I HAVE TALKED WITH MARK SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE ALWAYS FOUND HIM VERY CONFIDENT, BUT DOWN TO EARTH AND QUITE ENTERTAINING. HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK "AFRICA", AND OFFER ADVICE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE HUNTING WITH HIM OR ANOTHER OUTFITTER. I PERSONALLY ENJOY MARKS VIDEOS, AND HIS SAFARI PRICES WERE $1650.00 PER DAY IN 2004 , WHICH IS LESS THAN SOME WERE CHARGING IN THE SAME AREAS. MARKS TOLD ME HIS SON SHAWN LIVES IN MIAMI, AND HAS SET UP A BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HIM AGAIN AT THE SCI CONVENTION IN RENO IN A FEW WEEKS, AND MAY BOOK WITH HIM FOR 2005 IF HE HAS ANY OPENINGS LEFT.