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Schedule
Arrival in the afternoon and transfer to our hotel. Once everyone has settled in, we will hold a short welcome meeting to introduce the group, outline the programme for the coming days, discuss the target species and answer any questions.
Our first photography session begins before sunrise at our hide for Golden Eagle and European Wildcat. The session typically lasts 4 to 5 hours, offering excellent opportunities to photograph both species, along with other woodland wildlife.
After the morning session, we return to the hotel for a short break and to collect our packed lunches. In the afternoon, we continue to one of our hides for woodpeckers and songbirds, where we will photograph a wide variety of woodland birds until the light fades.
The morning session takes place at our baited hide, one of the best locations for photographing scavengers and other wildlife, including the Griffon Vulture, Red Kite and Red Fox. Depending on the length of the morning session, we will either enjoy a picnic in the field or make a brief return to the hotel before continuing with the afternoon programme.
At around 5:00 pm, we enter our otter hide, overlooking a beautiful stretch of river where the Eurasian Otter is regularly photographed in an outstanding natural setting. The session continues into the evening, until approximately 9:00 pm.
A second morning at the Golden Eagle and European Wildcat hide gives everyone another opportunity to improve their photographs and capture different aspects of the animals’ behaviour.
After a short break at the hotel to enjoy a coffee, collect our packed lunches and prepare our equipment, we will spend the afternoon at another hide for woodpeckers and songbirds, focusing on additional woodland species.
The morning session takes place once again at the baited hide.
After lunch, we head into the spectacular Anciles Valley in our 4×4 vehicles. This remote valley is one of the wildest areas of the Cantabrian Mountains, offering breathtaking scenery and the opportunity to observe large mammals such as the Iberian Ibex, Cantabrian Chamois and Red Deer, as well as numerous birds of prey.
Our final full day is entirely dedicated to one of Europe’s most iconic mammals: the Iberian Wolf.
We will spend the day exploring the mountains of the Cantabrian range, hopefully surrounded by beautiful snow-covered winter landscapes. Over the past few winters, we have achieved very encouraging results, with excellent opportunities to observe and photograph wild wolves in their natural habitat.
This will be an intensive day in the field, from early morning until late afternoon, making the most of every opportunity to locate the local wolf packs.
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and departure after breakfast, bringing a memorable journey to a close.
Partnership
A week packed with unforgettable encounters
During seven days we’ll explore carefully selected photography hides and wildlife hotspots throughout the region.
Early mornings are dedicated to one of Europe’s most exciting hides, where Golden Eagles and the elusive European Wildcat regularly appear in front of our lenses—a truly unique combination found almost nowhere else.
Afternoons take us deep into the forests, photographing colourful woodpeckers and a wide variety of woodland birds before the light fades.
We’ll also spend time inside one of Europe’s finest vulture hides, where Griffon Vultures, Red Kites and Red Foxes provide spectacular close-up opportunities. As the day comes to an end, we’ll head to the river in search of another local celebrity: the Eurasian Otter.
The ultimate highlight: searching for the Iberian Wolf
One day is entirely devoted to one of Europe’s most legendary mammals.
We’ll venture deep into the snowy Cantabrian Mountains in search of the region’s resident Iberian Wolf packs. Every encounter is different and, as always with truly wild animals, nothing can ever be guaranteed—but the possibility of seeing and photographing wolves in this breathtaking winter landscape is an experience you’ll never forget.
4×4 wildlife safari
Another highlight is our 4×4 wildlife safari through the spectacular Anciles Valley, one of the wildest corners of the Cantabrian Mountains. Here we’ll look for Cantabrian Chamois, Iberian Ibex, Red Deer and a variety of birds of prey against dramatic mountain scenery.
If you’re looking for a wildlife photography adventure that combines spectacular landscapes, rare European mammals, expert guidance and exclusive hides, this is the trip you’ve been waiting for.
Accommodation, Transport & Meals
Throughout the tour, we’ll stay in a comfortable, characterful local hotel that offers an authentic taste of rural northern Spain. It’s the perfect base from which to explore the spectacular Cantabrian Mountains.
Meals are traditional Spanish cuisine: honest, hearty and full of local flavour. In the mountains, dishes are often simple and rustic, but always freshly prepared and satisfying after a day spent in the field.
All transportation during the tour is provided by a comfortable minibus on well-maintained roads.
International flights are not included in the tour price.
