Holidays on Gran Canary for people with a handicap

For disabled people Gran Canary is a great place to spend the holidays. The infrastructure in all the holiday resorts is very good and meets all necessary standards, no matter whether it is a hotel or a holiday apartment. During the last couple of years one has placed importance to guarantee barrierfree access in apartments suitable for disabled guests, including sanitations. Even at poolside modern equipment ensures refreshment for disabled people as well.

Airports, restaurants and shopping-centres have been equiped with special installations, like ramps, elevators or lowered kerbs to make access as easy as possible. That also apllies to the big parking houses in the cities.

Because Gran Canary wants to attract disabled guests in the future, one has begun to enhance the beach promenades on the island, too. Long path with almost no elevation offer a great opportunity for anybody to enjoy the beach sights and the beach life.

Finally, many taxies are also suitable for disabled passengers, since they are equiped with a lift. Especially around Playa del Ingles, Meloneras and Maspalomas it is no problem to find a way of transportion.

Outside the big holiday centres it is recommended to gain information about special transportation before the start of the journey, because in the rural areas the necessary comfort for disabled people is only developing very slowly. But there are also fincas which offer the necessary comfort - especially ecologically working fincas! The COCEMFE, the spanish society for handicapped people and the NatKo, the national administration of tourism for everybody e.V will gladly answer any of your question related to this topic.

Furthermore, the service provider Mobility S.L. delivers free equipment suitable for the disabled to hotels and the airport. Tourist guides will also be able to help you concerning special requests so that handicapped people can enjoy carefree holidays on Gran Canary.