Catering for the accessibility needs of the physically challenged traveller, specifically wheelchair users, in South Africa is a specialised area of tourism, due to the scarcity of suitable adapted accommodation and facilities outside of the main centres. Most international standard hotels will have one or two adapted rooms, but not everyone wants to stay in a hotel. Unfortunately planning an accessible holiday is made even more frustrating due to the present lack of control regarding the use of internationally recognised accessibility icons in roadside signage, accommodation catalogues and guide books, which means that one cannot accept such advertising with any level of confidence or credibility.

African Insight is committed to making South Africa accessible by:

• Encouraging and educating product owners on the requirements of disabled travellers.
• Providing guided tours for disabled travellers.
• Working with relevant stake holders to standardise the use of internationally recognised accessibility icons on signage and advertising material.

African Insight has a specialised division operating under the name Wild at Heart which has dedicated a considerable amount of resources to:

• Building a database of suitable, adapted and accessible accommodations
• Building a database of products, attractions and experiences which are suitable for wheelchair users
• Acquiring a vehicle that is adapted to accommodate wheelchair users
• Training guides in the special needs of disabled travellers
• Developing itineraries that are tried and tested

Certain regional tourism agencies are realising there is a demand for accessible tourism and are actively promoting the development of products and services for this need.

Visit our web site http://wildatheart.africaninsight.co.za/ and see that travel for wheelchair users is possible.

Accessible holidays and accessible travel in South Africa are the speciality of African Insight for the physically challenged traveller, specifically wheelchair users.