World Accessible Holidays, a travel company aimed at providing accessible experiences, has created a list of the top accessible travel destinations for 2025.
The list of destinations is as follows:
Kenya: Bucket list trips like safaris are becoming increasingly popular, which shows a growing confidence in longer haul accessible travel. Kenyan safari trips have great infrastructure in lodges for wheelchair users. South Africa is also becoming increasingly desirable for either self-drive breaks or guided trips. Both destinations have great accessible safari options including lifts in safari vehicles and adapted lodge rooms.
Turkey: Accessibility in Antalya especially is improving rapidly, offering good value for money in luxury five star hotels with lots of activities for children to keep them busy. There are many hotels with pool hoists and they will take delivery of specialist medical items like hospital beds which is invaluable.
Disneyland Paris: For travellers who want a spectacular experience for younger, Disney-loving kids, or those who don’t want to travel far, Disneyland Paris offers an easy travel route by Eurostar, car or a short flight. Make the most of great prices for hotels outside the parks.
Majorca: Accessible beaches, hotels with pool hoists and accessible activities like adapted golf, kayaking and more make it a firm favourite for accessible travel. While not as popular as it once was, it’s still a solid go to for accessible travel.
The Canary Islands: While there have been much-publicised demonstrations, lots of tourists with disabilities are still flocking there. The Canaries are a great destination because of the accessibility of hotels, with many having pool hoists. The islands also have the pull of warm weather all year round without going long haul, which can be extremely difficult for many disabled travellers.
The company’s founder, Paula Hansen (pictured), has carved out a career in travel based on her lived experience of a chronic pain condition, and also has a son who uses a wheelchair.
Paula Hansen said: “These top five accessible holiday destinations of 2025 offer a wide variety of holiday options, with something for everyone. This range of choice is combined with the reassurance that these destinations have put real time and effort into making their experiences as accessible as possible for disabled people and their families.”
