Cape Town and Kruger: 8-Day Accessible South Africa

Open to every traveller. Book it as it is, or tell us what you need, such as a step-free room, a ramp vehicle, a slower pace or a sign-language guide, and we will adapt it for you.

8 days · By air and road · Cape Town, the Cape Peninsula and Kruger National Park

South Africa’s two classic halves in one easy-paced trip: four nights in Cape Town for Table Mountain, the penguins, Cape Point and the winelands, then three nights in Kruger National Park for the Big Five.

Who it works for

• Physical (wheelchair users and slow walkers): Yes, with notes (step-free routes in Cape Town; adapted rest camp units and an adapted game drive vehicle in Kruger)
• Visual (blind and low vision): With support (guides describe every place and sighting)
• Hearing (Deaf and hard of hearing): Yes (written briefs; interpreter on request)
• Hidden (autism, fatigue, chronic illness): Yes (two bases only, with rest time every day)

Your days

Day 1: Cape Town

Met at the airport and driven to your hotel; a gentle afternoon at the V&A Waterfront.

Day 2: Table Mountain

The cableway and the summit walkway, then the Sea Point promenade.

Day 3: The peninsula

Boulders penguins and Cape Point.

Day 4: Gardens and wine

Kirstenbosch and Groot Constantia.

Day 5: To Kruger

Fly to Skukuza (direct on some days, or via Johannesburg). Afternoon game drive.

Day 6: The Sabie River

Drive to Lower Sabie, with the ramped Ntandanyathi bird hide on the way.

Day 7: Full day in Kruger

Sunrise and sunset drives with a long midday rest.

Day 8: Home

A last early drive, then fly home via Johannesburg.

Where you stay

• Nights 1–4 · a Cape Town hotel with a measured accessible room
• Night 5 · Skukuza Rest Camp · adapted bungalow
• Nights 6–7 · Lower Sabie Rest Camp · adapted bungalow or safari tent

As listed or similar, subject to availability and to a measured accessible room.

Best time to go

May–September suits Kruger best (dry season, lower malaria risk), while Cape Town is wetter then. September–October and April–May are a good balance for both.

Good to know

• Several Kruger rest camps, including Skukuza and Lower Sabie, have bungalows or safari tents adapted for wheelchair users, but layouts vary from unit to unit. We ask for photos and measurements before booking.
• In 2018 SANParks introduced activity vehicles with a lift for game drives. They are not available at every camp, so where needed we arrange a private adapted vehicle with a South African partner.
• Kruger is a malaria area: speak to your doctor or a travel clinic about prevention.
• Table Mountain: Staff help at the ticket office and at the lifts. Not every part of the summit is accessible: some paths are steep, uneven or stepped.
• Flights inside South Africa: we request wheelchair assistance with the airline for every flight.

Access details checked in October 2026 against: Table Mountain Aerial Cableway: wheelchair access · ATTA: Table Mountain universal access walkway (April 2026) · Cape Town Tourism: wheelchair-friendly attractions · Rolling Inspiration: Boulders Beach · SANParks: Kruger for people with disabilities · Kruger Park guide for disabled travellers · Tourism Update: Kruger activity vehicles with lifts. Facilities change, so we reconfirm every detail for your dates before booking.

Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons