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Wild Discovery

Wild Discovery

Experience unforgettable wildlife encounters with a family-run tour operator focused on conservation, sustainability, and supporting local economies.

OUR EXPERIENCES
Family-run, award-winning wildlife-watching tour operator offering small-group, fully inclusive tours and FIT. Unique guests experiences deliver remarkable wildlife encounters and the opportunity to meet and support our not-for-profit conservation partners who work to conserve species & habitats we visit. Our tours encapsulate travel with purpose.

ABOUT US
Wild Discovery is run by husband and wife team Rachael & Dan; passionate naturalists, professional ecologists and natural leaders who simply love giving people amazing wildlife experiences. They offer custom-made wildlife experiences as well as set departures which inter-weave supporting conservation programmes and sustainable initiatives with promoting green livelihoods. Their aim is to create a vacation that is more than just a holiday, it becomes 'travel with purpose'. By partnering with and supporting conservation organisations on tours they create an enriched experience for our guests. This network of experts helps to cultivate knowledge, nurture enthusiasm, and in doing so enable our guests to become advocates for conservation-orientated tourism. Wild Discovery won the national Scottish Thistle Award for Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience in 2022/23.

OUR IMPACT
The entire operating ethos of Wild Discovery revolves around sustainability and a circular economic approach. Dan and Rachael believe that supporting green livelihoods and rural initiatives is essential in a transition to a more sustainable future. From delicious, locally-sourced food and family-run accommodation providers, to the places and species your guests experience, Wild Discovery carefully plans and supports a plethora of not-for profits and businesses on every tour. This keeps guest spend within the local economies and helps to highlight the economic value of healthy ecosystems. The tours provide tangible contributions to conservation initiatives and simultaneously fill guests with enthusiasm and utter enjoyment leaving them with unforgettable memories. Wild Discovery also offers a number of free and not-for profit events where participants can experience and learn around a specific element of Scottish wildlife whilst supporting an associated not-for-profit organisation. These have become increasingly popular and they now network in a number of other businesses into this successful model. As a small business, Wild Discovery has big ideas and exciting aspirations to shape nature-based experiences in Scotland and further afield.

DETAILS
To learn more, contact: explore@wild-discovery.com

What are your minimum and maximum group sizes?
1-16

Do you require visitors to pre-book?
Yes

Do you have group rates?
Yes

Do you pay commissions to travel advisors?
Yes

What languages do you offer your services in?
English

When are you open?
All year

What accommodations do you make for people living with disabilities?
We can tailor tours and experiences to the needs of the individual.