Showing posts with label Highland Perthshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Highland Perthshire. Show all posts

Monday, 8 April 2019

Spring Into Action!


Spring is here and suddenly we are all raring to go! No? Well with the trees are turning lush green, the Red Squirrels are darting about and the skies are beginning to fill with Swallows. It is all happening in the natural world and Highland Safaris love launching their Spring Watch Safaris.

Every Safari up the mountains seems to reveal something new, a couple of weeks ago the stags cast their antlers, the week after that purple saxifrage broke through the tundra and last week we were amazed by meadows awash with bluebells. Spring really is a time for freshness and new things and we at Highland Safaris love sharing these amazing discoveries with everybody who comes and visits us.

Spring Watch Safaris really are the best way to experience spring in all its glory. An early departure in a Land Rover ensures you witness the majestic dawn chorus, catching Highland Perthshire’s nature as it wakes up for the day, soaking up the beautiful vistas offered up by the mountains! After your Safari what better way to round off the experience than a fresh homemade breakfast and Glen Lyon coffee back at Highland Safaris Cafe? Unwind in our warm and cosy café and regale us with stories of you early morning adventure.

We look forwards to seeing you soon!

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

The Magic of Winter in Highland Perthshire


We love our amazing Highland Perthshire environment all year round! Here, amongst the forests, lochs and mountains, the changing seasons are so visible.

This time of year though, as Christmas approaches, there are many special opportunities to take advantage of – let us share with you here five magical things to do in Winter!

1) Enjoy one of our superb WinterWatch Safaris where you can travel in comfort and safety in one of our 4X4’s to a sub arctic world, seeking out the arctic hare, the Golden Eagle and the elusive Red Deer. Marvel at the sparkling mountain vistas as you enjoy a reviving Dram in one of our cosy Mountain Bothies!

2) Visit Dewars World of Whisky nearby, one of the most popular Distilleries in the area, and a consistent winner of Best Visitor Attraction Awards!  Learn more about how the Water of Life is made!

3) The newly opened Grandtully Hotel in the hamlet of Grandtully just outside Aberfeldy is attracting acclaim, and is well worth a visit. Run by the team behind Ballintaggart Farm, it’s a showcase for locally sourced produce.

4) If you’re feeling energetic in the crisp air, or perhaps to walk off a big breakfast, why not walk the legendary Birks of Aberfeldy, immortalised by Robert Burns in one of his most famous poems!

5) And finally come and meet our Red Deer, Britain’s largest land mammal, and a truly beautiful creature to get up close and personal with. In our Red Deer Centre, you can feed, photograph and stroke them, learning more about their fascinating life cycle. Top it all off with a warming Hot Chocolate by our roaring peat fire! #cooriein

To purchase a Highland Safaris gift voucher, an ideal festive gift, click here

To book a Winterwatch Safari, click here

To book the Red Deer Centre at Highland Safaris click here

Thursday, 2 August 2018

A Safari Into The Blooming Heather

 
Watching the hills turn from shades of green and brown to a rich, vivid purple is one of the great joys of the Highland summer. The heather blooms for a few weeks from July into August, and the wild hill landscape comes into its own.

Guests on our hilltop Safaris at this time of year have a unique experience. The hill hums from dawn to dusk with honey bees hard at work, making the most of their short season. We are very fortunate to be at the heart of Perthshire, one of Scotland’s premier areas for pure heather honey production. We have recently learned that most honeys such as Manuka are often a mixed bag of various plants, but that Heather Honey is pure, and we can certainly testify that its wonderful strength and aroma is the essence of the Scottish Moors.

These images, captured by our award winning Safari Ranger George McDonald, show the heather at its peak, and a rare find of white heather that a keeper or walker would traditionally stick in his cap for luck.

George and his fellow award-winning Safari Rangers are celebrated for their knowledge and comprehensive commentary on the seasonal wildlife and landscape features of the hills, as well as relating the history, heritage, geology and geography of the area. The spectacular views over Strathappin change weekly, and the precious weeks of blooming heather are an annual favourite among Rangers and guests.

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