What if you couldn’t see Table Mountain? For Winston Fanie, South Africa’s first blind tour guide, this is his reality. This begs the question, how do you make the city’s sites more inclusive?
Thankfully, Cape Town Tourism has answered this question for us, and Winston gave a tour of the flagship project which hopes to make tourism more accessible in the mother city.
Artworks in Salt River have all been fitted with braille plaques as well as a QR code which leads to an audio tour voiced by Fanie.
Audio descriptions are also available at are now available at Cape Town’s iconic yellow frames, each offering a unique angle of Table Mountain.
‘We are paving the way for a world where all visitors, regardless of their ability, can embark on unforgettable adventures. Yesterday we gathered to champion inclusivity and accessibility in our city, launching our#LimitlessCapeTown campaign’ Cape Town Tourism said in a statement.
‘Together with Winston Fani, SA’s first qualified blind tour guide, we are shattering barriers to ignite the revolution of universal access in the Mother City!’
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