Scotland

Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere

Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere

Explore unique wildlife, storytelling under dark skies, and local culture in a stunning UNESCO site, promoting sustainable tourism and community connections.

OUR EXPERIENCES
Our Biosphere Guided Experiences provide the opportunity for customers to meet local people who live and work in our UNESCO Biosphere, who are passionate about Biosphere life and want to share their knowledge of our culture, nature and heritage. From wildlife watching to a tea drinking experience in woodlands, storytelling in the Galloway Dark Sky Park, discover our unique locations in SW Scotland. For groups up to 12.

ABOUT US
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere is an organisation supporting conservation, learning, climate change and sustainable development in SW Scotland. Our vision is: To celebrate our passion for living in a way that benefits people and nature. We have developed a Guide's program specific for our UNESCO Biosphere to support local businesses and people with a passion for their place, based on our sustainable ethos. We have been working together with these Guides and businesses to create new unique guide experiences exclusive to travel trade.

OUR IMPACT
Our Biosphere programme addresses climate change impacts, land use and the biodiversity crisis. Individual and community wellbeing is an essential part of our remit, encouraging a closer connection with the world around us and ensuring the sustainable provision of food, fibre and fuel. We are fostering sustainable tourism in various ways, not least with our Biosphere Guides Training, the only one in Scotland, allowing us to promote small businesses, guides and activity providers to offer a unique sustainable experiences to visitors Our goal is to help visitors find an exceptional, memorable, and sustainable experience whether their time in southwest Scotland is long or short. We want to ensure that tourism here is nature-friendly and whenever possible, community-led. The UNESCO Biosphere ethos means creating closer connections between people and place, and we are striving to make this part of the experience for everyone. All profits from Biosphere Guided Experiences are re-invested to support our Biosphere Charity.

DETAILS
To learn more, contact: info@gsabiosphere.org.uk

What are your minimum and maximum group sizes?
8-12

Do you require visitors to pre-book?
Yes

Do you have group rates?
Yes

Do you pay commissions to travel advisors?
No

What languages do you offer your services in?
English

When are you open?
Most of our experiences are available from Oct to April.

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