Know Before You Go

—By Laura Kiniry
While Scotland is home to tens of thousands of wildlife species, there are some that (in addition to Nessie) you’ll especially want to keep an eye out for. Here are six of our favorites.

—By Nat Hab
Throughout this epic land, we’ll pass panoramas of glimmering lakes, heather-clad hills, open moorlands and cinematic skies. For travelers seeking an exclusive adventure, Scotland offers a secluded sojourn in nature.

—By Cathy Brown
Animism includes the belief that all things in nature have a spirit and a consciousness that connects everything together.

—By Cathy Brown
Nowhere in this region does one get left with more of a sense of awe than with a visit to one of Scotland’s most intriguing archaeological sites, the Callanish Standing Stones, which predate Stonehenge by about 2,000 years.

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
Surrounded by the bracing waters of the North Sea to the east, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, Scotland is a place of rugged coastlines, of mountains and valleys, and of rolling hills and green fields...

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
The Highlands are often portrayed as the romantic part of Scotland. Here, red deer roam the mountains and moorlands, and eagles soar across the skies. The ever and fast-changing weather gives the Highlands an added mystical touch...

—By Rebecca Self
From kayaking in Portugal to exploring Croatia and Slovenia’s wild sides, there’s something for everyone on a Nat Hab trip to Europe in the summertime!

—By Emily Goodheart
Kittens have arrived at the Aigas Field Center in Scotland! Scottish wildcats Glynis and Affric are now the proud parents of two paw-sitively adorable kittens. Born on May 4, 2019, the two females in the litter are healthy and happy...

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
Every time I see a puffin, the same thought comes to mind: They’re not real, right? They’re too impossibly cute. For me and for everyone else on the planet, I bet, they seem just too adorable to be of natural origins...

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
There is nothing so beautiful as the wild Highlands of Scotland—with the exception of, perhaps, its feral islands. Scotland has nearly 800 of them, most of which are found in four main groups: Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer and Inner Hebrides...

—By Deb Talbot
Scotland's Wild Highlands & Islands was a different Nat Hab trip for me. Unlike Africa and the Galapagos, where wildlife and un-peopled terrains were our mission, in the Highlands and Hebrides, we were magically and most definitely effectively wrapped...