The Dune reception area is certified Tourism & Disability for 4 disabilities: motor, mental, visual and hearing.
Motor disability
As the Dune is a natural space, there are natural and technical constraints (walking in the sand, steep slope, etc.) which prevent the implementation of means allowing access to the summit for people with reduced mobility (PRM).
However, the entire reception area (cabins, toilets, restaurants and cultural shops) is accessible to people with reduced mobilityWheelchairs and strollers can access the exhibition, information and discovery cabins. In addition, at the entrance to the site, parking spaces are reserved for people holding the mobility inclusion parking card.
Depending on the nature of the disability, getting to the foot of the Dune may prove difficult (150 meters in the sand in the undergrowth). The ascent of the Dune is facilitated by a staircase (approximately 140 steps) installed between April and November.
Another way to get to the foot of the Dune, ocean side: by the stairs (around a hundred steps) located at the Corniche in Pyla-sur-Mer.
There are also places with viewpoint on the Dune accessible to people with reduced mobility, such as the Daniel Meller beach promenade (Pyla-sur-Mer) or the Moulleau jetty (Arcachon). You will find all this information at the information point team.
Mental disability
One FALC document (easy to read and understand) presenting the Dune du Pilat is available at the information point and on this link :
Visual impairment
One braille document summarizing the panels present on site is available at the information point as well as at the mediation hut.
An audio-described version of the films shown in the exhibition cabin is available via headsets on demand.
Audio recordings of the information panels on site are available via these links:
Hearing impairment
Of the headphones with amplified sound are available at the information point so that people with hearing difficulties can enjoy the films shown in the exhibition cabin.
Films presenting the Dune, its formation and its management
For those who cannot climb the Dune du Pilat, films and mediation spaces are available in the reception area.
HANDITOURISM IN THE ARCACHON BASIN
Continue your discovery of the Arcachon Bay with walks, accommodation, leisure activities, restaurants, etc. fully adapted. There Tourism and Disability brand and the Valides Handicapés, Handiplage, Handisurf, Handivalide labels are guarantees of quality and safety.
