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Accessible travel planning — evidence required, no slogans

Accessible travel claims are easy to market and hard to verify. Discover will not label destinations ‘wheelchair-friendly’ without specific, current evidence. This guide is a planning methodology: what to ask, what to verify, and where uncertainty must stay visible.

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Portrait of three lions (one female and two males) of a pride, all resting at morning time. Taken in Maasai Mara, southwest Kenya.

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WHO IT SUITS

Ask camps about step counts, vehicle transfer method, bathroom configuration, path surfaces, and staff assistance protocols — in writing. Photos help; assumptions do not. Medical and mobility needs differ; one ‘accessible suite’ does not equal a fully accessible itinerary. Prefer operators who answer precisely over those who answer enthusiastically.

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Ask camps about step counts, vehicle transfer method, bathroom configuration, path surfaces, and staff assistance protocols — in writing. Photos help; assumptions do not. Medical and mobility needs differ; one ‘accessible suite’ does not equal a fully accessible itinerary. Prefer operators who answer precisely over those who answer enthusiastically.

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Accessible travel claims are easy to market and hard to verify. Discover will not label destinations ‘wheelchair-friendly’ without specific, current evidence. This guide is a planning methodology: what to ask, what to verify, and where uncertainty must stay visible