Wouldn't hesitate to recommend Bench Africa. Everything they recommended was first class. Transfers were excellent as well. Bench Africa were receptive to all my requests and put together an itinerary that met all my needs. Best holiday of my life. Bench Africa are a very reputable company and would definitely book with them again.

Amazing experience,more than we expected,not missing the African Massage,Excellent Guides.

Excellent advice and planning, good organisation of bookings, care throughout the trip and reliable local partners. We had a wonderful time. A potential debacle when airline SA Express was grounded without notice was managed with immediate rebookings before we were even aware of the problem. Well done!

Very professional company to work with. All aspects of our tour went smoothly.

Had the most amazing experiences with Lara Behrens - could not have asked for a better PR lady to head our media famil! The whole journey went above and beyond what I had expected. Kudos to Bench Africa!

A well-planned and executed trip with Bench Africa. From organising transfers to having the best drivers and guides to ensuring we saw the highlights of South Africa - everything was covered. The accommodation was very luxurious and all dietary requirements were met with ease. I would highly recommend this trip to others thinking of taking the same trip!

Seamless safari experience. I would highly recommend this company. So professional and they are the experts on Africa, specialising in trips around the continent! It wasn't just the animals... it was the people.. and the experiences and the knowledge and those layers of detail that the average traveller is not privy to that made it such a fabulous experience.

At first we thought the cost was somewhat excessive but it was well worth every cent! Our journey of 18 days, including Cape Town, Victoria Falls & 4 game reserves, required a lot of coordination and it was seamless from start to finish. We experienced great food, service and lodgings and spectacular land & water game safaris . Our outstanding guides & trackers ensured we viewed, at close quarters, all the BIG FIVE & much, much more.

We have nothing but the highest praise for Bench Africa. We have travelled to Africa with Bench twice and both times our itinerary has been very thoughtfully planned for us with exceptional insight as to what is available and what would best suit our needs. Both times we travelled independently but the supberb organsiation meant that we never felt alone even when tranferring flights within an airport, we were meet and assisted on to our next leg. Every detail had been considered. On our first trip we encountered some significant personal challenges that had nothing to do with Bench, however they provided us with amazing ongoing support for months after our return which went well beyond their responsibilies or obiligations. We will always remember the human element that defined their service to us. They are far more than just a travel company - they care for their clients. We usually will book and plan our own adventures however Africa is a very complex and overwhelming in choice destination. It is not something we could arrange on our own. We are so grateful that we saw the advertisement for Bench in the paper. They made a our decision making much simplier. We travelled to South Africa, Zimbazee, Botswana and Zambia. So if you are planning to go to Africa we would thoughly recommend using Bench.

Overall it was a very well run tour. The itinerary was good, although it was fairly challenging in the distance it covered but worth it in the end because of all the great things you get to see and do. There was a lot of travel time spent in the truck. The guide and the driver (Jabu and Tham) were excellent, both very professional and knowledgeable. They worked very hard. The accommodation was of a very high standard and the food was good throughout. The glaring weakness of the tour was the truck. It was not fit to transport 14 people over 5,600 kilometers. The suspension was terrible and this was really felt on the two thousand kilometers of dirt roads. It was cramped inside, the seats were uncomfortable and there was hardly any storage space inside the cabin. It was a constant source of aggravation for the tour group and I'm sure you will get the same feedback from everybody. Apart from the truck a great tour.