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We hope these links are of use to you and if you have your own web pages -perhaps
with an account or photos from a holiday you've taken with us - contact us and we'll
see if we can add it to the list below.

 


www.tripadvisor.co.uk Review Speyside Wildlife or plan your next trip at Trip Advisor


www.theoldministershouse.co.uk Comfortable, relaxing and friendly accommodation in the heart of Cairngorm National Park – the perfect location to enjoy the mountains, glens, lochs and rivers you’ll see from the window of your spacious, well-appointed room.


www.cairngormguesthouse.com Comfortable and welcoming 12 bedroomed Victorian guest house is ideally situated in Aviemore, in the Cairngorm National Park, a perfect base to explore the Scottish Highlands or to enjoy the abundance of outdoor pursuits which the immediate area has to offer.


www.aviemoreonline.com Ravenscraig is a 12 bedroomed guest house situated on the main street of Aviemore, in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, within easy walking distance of the numerous bars, restaurants and amenities the village has to offer.


www.cairngorm.com The Cairngorm Hotel is Aviemore's Premier Independent Hotel, with the staff offering a warm and friendly welcome.


www.corrourhouse.co.uk Built in the Victorian era as a dower house by the Grants of Rothiemurchus - Corrour House provides lovely 4-star country house accommodation, personally run by the owners Carol and Robert Still.


www.fairwindshotel.com A warm welcome to Fairwinds - a little gem, a charming personally run small hotel near Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland offering a very personal and homely guest experience.


www.muckrach.co.uk Highland hotel Muckrach Lodge, is a lovely Scottish country house hotel in the heart of Speyside, and the perfect place for a Scottish Highland holiday


www.bwwc.co.uk The Bird Watching & Wildlife Club has taken over the imposing 55 bedroom Grant Arms Hotel, delightfully situated in the middle of The Square in Grantown-on-Spey


www.crerarhotels.com/ourhotels/craiglynne_hotel Old world charm at the newly restored Craiglynne Hotel. Our Victorian granite hotel, situated under the majestic Cairngorms in Grantown on Spey, has just been restored and refurbished to the highest standards.


www.selfcateringcairngorms.co.uk 4-star self catering (2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms) and B&B overlooking Insh Marshes RSPB Reserve, in a quiet and scenic location set in 2 acres


www.Culdearn.com A quality Scottish small hotel with many awards for excellence, including an AA Rosette and "Taste of Scotland" dining, Culdearn is personally run with country house ambience and beautiful rooms.


www.nethy.org Abernethy Bunkhouses - 2 hostels for budget groups of 7-65 on the Speyside Way. Access to the Highlands at an affordable price. You won’t be asked to share the property even if you only book the minimum number - a unique offer we believe!


www.holidaylets-scotland.co.uk Cottages and Apartments in the Scottish Highlands by Holiday Lets Scotland


www.coignashee.co.uk Luxury accommodation in the heart of Highland, Scotland.


www.activitypoint.co.uk A guide to the best leisure activities and tourist attractions in Scotland


www.wild-scotland.org.uk Association of wildlife tourism operators who are passionate about Scotland's natural heritage.


www.visitaviemore.com For information on where to stay and what to do in Aviemore and the Cairngorms.


www.visitgrantown.co.uk Things to do and places to stay in Grantown on Spey


www.northernlight-uk.com The good ship MV Chalice is our home for our own naturalist-guided, boat-based tours to St Kilda and Canna to Coll. Here you'll find details of their own programme


www.sealifesurveys.com With one of our own expert guides aboard the Sealife Surveys vessel we run wildlife and whale-watching holidays from Mull. This is their own site


www.whalespotting.co.uk The site for Skye Sea.fari Adventures who run exciting whale-watching trips around the Isle of Skye and the Small Isles


www.jacobite.co.uk Jacobite is a 4 star Tour and Cruise provider, operating on Loch Ness.


www.hebridean-whale-cruises.com On our Speyside Mammals holidays we'll cruise from Gairloch aboard MV Kerry.


www.argatyredkites.co.uk Scotland's only red kite feeding station where visitors can watch these exciting birds and their spectacular flying.


www.clifftopdiscovery.co.uk Discover the Natural History, Coastal Scenery and Geology of Berwickshire’s magnificent sea cliffs


www.highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk Award winning Land Rover Safaris. A unique and exciting way to experience the freedom challenge and exhilaration of this scenic and fascinating environment.


www.highlandwildlifepark.org Experience Scottish wildlife past and present in the spectacular setting of the Highland Wildlife Park.


www.island-cruising.com Island cruises take you to remote Islands around the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland as they are also known.


www.islaybirding.co.uk Birdwatching Tours on Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland


www.rothiemurchus.net Rothiemurchus estate offers a unique blend of scenic beauty, nature, history and activities for all.


www.seabird.org The Scottish Seabird Centre is an award winning wildlife visitor centre and one of Scotland's five star attractions


www.wildoutdoors.info Ecology, running & cycling


www.wildernessscotland.com Wilderness Scotland offers a wide range of inspirational walking holidays, adventure tours and wilderness experiences throughout the Highlands.


www.highlandcruises.co.uk Eagle-Watch Wildlife Cruises aboard the classic vessel M.V. Sileas


www.turusmara.com Wildlife and Birdwatching trips to the Treshnish Isles, Staffa and Iona


www.puffincruises.com Daily sightseeing and fishing trips from Macduff Harbour along the scenic Moray Firth coastline


www.glenlivet-wildlife.co.uk Wildlife watching in The Cairngorms National Park Scotland


www.heavenlyhighlands.com Experience the Scottish Highlands in a truly unique way with Heavenly Highlands' half and full-day tours


www.lochinsh.com Loch Insh is the ideal holiday destination or simply a great place for a family day out. A range of Sailing, Windsurfing, Paddling and dry activities on offer including a covered tour boat which takes you to visit the resident osprey nest for fantastic photo opportunities. The Boathouse Restaurant boasts a most spectacular view, looking south west and enjoys amazing sunsets most evenings. A range of accommodation is on site from 4 star log cabins around the loch side to a 3 star hostel in the woods behind the main centre.


www.wild-scotland.org.uk Scotland's Wildlife and Nature Tourism Operators Association - wildlife holidays and activities in Scotland.


www.northshots.com For great wildlife images and wildlife photographic holidays at our Speyside steading in Scotland and around the world, go and look at this site of our good friend Pete Cairns


www.markhamblin.com Mark Hamblin is another wildlife photographer whose images we often use – and partner in the Wildshots holiday company with Pete Cairns


www.neilmcintyre.com Neil McIntyre has some of the best, award-winning Scottish wildlife images available anywhere – check them out


www.ourwildlifephotography.co.uk The website of two of our guests, John & Tracey Langley. This site has great photos from our Florida holiday.


www.toothandclaw.org.uk Tooth & Claw is an innovative multi-media project providing an open forum on some of the complex issues surrounding our relationship with wild predators.


www.wildoceanphotography.com A showcase of images highlighting the diversity and beauty of the Scottish coastal environment and its wildlife.


www.finnature.fi The home pages of our local guide ground agents for our Finland and Norway tours


www.fincasantamarta.com The Finca Santa Marta is a rambling old olive mill where we have stayed during our holidays to Extremadura


www.davidritchieandsons.co.uk Waste Management


www.greencone.com The Green Cone is complementary to the home composter. Garden waste goes into the composter. Kitchen waste into the Green Cone.


www.fatbirder.com One of the best info sources for birding around the world – and we sponsor their Scotland page!


www.clydebirds.com John Molloy has his very own excellent web site which, amongst many interesting things, includes details and many photos of holidays taken with us in Spain and Scotland


www.toadsnatcher.com The website and home pages of our guide Steve Dudley, with great pages about our holidays to Shetland and Lesbos


www.peterboroughbirdclub.org.uk One of the most active clubs in the country, they have an admirable website, packed with information and good links


www.britishbirdfood.co.uk Wild Bird Food, feeders, nest boxes, wildlife habitats, and accessories. Supplied in re-usable packaging. Free next day delivery in the UK.


www.easyjet.com Airline offering daily flights to Inverness from London Luton, London Gatwick, Bristol


www.britishairways.com Airline offering daily flights to Inverness from London Gatwick


www.flybmi.com Airline offering daily flights to Inverness from London Heathrow


www.easternairways.com Airline offering flights to Inverness from Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Southampton


www.ryanair.com Airline offering flights to Inverness from East Midlands


CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK BRAND - Increasing quality whilst reducing impact

We've been granted use of this Brand by the Cairngorms National Park Authority. This is only given to those businesses who have agreed to a set of quality standards in respect of their visitor experience, together with a commitment to reducing their impact on the natural environment.

HOSPITALITY ASSURE - Service to Customers

As part of our commitment to our customers and our customer service promise "to deliver outstanding wildlife experiences where you are always treated as an individual and not one of a crowd", we went through the rigorous Hospitality Assured assessment in respect of our customer care and were delighted to achieve the award. It is the only standard within the Hospitality industry that focuses on the customer experience. The assessment will be ongoing giving you assurance that we shall always strive to improve the way we do things.

VISIT SCOTLAND - Quality Assurance Scheme - Wildlife Experience

Speyside Wildlife is one of 40 wildlife businesses to be assessed under Visit Scotland's pilot scheme for Wildlife Experiences achieving 3 Star status for our day tours. Watch out for the designation throughout Scotland. We were delighted to receive our letter of confirmation from Visit Scotland so thought we'd share some of it with you here, ''Thank you for participating in the pilot of the new Wildlife Experience Designator within our Quality Assurance Scheme for visitor attractions. Your feedback and contribution to the introduction of this new development has been invaluable and we would like to welcome you as a new member of the Quality Assurance Grading Scheme.

WILD SCOTLAND - Scotland's Wildlife Tourism Association

Wild Scotland is Scotland's Wildlife and Nature-based Tour Operators' Association - a group of wildlife professionals who are all committed to delivering a first class wildlife-watching experience to their guests. Members provide a wide range of wildlife attractions and holidays throughout Scotland from birdwatching to whale-watching and from boat trips to land safaris. We have been involved in the association from its conception and have worked with Visit Scotland on the new accreditation scheme for the industry.

ATOL PROTECTED

The air holidays and flights are ATOL Protected, since we hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 4259. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk.