AFRICA ADVENTURE CONSULTANTS AT A GLANCE

Introduction

Denver-based Africa Adventure Consultants is a boutique safari operator organizing adventures throughout East and Southern Africa, with destinations including Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Victoria Falls. Founded by Kent Redding and Kelly McElroy after living and working in East Africa for years, the company only sells destinations they know personally and offer guests assurance of strong on-the-ground partnerships with only the best local companies. Read more on Our Story.

Travel Green

At Africa Adventure Consultants we strive to minimize our overall footprint on this earth. We are especially aware of the environmental challenges that the delicate ecosystems of Africa are facing, and now more than ever are taking an active role in protecting these areas for future generations.

Africa Adventure Consultants' primary focus to help save the planet is to reduce carbon emissions. Our US office is now 100% carbon neutral. Read more on our Travel Green Program.

Our Top Recommended Signature Trips for 2013

In Livingstone's Footsteps: The Final Journey. AAC Friends & Family Kilimanjaro Trek
Best of Zimbabwe and Zambia Botswana Honeymoon
South Africa Family Safari AfricAid's Tanzania

Africa Adventure Consultants has been featured in publications such as National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Adventure, CNBC, Outside Magazine and others. We are the winners of the 2004 Tanzania Tourist Board Humanitarian Award for our support of local peoples and projects. In 2006 and 2007, President Kent Redding was named by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top travel specialists in the United States. In 2008 and 2009, Africa Adventure Consultants was named by National Geographic Adventure as one of the "Best Outfitters on Earth," and was most recently named to the magazine's Best New Trips for 2009 list. Read more on our Accolades.

Accolades

Fact Sheet and Bios

Kent Redding, President
Kelly McElroy, Vice President
Kim Dodson, Safari Specialist
Susan Ely, Office Manager
Jenny Salentine, Safari Specialist
Stella Spalding, Customer Service Specialist
General Company Information

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How to Contact Africa Adventure Consultants

For reservations or more information please contact the Denver office:
Tel: 1.303.778.1089
Toll Free: 1.866.778.1089
Fax: 1.303.778.0633
Email: info@adventuresinafrica.com
Web: www.AdventuresinAfrica.com

Media Contact:

Kent Redding
media@adventuresinafrica.com

Press Releases

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Most Recent Media

National Geographic Explorer: Africa Adventure Consultants' Livingstone Safari Named Top Tour "In Livingstone's Footsteps: The Final Journey" is one of four itineraries created by AAC to honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of famed missionary explorer David Livingstone. [ More Information ]

Denver Business Journal: IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE! Do your kids have acting aspirations? Do they have a fondness for animals? Do you want to win a free trip to Africa? If you can answer "yes" to all three questions, then its time to enter the Monkey See, Monkey Do contest. [ More Information ]

San Francisco Chronicle: Kalahari safari stirs the soul Whatever you do, don't get out of the truck. At least, that's what they tell you. Yet here I am, lying flat on my back on the ground, hundreds of yards from the safety of the Range Rover;; in the middle of Botswana's Kalahari Desert, world renowned for its big-game viewing. [ More Information ]

The Christian Post: Even Younger Children Love Africa Safaris: Our Family Travel Network readers' survey showed that families want to create vacation memories, introduce children to different cultures and connect with nature. Safaris offer families numerous chances for people-to-people connections and experiencing new things together - and the wildlife viewing is second to none. [ More Information ]

Chicago Tribune: News to Use: The January 2011 Timkat & Tribes trip from Africa Adventure Consultants is a 15-day small-group departure to Ethiopia that will immerse guests in the country's culture and history... [ More Information ]

TripAtlas.com: Planning a Safari Honeymoon in Africa: When planning the perfect honeymoon in Africa most couples don't know where to begin. That's been the experience of Denver-based Africa Adventure Consultants who come to the rescue of bewildered brides and grooms looking for romance and adventure in an exotic African destination. [ More Information ]

Westlake Magazine: Travel Tips ~ Honeymoon Safaris in Africa: The concierges at Denver-based Africa Adventure Consultants are not only experts in Africa but in preparing all the honeymoon arrangements down to the minutest detail. [ More Information ]

Blog Talk Radio: Honeymoon Trends ~ The Great Safari: Kent Redding features as a guest on this web radio program. [ More Information ]

Palm Beach Daily News: Summer travel stops range from Miami to Europe to Africa to the Riviera Maya: Africa Adventure Consultants can take travelers to the Serengeti plain or on a private yacht around South Africa. They have honeymoon packages available, including ones in Tanzania and Botswana. [ More Information ]

Dallas Morning News: Zambia walking safari offers more animals, fewer tourists: "Whatever you do, don't run if we encounter a hostile animal," warns guide John Pereira. [ More Information ]

San Francisco Chronicle: A leap of faith to Ethiopia's ancient holy sites: The mind tends to wander when you're trying to catch a glimpse of the only man on Earth who's allowed to see the Ark of the Covenant, the shiny gold box said to hold the tablets of the Ten Commandments. [ More Information ]

Family Travel Network: Tips For Planning An Africa Family Safari: This year, many parents and grandparents are seeking out wildlife-rich destinations for their next family vacation. An Africa safari is the ultimate adventure for nature loving families, but planning such a trip can be daunting and expectations are high. [ More Information ]

Family Travel Network: 12 Great Places Where the Wild Things Are: Families are seeking out wildlife-rich destinations to be the setting for their next family vacation adventure. [ More Information ]

PrivateClubs.com: Wild Kingdom: Be among the first adventure-seekers to stare down lions and leopards in Zambia, an animal-rich country just now emerging on the African safari circuit. [ More Information ]

Third Coast Digest: TCD Traveler: Kenya? Yes, You Can: I’ve been called many things in my life, both good and bad. But never had I been called a male lion. Yet here I was on a warm Sunday morning, somewhere deep out in the Maasai Mara savannah [ More Information ]