Bensbach Wilderness Lodge

Bensbach Wildlife Lodge 4 day tour is ideal for a long weekend getaway. Because we use private aircraft charter, groups of at least 4 people are required to make the trip viable, although up to 16 people can be accommodated at once at the lodge.

The accommodation is basic, but comfortable; think of it as upmarket camping with your own maid and chef. Relax on the verandah with a beer from the bar, dine on farmhouse cooking with venison and barramundi regular items on the menu and fish 'til your heart's content. 

Itinerary

Friday:

• AM flight from Cairns to Horn Island, clear customs (2 hours 45 minutes flight time)*
• Fly from Horn Island to Daru, clear customs (45 minutes)*
• Fly from Daru to Bensbach, 45 minutes flight time*
• Lunch at the Lodge and unpack.
• Afternoon flishing and wildlife tour
• Dinner
• Relax and dicuss the one that didn't get away

Saturday and Sunday:

• Full days of fishing and wildlife tours or just relax and enjoy the bird life
• All meals included each day
• More fish stories

Monday:

• Breakfast and pack up
• AM fight, per Friday in reverse
• Land back in Cairns in the afternoon

What's not included?

• Alcohol - it can be purchased at the bar or duty free
  
• Breakfast on day one and lunch on day 4 (packed snack is provided on the flight to Bensbach)
• That's about it!

What do I need to take? 

• Valid passport with current PNG visitor visa and/or resident return visa (PNG Consulates in Brisbane and Canberra)
  
• Malaria prevention tablets (prescription)
• Light luggage, keep to 10-15kg per person (it is a small aircraft). There are no night clubs, so leave your high heels at home!!
• Your best thongs (flip flops)
• Your fishing gear if you like (they do have a supply locally)
• Insect repellent
• Hat, sunnies, sun screen
• Camera, batteries, memory card (film, if you still live in the 80s)
• Kina (local currency). Last chance to exchange is Cairns. Roughly 1 kina = 50 AU cents or 29 UK pence
• Duty free alcohol

What type of aircraft am I flying in?

That depends on numbers, but anything from an Aerocommander to a Beechcraft Kingair. It will be twin engine, maintained to Australian CASA standards. Everyone gets a window seat. Unfortunately, they don't have toilets or stewards, but the sectors are relatively short if you are a nervous flier. 

* Total flight time in the Kingair is approximately 2 hrs 10 minutes.