Visit South African National Parks Reservation Details: Tel: + 27 (0)12 428 9111 Fax: +27 (0)12 343 0905 [email protected] Go to www.sanparks.org, then click on information for: People with Disabilities for South African National Parks: Addo Elephant, Agulhas, Augrabies Falls, Bontebok, Camdeboo, Golden Gate Highlands, Kgalagadi Transfrontier, Garden Route (an amalgamation of Tsitsikamma, Knysna Lagoon and Indigenous Forests and the Wilderness Lake System), Karoo, Kruger, Mapungubwe, Marakele, Mokala, Mountain Zebra, Namaqua, |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier, Table Mountain, Tankwa Karoo, West Coast. This edition’s featured park is the Agulhas National Park: • Agulhas National Park is located at Cape Agulhas and encompasses the southernmost tip of the African Continent and the surrounding coastal plain and interior. • The park is approximately 210km from Cape Town and 300km from George and is reached off the N2 via towns such as Swellendam, Caledon and Bredasdorp. • The park’s most renowned feature is the official meeting point of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. The result is a coastline of tremendous richness and diversity. • Agulhas is characterised by a rugged coastline with several shipwrecks, extensive ocean-life including whales, dolphins, sharks and seals. The Agulhas coastal plain has tremendous floral diversity. • Accommodation in the park consists of 4 and 2-bed wooden chalets built on dunes overlooking the sea; a historic 4-bed home situated right at the foot of the ocean; and a number of beautifully restored historical farmsteads. There are 3 units adapted for guests with mobility impairment:-one 2-bed and one 4-bed chalet at Agulhas Rest Camp; and one of the Rhenosterkop cottages. All these units have roll-in showers. • An accessible attraction in the park is the boardwalk to the southernmost tip of Africa. • The Agulhas Lighthouse and accompanying restaurant is one of the park’s most popular attractions. Although the steps into the facility are steep, two periscope ramps are available to facilitate assisted access into the restaurant chamber at the base of the lighthouse tower. • Future additions and renovations to the park’s tourism facilities should further increase the accessible opportunities in the park..