A visit to the Holy Land can be an exciting and enriching experience for any person, and especially for believers that want to visit the holy sites in Israel.
Unfortunately for people with disabilities, finding accessible tours and activities in Israel can be very challenging.
We at Haifa Excursions decided that it is about time that tourists staying in Haifa, or stopping at Haifa port on a Cruise Ship will have the chance to take a private that will be friendly for handicapped people with different needs.
Tours from Haifa port for Disabled people
For disabled people, seniors and people with walking problems moving around the port of Haifa might be very challenging especially if the Ship docks far from the Passengers terminal.
We will arrange for you a private tour where the guide and the vehicle will wait for you as close as possible to the ship (in accordance with the port regulations / immigration ).
From there we will take you on a tailor made private tour of the Galilee area and we will stop at sites that are friendly ho handicapped people, for a suggested program, please read next….
Handicap accessible tours are designed to provide equal opportunities for people with disabilities to explore the world and experience new cultures. These tours can be customised to suit the needs of travellers with various disabilities, including mobility impairments, hearing or vision loss, and cognitive or developmental disabilities.
This includes accessible transportation, with wheelchair-friendly vehicles, to ensure that people with disabilities can move around freely and safely during their trip to the Galilee area.
Accessible Tourist Vehicle - Wheelchair Friendly
The problem with a regular tourist vehicle is the lack of suitability for a person with a disability and especially for those who need a wheelchair, or have difficulty getting into a car.
We currently using tour vehicles / Taxis that are adapted for wheelchairs so that you can board directly with the wheelchair on a car using a ramp and travel in maximum comfort with your friends next to you.
Tour Guides for people with Disabilities
In general all tour guides in Israel are very professional.
On such tours we work with tour guides that are very familiar with the needs of disabled tourists, so the guide will know your needs and will take you to visit the sites in an easy way, and will adjust the pace of the trip and the itinerary to the traveller’s disability.
We will also do our best to accompany you with a local tour guide from the Haifa area, so he will be very familiar with all the Accesibles sites and attractions in the area.
Suggested Tour Program from Haifa Port for Handicapped People
On this day we will take you to explore Galilee area,
After pickup from Haifa port we will drive via the German colony and have a view of the Baha’is gardens. (If needed, you can stop at Mt. Carmel for a nice panoramic view over the Bay of Haifa).
Then we will visit the Holy sites at the Sea of Galilee such Mt. Beatitudes, Tabgha, Capernaum.
After lunch we will visit Yardenit – the Baptesimal site at river Jordan and then we will drive back to Haifa port.
If you with can add additional for the program such a visit to the Peace vista at the Golan Heights (for additional charge)
Haifa Excursions for Disabled people price
Our tour pricing includes an English speaking tour guide with an accessible Taxi / Vehicle, up to ~ 8 hours tour and 200 km.
Price starts from us$1150, for a more detailed price please send us the group size, what is the disability, and the sites you wish to visit.
Handicap accessible tours are our mission!
We will do our best to offer a valuable opportunity for people with disabilities visiting Israel and the Haifa area, together we will explore with them the birthplace of Christianity, Islam and Judaiesem.
We are sure that with the growing demand for accessible tourism it is likely that we will see more and more of these tours in the future, providing even more opportunities for people with disabilities to experience the Holy Land.
We hope that more travel companies will join us and will offer such services for disabled people in the Haifa area.
It will be our pleasure to arrange a private guided tour from Haifa tailored for you needs.
Please contact us, for more information.
We also have Accessible tours from Ashdod.