The Bencia Africa dedicated Team
Bencia Africa Adventure & Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- KWS, KTB, ECO -Tourism, TRA & KATO-member
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $178 to $745 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Elena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great company, too bad for our driver
$1700 per person, 6 days
We visited Masai Mara, Hell's Gate & Amboseli.
Cons:
- Scam(ish) behaviour
We were meant to pay $33 to visit Crescent Island and $30 to get there by boat. When we checked our gps, we found out that the boat hadn't taken us to the island, just 1km farther along the shore. We stayed there 10 mins then we were told to go back. I called our driver and told him we refused to pay 63 dollars per person for this, so he agreed to only make us pay for the boat ride. We had only agreed to the boat ride because he'd told me it was the only way to reach the island. We never got to visit the island because there was no more time left.
- Our driver was constantly on his phone.
Not only while driving, but even during safaris he wasn't really looking for animals cause he was staring at his phone. When we did find animals, we obviously tried to be quiet and listen to nature but he'd be watching videos on facebook or talking on the phone and ruin the moment (and the videos we took).
- He would tell us to wake up at 5.30am to leave very early, then show up 30mins late.
- He made a misogynistic comment at us about my friend being the one who should make decisions because I'm a woman, and shaming him for not doing so.
Pros:
- sufficiently trustworthy
- best price we found
- accomodation was GREAT. good food, very good rooms, it felt like we paid for the budget option but got the luxury one.
- we met another staff member, in charge of making us food one night, and he was very very kind and a great cook
- they reply to texts and emails very quickly
- they are readily available if you want to change the arranged schedule in any way.
- there really aren't any additional expenses whatsover except the optional ones that are specified within the program. food, water, car fuel and anything you can think of are included in the agreed price.
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Email Marisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari experience
Amazing safari! I did 5 days in Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate. It's the perfect amount of days, you see the most important things and you also have time to rest. I reached out to the travel agency, Bencia African Tours and Safari directly and I upgraded the accommodations for premium inside each park. It's much better to stay in nice places after a lot of exploring, trust me!! And in some premium places even the animals come to you. The guides were very nice and the jeeps were super comfortable. Bencia made sure everything was perfect. Thank you!!
