Wild Discovery
Experience More
Introducing the inaugural Braemar Nature Festival
10-19 May 2024
We are proud to be one of the first Scottish tourism experiences to be live on the
Tourism Cares
Meaningful Travel Map
It is time to embrace a pioneering style of wildlife travel, lead by experts for those who love the natural world.
We bring you Wild Discovery, a company with conservation and sustainability at its core. Experience remarkable wildlife with experts by your side: travel with purpose, tread lightly and experience more.
Founded by husband and wife team Dan & Rachael Brown, they bring passion and expertise to every expedition. Driven by current biodiversity loss, the climate crisis and the need to reconnect people with nature, Dan and Rachael created a company that endeavours to address all these through sustainable conservation-orientated tourism.
A key aspect of Wild Discovery is to enhance knowledge and inspire people through experiencing wildlife first hand. We hope it will lead to informed conservation actions and support green livelihoods.
“Explore our website to find out how we can give you the best wildlife experiences through one of our ‘behind the scenes’ fully inclusive tours, identification workshops or let us create your own custom-made tour on land or sea”
Travel with Us
Fully Inclusive Tours
An unparalleled wildlife experience taking you behind the scenes with the conservation partners we support whilst witnessing the best of the natural world in our tailor-made small-group tours.
Deeside Days
Tailor-made half or full day tours exploring the best of the Cairngorms National Park based from Royal Deeside.
Workshops & Events
Birds, Moths, Mammals, Plants
Expand your field skills with our not-for-profit workshops around the UK.
Polar Expeditions
Antarctic, Sub-antarctic & Atlantic Archipelagos
Join Dan & Rachael on a polar adventure!
Scottish Expeditions
Imagine your own private expedition cruise on the west coast of Scotland with us and turn it into reality! Discover a world of possibilities as we work with you to create an experience like no other. The ideal solution for couples & small groups!
eBike Safari - Wildlife Adventures on eBikes
Taking wildlife watching to the next level - low carbon transport taking you further than you can get on foot through the Cairngorms and Royal Deeside.
Some of our reviews…
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“Dan and Rachael are both wildlife experts as you would expect from BBC’s Wild Isles consultants. What makes them brilliant is their infectious enthusiasm. They captivated our group of 8, ranging in age from 11 to 60. What a fabulous day we had, spotting white tailed eagles, an osprey nest, peregrine falcon, buzzards, carnivorous plants, mountain hares, ptarmigans and an incredible array of moths…and so much more. Some of us have been visiting the Cairngorms for over 30 years and we saw and learnt more in one day with them than we could believe. They opened our senses and have made our own subsequent trips so much more interesting and enjoyable. We intend to book more trips in future - honestly, it’s not a trip more an essential life lesson!” Hourston Family, UK
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“My day with Dan and Rachael was nothing short of revelatory - truly the best wildlife experiences I've ever had, one after the other! I don't know if we were lucky but the list of things we were able to watch was staggering: Ospreys, Goshawks, Beavers, Ring Ouzel, Adders, Black Grouse lekking - and many more. A special day I'll remember forever. These guys are the real deal and they were lovely too!” G.Townshend, London
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See the Unseen
Capercaillie Need Our Help
Capercaillie are rapidly declining in Scotland and one of the biggest pressures they face today is simply disturbance. This is easy to avoid so Wild Discovery does not go searching for this bird on any of their tours.
If you are thinking of going looking for Capercaillie please don’t. If you visit woodland please stick to the paths and if you have a dog please make sure they stay on the lead. Let’s do our bit to give these magnificent and iconic birds a chance.
Wild Diaries
Notes from the field, news and ideas
10-19 May 2024. Celebrate nature in upper Deeside with over 20 nature based events for all the family.