Discovery Wildlife Safari

Explore Loch Lomond’s wild side in a Land Rover Discovery. Spot eagles, red deer, and more with expert guide Gareth. Book your unforgettable safari now.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park - Your experienced guide will take you into the wilder, more remote areas of northern Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park on a 3-hour long trip searching for and watching wildlife. You will experience spectacular landscapes including lochs, mountains, rivers and forests and will have a great chance of seeing the amazing wildlife that lives there. You will also learn about the natural history of the area and how the interaction between humans and nature has shaped the landscape since the last glacial advance around 11,000 years ago.

Your safari will include off-road sections that climb to great viewpoints where you will be able to take in vistas of mountains including Ben Vorlich, Ben More, and Stob Binnien. At one of these viewpoints You will be offered hot drinks at shortbread.

A viewing scope and binoculars will be available for you to use to look for and watch wildlife, and wildlife ID sheets will be available along with a bird book to help you identify wildlife.

What's Included
  • Binoculars, a viewing scope, wildlife identification guides and a bird identification book are available.
  • Tea and coffee
  • Your Guide is also your Driver.
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • On-board restrooms
  • Smoking is not permitted on safari.
Additional Information

With exclusive permission from three highland estates to use their tracks, in the comfort of our Land Rover Discovery our safaris take you off-road into the wilder areas of northeast Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, allowing you to experience rarely seen, breath-taking landscapes and amazing wildlife. Our safaris pass though golden eagle and white-tailed eagle territories, woodlands inhabited by wildlife including red squirrels and open ground where red deer roam.

With over 25 years experience working in conservation in the UK and overseas, including 16 years with the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Ranger Service, your guide, Gareth, is uniquely placed to ensure that you have an exciting, informative and memorable wildlife safari. Gareth is able to identify most birds in the area by call or song.

While wildlife is unpredictable, we usually see a good variety of animals and birds and the scenery is always spectacular and atmospheric, even in bad weather.

Location
Water Sports Centre
At the A84/A85 junction in Lochearnhead take the A85 towards St. Fillans. After about 400m pass in front of the car park then turn left onto Auchraw Brae to get to the car park entrance on your left. Look for the silver Kestrel Wildlife Safari Land Rover Discovery with orange decals.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bethbrianv
Aug 22, 2024
Safari Adventure in the Scottish Highlands!! - Our first ever safari! What an adventure!! Weather conditions turned out to somewhat limit visibility of some of the more distant features on the day we went, but we still were rewarded with plenty of opportunities to spot wildlife. Gareth was such a wonderful guide! He clearly loves this part of the Scottish Highlands and it’s easy to see why. So much beauty and history all around! Gareth was able to share a wealth of information about the local ecosystems and he answered all my questions about the history of this area and modern conservation efforts and land management practices. We were quite remote on the route we took during our safari. We definitely could not have gotten to the places that we saw without Gareth and his awesome Land Rover. The stream crossing was a hit with the kids! Having coffee, hot chocolate, and treats midway through was a thoughtful (and greatly appreciated) touch. I get the sense that every trek out with Gareth would be a unique and authentic experience. If we ever find ourselves in this part of Scotland again we’ll be sure to book another adventure!!! Can’t recommend enough. Fun for families, friends, adventurers, wildlife enthusiasts and amateurs alike!
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Q4863mzbethw
Aug 21, 2024
Best wildlife safari in all of Scotland! - Great fun! Gareth was brilliant, he was very knowledgeable about the wildlife & vegetation, he was easygoing & engaging, and he made our whole family feel comfortable on our adventure! The kids especially enjoyed the hot chocolate & biscuit Gareth provided at one of the most beautiful stops/spots in all of the highlands! We would all highly recommend this trip and look forward to another safari adventure with Gareth the next time we are in Scotland!
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635gavink
Jul 4, 2024
Outstanding trip with Kestrel Wildlife Safaris - We had a wonderful family excursion with Kestrel Wildlife Safaris! The two girls loved it because our guide was so engaging and not only knew lots about the local wildlife and kept everyone’s interest for the whole trip, which I didn’t think would be possible with our children! I know nature can be unpredictable but there was so much to see and we even got a hot chocolate and brownie! Would thoroughly recommended it as a family afternoon out and would go again for the longer version next time we go on holiday to Scotland!
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