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Due to an extremely long flight with a required de-boarding and refueling in Dakar, I needed to stretch out and lie lanugo and take a hot bath! The perfect place to do this ended up stuff the Hotel Inter-Continental Hotel, located right within the Joburg Airport. All we had to do was collect our tons and walk wideness the airport road to this elegant, modern and upscale hotel for a much needed recharge. A wonderful dinner in the hip dining room, and a trappy wieldy room made this a unconfined start to my introduction to SA!  Early the next morning, we took a flight to Port Elizabeth, a good kick off point for the Scenic Garden Route momentum to Cape Town. The Garden Route momentum is nothing less than an unrenowned wits that provides the window to why South Africa is considered one of the most trappy countries in the world. It is approximately 8 hours from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, and every mile is photo worthy. So get you camera ready, you will want to take nonstop pictures withal the way! First stop is for lunch in Jeffrey’s Bay. This Beach is popular with surfers and with a strong push up a steep hill; I was worldly-wise to dine at the “Kitchen Window” which gave me my first SA dolphin sighting!  We decide to unravel up the full day momentum with a stop in the quaint coastal town of Knysna withal the famous “Garden Route” to get to Cape Town. The lovely Protea Hotel had an wieldy room, yet unfortunately the view was not of the wondrous water views, but lanugo to the parking lot. This happens often when it comes to wieldy rooms, as they tend to be placed in the least lulu locations on a property. We really need to well-wisher trying to transpiration this!  From Knysna, we had only 4 increasingly hours withal garden route to Cape Town with increasingly outstretched lands to take in, and farms that make you understand why the meat and supplies taste so good! All natural and no chemicals, just grass feed, self-ruling range, local and healthy!  We victorious in Cape Town! While the original hotel we had booked, The Ambassador Hotel, had one of the most wondrous cliff top views directly lanugo onto the ocean and rocks unelevated from the hip restaurant, the very designated handicapped room was wideness a rented street from the main hotel. I just could not bring myself to winnow the possibility of stuff run over while crossing the road in a wheelchair.Withoutit took me a 22 hour plane trip from Florida, a short flight from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth and an 8 hour momentum to get here, I had no intention of staying anywhere that I did not finger completely well-appointed or safe. So the Hotel referred us to a partner Hotel that they knew had an wieldy room misogynist nearby. “Wonderful!” I thought until I learned the option came with a price tag: R6000 rand a night (that was $600 US at the time)! “Ok I said, I don’t care, it is one night, it is the only wieldy room misogynist (at very short notice and that was nearby, in town). I am ready to settle in, let’s go!The Victoria and Alfred Hotel: Our Unplanned but Fortunate Alternate OasisThis Hotel ended up stuff the piece de la resistance of the trip. The view, I believe should hold a place on the list of “TheWeightierHotel Views in the World”. The "handicapped accessible” room's view is revealed via two outward opening large bay windows looking lanugo directly onto the harbour and waterfront and then up to the most scenic Table Mountain in the distance. "Welcome to the Victoria and Alfred Hotel Madame"! We found a disabled parking spot right in front (used my FL handicapped tag), and a bellman came to greet us at our car and brought up luggage. A small elevator right off the lobby took us up to the 2nd floor of this 3 story former shipping warehouse built in 1904, and converted in 1990 to this luxury hotel. It is named in honour of the Queen of England and her son, Prince Alfred“This landmark hotel is perfectly situated in the heart of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and offers spectacular views of the working harbour and Table Mountain. Walk in the utmost safety to some of the finest retail outlets from designer stores to restaurants, craft markets, cinemas, wend cruises to Robben Island and entertainment in the amphitheater.”http://www.newmarkhotels.com/hotels/victoria-alfred-hotel Double wide hallways lead to the extra-large rooms that are weightier described as “elegant contemporary”. The windows beckon you and unshut outwardly with the white unshapely sheers giving way to the sights, sounds, and views that make this room, and this wits worth the splurge! If you want a shower, then the wieldy room has one with a small pull lanugo wooden slate seat seat, or if you want to soak, a large tub with grab bars. The washroom toilet is a good height for transfers, and has grab bars, but there is a folding door track that is a little worrisome to go over and position yourself next to toilet-but it is definitely doable! The rate comes with breakfast and champagne mimosas you can refill yourself from chilled Moet and Chandon bottles in a large ornate silver basin…nice touch! Sumptuous buffet, and made to order a la carte eggs, salary etc. will leave you feeling like you definitely got your money’s worth, and a nice relaxed start to the day . There is outdoor and indoor patio seating, with small chandeliers over tables and unexceptionable fresh flowers in the vases. To wangle the dining room via wheelchair, you need to go outside the front entry off the elevator and lanugo the outside ramp toward the waterfront and either stay on the outside and dine withal the waterfront, or enter a door on the same level to sit inside the enclosed sun room.  The location on the waterfront harbor is perfect for just strolling virtually and exploring the smaller shop shops featuring local artisans, visiting the other large and glamorous hotel properties located near (but not directly on, like the V&A) the waterfront, and taking in the numerous pure African street performances that take place throughout the large quayside complex. You can walk to the Two Seas Aquarium, The Victoria Wharf shopping complex, a folk art complex, Nobel Square (Peace prize laureates Statues in bronze) or the many restaurants to segregate from. I suggest you do not skip going to the top rated Belgian Den Anker restaurant and have the pot of beer infused mussels, salmon plate, French fries (called “pomme frites” and served with mustard mayonnaise instead of ketchup-which, if you must have, you ask for “tomato sauce”) and Belgium chocolate sundae! TO DIE FOR!!!! Here is a link to their Terrace menu: http://www.denanker.co.za/Terrace_Menu_Den_Anker.pdfWithoutthe waterfront, the real must see witchery is the big eyeful that makes up your window, the glorious Table Mountain. A fully accessible, heady lift takes you up, up and away, all the way to the very top for a walk virtually the mountain’s unappetizing top surface pathways. The views from that 3567 ft. (1087 meters) height are what can usually only be described by pilots and mountain climbers. Awesome!WithoutTable Mountain, protract up to Stellenbosch and stay the night at one of the wieldy resorts there, spending at least a day taking a wine tasting tour of the many fully wieldy wineries in the region. The region puts out a guide typesetting that will highlight those wineries that are accessible: http://www.cadek.co.za/swr/.Scenicbeauty, fresh and sumptuous delicacies on outdoor balconies, and charming, elegant and visually stunning winery views are a treat to all the senses. This wine region, which is said to be the start of the longest wine route in the world, is a must not miss minimum one day and overnight excursion from Cape Town. Share this Article Related Posts TagsAfrica Read increasingly 20 May, 2011 20 May, 2011 Hluhluwe - An unsploit gem on the AfricanTailspinBy Admin 1 Comments by Bill Forrester Two and a half hours north of Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal lies the ElephantTailspinon the north Indian Ocean tailspin of South Africa. The ElephantTailspinstretches from St Lucia in the south to Kosi Bay in the north and encompasses a vast variety of activities from Big 5 game viewing, whale watching, bird watching, encounters with hippos and crocodiles, turtle tracking, scuba diving, visits to cultural villages in the heart of the Zulu Kingdom or just relaxing on the pristine beaches of the Indian Ocean.The region has a conservation ethos with the HluhluweiMfolozi Park and lake St Lucia having been under formal conservation since 1895. In 1999 the iSimangaliso Wetland Park was inscribed as South Africa’s first world heritage site.The ElephantTailspinhas one other full-length that statistics vacated word-stock word-stock convey, if is a feeling of stepping when in time and immersing yourself in a culture of Africa that has been forgotten and overly commercialized in other parts of the country. It is both unscratched and extremely friendly. It final unconfined wholesomeness is that it is an extremely wieldy destination that allows a wheelchair tourist to wits the majesty of Africa’s big game.Hluhluwe is the oldest and second largest game reserve in South Africa and contains the mandatory “Big 5” (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino). It is world renown for saving the White Rhino from possible extinction and today has the largest population ofWoebegoneRhino in Africa. The park gives a finger of a true African venture with its rolling hills dumbo forest and thornveld valleys. The park is unshut to private vehicles and has good roads throughout. Most of our travels were washed-up with our car hired from Durban International Airport. We encountered herds of buffalo, giraffe, rhino, warthog, zebra and elephants with one very memorable tropical encounter. Driving is easy and well signed throughout, but often the weightier trick is to just stop by a river or waterhole and wait.Accessible walk-up is misogynist within the park at Hilltop Camp. As the name suggests it is a trappy lodge perched upper on the ridge line giving commanding views over the park. Apart from the rooms with roll in showers the main ramified is very well designed with wide entrances and unappetizing flooring throughout giving easy wangle to the dinning room and bar areas. The outside terraced zone is two level with a very gently sloping ramp connecting both levels and giving a unconfined place to relax over a drink and talk well-nigh the days encounters as the sun sets over the park.Wieldyfacilities are misogynist within the ramified both for overnight guests or visitors wanting a user-friendly place to stop for lunch or morning tea.For those wishing to stay outside the park Bonamanzi private game reserve and lodge has a fully wieldy unit. The lodge zone is then very well equipped with level wide and smooth pathways connection all areas. The dinning facilities have easy wangle as does the elevated viewing zone over the lake with gentle sloping ramps onto the platform. Bonamanzi is a private reserve and it has its own game drives including night drives. The unshut topped game vehicles are wieldy via a purpose built wheelchair loading area.If you are without a guided tour of the ElephantTailspinAccess2Africa safaris runs a series of inclusive itineraries from Durban including transport, game drives, scenic tours, activities and accommodation. Jennae will put together an individual tour as well to meet your specific needs.If you have overly wanted to wits the “wilds of africa” the ElephantTailspinis a perfect and very wieldy way to do it. Share this Article Related Posts TagsAfrica Read increasingly 10 May, 2010 10 May, 2010 Addo Elephant Park By Admin 1 Comments by Bill Forrester Addo Elephant park is the third largest in South Africa. It is situated 72km by road from Port Elizabeth. Established in 1931 to saverds unconfined wildlife viewing on well maintained roads throughout from the repletion of your own vehicle.The park has several innovative features for the disabled traveller.Accessible Discovery TrailClose to the main park zany is the 2km PPC Discovery trail. From the two disabled car parking bays, that are wide unbearable to take side loading vans, the path winds through the thicket. The trail is made from a reconstituted plastic material tabbed polywood, giving an extremely smooth ride for wheelchair uses. The path is interspersed with interpretive centres and displays explaining the natural vegetation and wildlife making up Addo's bushveld. For the visually wordless the path is edged with ropes for guidance and at each interpretative centre the displays ar11 Elephants on the brink of extinction, and is now home to increasingly than 350 of them, 280 Cape Buffalo, woebegone Rhino, a range of Antelope species, as well as the rare flightless dung Beetle. The park affoe moreover presented in braille.MainZanyWaterholeAt the main zany there s a floodlight viewing zone that overlooks the waterhole for night viewing. The viewing zone is hands accessed via the main path from the car park lanugo a smooth gentle slope. Barriers are at a height that makes viewing easy from wheelchair height.Bird HideAnother unconfined full-length of Addo is the bird hibernate situated just opposite the archway to the viewing platform.Thenthe hibernate is accessed through a smooth pathway up a very gentle slope from the car park. Once inside all viewing slites have been diamond for a seated position. There is zaftig room either side of the provided seating for wheelchair users.Accessible walk-up with roll in shower facilities are misogynist at the main zany area. Addo can be very popular, expressly in the main tourist seasons for it is prudent to typesetting in advance. The park offers a truly unconfined wildlife wits for people with disabilities. Share this Article Related Posts TagsAfrica Read increasingly Contact  Address: 2180 Ballarto Rd, Cardinia, AustraliaRetail Office: 17 Wells St, FrankstonToll Free: 1300 722 683Travel Agency: 03 9 781 3733Mobile: +61 4 1769 0533Email: travel@travability.travel Recent Posts Australian Motorc The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is on the weekend of 26-28 October at Phillip Island, the home of motorcycle racing. 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