Accessible Cape Town

Accessible Cape Town aims to provide reliable, comprehensive, useful access information to disabled and older visitors to Cape Town, South Africa. It should be useful for anyone with reduced mobility, visual impairment, hearing impairment, elderly bones, or any other access need.

It also aims to promote those brave souls who have launched into the world of inclusive tourism: specialist tour operators, forward-thinking service providers who accommodate disabled customers, hotels which have wheelchair accessible rooms and restaurants...

And it aims to promote Cape Town as a destination for visitors with disabilities, old bones or any other so-called 'special' need. It is a beautiful city in a fascinating region, and we believe everyone should be able to enjoy it.

No such information currently exists in any useful format. The wheels of Cape Town Tourism have started turning, prompted by a visit from Scott Rains in February 2009, but they are turning very slowly. Too slowly. Madness - considering the number of disabled visitors who are expected to flock to the World Cup 2010 from both South Africa and overseas. And considering the fact that travellers with disabilities make up an increasingly weighty sector of the tourism market.

Accessible Cape Town is a sister site to the hugely successful AccessibleBarcelona, which was created by Craig Grimes. We will be working closely with Craig on the South Africa section of his new venture accessible.travel, the world's first instant online booking engine for people with disabilities. Hotel bookings can be made via accessible.travel absolutely free.

Contact us

If you would like to discuss anything at all about this project or the information on the website, please contact me at monica[@]accessiblecapetown.com.

If you would like to suggest an entry or offer your help in expanding and researching the project, that's wonderful.

If you are a potential sponsor or supporter, even better.