12-Day Accessible Cape & Safari Circular Tour

Arrive in Cape Town International Airport, you will be met and transferred on a private basis to your hotel by road.

Spend rest of the day at leisure, enjoy the beautiful pool area of the hotel which has gorgeous views overlooking the ocean.  The Seaspoint Promenade is a short distance from the hotel and wheel chair friendly for a stroll along the Atlantic Seaboard. 

The vehicle used for the duration of the tour is a 13 seating Quantum equipped with Hydraulic lifts for the mobility impaired.
This lift has a 350-kg lifting capacity and is suitable for electric wheel chairs.
Unwin mounting systems are used on floors to keep wheel chairs secured.
Additional Charge if qualified guide is required to drive vehicle.

After breakfast at the hotel you will be met by your guide in the hotel foyer at 08:15 for a Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour (from 08:30-17:00)

The tour includes:

Kirstenbosch Gardens:

• All visitor facilities, i.e. entrance gates, restaurants, shops and venues, are wheelchair friendly
• Kirstenbosch is set on a very steep gradient and not all areas of the garden are accessible to wheelchairs. The wheelchair friendly areas of the Garden include the central area between the Visitors' Centre (Gate 1) and the Centre for Home Gardening (Gate 2).
• The Boomslang (tree-top walkway) is wheelchair accessible, with assistance, as the Arboretum is situated on a slope and quite far into the garden.
• Wheelchair users are also advised to enter and exit the walkway via the eastern entry point as this is the shortest distance over mulch paths to and from the walkway.
• Hourly golf cart tours of the gardens are offered from 09.00-15.00. 
   

Cape Point:

• There are parking bays for the mobility impaired at Cape Point.
• The restaurant at Cape Point has a staggered access ramp that permits wheelchairs to move down the steep slope, the restaurant's lower deck overlooking False Bay has a particularly steep ramp and assistance may be required.
• Wheelchair accessible toilet in the restaurant.
• The Point's highlight is the funicular that takes people up the steep slope to a lookout point. This allows easy access to a wheelchair user (no wheelchair accessible toilet at the lookout point).
   

Boulders Beach:

• A well-designed wooden boardwalk allows people with mobility impairment the opportunity to get right down to the penguin colony beach (Foxy Beach).
• Ablutions for wheelchair users are available
• A boardwalk ("Willis Walk") provides a firm surface for movement between the Visitor Centre and Boulder's Bathing Beach. This pathway is quite steep in places. A concrete ramp can be used to access the beach itself, although many will require assistance, as it is very steep.

After breakfast at the hotel you will be met by your guide in the hotel foyer for a full day City Tour including Table Mountain and Robben Island. 

Table Mountain:

• A customer services assistant will help you to the lifts, which will get you to the Cableway docking level and the cable cars.
• The Rotair cable car doors are wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair, and the viewing windows are low enough for you to watch the scenery as the car travels up to the Upper Cable Station.
• There are lifts that will transport you from the docking station of the Upper Cable Station.
• Both the Agama and Dassie walks are paved, making traveling in a wheelchair easy.
• If you prefer to be accompanied by an expert, there are two guided tours each day. These guided tours are free of charge. They commence at 10h00 and noon every day, and depart from the meeting point just outside the Upper Cable Station.
• The Table Mountain Café has wheelchair ramps and wide aisles, and disabled toilets are situated inside the café.

Castle of Good Hope

• The castle is only partially accessible for wheelchairs. The entrance area is level, with small cobble stones.
• Wheelchair accessible toilet at the entrance area.

Robben Island

• The boat ride to and tour of the island are both wheelchair accessible
• The docks on the mainland (V&A Waterfront) and on Robben Island are wheelchair accessible, via ramps. The ramps are steep, but dock personnel assist wheelchairs on the way down. Ramps are used to bridge the gap between the dock and boat, providing for an accessible and safe boarding experience.
• The ship's upper deck and the interior passenger cabin on the lower deck are not wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair users will need to stay out on the exposed deck at the stern of the ship.
• The high-floor buses are dated, but do have a wheelchair lift at the centre boarding door.
• Once onboard, there is a dedicated wheelchair space on the right side of the bus. There are no securement straps, but the bus drives slowly and on paved roadways.
• The wheelchair accessible bathroom is private, and can accommodate the wheelchair user and his/her assistant or carer. 
• When touring the prison there is a small problem as the threshold to the dormitory is a step of 4 to 5 inches- assistance may be required.

Today you will enjoy a full day exploring the Cape Winelands with stops at 3 different wheelchair accessible wine estates for tastings, including a chocolate and wine pairing! 

Situated only 45 minutes away from Cape Town, the Cape Winelands is surrounded by majestic mountains, beautiful vineyards and typical Cape Dutch style architecture. The Cape Winelands include the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl and are home to more than 150 wine estates and wine farms producing top quality world class wines. This region is also highly acclaimed for its many sumptuous restaurants giving bragging rights as the culinary capital of South Africa.

Today you will drive a scenic coastal route from Cape Town to Hermanus along the Cape Whale Coast, whale season is between May and November each year and whales can often be spotted just off the shoreline. In Hermanus you have the option of joining a boat based whale watching excursion with Southern Right Charters. The Hemel en Arrde Valley also offers some excellent wien tasting and dining options. 

Today you will travel to Knysna, along the Garden Route. You will pass places like Albertinia (famous for its aloes and aloe product factories), Mossel Bay, George and Wilderness and being a private guided tour it will be flexible to stop along the way depending on your interests. Enjoy a sunset cruise on the lagoon and the evening at leisure in Knysna. 

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be met by your guide to enjoy a fun day in nature. Included:

Monkeyland and Birds of Eden - both of these sanctuaries and the facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Additional activity:

Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary: focuses on wildlife conservation education and specifically the plight of large apex predators in captivity. Wheelchair friendly and accessible.

An early start to the day, you will travel into the Eastern Cape for your malaria-free safari. 

Arrive at Zuurberg Mountain Village by 12h00 to enjoy lunch. The drive to the Addo Elephant National Park will depart at 13h30 from the Hotel. On this drive you can expect to see large herds of elephants, both young and old moving to and from the waterholes, lions, hyena, buffalo, eland, Bushbuck and much more. Snacks and drinks will be served in the park. You will return to the Hotel at 18h30 for dinner.

Breakfast at Zuurberg Mountain Village. You have the morning at leisure. After lunch depart for an afternoon/evening drive to Schotia. Schotia offers a wide variety of game such as giraffe, rhino, hippo, lion and a good selection of Antelopes. Schotia pride themselves as saying "Lion sightings with them are almost a certainty." A bush dinner in the lapa at Schotia around the fire, awaits you.

Breakfast at Zuurberg and then depart for the return leg of your trip. Tonight you will stay at a farm in the Overberg region. 

A warm welcome awaits at this 1 200-hectare ostrich, grain and sheep farm between Swellendam and Heidelberg, 7 km off the N2. Enjoy panoramic Langeberg mountain views over a rolling landscape. Experience farm life at its best on a “hands on” farm tour with Neels, feeding the ostriches and observing the sheep dogs in action. Ostrich leather items on sale. Home-cooked candlelight dinners at the family dining table.

Full day to relax and enjoy the farm life. 

After breakfast, we depart on a leisurely drive to Cape Town, stopping for lunch on the road. You will drive straight to Cape Town International Airport to connect your outbound flight.