Wildlife holidays in Sweden
Tell me about Sweden …
Sweden is a Nordic country in Scandinavia. Stockholm is its capital and largest city. Sweden became a member of the European Union in 1995 and it is the third largest country in terms of area in the EU. It has a low population density – 21 inhabitants per square kilometere, and about 85% of the population lives in urban areas.
Famous for its Viking past, today the Kingdom of Sweden is a highly developed democracy and a peace loving nation.
Sweden has a long coastline to the east, while to the west is the long Skanderna mountain chain. 15% of Sweden lies north of the Arctic Circle and about 65% of the country is covered in forest. Gotland and Oland are its largest islands, and Vanern and Vattern are its largest lakes. Most of Sweden has a temperate climate.
Our Sweden specialist recommends...
"Sweden in Autumn is a great time to go in search of the migrating Common Cranes, geese, Bluethroats and other birds. We also look for mammals, dragonflies, butterflies and moths on this all round wildlife holiday."
Paul StanburyOperations Manager
What’s special about the wildlife?
Sweden is home to large mammals such as Brown Bear, Wolf and Elk, as well as an interesting bird and butterfly fauna.
Naturetrek tours to Sweden
Naturetrek offers a wide selection of natural history tours to Sweden. These include winter and spring bird watching holidays in search of special resident and wintering visitors, a short break to watch Brown Bears, and birding and botany tours to the islands of Oland and Gotland.
What might I see?
- We search for Elk, Brown Bear, Wolf, Beaver & Mountain Hare among the dense forests of central Sweden
A chance to track Wolves through spectacular winter scenery
- Owls, woodpeckers, grouse & other mountain bird specialities of Lapland
- A mix of Scandinavian & Eastern European butterflies such as Reverdin’s Blue & Assman’s Fritillary as well as moths on our dedicated butterfly holiday to central Sweden
- Spectacular flowering orchids & other wild flowers on Oland & Gotland
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SAYING ABOUT OUR Sweden HOLIDAYS
The hosts were exemplary. Perfectionists both, every attention to detail, to comfort, and care were lavished on us. We were welcomed as friends. Eva's cuisine was exquisite in every way. We have never had better food anywhere, and I'm 73! Everything was home-cooked including several types of bread, and every plate was cleared ... what more could you want? The hide in the forest was not the shed we expected, but a large well-designed building including comfortable beds and an en suite washroom. The weather was ideal. A great holiday. Four days was not long enough! And we had great views of a bear!
Daniel Green worked very hard throughout the holiday to show us all the birds that were there. He could not have done any more!
Daniel was a fund of information and very accessible, his cooking at the barbeques was excellent also. There were so many advantages of having Daniel as a local expert.