Andrew C. Fentiman was born in 1955 in England and attended private schools there. He spent time living in Australia in the 1970s, taking various jobs. He attended university in Scotland and later co-founded safari companies in Kenya, where he guided trips and encountered remote tribes. He founded safari planning companies in the UK and US, drawing on nearly 40 years of experience organizing African safaris.

1. ANDREW C. FENTIMAN
Ø Born in Sutton in Surrey, South-East England (1955).
Ø Grew up on Wentworth Private Estate near Windsor and Ascot.
Ø Attended Bigshotte Rayles private preparatory school at age 7 (1962-1968).
Ø Attended Cranleigh, a top U.K. private boarding school (1968-1973).
Ø Hitched hiked through Europe at age 14: eight countries in 6 weeks (1968).
Ø Lived in Australia for a year, taking a variety of fascinating jobs; shark-spotter, miner, road-
builder, waiter, deckhand on a pearl lugger, mate on a shark fishing boat, jackaroo on a sheep
farm, wrangler on a cattle ranch; journeyed with an Aborigine for a week to learn to live off the
land (1973-4).
Ø Attended Edinburgh University in Scotland for 4 years, MA Honors in Sociology (1974-1978).
Ø Survived a car crash on the Grande Corniche in Provence, France, very similar to that which
killed Princess Grace of Monaco (1978).
Ø Ranked in Top 10 in real estate sales for Mann Countrywide, Europe's largest real estate
company (1979).
Ø Branch Manager for Mann Countrywide in East Horsley, Surrey, after 7 months (1979).
Ø Co-founded and operated Sea Sports & Safaris in Kenya, outfitting & guiding safaris (1979).
Ø Survived the shipwreck of a 27-foot catamaran in the Indian Ocean, with a 6-mile swim.
Ø Encountered Watta tribe in Kenya's Tana Delta: they had no prior contact with white people.
Ø Made first recorded sighting of Wilson's Storm Petrel in Kenya (1979).
Ø Co-founded Adventure Associates in Kenya, outfitting and guiding photographic safaris.
Ø Hosted Arab Sheikhs, American celebrities and European aristocracy on African safaris.
Ø Tracked a wounded lion in high grass; treed by elephant, rhino & Cape buffalo; charged by
silverback gorilla; menaced in rivers by crocodiles and hippo; stalked by hyena and wild dog.
Ø Founded Safari Consultants in in London, U.K. for custom-planned safaris throughout Africa
(1980).
Ø Re-created author Peter Matthiessen’s 1979 Sand Rivers safari in Tanzania’s remote Selous
Game Reserve with legendary guide Richard Bonham (1986); 28 porters each carrying 60-
pound loads on their heads. Walked 12 miles a day and slept in the open: an old-time
adventure safari expedition. Hosted five clients, one of whom became my wonderful wife,
Jackie, in 1994.
Ø Sold Safari Consultants and moved to the U.S. (1987).
Ø Founded Safari Consultants of London USA in Metairie, LA (1987).
Ø Relocated to Bonita Springs in SW Florida (2003).
Ø Appointed La Scala luxury tower Condominium Board President (2005-2010).
Ø Creator and writer of over 45 issues of the quarterly La Scala newsletter (2005-present).
Ø Award-winning Certified Luxury Collection Realtor® in SW Florida since 2003.
Ø Nearly 40 years of experience in custom-planning and organizing luxury African Safaris.
Ø Senior Editor at Anthem Vault (2012-present).
Ø Social Media Director at Anthem Vault (2012-2016).
Ø Director of Sales at Anthem Vault (2012-2016).
Ø Director of Sales at Anthem Vault Professional (2016).