"I thought the brochure was all hype, but we've seen everything you said we would ... the holiday exceeded our expectations and even our hopes ..." Michael & Ben Whitfield

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Welcome to our home…

Based in the heart of the Scottish highlands, in the Cairngorms National Park, Speyside Wildlife have been running wildlife watching holidays for over 20 years now – and some of our guests have been coming right from the start!

We love it here and know exactly where to show you the fabulous wildlife of Scotland. At our base in Speyside, the beautifully converted Steading at Ballintean, you’re at the very heart of the Cairngorms National Park and, with comfortable rooms, great food and wildlife on the doorstep you’ll know you’ve come to the right place. We even have our own wildlife watching hide nearby and a visit is included on all our wildlife watching holidays based in Speyside, giving you an amazing opportunity to get up close and personal with Pine Marten, Badger and much more.

Away from the Steading, throughout the rest of Scotland, our expert guides have spent years researching the best places to seek out some of the very special wildlife of this country, whilst our office team know of all the best accommodation available.

We find that our maximum group size of 12 along with 2 guides creates a great atmosphere, and the enthusiasm of a Speyside Wildlife guide is infectious! Whatever your level of experience they’ll ensure you enjoy the wildlife to the full.

Even in Scotland your money is safe with Speyside Wildlife, as, by way of an insurance policy, we’re fully protected against loss of monies paid to us for our holiday (and repatriation if required) due to insolvency.

So why not see where a wildlife watching holiday could take you and just some of the wonderful wildlife you could see …
Hover to highlight the area you are interested in and click for a list of holidays.
Outer Hebrides - including St Kilda Orkney & Shetland Inner Hebrides - including Mull, Skye, Canna to Call Highlands - including Speyside, Cairngorms National Park, Sutherland Argyll - including Arran, Islay Grampian

CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK BRAND - Increasing quality whilst reducing impact

We've been granted use of this Brand by the Cairngorms National Park Authority. This is only given to those businesses who have agreed to a set of quality standards in respect of their visitor experience, together with a commitment to reducing their impact on the natural environment.

VISIT SCOTLAND - Quality Assurance Scheme - Wildlife Experience

Speyside Wildlife is one of 40 wildlife businesses to be assessed under Visit Scotland's pilot scheme for Wildlife Experiences achieving 3 Star status for our day tours. Watch out for the designation throughout Scotland. We were delighted to receive our letter of confirmation from Visit Scotland so thought we'd share some of it with you here, ''Thank you for participating in the pilot of the new Wildlife Experience Designator within our Quality Assurance Scheme for visitor attractions. Your feedback and contribution to the introduction of this new development has been invaluable and we would like to welcome you as a new member of the Quality Assurance Grading Scheme.

WILD SCOTLAND - Scotland's Wildlife Tourism Association

Wild Scotland is Scotland's Wildlife and Nature-based Tour Operators' Association - a group of wildlife professionals who are all committed to delivering a first class wildlife-watching experience to their guests. Members provide a wide range of wildlife attractions and holidays throughout Scotland from birdwatching to whale-watching and from boat trips to land safaris. We have been involved in the association from its conception and have worked with Visit Scotland on the new accreditation scheme for the industry.

ATOL PROTECTED

The air holidays and flights are ATOL Protected, since we hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 4259. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk.