Forest & Bird SocietyProtecting and restoring Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique wildlife and natural landscapes.
Travel Support for Accessible NZ Holidays
From equipment hire to personal care, we take care of everything so you can travel worry-free.
Comprehensive Support for Accessible New Zealand Holidays
At Ability Adventures, we’re committed to ensuring your journey through Aotearoa is as seamless and stress-free as possible. We provide a wide range of tailored support services, equipment hire, and accessibility solutions—so you can focus on enjoying your holiday with comfort and confidence.
Travel Support Tailored to Your Needs
Whether you require a travel companion, personal care assistance, or a sign language interpreter, we’ve got you covered. Our team can arrange:
Trained travel companions
Personal support workers for daily care or health needs
Sign language interpreters
Special dietary requirements for meals throughout your trip
Let us know what you need when you enquire, so we can ensure every detail is factored into your custom itinerary.
Mobility Equipment & Personal Care Support
No need to pack bulky equipment—we can arrange mobility and personal care equipment for hire as part of your booking. This includes:
Wheelchairs and walking frames
Shower chairs and commodes
Hoists, transfer aids, and pressure relief cushions
We can also organise personal mobility assistance, such as sighted guiding or wheelchair support, for part or all of your journey.
Accessible Vehicle Options
Need a vehicle tailored to your mobility needs? We can source a variety of specialised vehicles, including:
Hand-control vehicles
Vans with wheelchair hoists, tracks, and tie-downs
Vehicles with swing-out seats for easier transfers
Disability-Friendly Accommodation Across New Zealand
We’ve built trusted relationships with accessible accommodation providers throughout the country. Just tell us your accessibility requirements and we’ll ensure each place you stay meets your needs—so you can rest easy, every step of the way.
Giving Back
At Ability Adventures, our mission goes beyond accessible travel. We're proud to support organisations that align with our values of sustainability, community, and well-being.
We’re honoured to financially contribute to:
By travelling with us, you're not only accessing a tailored and inclusive New Zealand holiday — you're also helping support these important causes.
New Zealand Adventures, Tailored for You
Useful links while you’re travelling in New Zealand
We’ve compiled a range of helpful resources for travellers with access needs, including mobility permits, nature trails, and trusted organisations.
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
A simple tool for you to voluntarily share that you have a disability or condition that may not be immediately apparent – and that you may need a helping hand, understanding, or more time in shops, at work, on transport, or in public spaces.
Making Trax Foundation
Making Trax offers adaptive adventure experiences, guided tours, and expert consulting in inclusive tourism. As New Zealand’s leading specialists, they help individuals and businesses create unforgettable, accessible adventures.
Mobility parking permits
Online application for international visitors –travellers with an overseas issued mobility parking permit can apply to CCS Disability Action for a visitor permit to use during their stay. Visit this page and scroll down to the Visitor Permits section; Mobility Parking Permits – CCS Disability Action
DoC accessible nature trails
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation has over 50 public tracks throughout New Zealand listed as wheelchair and buggy accessible. Choose the level of access and difficulty and search the easy access tracks category in their nationwide directory: Dept of Conservation – easy access tracks
Useful disability information sites include:
Blind Low Vision New Zealand
Blind Low Vision NZ provides support and services to people of all ages across Aotearoa, New Zealand.
First Port
New Zealand's home for disability and accessibility information. Connecting you where you need to go.
Enable New Zealand
Supports disabled people and their whānau to live everyday lives in their communities
Attitude TV
Immerse yourself in the engaging stories of people who live with a disability - ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
Enabling Love and Friendship
Enabling Love is a non profit organisation based in Dunedin and formed in early 2018. It is run by Joshua Perry, a business and marketing graduate and socialite, alongside his mother, a Disability Studies lecturer and advocate.
Ministry of Disabled People
The New Zealand Government Office for Disability Issues.
NZ Spinal Trust
Provide support and information services across New Zealand to help people overcome challenges, create strong networks, and pursue opportunities following their spinal impairment.
General information on travel to and within New Zealand
Air New Zealand
We're committed to helping you travel with ease. From mobility assistance to navigating airports and aircraft with a disability.
Destination NZ
Explore Aotearoa with What's Hot New Zealand.
Metservice New Zealand weather
MetService is New Zealand's national weather authority and the Government-approved sole provider of severe weather warnings.
Universal currency converter
Check live foreign currency exchange rates.
Tourism New Zealand
However you spend your time in Aotearoa New Zealand, you’ll leave with more than memories. You’ll leave 100% fulfilled.
Worldwide tourism for the disabled
Wheelchair Traveling – directory
Empowers people with limited mobility, their friends and loved ones to access and experience the world of accessible leisure and adventure travel.
Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality
A global nonprofit organisation committed to advancing inclusion and empowerment for travelers with disabilities by raising awareness, fostering education, eliminating barriers, and actively driving opportunities for accessible and sustainable tourism that inspires freedom and equality for all.
Easy Access Travel – USA
We make your travel plans easy - meeting the special needs of disabled and mature travelers.
Aspire Supported Holidays – Australia
We’re here to help you with day support, community support, social participation, respite, short-term accommodation, coordination of supports, and take you on amazing holidays!
Discovery Holidays – Australia
Providing supported holidays since 2013.
Planet Abled – India
Mainstreaming Accessibility and Inclusion for the Tourism Industry. We make the planet, abled for everyone to travel irrespective of their accessibility need.
Enable Holidays – UK
Award-winning disabled holiday specialists providing accessible tailor-made holidays for wheelchair users with guaranteed adapted accommodation.
Handicap World Travel – Germany
Accessible holidays with a wheelchair: Faraway countries without barriers!
Ready to plan your accessible adventure?
Let us know how we can support you—contact us to start planning a holiday that fits your needs.
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Let’s Design Your Dream Holiday
We’re all about the perfect fit. We take time to get to know you and understand your interests and your needs to build the right holiday for you.
When you’re ready, send us your wish list, travel plans and other requirements and we will get in touch to discuss how to make it work.
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