Downers Grove · Illinois · United StatesThe place
The house that invented the luxury safari in 1962 and has set the standard for exceptional travel across the globe ever since.
Born in East Africa in 1962, Abercrombie & Kent turned the safari into an art of living before becoming one of the world’s leading houses of exceptional travel. Founded by Geoffrey Kent and his parents, it now blends an explorer’s heritage with global logistics, run from its Illinois headquarters.
Its standing rests on a direct presence on the ground: offices and teams across five continents, signature private itineraries, and a network of guides that opens rarely accessible doors, from India to Peru. It is this end-to-end mastery that makes it a benchmark of high-end travel.
The so-luxe client lives a journey around the world in which each stage feels conceived for them alone: a night under canvas facing the migration, a private lunch in a palace, a guide who knows your name. so-luxe orchestrates the itinerary and coordinates the house, ensuring from the wings that every transition unfolds quietly and precisely.
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- Established
- 1962
Locate
Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Frequently asked
- How long has Abercrombie & Kent existed?
- The house was founded in 1962 in East Africa, where it pioneered the modern luxury safari.
- What is its specialty?
- Bespoke exceptional travel on a global scale, from safaris to grand multi-continent itineraries.
- How does so-luxe step in?
- so-luxe orchestrates the itinerary and coordinates the house so that each stage flows seamlessly.
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