Our partner: Wilder Places

The marketplace connects conscious travellers with Europe's rewilding landscapes and the resurgent nature and local communities within them.

Offering unique and meaningful rewilding experiences, while working to make Europe a wilder place.

On the platform you’ll find unique ways to connect with nature, wildlife, and local communities:

• Multi-day Experiences: live the wild side of Europe with immersive rewilding adventures like the Rewilding Weeks in the Central Apennines. Bison Tracking in the pristine Romanian mountains, or hike through some of Europe’s most dramatic and spectacular landscapes.
• Day Experiences: Spend a day exploring rewilding areas with local teams, enjoy cider tastings and brunch with local producers who support rewilding, and much more.
• Stays: Stay in remote accommodations right next to rewilding sites, wake up surrounded by nature while directly supporting local communities.

Wilder Places is not just about visiting, it’s about experiencing and contributing to Europe’s wild comeback.

What were the reasons for founding Wilder Places?

Wilder Places was founded to transform tourism into a driving force for rewilding across Europe, providing a dedicated platform that enables, simplifies, and inspires access to nature-positive, rewilding-aligned experiences – meeting the rising demand from travellers who are increasingly conscious of their impact on the planet, climate, and nature. The idea emerged from the need to go beyond traditional tourism models by:

• Supporting nature recovery: ensuring that tourism directly contributes to rewilding efforts and conservation.
• Empowering local providers: giving visibility and market access to small, authentic businesses and entrepreneurs in rewilding landscapes that often lack the resources to reach international audiences.
• Shaping responsible travel demand: offering travellers a trustworthy place to discover meaningful, regenerative journeys aligned with rewilding values.
• Strengthening communities: channelling tourism revenue back into local economies while telling the stories of local people and places at the heart of rewilding.

Wilder Places was founded to make it easier for travellers to choose experiences that restore nature, support local communities, and create lasting impact.

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What is special about joining an experience through Wilder Places?

Wilder Places is special because they connect unique, carefully vetted local providers with nature-positive travellers worldwide.

By booking directly with these providers, travellers not only gain authentic experiences but also maximise their positive impact, supporting nature’s comeback and strengthening the communities that coexist with these wild landscapes, rather than channelling resources through traditional tour operators.

Unlike traditional nature tourism, rewilding tourism focuses on landscapes where nature is making a comeback. It celebrates the return of keystone species such as wolves, bears, and vultures, whose presence helps to keep ecosystems healthy and functioning as they should.

By joining to the experiences on Wilder Places, visitors to rewilding landscapes can witness and contribute to the spectacle of natural processes reshaping and revitalising ecosystems, from free-flowing rivers and regenerating forests, to expansive grasslands grazed by herbivores such as semi-wild horses and European bison.

By choosing to visit a destination that is being rewilded, you help nature heal while directly benefiting local communities by supporting the growth of nature-based economies. If you're looking to escape the crowds, immerse yourself in wild nature, enjoy unique cultural interaction, and directly support rewilding efforts, then these Wilder Places are for you!

Every trip booked through Wilder Places supports the vital comeback of iconic wildlife species and the restoration of natural processes and landscapes.

What is the philosophy behind Wilder Places?

Wilder Places believes that travel should do more than take you somewhere new. It should create a positive impact for both people and nature. Their philosophy is rooted in conscious travel: traveling while making Europe a wilder place.

They showcase experiences led by local entrepreneurs in the Rewilding Europe landscapes that allow travellers to truly connect with nature and contribute to the rewilding efforts in the area.

For Wilder Places, conscious travel means:

• Supporting local lively-hoods by joining community-driven experiences
• Contributing to rewilding
• Encouraging travellers to take action and help making Europe a Wilder Place

What programmes does Wilder Places offer?

Wilder Places brings together a diverse range of experiences created by local entrepreneurs in the landscapes. In their rewilding tourism hub, you’ll discover:

• Wildlife watching: join expert guides in tracking iconic species such as the Marsican brown bear, grey wolf, and golden eagle. Learn about the behaviour of these majestic animals and the important role they play in nature.
• Immersion in nature: explore ancient forests, alpine meadows, and pristine rivers on guided hikes or multi-day treks.
• Photography safaris: capture stunning images of free-roaming wildlife in breathtaking settings.
• Cultural connections: meet residents of local communities who are embracing rewilding as a way of life and help nature-based businesses support sustainable livelihoods.
• and much more! …

Highlights of Wilder Places

Rewilding Areas of the Greater Coa Valley, Portugal

Explore Portugal’s Greater Côa Valley, a land of rivers, meadows, forests, and rewilding areas where nature is reclaiming its space. Discover diverse wildlife, restored landscapes, and historic villages while walking through rivers, oak forests, and wetlands with expert rewilding guides.

Wildlife Watching Hide in the Velebit Mountains, Croatia

Step into Velebit, Croatia’s wild heart, where bears, wolves, lynx and over 250 bird species roam free. Spend a day or night in a secluded wildlife hide, surrounded by pristine forests and the sounds of nature.

Rewilding Weeks in the Central Apennines, Italy

Live and breathe rewilding by joining the teams in the field. Work alongside the Rewilding Apennines team on hands-on conservation, from monitoring griffon vultures to building bear-proof fences. Immerse yourself in wild nature, experience the local culture, and support active conservation, making a real impact on the landscape and communities.

Bison Tracking in the Southern Carpathians, Romania

Step into Europe’s wild heart with local guides as you track free-roaming bison in Romania. This experience not only connects you with an iconic species but also supports local monitoring and conservation efforts.

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What are the main challenges you face?

One of the main challenges in rewilding landscapes is ensuring local communities benefit from nature’s comeback. Many small businesses face barriers such as limited visibility, low marketing capacity, or lack of sustainable tourism training.

Through the Rewilding Tourism Network, they collaborate with these businesses by offering:

• Visibility and access: featuring them on the platform to connect directly with travellers.
• Capacity building: supporting them with tools and training to align their experiences with rewilding values.
• Stronger Networks: fostering a community where local entrepreneurs, guides, guesthouses, producers, and operators can thrive alongside rewilding and work together to create authentic, rewilding-aligned experiences.

Find out more about Wilder Places and Rewilding Europe and get inspired for your next nature excursion!