Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari
Tanzania wheelchair accessible safari, allowing individuals with limited mobility to experience the awe-inspiring wildlife and natural wonders of this beautiful country. With specially designed vehicles, accessible accommodations, and trained staff, wheelchair users can embark on an inclusive adventure and create lasting memories in the heart of Africa.
"Experience the Adventure of a Lifetime on your Wheelchair"
A Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari offers an inclusive adventure, ensuring that travelers with mobility challenges can explore the country’s breathtaking landscapes with ease. From the Serengeti’s vast plains to the Ngorongoro Crater’s wildlife-rich haven, every aspect of this journey is designed for comfort, accessibility, and unforgettable experiences.
Our Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari provides specially modified safari vehicles equipped with ramps and lifts, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience. Whether you’re exploring the wilderness or transferring between lodges, our team prioritizes your safety and convenience. Accommodations along the route are handpicked to provide roll-in showers, grab bars, and step-free access to all facilities.
On a Tanzania Accessible Safari, you can witness the world-famous Great Migration, where millions of wildebeests and zebras move across the Serengeti in search of greener pastures. Experience the thrill of spotting the Big Five—lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalos—while enjoying a comfortable game drive tailored to your needs.
With a wheelchair-friendly safari in Tanzania, you don’t have to worry about rugged terrains or inaccessible locations. Our expert guides and support staff are trained to provide seamless assistance, ensuring that you can fully immerse yourself in the beauty of Tanzania’s wildlife and landscapes. Whether it’s a private safari or a group tour, we make sure that accessibility remains a top priority.
Your Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari isn’t limited to the savannah. You can also visit Lake Manyara, where flamingos and tree-climbing lions offer a unique spectacle, or Tarangire National Park, home to vast elephant herds and ancient baobab trees. Every park and reserve is chosen to ensure a smooth and inclusive travel experience.
For those seeking cultural experiences, our Tanzania Accessible Safari includes visits to Maasai villages, where you can learn about the rich traditions and way of life of this iconic African tribe. These encounters provide a deeper connection to the land and its people, all while being accessible and accommodating to travelers with limited mobility.
Zanzibar is the perfect way to end your Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari, offering barrier-free beach resorts with stunning ocean views. Enjoy the white sandy beaches, explore Stone Town’s historical sites, or take a wheelchair-friendly boat trip to experience the beauty of the Indian Ocean.
Our commitment to accessible tourism means that your Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari is stress-free and fully customized to meet your needs. We work with accessible hotels, lodges, and service providers to ensure a seamless experience from start to finish.
Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Holidays Offers
If you dream of a Tanzania Accessible Safari, we are here to make it happen. Let us create a tailored itinerary that brings you closer to Tanzania’s extraordinary wildlife, landscapes, and culture, without compromising on comfort or accessibility. Whether you’re an independent traveler or visiting with family, our goal is to make your adventure as smooth and enjoyable as possible.
Contact us today to book your Tanzania Wheelchair Accessible Safari, and experience Africa like never before!
Wheelchair Accessible Holidays Information's
We have the right vehicle to ensure a comfortable and inclusive experience for travelers with mobility challenges. We offer vehicles tailored to meet diverse accessibility needs. Here’s what to know about our safari vehicles and accessibility features:
Key Features of Accessible Safari Vehicles
- Wheelchair-Accessible Design:
- Modified with ramps for easy entry and exit.
- Spacious Interiors:
- Ample room for wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
- Comfortable seating with armrests for those who can transfer from a wheelchair.
- Customized Seating Arrangements:
- Elevated seats for better wildlife viewing, with easy transfer options.
- Adjustable seats for individuals with specific support needs.
- Windowed Vehicles:
- Ensures unobstructed views of wildlife.
- We offer vehicles with windows for even better visibility.
- Smooth Suspension Systems:
- To minimize discomfort during bumpy rides over rugged terrain.
- Portable Restroom Facilities (Optional):
- We can provide mobile toilets for longer excursions.
Popular Safari Vehicles with Accessibility Options
- Toyota Land Cruiser:
- Widely used for safaris, modified versions include wheelchair ramp, extended roof height, and wider doors.
- Safari Vans (e.g., Toyota Hiace, Nissan):
- Smaller and more budget-friendly, these can be customized with ramps and additional accessibility features for airport and shorter transfers.
- Custom-Made 4x4s:
- Built specifically for accessibility, with larger interiors and state-of-the-art adjustments.
We have a portfolio of the few best accessible hotels and lodges throughout Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda of which we can share information, description or photos for your reference and review. In case you require assistance with a check of a hotel or accommodation of your personal choice, please just reach out to us. We can speak the language, we can reach out through our network where we do not, and we know what questions to ask. We Have your accessible holiday accommodation guaranteed and enjoy your holiday relaxed and worry-free.
All offered accommodations are visited by us in person (or a reputable representative). We document every place we visit; we check, measure and assess the different accessibility levels of each place according to our own extensive checklist. Our expertise in being the specialist in ‘disability travel’ in the region makes it possible to give you in-depth advice on accommodation details.
Mobility:
- Ground floor Facilities
- Wheelchair Ramp
- Accessible Lift
- Accessible Toiletries
Toiletries:
- Grab rail (some)
- Shower with Shower Chair(All)
- NO Bath Tub.
“Adjusting from the modern western facilities to the African ones may seem rather primitive, however for you to best enjoy your adventure, be opening minded”
Unfortunately Africa has a lack of much-needed mobility equipment and aids in place for those with limited mobility. It can occur we may encounter some accessibility issues at the places we visit on the way.
However, we are here to take care of your needs and where needed to remove/avoid the obstacles. Doing so by providing our own mobility equipment to use at the places we stop or overnight. We can offer wheelchairs, commode chairs (in height adjustable), shower stools (foldable) and more. Also we can arrange other products, such as a beach buggy (for beach holidays), a wheelchair raincoat or extra strap belts (if you need extra support when seated in a vehicle seat or in a wheelchair).
- Manual Wheelchair
- Beach Wheelchair
- Toilets and Bath Chair
- Canes (Quad and Forearm canes).
- Walker.
- Crutches.
Please inform us during the booking process of the required mobility equipment and we will arrange for your equipment to be there when you need it.
Being the safari specialist for people with limited mobility, we comprehend that some of our travel members may face difficulties performing Activities of Daily Living. We consider Activities of Daily Living as routine activities individuals perform every day that allow them to live and function independently.
Some of our guests, particularly those who are disabled or elderly, may have a difficult time completing these tasks independently, and receiving the proper level of assistance helps them to maintain their independence.
Obviously, if any companion you may be travelling with can offer you the needed assistance, externally arranged additional travel support can be reduced to a minimum or even be left out. However, in some occasions it might be convenient to have someone traveling with you to assist with the basic tasks.
To make your safari experience a success, a travel member’s ability to perform Activities of Daily Living is important to determine if and what type of assisted travel support that is required. As a guideline we require all our safari guests to be able to perform individually (or with the help of a travel companion). the Activities of Daily Living shown on the image right.
We are glad to be of help in case assistance needs to be arranged externally. Via our carefully selected partner network we can offer different services in terms of Assisted Travel Support and ADLs Assistance. We can connect you with people who can accompany you on safari as you’re:
- Personal caregiver (non-medical services): Personalized, compassionate attention providing basic ADLs (eating, bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting and mobility assistance).
- Nurse aid / nurse (medical services, licensed/registered): Acts as a personal caregiver, only with a home health / medical background providing ‘patient attendance’, basic and/or skilled care (i.e. urinary catheter changes, wound care, injections, etc.).
- Doctor (medical services, licensed/registered): An experienced English speaking doctor personally accompanying you throughout the entire safari.
- Medical interpreter / translator (extra support): Where language may be a challenge, an interpreter/translator can come in handy (to avoid potential language barriers). Additionally, the following (non-)medical extra support services can be provided for you too.
- Medical advice (back-up medical services): Provides emergency medical advice from highly qualified medical staff (24 hours a day).
- Air ambulance services (back-up medical services): Provides medical evacuations for patients in serious medical conditions, using both air and ground ambulances.
- Other specialized services on request (non-medical services, extra support): Missing an assisting service that you do require? Please let us know and we will try to arrange your special request.
NB: During the booking process it is vital you pre-notify us of the assistance requirements you will need so we have sufficient time to make arrangements and can make sure we are ready with the right person to be there to assist you.
- What is the Width of the vehicle ramp/lift on Wheelchair Accessible Safari ?
- 80cm
- What is the Width of the door opening; the guest will enter the vehicle through?
- 85cm
- What is the Height of the door opening the guest will enter the vehicle through?
- 120cm
- What is the Height inside the vehicle from floor to roof?
- 145cm
- Can the guest easily move to a regular car seat once inside the vehicle?
- Guest can move easily to a regular car seat and this is the only option available due to the nature of the roads and kind of our excursions. Therefore clients will always enter the car on their wheel chair but move to a regular car seat while inside. The wheelchair will then be transported separately.
- Can the vehicle accommodate all types of mobility equipment (Manual Wheelchair / Electric Wheelchair / Heavy Power Chair / Mobility Scooter)
- YES! There is enough space for such equipments.
Hotel Rooms:
- How many disabled rooms have roll-in showers?
- All the hotel rooms we book have roll-in showers.
- How many with bathtubs with grab bars?
- We don’t book the rooms with bathtubs for disable customers, but the accessible rooms have grab bars. Please note, Some rooms may not have grab bars but the roll-in shower, easy access to rooms, showers/toilet and other public areas while on wheel chair is a must and minimum criteria.
- Is the bathroom door at least 75 cm wide?
- YES , the bath doors are bigger enough to allow customers to get inside the toilet with wheelchair.
- Does the roll-in shower have a bench/chair attached to wall, portable plastic chair/stool, or neither?
- YES! We have special designed shower chairs for wheel chair users that we always use while with larger groups that will require some of our clients staying in rooms that are not fully designed for wheel chair users but are accessible in both room and showers/toilets. Therefore we do not depend fully on Hotels. We have some supportive equipment of our own. (explained in question number 1.)
- Are grab bars located on right, left, or both sides of toilet?
- Grab bars are usually located on one side of the toilet; left or right but we may find in some hotels that are located in both sides.
- Can a wheelchair be positioned on the left, right, or both sides of the bed?
- It is either right, left or both sides of the bed as it depends on the hotel.
- Do the accessible rooms have one large bed, two small beds, or can be arranged in either position?
- Accessible rooms in the hotels can be arranged in either form. Double or twin.
- Do any of the accessible rooms have connecting rooms?
- YES! Some rooms are interconnected.
- Are there guest rooms on the ground floor?
- Yes
- Is there an elevator to rooms on other floors?
- YES
- Is the elevator door at least 75 cm (30 inches) wide? If less, how wide?
- ABSOLUTELY! It is 80cms wide.
- Is the breakfast room / restaurant on the ground floor or can it be reached by elevator?
- YES! All restaurants can be reached by elevator.
- Is the entrance to the building flat, ramped, or has unavoidable steps?
- Entrance to buildings flat have one side ramped and another side stepped.
- Is there a handrail on the left side, right side, or both sides of the steps/ramp? Is there a lift?
- Some hotels have one side with handrail left or right and some have no handrail at all, in this case Our team and hotel staff is always there to offer assistance.
- Does step free entrance requires notification of staff?
- No! They are always accessible 24/7.
- Does the door open manually inward or outward, is revolving, is automated by button, or is motion activated?
- The doors open manually inwards.
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