"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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TRIP REPORTS
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British ColumbiaSouth West Canada11-SepExplore Vancouver Island with birding on the island and boat trips to see Grey and Humpback Whales, Orcas and seabirds. Black Bears roam the shorelines and Sea Otters fish offshore. The highlight will be watching Grizzly Bears catching Salmon as they head up river in Bute Inlet, with Bald Eagles watching from the trees. Easy walking in beautiful scenery, with minibus transport, on this five centre holiday.Select
RomaniaRomania, Eastern Europe11-SepThree centre holiday including time in the Carpathian Mountains and relaxed birding on a floating hotel on the Danube Delta. Climate variable, but should be very pleasant with a chance of rain. Relaxed pace with some great eastern birds including pelicans, Pygmy Cormorants, herons and egrets on the delta. Visit to baited hide to see Brown Bear. Local cuisine.Select
Yellowstone & Grand Teton in AutumnYellowstone & Grand Teton, Mid west USA11-SepThe world’s first National Park and famous “Old Faithful”. Four centre hotel-based holiday with minibus transport. Black and Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Coyotes, Bison, Beaver, eagles, owls and more in spectacular scenery and stunning “fall” colours. Walking generally easy, except in mountains.Select
Speyside Autumn WildlifeSpeyside, Scotland18-SepIn the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. Exclusive single centre houseparty style holiday based at our converted “steading”. Enjoy the whole variety of Scotland’s wildlife. Minibus transport. Walking generally easy, although some mountain tracks are rough.Select
Speyside Autumn WildlifeSpeyside, Scotland25-SepIn the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. Exclusive single centre houseparty style holiday based at our converted “steading”. Enjoy the whole variety of Scotland’s wildlife. Minibus transport. Walking generally easy, although some mountain tracks are rough.Select

    
 

   
 

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.