Scotland's Mammals & Highlights of the Highlands

[This tour was a] perfect balance of nature watching, gentle walks and amazing boat trips. Excellent organisation, nice home-cooked food, warm, comfortable accommodation that was brilliantly located for watching Pine Martens, Red Squirrels, dozens of birds and only a short stroll to a loch to spot Otters, seals, dolphins, and a huge variety of sea birds. We had an excellent guide who knew the area very well, expertly finding the best watch points.

Spent a week with 2 excellent and knowledgeable guides that showed us around Ardnamurchan and having the fortunate experience to see otters, dolphins, seals, porpoises, golden eagles, white tailed eagles, deer, pine marten, various other birds. The trip included a full days boat trip and half day trip too. The weather was great and I even managed a sea swim in crystal clear waters. One of the guides, Paul was a professional photographer which was an added bonus for us as keen photographers. Easy booking experience, timely provision of documents. All arrangements as expected.

Scotland's Mammals & Highlights of the Highlands wildlife holiday was a fantastic week of superb Scottish land and sea mammals and birds sightings in the truly magnificent setting of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. A very knowledgeable guide with enthusiasm and passion for the peninsula, its wildlife, birds, history and the local community showed us some extraordinary places and created opportunities for spectacular and memorable wildlife encounters and experiences. Naturetrek were very well organised, prepared tour participants well with information and details prior to the trip, travel plans and a very handy species list which was very well used over the week!

We had great views of a fishing dog Otter and lots of spectacular sightings of Golden and White-tailed Eagles as well as lots of other mammals and birds: we got visited every night at our accommodation by Pine Martens and I finally got a good view of a Dipper. The tour leaders were very knowledgeable, the food was amazing and the group of people I was with were great. They provide a wide range of wonderful holidays, which are good value for many. The staff are always helpful and knowledgeable.

A wildlife holiday in North West Scotland providing opportunity to explore stunning landscapes and see lots of wildlife with lovely people and a knowledgeable, experienced and helpful leader.

We were looked after from dawn until dusk by expert guides who sought to fill each day with the great experience of getting close to wildlife. Their knowledge of the area was amazing and they were able to answer our questions confidently. There was a great rapport among our party of 12 guests. Food and accommodation was great and dietary needs attended to carefully. I saw many different species of mammals, birds, and aquatic life. There were opportunities to go out early morning to see otter and deer, late at night to see owls, deer and pine marten and two boat trips giving amazing sights of surrounding scenery and wildlife.

My week on the remote, wild peninsula of Ardnamurchan in the Western Highlands was both enjoyable and rewarding. I joined a lovely bunch of wildlife enthusiasts and a dedicated tour leader to look for, and find, pine martins, porpoises, red deer, golden eagles and heaps more flora and fauna. I laughed a lot and kept great company throughout the eight day holiday. I recommend a Naturetrek holiday!

Small group (9) plus leader who all got on very well. Good accommodation close to lock sunart. Great food. Great views of all target mammals and birds, really good leader who knew where to take us. Also I think it was great value for money. Would do this holiday again. Have been on a number of naturetrek holidays and always good. These small group holidays work really well for couples or singles like me. Thanks to all.

We spent a week on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Scotland enjoying spectacular scenery and looking for wildlife. Optional pre-breakfast early morning visits to the loch-side provided us with otter sightings and late night vehicle excursions gave a few of us a incredible and unexpected sighting of a wildcat. Golden eagles soaring high above, porpoise in the loch, a wonderful boat trip to the isle of Muck and gannets diving into the sea. Lovely memories to cherish. I doubt we would have seen any of these without the help of our patient and knowledgeable tour guide. All this and the people we shared each day with made it a great holiday.

The Ardnamurchan trip was brilliant! The accommodation was very comfortable, much nicer than a hotel, the catering staff most friendly and the food excellent. Two good leaders and a lovely group of very nice people! We had wonderful views of otters, pine martens, basking sharks and common dolphins - fabulous!

Thank you once again for another enjoyable holiday with plenty of wildlife. The food was first class.

My second Naturetrek holiday and I didn't think it could possibly be as good as the first, but it was. In every respect it was an absolutely incredible wildlife holiday in a stunningly beautiful area of Scotland. My thanks and appreciation to the leaders who made it such a success.

The outdoor activity centre accommodation was more than adequate for this trip. Excellent area for drying coats and boots if necessary. Food very good and the catering staff were very obliging to try and satisfy everyone's needs.

Marcus was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour leader who did his utmost to ensure that everyone got something from the tour. The Pine Martens were a delight and the hour spent in the company of about 30 Common Dolphins was unforgettable.

I enjoyed all of it. The scenery the birds the Otters. Marcus was an excellent guide, enthusiastic and informative. I learnt a lot from him. He was tireless, leading us on early morning walks (one of these was a highlight with 2 Otters on glassy calm water) to late night drives. He found us White-tailed Eagles, many Otters, Pine Marten, Scotch Argus butterfly and much more. This trip was close to perfect.