also involved high-risk adventures and personal negotiations in conflict zones.

Born in Zambia in 1942, Kent began travelling young: at 16 he rode 3,000 miles from Nairobi to Cape Town, then had to find a way home after running out of money. He started the company with his parents in the 1960s, promoted photo safaris and later led private-jet trips costing about $190,000 per person; the book also recounts his negotiation after Sudanese rebels took travellers hostage and demanded $400,000.

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