WILDLIFE HOLIDAYS
'Up Helly Aa' Fire Festival & Shetland's Winter Wildlife
Britain's biggest fire festival and torchlight procession takes place in Lerwick on the last Tuesday of January. Over 800 colourfully dressed 'guizers' parade with flaming torches behind the "Jarl Squad" of Vikings and their longship through the darkened streets of the town to the burning site. Here the official ceremony ends in a spectacular blaze as the torches are thrown into the galley! Why not combine this dazzling event with some outstanding winter birding and wildlife viewing? Read more
Ultimate Shetland
Ultimate Shetland is the most comprehensive wildlife holiday currently on offer - the only one to include visits to Mousa, Noss, Yell, Unst, Fetlar and Northmavine. Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Ultimate Orkney
The archipelago of Orkney forms a complex jigsaw of land and water. Her fertility gives rise to a wealth of wildlife particularly birds. Red-throated Divers on the small lochans, Hen Harriers and Short-eared Owls on the moors and an abundance of seabirds and seaduck around the pristine coastline. By popular demand we bring you this ultimate Orkney holiday. Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Shetland Experience
If you don't have a lot of time or if you just wish to sample the very best of Shetland's wildlife before continuing your travels independently, our Shetland Experience holiday makes an ideal short break. Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Hands On Shetland
Created in 2004 and proving to be a resounding success we continue to operate this holiday in partnership with our good friends at the Shetland Ranger service, Shetland Biological Records Centre, Shetland Amenity Trust and Fair Isle Bird Observatory. In addition we also contribute directly to the work of the Shetland Bird Club, the Shetland Entomological Group and the Shetland Sea Mammal Group. So be part of the action, learn new skills, and develop a deeper understanding of the importance of local wildlife recording. From Puffins to petrels and gentians to Great Skuas - it's fun, educational and set on the beautiful islands of Unst and Fair Isle. Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Spring Into Shetland
By May, bird migration across Northern Europe is in full swing and Shetland is ideally situated to receive more than its fair share of this avian spectacle. Equally spectacular are the islands' seabird colonies - hosting over 10% of all Britain's seabirds. So join us for some fabulous birding as we island hop across Shetland, from Mainland to Out Skerries, via Unst and Fetlar. Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Fair Isle Spring Migration
Half way between Shetland and Orkney and where the Atlantic meets the North Sea, the island of Fair Isle is famous for its huge seabird colonies, dramatic scenery, stunning list of rare migrants and, of course, its knitwear. Enjoy a unique holiday on Britain's most isolated inhabited island with great birding, spectacular scenery, scrumptious food and no crowds - guaranteed! Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Fair Isle Autumn Migration
Autumn on Fair Isle is a birdwatcher's dream! Based on an island just three miles long, amid some of the finest scenery in northern Europe, our small groups have the chance to observe and record some of Britain's rarest birds. A unique, bird-filled holiday with no pagers, no crowds and our very best ornithological staff as guides - simply brilliant! Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Autumn Gold
Shetland is famed throughout Europe for its large falls of autumn migrants and its ability to attract vagrants from Siberia. This unique trip - the first ever to visit the migrant hotspots of Unst, Fetlar, Whalsay and Out Skerries - offers you the chance to sample the delights and mysteries of bird migration but also the opportunity to find your own birds in some stunning and little known islands. Read more or click here to view a pdf of our brochure page
Foula Autumn Migration: NEW FOR 2008
Limited to just four lucky travellers, this trip offers you the exclusive and enviable chance to enjoy some of the best birding in the country, and if any location in Britain could be said to epitomise the occurrence of rare birds during autumn migration, it would almost certainly have to be Foula. For many years now, the island has continually hosted some of the most sought after birds like Pechora Pipit and Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler, along with an impressive cast of other vagrants from east and west: Siberian Thrush, Siberian Rubythroat, Greater Yellowlegs, Grey-cheeked Thrush, Bobolink and Common Yellowthroat to name a few. Read more
