Greg Fox

After 5 years working in the City in London, Greg escaped the world of corporate banking to combine his passion for travel with his career and started up Mahlatini Luxury Travel. Greg says he is 'obsessed' with safari and over the years has visited nearly every region within Southern and East Africa.

For him, the most rewarding element of his job is being able to share that obsession with Mahlatini clients and colleagues, many of whom return to visit Africa year after year.

My African destination specialisms

• Botswana
• Uganda
• Mozambique
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe
• Zambia
• Namibia
• Tanzania
• Kenya
• The Seychelles
• Mauritius

MOST MEMORABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

Having experienced so many incredible things on my African travels, it is hard to pinpoint an absolute favourite memory. However, here are a few of my highlights: flying low level over the incredible Okavango Delta in a helicopter; foraging for honey with the Hadza people in Tanzania; witnessing The Great Migration in the Serengeti from the air and the ground; joining a pack of wild dogs on a hunt in Botswana and watching lions hunt alongside my vehicle in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. A very personal favourite was watching my son experience his first safari at Phinda Private Game Reserve... it brought back vivid memories of my virgin safari at the tender age of three which ultimately shaped my life.

My travel wish-list

My African bucket list is well-ticked at this stage, but I've never had the opportunity to visit Malawi so that's my first choice. Gorilla-tracking in Uganda is one of my life highlights so I'd love to experience this in Rwanda where the treks are a little less arduous. Of course, I love revisiting old favorites and experiencing the brand new properties opening in Africa's emerging safari destinations.

Favourite Lodge

Legendary Serengeti Camp. I think this small, intimate camp is the epitome of safari. It offers the most spectacular locations and the quality of service and guiding is unrivalled. It's a mobile camp that follows the wildebeest migration around the Serengeti for much of the year. There is nothing like waking up in the middle of the Serengeti completely surrounded by thousands of wildebeest and other wildlife.

Favourite Safari Animal

Elephants are such majestic and intelligent creatures, with really tight-knit family units and human-like emotions. My ultimate safari sighting however, would have to be seeing my first Pels Fishing Owl, at Nxabega in Botswana, after 30 years of searching.

BEST #MAHLATINIMOMENT

I will never forget the thrill of sending our very first clients out to Africa when we started Mahlatini back in 2002... it was the realisation of a lifelong dream and the start of an incredible journey with my business partner and friend, Chris Goldring.