Below is a list of our upcoming programmes listed by theme. You can also view our upcoming programmes listed by date.
Gardens of the Highlands
With a special focus on some of the Highland’s most special gardens, both private and public, this programme has been designed by garden lovers Lucy Lister-Kaye and Sue Pomeroy. Highlights include: Week long leadership from Sue Pomeroy, a longtime gardener…
Wildlife Tracking with Dan Puplett
We will look in detail at track and sign left by a range of birds, mammals, amphibians and invertebrates. Tracking develops our ability to observe subtle details and connect them to landscape-scale patterns. You will build confidence in sign recognition…
The Isle of Mull – Wildlife, Walking and History
Wildlife makes Mull amazing, but it is the combination of wildlife, spectacular scenery, and a rich cultural heritage that makes Mull outstanding. Led by our Senior Ranger Dougie, who grew up on the island, this unique week-long expedition will reveal…
The Orkney Isles
The Orkney Islands are home to a unique and special blend of abundant wildlife and globally important historical sites. Making the best of the long summer days, this week will give you the opportunity to learn about and experience both…
Gardens and Highland Homes
Specially designed by garden lover Lucy Lister-Kaye, this programme visits some of our most spectacular local homes, both open to the public and private, with nearby gardens. This programme will be led jointly by guest leader Sue Pomeroy and Lady…
Walking and Wildlife
More and more of our guests express the desire for longer walks in the stunning surrounding scenery. We are now offering more walking programmes than ever before. Striding out on long but low level walks, we will explore coastlines and…
The Famous Aigas Wildlife Week
Each week will be based at Aigas and will spend six full days (7 nights) exploring the stunning hills, glens, forests, coasts and marshes of the Highlands producing breathtaking encounters with eagles, pine martens, otters, black throated divers, deer, crossbills,…
Whisky and Wildlife with Martyn Jamieson
Led by our experienced wildlife guide and whisky aficionado – Martyn Jamieson – this is a wildlife week with a strong whisky theme running through it. We will explore the hills and glens for their wonderful wildlife and will stop…
Aigas Retreat
After listening to many of our guest’s suggestions, we have created Aigas Retreat – a week-long programme for those who would just like some quiet time to relax at Aigas, enjoy the nature trails, wildlife hides and gardens on the…
Fascinating Fungi with Liz Holden
Fungi are fascinating – by turns they are colourful, deadly, delicious, predatory, vital to ecosystems, luminous, rare, ubiquitous and laden with folklore associations. Their life-cycles are varied and extraordinary and we are only just beginning to understand the importance of…
Highland Landscapes with Jonathan Willet
The Highlands boasts some of the United Kingdom’s most magnificent vistas, and so, we have listened to our guests and created an itinerary solely dedicated to beautiful scenery. This programme will delve into a different habitat each day to revel…
Wildflowers and Gardens
June is upon us and rhododendron is all around us in the Highlands. This exciting programme combines our stunning wildflowers, found in equally stunning locations, and the Highland’s unique and varied gardens. We will explore the east coast at Loch…
Terrific Trees with Dan Puplett
Trees are simply astonishing, and there’s much more to them than meets the eye. Join naturalist Dan Puplett for a deep dive into their world. Discover the fascinating role they play in the lives of wildlife and the wider ecosystem,…
Wildflowers and Walking
Timed to match optimum flowering, this week combines gentle walks into the hills and glens to search for orchids, sundews and delicate moorland flowers like milkwort, tormentil and lousewort, as well as specialist rarities such a twin flower and one-flowered…
Incredible Invertebrates
This week we focus on the smaller species living alongside us in the Highlands, visiting a variety of the best wildlife habitats the Highlands have to offer. Each day will vary from the next – from searching the sheltered pools…
Raptor Week – Eagles, Hawks and Harriers
This week will focus on finding the Highlands’ Birds of Prey. We will visit a range of habitats, each one suited to a specific array of raptors. This week-long programme will take you from the rugged West Coast to the…
The Outer Hebrides in Spring – North and South Uist
The Uists are alive with wildlife in spring, it is a time of change and new life. There are over 50 pairs of eagle, both golden and white-tailed, holding territory on the Uists, well into their breeding season by May.…
Spring Birds
Our Spring Bird programme offers early morning visits to watch lekking black grouse at our local RSPB reserve. We bid farewell to thousands of pink-footed and greylag geese, ducks and waders and welcome back ospreys, cuckoos, wheatears, whinchats and many…
Highland Wildlife Art Course with Jackie Garner
With such a plethora of wildlife on the doorstep Aigas is ideally situated for a Highland Wildlife Art Course. We invite you to join Jackie Garner – one of the UK’s leading wildlife artists and author of The Wildlife Artist’s Handbook – on a…
Nature Photography Masterclass with Laurie Campbell
Laurie’s masterclasses are limited to a maximum of six participants. The programmes are designed for those who are already proficient with their cameras and are looking for more specialised help, both with specific technical information, and in developing their fieldcraft…
Nature Photography Workshop with Laurie Campbell
Now limited to only ten participants, this course is suitable for everyone from very proficient photographers to relative beginners in the dSLR world. This year the workshops are in spring and autumn – timed to coincide with the most productive…
Nature’s Child
This popular week is inspired by John Lister-Kaye’s book, Nature’s Child, which is a meditation on the delights of sharing nature with his youngest daughter Hermione. He fondly recalls those ‘fat Arcadian, literally wonder-full years of childhood,’ which usher back…
Aigas Wildlife Discovery
This programme in the first week of our season acts as a training week for our new trainee rangers. Guests will be accompanied by a senior ranger and a trainee who will use this opportunity to take the lead and…
Aigas Mini-Break
Experience a little snapshot of what Aigas has to offer with a mini-break. This includes: Four nights (dinner, bed and breakfast) Packed lunches on days out A morning exploring Aigas with a ranger. An afternoon exploring Aigas on your own…
High Level Walking and Wildlife
More and more of our guests express the desire for longer, more challenging hill walks in the stunning surrounding scenery. In addition to our more gentle Walking and Wildlife weeks, we are now offering one high level hiking week a…
Monarchs of the Glen
For many the red deer and golden eagles are icons of the Scottish Highlands. Red deer are the UK’s largest land mammal and thrive in some of our isle’s most inhospitable and remote parts. From mid September male red deer,…