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'Scotland's Best Nature Based Experience'
Year of Natural Scotland Thistle Awards
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I concur with the praise from others for the standard week at Aigas. This is a special place. Every interaction with the staff at all levels was wonderful: * office staff -- Sheila and Marjorie * the rangers -- knowledgeable, cheerful, resourceful * the owners -- Sir John and Lady Lucy * even the kitchen staff (sorry I did not learn their names) We chose to extend our stay and do an extra day after the Highland House Party. They assigned ranger Jenny as our guide. She met with us a few times early in the week to understand what we were looking for. She came back with a proposal to go to the Cairngorms Mountain area. This was not on our itinerary for Highland House party, so we were pleased to see another part of Scotland. The 2 main attractions that she chose for us were: * Highland Folk Museum -- contains a 1700s village that was used for several scenes in Outlander -- really fascinating. This place also contains history and culture from other historic eras, but we did not take the time to see it all -- more for the next trip. * Cairngorms Mountain ski area -- this time of year covered with pink and purple heather in bloom. It is also a good spot for the Ring Ouzel -- a bird that we did not manage to see earlier in the trip. We found out that Jenny had spent the previous day scouting out the route -- checking timings, and toilet stops. That is emblematic for the level attention to detail to get when booking a trip at Aigas. Come and experience the joy.read moreread lessShakespeare_Fan×Shakespeare_FanI concur with the praise from others for the standard week at Aigas. This is a special place. Every interaction with the staff at all levels was wonderful: * office staff -- Sheila and Marjorie * the rangers -- knowledgeable, cheerful, resourceful * the owners -- Sir John and Lady Lucy * even the kitchen staff (sorry I did not learn their names) We chose to extend our stay and do an extra day after the Highland House Party. They assigned ranger Jenny as our guide. She met with us a few times early in the week to understand what we were looking for. She came back with a proposal to go to the Cairngorms Mountain area. This was not on our itinerary for Highland House party, so we were pleased to see another part of Scotland. The 2 main attractions that she chose for us were: * Highland Folk Museum -- contains a 1700s village that was used for several scenes in Outlander -- really fascinating. This place also contains history and culture from other historic eras, but we did not take the time to see it all -- more for the next trip. * Cairngorms Mountain ski area -- this time of year covered with pink and purple heather in bloom. It is also a good spot for the Ring Ouzel -- a bird that we did not manage to see earlier in the trip. We found out that Jenny had spent the previous day scouting out the route -- checking timings, and toilet stops. That is emblematic for the level attention to detail to get when booking a trip at Aigas. Come and experience the joy. -
Absolutely Fantastic Week with Dr David Dixon. The Wild Life was spectacular Golden Eagles. Sea Eagles, all types of Deer, Pine Martins and much more. Food and Accommodation brilliant and Hosts very welcoming. Rangers extremely knowledgeable and helpful. All the staff at Aigas are excellent. It is the most Wonderful Experience. We have booked again for next year.read moreread lesselaine_frew×elaine_frewAbsolutely Fantastic Week with Dr David Dixon. The Wild Life was spectacular Golden Eagles. Sea Eagles, all types of Deer, Pine Martins and much more. Food and Accommodation brilliant and Hosts very welcoming. Rangers extremely knowledgeable and helpful. All the staff at Aigas are excellent. It is the most Wonderful Experience. We have booked again for next year.
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They hold open days once or twice a year where you can have a tour of the policies and gardens as well as a scrumptious afternoon tea.Lady Lucy helps with the baking and serving and is charming to visitors.The surroundings are Highland Heaven!The school and educational visits are very well organised as you'd expect and well used by local establishments.The Magnusson Centre is stunning.Worth visiting.read moreread lessMorag F×Morag FThey hold open days once or twice a year where you can have a tour of the policies and gardens as well as a scrumptious afternoon tea.Lady Lucy helps with the baking and serving and is charming to visitors.The surroundings are Highland Heaven!The school and educational visits are very well organised as you'd expect and well used by local establishments.The Magnusson Centre is stunning.Worth visiting.