Meet the founder
Andreas Fox was born and raised in Kenya and has been organising and guiding safaris since he was a teenager. Despite qualifying with a law degree in the United Kingdom, it was wilderness and the desire to get into formal conservation work that lured him back to the African continent.
His career began in South Africa, on a research project in the greater Kruger conservation area, studying big cats. In the years of tracking, monitoring and data collection, Andreas went onto managing a variety of research sites. All the while, he was privately self-studying guiding qualifications and would guide trips whenever he could.
In his time off, Andreas would join guiding mentors on wilderness trails in the northern Kruger National Park. It was there and in eastern Botswana that he cut his teeth as a walking guide, with a special affinity for tracking and safely approaching elephants.
From initial invitations as a specialist guide and guest lecturer at field guiding schools, Andreas moved into teaching full-time; specifically the Field Guide Association of South Africa (FGASA) curriculum and training prospective walking guides.
Eventually, the desire to return home to Kenya got the better of him. In the years since, Andreas has been active in the merging of Kenyan and Southern African guiding principles.
Since his return to Kenya, he has attained the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association’s (KPSGA) “Gold Level”, its highest guiding certification, making him one of the first people to achieve both the FGASA Professional Field Guide qualification as well as the KPSGA Gold.
In 2016, Andreas was invited to join The Original Ker & Downey Safaris as an associate and became a partner two years later. In 2020, he became a director. Developing a reputation for conservation-themed safaris, he takes guests on immersive adventures across sub-Saharan Africa. He will always try to get people out of a safari vehicle too, be it to safely track and approach game on foot, explore nuances of an ecosystem or engage with local cultures, conservationists and personalities.
When he is not guiding or planning safaris, Andreas is constantly exploring and still runs the occasional course for guides and nature enthusiasts. He is actively involved with numerous conservation organisations, including as a board member of the Kenya Wildlife Trust.
Walking safaris will always be a dedication for Andreas. He continues to work with numerous stakeholders including conservancies, the Kenya Wildlife Service and a slowly growing pool of Kenyan walking guides to bring this niche of the safari industry to an ever-higher standard.
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