Our rewilding landscape teams collaborate closely with local businesses that offer tourism services and support practical rewilding efforts.
Experience our landscapes with Wilder Places
James Shooter
Scaling up nature tourism
Rewilding Europe’s burgeoning portfolio of rewilding landscapes lie at the heart of our mission to restore European nature and support local communities. Spread across the continent, they showcase the power of rewilding – as unique places where wildlife and people are thriving together, ecosystems are recovering, and the growth of nature-positive businesses is helping transform socio-economic narratives.
Rewilding Europe is committed to scaling up rewilding tourism. This is why we have launched the Wilder Places tourism booking platform, which gives nature lovers the opportunity to witness the rebirth of these landscapes first-hand.
Marcus Westberg
What is Wilder Places?
Wilder Places is a platform for rewilding and nature-positive tourism, founded and owned by Rewilding Europe. It offers aspiring travellers the chance to reconnect with nature and enjoy thrilling, meaningful, and uniquely immersive experiences in the European wild. The platform will also strengthen collaboration, bringing together partners and local entrepreneurs across our rewilding landscapes to co-create an exciting and authentic network of rewilding experiences and amplify the positive impact of rewilding.
“A rewilding tourism experience booked through Wilder Places is more than a holiday – it’s a commitment to making Europe a wilder place.”
Bart Schutz
Tourism Manager at Rewilding Europe
Go wild with us!
Wilder Places now offers travellers and entrepreneurs the opportunity to book and market nature-based experiences in three of Rewilding Europe’s rewilding landscapes – the Central Apennines in Italy, the Greater Cõa Valley in Portugal, and the Southern Carpathians in Romania. These three landscapes are boasting with dramatic scenery and rich cultural heritage, they are home to recovering populations of some of Europe’s most iconic wildlife species – from griffon vultures in the Greater Cõa Valley, to Marsican brown bears in the Central Apennines, to European bison in the Southern Carpathians.
More offerings in these landscapes and others will be added as the platform grows and develops into an ever-more vibrant rewilding tourism hub.
Explore more of our landscapes
Cláudio Noy Fotografia
Iberian Highlands
Rewilding and nature-based tourism go hand in hand in the Iberian Highlands rewilding landscape in Spain. La Maleza Widlife Park runs rewilding safaris that offer visitors close encounters with Tauros and semi-wild horses roaming the area. And there are more experiences and accommodation Rewilding Spain can recommend!
Bogdan Boev / Rewilding Europe
Rhodope Mountains
Located on the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria are one of Europe’s biodiversity hotspots. With its stunning wildlife and rich cultural heritage, this is a compelling travel destination. Explore the outdoor experiences that partners of the Rewilding Rhodopes team offer in the landscape.
Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe
Velebit Mountains
Embark on a unique wildlife adventure in the Velebit Mountains of Croatia. See wildlife up close from well-located hides, connect with nature and learn more about rewilding and wildlife on guided hiking tours, or take a Tauros safari on the Lika Plains. Book your experience on the Rewilding Velebit website.
James Shooter
Affric Highlands
Experience rewilding in action up close in the Affric Highlands rewilding landscape. Our partner Trees for Life offers guided rewilding walks where you find out more about the plants and animals that live in this special place. After an exciting day exploring the landscape, spend the evening relaxing in brand-new accommodation at the Dundreggan Rewilding Centre.
Contact us
We are currently restructuring the way we offer travel experiences in our landscapes. In the meantime, there are many local businesses that offer tourism services and work closely with our rewilding teams on the ground to support rewilding. If you are looking for a specific kind of travel experience in one of our landscapes, please contact us.