Addo Elephant Park
We visited Addo in 2018 and had a fabulous time. It is an approx. 9hr drive from Noordhoek but we broke it up with stops on the way. It is a self guided park meaning you drive yourself around to find the animals.
Being a National Park is caters for most abilities and the facilities were great. All areas were ramped, even the hide out in the bush had a separate gate for wheelchair access (although the path was rather lumpy). We stayed in a beautiful wheelchair friendly chalet which was very good - roll in shower etc. and a properly accessible kitchen and deck. Accommodation in the park has to be booked through the SANPARKS website - https://www.sanparks.org - where there is a wealth of info on all the parks across the country. The only thing we found unfortunately not accessible was the guided game drives. We ended up lifting my daughter into the safari vehicle which is of course raised up to see into the bush better.
Kruger National Park
In 2017 we went to Kruger, a 2 day drive from CT (I drove, the family flew and I met them in Nelspruit - easier than trying to hire a WAV locally I thought). The first thing to mention is to check the wheelchair restrictions on the plane. The girls took a small SA Airlink plane from JNB to Nelspruit and it cannot take a powered wheelchair. This meant we had a manual chair with us for the return to CT. I don't know if the direct CT-Nelspruit flight is a larger aircraft and can therefore take a powered chair or not.
Having said all that, the facilities at Kruger were very good and we had an amazing adventure! We stayed in good accommodation (again bookable through SANPARKS - https://www.sanparks.org) that was on the whole very accessible. We had 2 nights in Rhino Lodge at Berg en Dal then 2 nights in an accessible safari tent in Lower Sabi. Rhino lodge was a bit tight to get in and out of but the bathroom was very good and the whole house is level. The garden has the park fence on one side and we spent an amazing hour watching a huge elephant as it fed on the grass at the foot of the fence only 1 metre from us! The safari tents were tired (I understand they have since been updated), but functional. They stand on elevated wooden bases so you can see over the river and watch the crocodiles and hippos as the sun rises. The ensuite bathroom (in a tent!) was again a little tight but certainly useable. and there is a lovely decked walkway to the restaurant/shopping area. Overall a fabulous trip with a few little access issues but worth the effort! The same thing applied with regard to the guided game drives, the vehicles are elevated and therefore currently not accessible, but Kruger is self guided so you can drive yourself anywhere in the park.
