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9 days · By road, with a flight home · Cape Town, Hermanus, the Garden Route and Addo Elephant National Park
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South Africa’s classic road trip at an easy pace: from Cape Town to the whale cliffs of Hermanus, through the forests and lagoons of the Garden Route, ending with a malaria-free safari among the elephants of Addo.
Tailor-made for you. This itinerary is a starting point. Change the dates, pace or hotels, add or drop days, or combine it with another South Africa trip or a Kenya safari. Price on request, with a written, tailored quote within 24 hours.
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Who it works for
- Physical (wheelchair users and slow walkers): Yes, with notes (boardwalks at the Big Tree, the Garden of Eden and Nature’s Valley; wheelchair-friendly hides and a waterhole viewpoint at Addo; some long driving days)
- Visual (blind and low vision): With support (forest walks, sea and birdsong; Addo’s Discovery Trail has a loop for visually impaired visitors)
- Hearing (Deaf and hard of hearing): Yes (a visual journey; written briefs; interpreter on request)
- Hidden (autism, fatigue, chronic illness): With planning (two nights in most places and a rest stop at least every two hours on the road)
Your days
Day 1: Cape Town
Met at Cape Town International Airport and driven to your hotel. A gentle afternoon at the V&A Waterfront.
Day 2: Table Mountain
The cableway and the summit’s universal access walkway, or a free day.
Day 3: Hermanus
About 1.5 hours along the coast. A wheelchair-friendly walkway leads to Gearing’s Point and the Old Harbour, one of the best places to watch whales from land (June to November).
Day 4: To Knysna
The longest drive of the trip, broken with a long lunch and rest stops, to the lagoon town of Knysna.
Day 5: Knysna and Plettenberg Bay
The 800 m wheelchair route at the Garden of Eden forest, and the pathways at Birds of Eden near Plettenberg Bay (a steep section may need help).
Day 6: Tsitsikamma
The boardwalk to the Big Tree, a giant Outeniqua yellowwood, and the riverside boardwalk at Nature’s Valley. Night at Storms River Mouth, with ocean views from the camp’s tar road.
Day 7: To Addo
About 2.5 hours to Addo Elephant National Park. Afternoon game drive and the floodlit waterhole after dark.
Day 8: Addo
Game drives among Addo’s elephants, with time in the underground hide at the main camp.
Day 9: Home
About an hour to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) airport for your flight home.
Where you stay
- Nights 1–2 · Cape Town · a hotel with a measured accessible room
- Night 3 · Hermanus · a seafront hotel
- Nights 4–5 · Knysna · a lagoon-side hotel or guesthouse
- Night 6 · Storms River Mouth Rest Camp (SANParks) · accessible chalet
- Nights 7–8 · Addo Rest Camp (SANParks) · accessible chalet or cottage
As listed or similar, subject to availability and to a measured accessible room.
Best time to go
September–November combines whales at Hermanus, spring flowers and warm days. The Garden Route is mild all year, and Addo is malaria-free all year.
Good to know
- Addo Rest Camp has a cottage and a chalet for guests with mobility challenges (the chalet has a shower and bath), and Matyholweni Rest Camp has an accessible cottage. The bird hide, the underground hide and the floodlit waterhole viewpoint at the main camp are suitable for wheelchair users, and one loop of the Discovery Trail suits wheelchair users and visually impaired visitors.
- SANParks accessible units on the Garden Route (Storms River Mouth and Ebb-and-Flow) are booked directly with SANParks; we handle this.
- At Storms River Mouth, the boardwalk trail to the suspension bridge includes stairs; the camp’s tar road gives wheelchair users ocean views instead.
- At Hermanus, other parts of the 12 km Cliff Path are uneven; we keep to the wheelchair-friendly walkway.
- Game drives at Addo are from your step-free vehicle, so you can stop for as long as you like.
Access details checked in October 2026 against: SANParks: Addo Elephant National Park for people with disabilities · SANParks: Garden Route National Park for people with disabilities · Fernkloof: Hermanus Cliff Path. Facilities change, so we reconfirm every detail for your dates before booking.
Plan this trip with Accessible Travel Kenya
We plan with vetted local partners and check every vehicle, room and activity against your needs before we confirm.
Every trip includes:
- A step-free vehicle (ramp or lift) or, where you prefer, a low-step vehicle with assisted transfer, confirmed before booking
- Rooms, bathrooms and paths checked for access, with photos and measurements on request
- 24-hour WhatsApp support throughout your trip
- Mobility equipment, carers and sign language interpreters on request
Send your dates and who is travelling, and the team replies within 24 hours with a tailored, written proposal.
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