Tailoring Tours to Break Down Barriers

When Occupational Therapist Marina Hanger found herself designing and leading wilderness and adventure programmes for people with visual impairments, she had no idea it would result in her running her own business. Ability Adventures was founded in 2008 as a way to...

Occupational Therapy and Accessible Travel

Otago Access Radio – Sight Unseen Aotearoa Occupational Therapist and Ability Adventures founding director, Marina Hanger, is interviewed on Sight Unseen Aotearoa, a podcast produced by Otago Access Radio in association with VICTA – Visual Impairment...

Tandem Biking Adventure

A group of 3 vision-impaired friends seeking an active holiday approached Ability Adventures. They asked us to design and lead a tandem biking adventure. The end result, a journey that took them from New Zealand’s Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean at Oamaru. ...

Easy Access Group Visit NZ

The arrival in New Zealand in late March 2019 of 11 USA travellers from Easy Access Travel, saw the culmination of 18 months planning came to fruition! The group enjoyed 18 days in New Zealand. Ability Adventures was honoured to be chosen to design and lead this...