Wolf tracking vacations

You’re always on the move and always learning on our wolf tracking vacations. There are no noisy, polluting jeeps here – tracking is usually on foot, skis or snowshoes and in the company of a wildlife expert who knows the local packs. They’ll take you on the wolves’ usual routes, teach you how to spot tracks and scat, and update you on the pack romances and dramas.

Many of our wolf tracking vacations depart in winter, when the snow makes it easier to pick out tracks and the active (and noisy) mating season peaks. Summer can be a great time too, though, thanks to longer, brighter days and easier hiking terrain. Whichever season you pick, our vacation itineraries are changeable, constantly chasing the latest sightings.

Wolves have huge territories and overhunting has made them people-shy, so sightings are never guaranteed. You’re more likely to hear spine-tingling howling or experience the excitement of finding fresh tracks than see a wolf in the wild. However, our vacations give you the best chance of spotting one. With senses on high alert, there’s also an increased chance of seeing the wildlife that shares their territory, including bears, beavers, moose, Arctic foxes and caribou. A good snooze in cosy hotels, guest houses and wilderness lodges is the reward at the end of an active day. Expect a warm and welcoming rest, plus the chance to refuel on hearty meals cooked from local produce.

Want guaranteed wolf sightings? We also have a volunteering trip based at a wolf sanctuary researching these magnificent predators.

Our wolf tracking vacations go where the wolves go – to remote wilderness areas, including mountains and valleys, tundra and forests, as well as grasslands. In Europe, there are places where new conservation measures and strict hunting laws have boosted wolf numbers, including the Italian Apennines, French Alps and Romanian Carpathians. Sweden is great for summertime tracking and the chance to camp right in wolf country and hear howls drift through the air each night. We can also take you to see how a decades-long reintroduction programme has revived a thriving wolf population at Yellowstone National Park.