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Ladies Only Safari Classic Kenya Tour
Explore Kenya - Escorted Ladies Tour
Kenya
10 DAYS
FROM $4,985
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East Africa Safari Tour
Highlights of East Africa Tour
Kenya, Tanzania
13 DAYS
FROM $8,170
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South Africa Guided Tour
South Africa Odyssey
South Africa, Swaziland
14 DAYS
FROM $4,730
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Cheetah on Safari from Makutsi Safari Springs
Makutsi Classic Safari
South Africa
7 DAYS
FROM $1,980
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Superior Room Bishops House
Gorilla Trekking - Bishop's House
Rwanda
3 DAYS
FROM $2,240
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Tanzania Highlights: Staff at Kirurumu
Tanzania Highlights - Classic
Tanzania
7 DAYS
FROM $4,240
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Safari Tour Wildebeest Migration
Migration Safari - Classic
Kenya
8 DAYS
FROM $3,780
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Botswana Lodge Explorer Safari
Botswana Lodge Explorer
Zimbabwe, Botswana
11 DAYS
FROM $4,050
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Views of Kilimanjaro Safari
Classic Kenya
Kenya
10 DAYS
FROM $4,805
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Affordable Kenyan Safari Experience
The Big Tusker Safari
Kenya
8 DAYS
FROM $3,890
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Explore the untouched natural beauty and wildlife on this Botswana overland tour. Starting with the natural wonder of Victoria Falls and an unforgettable sunset at Makgadikgadi pans. Enjoy ‘Big Five’ game viewing in open 4x4 vehicles in Moremi Game Reserve before boating, walking and mokoros in the pristine Okavango Delta. End your tour with game viewing along the Chobe river.
Delta & Wildlife Adventure
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namib
12 DAYS
FROM $6,130
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Experience this popular Cape Town to Victoria Falls route, overlanding in style! Adventure through the Kalahari and Namib deserts, both of which offer an abundance of breathtaking scenery, African wildlife and rich cultural attractions. Explore the sights of cosmopolitan Cape Town, enjoy spectacular wildlife sightings in the Okavango Delta, view the mighty Augrabies falls and Fish river canyon, see the wild animals of the Kgalagaladi and Etosha National Parks, summit the highest sand dunes in the world in the Namib desert and relax along the Okavango, Kwando and Chobe Rivers ending at the world-famous Victoria Falls.
Transkalahari Adventure - Northbound
South Africa, Zimbabwe, B
22 DAYS
FROM $6,795
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price tag SAVE UP TO $510 PP IN 2021
Room at Camp Amalinda, Zimbabwe
Kruger, Victoria Falls & Chobe Adventure
South Africa, Zimbabwe, B
15 DAYS
FROM $6,835
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Connoisseur Collection
Deluxe South Africa Safari
South Africa
13 DAYS
FROM $5,755
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This Namibia Secrets gives you the chance to experience Namibia in a very personal way. You will have your own professional and experienced safari guide who will enhance your enjoyment of this unique country by making it a fascinating and stress-free journey of discovery amidst very dramatic scenery. The knowledge, experience, and character of the guides are critical to a successful safari, with intimate knowledge of each area and camp/lodge, allowing them to share the local insights and highlights whilst adding continuity and depth to your safari.The Secrets camps are designed to offer a true “back to nature” experience with the emphasis being on the experiential aspect of safaris, to go back to the roots of safari, to touch, to smell, to feel and to experience the wild, with one’s feet firmly in the dust that covers Africa. This is an experience that is exclusive in the real sense of the word, as well as being very much away from the pressures of ‘normal’ life!
Namibia Secrets
Namibia
14 DAYS
FROM $9,500
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Reviews

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Great easy organised safari via Bench Africa. The Journey was an adventure that was life changing. Will use Bench again for our return trips.
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Great easy organised safari via Bench…

Lyndal from Bench Africa did an amazing job in organising our private trip to Africa. We visited four countries and every transfer went to plan with delightful people meeting us at every point. The game camps were excellent with ...read more

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Delwyn
We were extremely happy with the advice and assistance that we received from Maria. Our trip was organised perfectly and we had the most amazing time.
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Dream trip

Superb and knowledgable service. Advice on trip, timing, planning was very very good. They arranged essentially a private tour for us that fulfilled and exceeded all our expectations at almost the same cost as a group tour.
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Superb and knowledgable service.
Everything ran smoothly, great accommodation and our guide, Kevin was absolutely fantastic. Wonderful family holiday
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Everything ran smoothly Kenya
Our travel coordinator Julie was absolutely fantastic. The entire trip was seamless which made for an extremely relaxing holiday. Highly recommend
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highly recommended
Maria Tropiano at Bench Africa made our trip to South Africa the most wonderful, memorable and stress free holiday. I would recommend Bench Africa for anyone visiting Africa.
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A memorable trip South Africa

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Our Bench Africa safari in Kenya was everything we hoped for and more. Highly recommend Bench Africa if you’re thinking about an African adventure- nothing was any trouble at all. Even if you’re not thinking about an ...read more

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LIFE CHANGING Kenya
Great experience - great service from Hank
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South Africa South Africa

Thank you Lyndal - you gave us the perfect holiday with all your suggestions & recommendations. Loved the accommodation superb in four locations - transfers all worked well giving you the experience to remember for life. ...read more

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Thank you Lyndal

Bench Press

As the concept of travel slowly begins to become more of a realistic possibility for 2022, we are all thinking about the prospect of travelling abroad, but it’s important that we make sure we are doing it safely, consciously, and effectively. If Africa is high on your travel wish list, then you’ve definitely come to the right place for expert information. Julie De Palo has been working at Bench Africa for over 20 years, and so as we look to the future and prepare for a post-COVID-19 way of travel, she has put together her top tips for travelling to Africa once borders are open and we get the green light to travel.
5 tips for travel to Africa Post-COVID
Expert Tips
26th March 2021
The very essence of safari is romantic, with the exotic wildlife, pristine wilderness and starry night skies, and so most safari properties have been designed to maximise romance. Lodges delight in providing extra special touches such as private bush dinners by candlelight, couple’s spa treatments, and turn down services where you might return to your room to find a rose petal bath, candles and champagne. This is pampering at its finest!
Africa, the Perfect Destination for your Post-COVID Honeymoon
Honeymoons
12th March 2021
Kenya received global recognition as one of the safest places to visit during the pandemic and was presented with a ‘Safe Travels Stamp’ by the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Travel: Kenya’s Successful Response to Covid-19
News
11th March 2021
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