Was delighted to find Bench Travel, based in Sydney. I enquired about a last minute holiday, I found the service, advice and organisation to be very professional, efficient, and quick to reply to all questions. We had a fabulous trip, to Cape Town and a game park, with no problems, and great hotels and service all the way. Would recommend and use again in the future.

Our African holiday in August this year couldn't have been any better thanks to the real knowledge of the places we were to visit & the thorough organisation by Hilary at Bench International. Our Safaris in Tanzania & Kenya were amazing where we were able to be up close & personal (safely) to an astounding range of wild animals. We witnessed leopards coupling, a magnificent female cheetah teaching her cubs to hunt, prides of lion hunting, sleeping, drinking, gorgeous giraffes, zebras galore....all the BIG 5 by the second day! Our guides were brilliant, friendly & really looked after us & the accommodation was outstanding everywhere. Our time in Cape Town was fantastic & our package to Victoria Falls & Imbabala Lodge sensational.... the icing on the cake! We have been recommending Bench International to all of our friends who have asked who we went with - wouldn't hesitate!

Every thing about my trip with Bench International, in May 2013 was exceptional.The accomadation, food, arrangements, company, places we visited and safaris were first- class. I would reccomend Bench to anyone, and hopefully look forward to another trip in the near future.We visited Capetown, Botswana & Victoria falls, Kruger N.P & Zimbabwe.

Amazing service from Maria. She listened to our needs and created the perfect holiday.

The whole trip was well organised, the lodges & staff could not have been better.

We had a great experience booking our trip through Bench. They were very helpful in the lead up to our trip and all the logistics ran smoothly when we were travelling. Would be happy to use them again for travel in Africa.

We are independent travellers who wanted to do our own thing. The expert and helpful advice of Hiliary Redhead at Bench International helped us put together a fantastic itinerary. It hit all the things on the wish list we gave her and then some. All the places we stayed were exceptional, you could have been forgiven thinking they were 5 star without the price tag. Nothing was ever too much trouble, often anticipating our needs no matter how big or small including satisfying fussy eaters! The organisation was very professional and all the transfers were seamless and stress free. We saw the 'Big 5' many times over, and many other animals and birds often up close and personal. The scenery was spectacular. But the real highlight was the people we met along the way. If we get the opportunity to go to Africa again, Bench International will be the first phone call. And that's what we tell anyone thinking of visiting this amazing continent.