Kiwi cousins share OT tourism dream

Kiwi cousins share OT tourism dream

Disability travel business a ‘perfect match’ for new owner Sandie Grant. When Occupational Therapist and Disability Tour Operator Marina Hanger wanted to sell her business, she picked the perfect replacement right off her own family tree. Ability Adventures is a...
New Zealand second time around

New Zealand second time around

New Zealand is a destination so rich in experiences it’s impossible to see it all in one trip. Each return visit offers you a chance to set a different pace and really immerse yourself in a single region’s experiences. Ability Adventures can help you get the most out...
How memories are made, NZ style

How memories are made, NZ style

Adventure planner and disability travel specialist Marina Hanger has a knack for creating private guided New Zealand tours. Through her New Zealand tour planner business Ability Adventures, Marina uses her 20+ years’ tourism experience and 30 years as an occupational...
Tailoring Tours to Break Down Barriers

Tailoring Tours to Break Down Barriers

When Occupational Therapist Marina Hanger found herself designing and leading wilderness and adventure programmes for people with visual impairments, she had no idea it would result in her running her own business. Ability Adventures was founded in 2008 as a way to...

Occupational Therapy and Accessible Travel

Otago Access Radio – Sight Unseen Aotearoa Occupational Therapist and Ability Adventures founding director, Marina Hanger, is interviewed on Sight Unseen Aotearoa, a podcast produced by Otago Access Radio in association with VICTA – Visual Impairment...

Living the dream of tailored travel for all abilities

When Occupational Therapist Marina Hanger was asked to design a series of wilderness and adventure programmes for people with visual impairments, she had no idea it would one day lead to her running her own tourism business. After thirty years as an occupational...