Guided Wildlife Walks and Holidays on the Isle of Mull, Iona and Ulva

Day One

• Arrive at your hotel near Salen, on the Isle of Mull, in time for our Welcome Meeting and drinks.

Day Two

• Clamber up an Iron Age Fort with a commanding viewpoint to Aros Castle, a former stronghold of the Lords' of the Isles.

• Enjoy lunch overlooking the head of Loch na Keal and a local white-tailed eagle territory.

• Learn about Inch Kenneth and the former owners of the island, the notorious Mitford family.

Day Three

• A dramatic coastal walk offering stunning views out to the Treshnish Isles and Staffa.

• Walk along a raised beach and scramble down a grassy gulley to visit the Whisky Cave, home of an illicit still.

• A chance to encounter a variety of wildlife associated with Mull's moorland environment, including Red Deer.

Day Four

• Transfer to the privately owned Isle of Ulva, once home to the grandfather of the explorer David Livingstone

• Explore the deserted crofts, remnants of the Highland Clearances and visit a restored thatched croft cottage.

• Scan the dramatic coastline and moorland above looking for a variety of bird life and the wild goats of Ulva.

Day Five

• An early start for the legendary ferry crossing to the sacred Isle of Iona, birthplace of Christianity in Scotland

• After exploring the flora of the Machair we ascend Dun Bhuirg where excavation in the 1990's revealed first century beads.

• A final climb up Dun-I gives magnificent views to the Paps of Jura, Dhu Heartach Lighthouse and the Treshnish Isles.

Day Six

• After a leisurely breakfast, return to Oban on the ferry and enjoy your last magical views of Mull.