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Adventure Trips |
Access Adventures offers supported vacations for over 500 travelers throughout the year. Our programs are reasonably priced and include all costs for travel, lodging, food, attractions and supervision. Our service is unique in offering vacations for persons with developmental and physical disabilities who require additional assistance to enjoy a vacation. |
Maryland |
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301 870 3226 |
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Access Tours has been offering accessible package tours of National Parks and other special areas in the West, especially for slow walkers and wheelchair users, along with those who would normally accompany them, since 1989. Able-bodied people who find our tours to their liking often join us. Singles welcome. Vehicles are wheelchair lift equipped. |
Idaho |
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Alaskan Adventures & Cruises |
A.W.Y. is owned by longtime Alaskans, who travel throughout the 'Great Land' extensively. Arrange your Alaska getaway with the Alaska experts: We customized itineraries, for a fee, for travelers with special needs - seniors, families, hikers, lazy bones, and disabled travelers. |
Alaska |
800 349 6301 |
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Disabled Hunting and Fishing in Canada |
Accessible Canadian Adventures (A.C.A.) provides disabled sportsmen and women a safe and meticulously planned adventure to hunt or fish anywhere in Canada. |
Canada |
N/A |
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Non-profit for People With Multiple Sclerosis |
We provide outdoor experience and confidence building challenges for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. We offer 5 day trips in the winter for skiing and 5 day trips in the summer which includes canoeing, ropes course, river rafting, horseback riding and rock climbing and repelling. |
Colorado |
303 744 8813 |
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Adventure Trips |
Join Adventures Without Limits for excellence in outdoor adventure on a variety of trips and experiences. We specialize in rafting, sea kayaking, canoeing, snowshoeing, skiing, sledding, backpacking, hiking, biking, rock climbing, and fun. Clinics, day trips, and 4 day camps. |
Oregon |
503 359 2568 |
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Adventure Travel, |
Judy Heller and her staff will their local knowledge to assist you in planning, scheduling and reserving your Hawaiian activities to enhance your adventure. She continually researches air, land and sea activity providers to recommend the most accessible activities to you. Helicopter rides with transfer lift. |
Hawaii |
800 303 3750 |
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Scuba Diving |
Carl Moore, the owner of Aqua Action Dive Center, is the only Instructor on St. Thomas certified by the Handicapped Scuba Association. Carl was certified by the H.S.A. in 1995 and has been active training divers with disabilities ever since. |
Virgin Islands |
888 775 6285 |
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Fishing Charters |
If you, or someone you know is physically challenged, don't let it stop you from enjoying a day fishing on the sea. Ye Ole Pirate is equipped with rams to handle wheel chairs. We are sensitive to any special needs and will provide assistance to make your experience and exciting one. |
Florida |
904 277 2086 |
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Horseback Riding Tours |
Wilderness Horsepacking for the disabled. Back Country Discovery (BCD) is a non-profit, educational, wilderness guiding organization for adults with disabilities. BCD is dedicated to improving the quality of life for adults with disabilities through wilderness education and recreation activities. Camping and horseback adventures at 4 different ranches. |
Colorado |
970 568 3343 |
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Outdoor Adventure Experiences |
Big Bear Countree was started by Darrel Von who became paralyzed from the chest down as a result of a mountain motorcycle race at age 21. He now offers outdoor adventures to others who share the same passion for the outdoors. Including four track, Argo, trackster, rafts, wave runners, boat, bike, flying, a.t.v. tours, shooting, marksmanship, and much more. His website is also a offers a small community for "disabled outdoorsman" to stay in contact with each other. |
Oregon |
503 852 7926 |
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Fishing, Archery, and Outdoor Trips |
Paralyzed or Disabled? But still love adventurous activities in the great outdoors, like hunting, fishing, camping and shooting? Want to leave the wheelchair or crutches behind? Come to Oregon and check out my atv's, adaptive equipment and see what works best for you. |
Or. |
503 852 7926 |
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Sailing Tours |
Disabled Sailing, A free therapeutic-recreational rehabilitation sailing program for active youth and adults with disabilities, disabled veterans, their family, friends, and professionals in recreational, occupational and therapeutic rehabilitation and sports. |
California |
no email |
619 523 9318 |
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Adventure Travel & Adaptive Skiing |
Non-profit organization that provides outdoor recreation to people with disabilities and youth at risk. C.D.A. brings together people with disabilities, at-risk youth, their families and their friends to experience the freedom of rafting on the Colorado River, kayaking on Lake Powell, skiing at Powderhorn, and other outdoor activities. |
Colorado |
970 257 1222 |
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Adventure Trips |
Website is not complete as of April 1, 2005. |
California |
707 822 1101 |
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Worldwide Travel |
Welcome to Eco-Adventure International. We are an adventure travel company that has been providing quality small group travel experiences for many years. Australia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru, South America, Tanzania, Turkey, and Thailand. |
Wisconsin |
888 710 9453 |
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Worldwide Adventure Travel for Seniors |
ELDERTREKS is the world's first adventure travel company designed exclusively for people 50 and over. With 19 years of experience, we offer active, off-the-beaten-path, small-group adventures by both land and sea in over 60 countries. Our journeys focus on adventure, culture and nature. |
Canada |
800 741 7956 |
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Fishing |
Opening up the great outdoors for all people with disabilities through the world of fishing. Day trips and 2-3 day camping trips in various cities around the country. |
Wisconsin |
800 243 3462 |
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Flight training and glider rides |
Freedom's Wings International is a non-profit organization run by and for people with physical disabilities. We provide the opportunity for those who are physically challenged to fly in specially adapted sailplanes, either as a passenger or as a member of the flight training program. |
New Jersey |
732 432 8342 |
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Scuba Diving |
Founded in 1981, The Handicapped Scuba Association, a non-profit organization, has dedicated itself to improving the physical and social well being of people with disabilities through the exhilarating sport of scuba diving and in doing so has become the worldwide authority in the field. Find instructors worldwide or become an instructor. |
California |
949 498 4540 |
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Outdoor Recreation |
Dedicated to educating and rehabilitating through recreation. We provide the developmentally delayed and physically challenged youth and adults in Kentucky and surrounding states the opportunity to experience the thrills and challenges of boating, fishing, and other forms of outdoor recreation. |
Kentucky |
270 362 0970 |
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Yachting Vacation |
Finally a yachting vacation that's handicapped accessible. You may have thought it impossible, but here it is. Stardust, a 70 foot luxury motor yacht has an interior wheelchair lift, hydraulic lifting aft platform and is wheelchair accessible throughout. The yacht was owned by a handicapped individual who made sure that he could move freely and comfortably throughout, in a wheelchair, so that he could fully enjoy the yachting experience with his family. |
Virgin Islands |
no email |
800 508 1048 |
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Flying |
Although IWA began in 1972 as just a monthly "fly to lunch" group of four paraplegic aviators from the Southern California area, it has developed into a worldwide group of disabled and able bodied (A/B) pilots interested in aviation and flying. Members have many different disabilities... |
California |
909 585 9663 |
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Scuba Diving |
Our Ocean Dreams has been involved with the HSA for a number of years and has been an avid supporter of teaching individuals with disabilities how to dive. If you are a person with a disability looking to get into SCUBA diving then please check out our website or call us. |
Florida |
727 578 3095 |
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American West Adventure Tours |
Reed Robinson and Reinhild Moeller are offering travel and adventure tours for the handicapped who are seeking excitement, adventure and the chance to meet people from other countries. Landsailing, whitewater rafting, handcycling, waterskiing, kayaking and camping in the outdoors are the activities which put together in one exciting tour in the Wild West |
Nevada |
775 831 8706 |
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R.V. Park |
By year's end we should be offering camping cabins and a few RV sites. The cabins will meet or exceed ADA guidelines. We are located in the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. Check out our web-site and sign our guest book! Conceived by the disabled to serve the disabled. |
Texas |
830 367 3935 |
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Scuba Diving & Snorkeling |
We offer two tank/stop cruises to the barrier reef located 6 miles south of Key West. Lots of fish and coral. If you are on a cruise with Royal Caribbean, Carnival or Celebrity Cruise Lines, contact us. We provide scuba services to these lines and we can take snorkelers also. Our cruise times match the times these ships are in port in Key West. |
Florida |
305 292 7745 |
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U.S. & Worldwide Group Tours |
While Search Beyond Adventures offers "regular tours" they venture to the outdoors as well. They offer sailing trips in the great lakes, horseback riding in Arizona and Arkansas, and National Park trips. |
Florida |
no email |
800 800 9979 |
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Adventure Trips |
Shared Adventures is a Santa Cruz, California based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the outdoors into the lives of people with physical challenges and special needs. |
California |
831 459 7210 |
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Flying |
Sky Sailing is the leader in handicapped training. We have installed special factory manufactured hand controls into the pride of our fleet, "Sailplane Magic". We have trained many para's and incomplete quads to experience the magic and the joy of soaring. |
California |
760 782 0404 |
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Fishing Trips |
Chartered fishing trips in Key West, Florida. Nealey, founder and operator of Tranquil Adventures and a victim of polio at age 2, considers himself able bodied, sometimes uses a wheelchair himself. |
Florida |
305 451 2102 |
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U.S. and Worldwide Group Tours |
Trips Inc. Special Adventures provides travel outings to adults of various abilities in a safe, respectful and fun atmosphere. Their Adventure Trips include jeep tours and dude ranches in Arizona, camping in Oregon, and snorkeling in Hawaii and Mexico. |
Oregon |
800 686 1013 |
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U.S. and Worldwide Outdoor Adventure Trips |
Sharing outdoor adventure with everyone is our mission – and our passion. WI offers a wide variety of canoe, sea kayak, dogsled, raft, horse pack and hiking trips throughout North America and the World. |
Minn. |
800 728 0719 |
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Worldwide Adventure Travel Companies & Destinations |
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| New Zealand | Accessible Kiwi Tours New Zealand LTD | Custom tours & adventure travel to the beautiful country of New Zealand. Completely custom adventure trips for groups, families, or individuals. Bungee Jumping, whale watching, volcano touring, gold panning, jet boating, "underwater world", and scenic flights. | New Zealand | 64 7 315 6988 | |
| Scuba Diving | DIVErsion | Claudia Lutrop of DIVErsion in Cairns offers the possibility to dive the Great Barrier Reef for disabled divers. She is trained as Handicapped Diving Instructor by the International Association for Handicapped Divers (I.A.H.D.). Her main experience is as diving partner with paraplegics, amputees, diabetics and blind divers.. | Australia | 61 740390200 | |
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Hang Gliding & |
Hang gliding & paragliding opportunities for people with disabilities. Tandem flights - pilot scholarships - specialist equipment, disability awareness |
United Kingdom |
44 (0)17687 |
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| Australia & New Zealand | Neverland Adventures | At Neverland Adventures we don’t do activities for disabled people, we do activities with disabled people. We know that what we see and do makes the adventure, and our activities are nothing short of “first class”. Ride a cable car over the rainforest of far North Queensland, take a helicopter flight over “The Great Barrier Reef” then snorkel within it’s magical wonders. Hunt for bargains in some of the best shopping areas and markets on offer. Mingle with, and cuddle, unique wildlife- and much, much, more. | California |
800 717 8226 top
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| Australia | Pipeline Holidays | Pipeline Holidays is a Queensland based holiday company dedicated to providing fully escorted assisted care group holidays for people with an intellectual disability. Some of their adventure tours include - A visit to Steve Irwins Australian Zoo, "ghost tours", "sky rail", rainforest tours, medieval castles, whale watching, and more. | Australia | 180 024 3065 ? | |
| Australia | We Care Tours and Travel | Not as adventurous as others. However, they do offer a New Zealand tour that highlights many sights from the movie Lord of the Rings. | Australia | 612 96706668 |
United Kingdom and European Adventure Travel
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Yacht Trips in Greece |
DR Yachting would like to introduce you to the wonders of sailing around the Greek islands in your very own-skippered yacht. We have worked hard in preparing to host guests with disabilities from all over the world. Our goal is to make this sailing holiday your most enjoyable and memorable experience of your life. All-inclusive sailing holidays. |
Greece |
30 210 9850 168 /9 |
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Sailing Tours in the U.K. |
The J.S.T. is a UK based charity that aims to promote the integration of able-bodied and physically disabled people through adventure tall ship sailing holidays. The J.S.T. welcomes people from all over the world onto its two specially designed tall ships the LORD NELSON and TENACIOUS. |
England |
44 870 445781 |
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Hiking with |
Handi Cap Evasion is a French non-profit association, founded in 1988 in the Hautes-Alpes (France). Its vocation is to allow physically handicapped and able-bodied people to do hiking together in the mountains in France and abroad. This is possible thanks to a special wheelchair called the "Joëlette." |
France |
N/A |
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Rally Car Driving |
We offer a unique opportunity for the disabled driver to get behind the wheel of a Rally Car and drive on both a loose gravel and a tarmac special stage against the clock driving a fully adapted car instructed by a professional Rally Driver. |
England |
44 7946262467 |
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African Safaris & Adventure Travel |
Accessible African safaris and adventure travel advice for wheelchair users and physically disabled people. |
Belgium |
0032 1629 3575 |
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African Safaris |
We offer fully adapted lodging and travel excursions in South Africa for the adventurous disabled/wheelchair user including the chance to see the wilds of Africa in comfort. |
England, London |
020 885 13065 |
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African Safaris |
Specializing in taking physically disabled persons, especially wheelchair users, on a tour through parts of South Africa to experience the "Big 5" animals. |
South Africa |
2712 345 4444 |
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Disabled |
Diving for disabled people in Sharm El Sheikh - Red Sea, Egypt. Our dive staff and boat crews have a good understanding of the special needs of wheelchair users and people with other disabilities. They will help you plan your daily diving or course, while taking into consideration the individual requirements of each person. |
Egypt |
20 69 3600700 |
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Egypt |
We are a highly challenging team of professional tourism experts, working in tourism in Egypt since 1988. Egypt Nile Cruises at sunset, see the "Three Great Pyramids", Sphinx, and visit accessible ancient tombs. |
Egypt |
20 12 3961991 |
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Egypt |
We organize holidays for wheelchair, dialysis, oxygen dependant, visually impaired & hard hearing travelers. |
Egypt, Cairo |
002 010 16 11 553 |
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Egypt |
Wheelchair accessible hotels and Nile cruises in Egypt major destinations. |
Egypt, Cairo |
002 010 666 14 24 |
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African Safaris |
Endeavour Safaris would like to welcome you to see and feel Africa in ways that have rarely been experienced by wheel-chair reliant people before. The company is family-owned and our vision was to provide a way for physically challenged people to enjoy a real African Safari by catering to their special needs 1st. |
South Africa |
27 21 5566114 |
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African Safaris |
Epic Enabled offers family friendly & wheelchair accessible camping safari holidays to the disabled traveller in the Kruger National Park, Garden Route and day tours in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa. Everybody is welcome, individuals, friends, families & groups. Touch a cheetah, hear the animal calls, taste traditional foods, see the famous African sunsets, have fun… |
South Africa |
270217829575 |
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African Tours |
Our tours are personalized, tailored around client’s specific needs, interests, budget and Cape Town’s uniqueness. Game viewing and whale watching. Great for people who don't want an all out safari like some of the other companies offer. Sign language available. |
South Africa |
27 0215574496 |
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African Tours |
We have the specially trained staff, facilities and local knowledge to ensure that you can plan a safari itinerary specially designed to meet the individual needs of yourself or your group. |
Africa |
254 40 320 2938 |
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African Safari |
8 day Kruger Park tour for disabled travelers. Track Africa’s Big Five on exciting morning and evening game drives in Kruger National Park, encounter up close to Lion and baby elephant, touch a wild cheetah at a Private Game Reserve, have dinner around a blazing fire. Take pleasure in traditional food and exhilarating dancing at Nyani Tribal Village, overlook the stunning Blyde River Canyon, visit the old mining town Pilgrim’s Rest and the beautiful highland village Dullstroom..and more! |
South Africa |
27 214241037 |
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African Tours |
Rolling SA offers the disabled traveler the opportunity to experience the natural beauty of South Africa. 9 day African Safari or 4 day adventure tour that includes bungee jumping, river tubing, and treetop canopy tour. |
South Africa |
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African Safaris |
We at Southern Cross Safaris pride ourselves on giving our guests “Special Safaris For Special People”, tailor made safari's to suit everyone's needs. Southern Cross Safaris have always been a leader in our field and strive daily to improve our services, which are second to none. |
Africa |
254 41 475074/5/6 |
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African Tours |
Titch Tours custom designs each itinerary according to the traveler's disabilities, their capabilities, time constraints and budget. Each of the hotels we use has a few wheelchair friendly rooms. South Africa Tour. |
South Africa |
27 21 6865501 |
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Thailand |
"Baan Khun Daeng" can arrange 'adventures' for you ranging from a visit to a temple, a ride on an elephant, a healing or a sensual massage, to a day in a Lahu hill-tribe village. Also tours to - snake farm & temple tours |
Thailand |
006653242874 |
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Bali, Indonesia |
Welcome to "Roll over Bali". Individually designed wheelchair suitable tours and holiday of Bali. NO GROUP TOURS. We offer packages and day tours offering the best of Bali also arrange airport transfers for smooth arrivals and departures. Snorkeling or diving, dolphin watching, and more |
Bali, Indonesia |
62 361733805 |
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Nepal |
For the disable person we can make trip to them according to their desire. We can make city, culture tour, wild life safari tour. We can make a Mt. Flight tour for an hour to see Mt. Everest. They do not specialize in disabled travelers but are willing to work with you. Please contact them for details |
Kathmandu, |
977 1217 0837 |
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Chile & Argentina |
Incoming Tour operator that organizes accessible a-la-carte tours to Chile and Argentina for the wheelchair traveler and the slow walker. |
Chile |
+5699179365 |
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Costa Rica |
We offer all kind of tours in Costa Rica for disability people: National Parks, Museums, beaches, Aerial Trams, Volcanoes, and any other service the tourist may need. |
Costa Rica |
506 256 0475 |
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Worldwide Adventure |
ELDERTREKS is the world's first adventure travel company designed exclusively for people 50 and over. With 19 years of experience, we offer active, off-the-beaten-path, small-group adventures by both land and sea in over 60 countries. Our journeys focus on adventure, culture and nature. |
Canada |
8007417956 |
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Water Tours |
Located in British Columbia they offer whale watching, fishing charters, kayak delivery, eco-tours, harbor tours, and cultural tours. Accessibility may be limited, please contact them for details depending on your needs. |
British Columbia |
8887552233 |
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