Sightseeing is an essential part of any holiday for most people, and that goes for wheelchair users like myself or someone like my partner who has a sensory deficit, in his case a visual impairment, just as much as anyone else.  Particularly as I am one of those people who is not a fan of sitting on a beach or by a swimming pool. I always get itchy feet and a desire to explore.  The good news is that accessible sightseeing need not be difficult and it need not be expensive.  

City Sightseeing Bus Tours

One of the first things I do when I am planning a city break is I check out if there is a City Sightseeing Hop on Hop off bus tour.  City Sightseeing operates their tours in cities worldwide. Most of the buses they use are all wheelchair accessible with a space for a single wheelchair user. So this means that just like most public transport buses if the wheelchair space is occupied by another wheelchair user, you will have to wait for the next one.  

They are a great way to get round a city as they have stops at all the key sights.  Now I am aware this may sound sad but I always do the tour twice.  I try and do the full route in one go the first time and I decide what I want to see or explore more the second time around.  Then I hop off at what I really want to see and do.