Photo Hides

Explore photo hides for wildlife photography across Europe

Brutus Östling's Hide — Skåne, Sweden

Sweden · Skåne

Brutus Östling's Hide — Skåne, Sweden

Brutus Östling's legendary hide in Skåne offers fantastic opportunities to photograph red kites, goshawks and forest mammals at close range.

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Bence Máté's Hides — Pusztaszer, Hungary

Hungary · Pusztaszer

Bence Máté's Hides — Pusztaszer, Hungary

Bence Máté is Europe's most innovative hide builder. His facility in Pusztaszer offers 13+ purpose-built hides with one-way glass, underwater constructions and unmatched comfort.

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Erä-Eero — World's Best Wolverine Hide, Lieksa

Finland · Lieksa

Erä-Eero — World's Best Wolverine Hide, Lieksa

Erä-Eero in Lieksa, eastern Finland, is considered the world's best place to photograph wild wolverine. Near-guaranteed sightings from comfortable hides with beds and camera openings.

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Raptor Hides in Extremadura — Spain

Spain · Extremadura

Raptor Hides in Extremadura — Spain

Extremadura in western Spain is one of Europe's best areas for raptor photography. Hides provide close encounters with imperial eagles, black vultures and griffons.

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Hortobágy — Bird Photo Hides in Hungary

Hungary · Hortobágy

Hortobágy — Bird Photo Hides in Hungary

Hortobágy National Park in Hungary is a paradise for bird photographers. Hides for rollers, bee-eaters, stone-curlews and raptors in a unique steppe landscape.

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Iberian Lynx — Sierra Morena, Spain

Spain · Sierra Morena

Iberian Lynx — Sierra Morena, Spain

Photograph the world's rarest wild cat in Sierra Morena. Buried hides at waterholes produce intimate images of Iberian lynx at just 7 meters distance.

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Martinselkonen — Bear Hides in Finland

Finland · Kuhmo

Martinselkonen — Bear Hides in Finland

At Martinselkonen in eastern Finland you can photograph brown bears, wolverines and sometimes wolves from comfortable hides during the bright summer nights.

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Ole Martin Dahle — Sea Eagle Photography, Flatanger

Norway · Flatanger

Ole Martin Dahle — Sea Eagle Photography, Flatanger

Ole Martin Dahle in Flatanger, Norway, offers the world's best white-tailed eagle photography from boat. Dramatic images of Europe's largest raptor against Norwegian fjord scenery.

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Sakertours — Bear Photography in Transylvania

Romania · Transsylvanien

Sakertours — Bear Photography in Transylvania

Sakertours in Transylvania offers brown bear photography in Europe's densest population. Purpose-built hides with one-way glass provide intimate encounters at just meters away.

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Zimanga — Africa's Best Photo Hides, South Africa

South Africa · KwaZulu-Natal

Zimanga — Africa's Best Photo Hides, South Africa

Zimanga in South Africa is the world's first game reserve designed specifically for nature photography. 9 specialist hides including underground overnight hides at waterholes.

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Białowieża — Bison Forest in Poland

Poland · Białowieża

Białowieża — Bison Forest in Poland

Europe's last primeval forest. Białowieża in eastern Poland offers unique opportunities to photograph European bison, woodpeckers and owls in an ancient forest.

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Conny Lundström — Golden Eagle Hide, Kalvträsk

Sweden · Västerbotten

Conny Lundström — Golden Eagle Hide, Kalvträsk

Conny Lundström's hides in Kalvträsk, Swedish Lapland, offer unique opportunities to photograph golden eagles in spectacular winter landscapes. Overnight stay in the hide is included.

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Friskens Photo Hide — White-tailed Eagles in Skåne

Sweden · Skåne

Friskens Photo Hide — White-tailed Eagles in Skåne

Friskens Photo Hide near Kristianstad attracts up to 30 white-tailed eagles in front of the hide — one of Sweden's most spectacular raptor experiences.

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Hornstrandir — Arctic Fox in Iceland

Iceland · Västfjordarna

Hornstrandir — Arctic Fox in Iceland

Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in Iceland has the world's densest population of arctic fox. Photo tours offer 6-8 day wilderness expeditions with close contact with habituated foxes and cubs.

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Roller Hide in Kiskunság — Hungary

Hungary · Kiskunság

Roller Hide in Kiskunság — Hungary

Kiskunság National Park south of Budapest offers some of Europe's best roller hides with natural backgrounds and perfect light.

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Wolverine Hide in Kuusamo — Finland

Finland · Kuusamo

Wolverine Hide in Kuusamo — Finland

Kuusamo in northern Finland offers unique opportunities to photograph wolverines and golden eagles in winter landscapes. One of the few places where wolverines visit hides regularly.

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Moskusguiden — Musk Ox in Dovrefjell, Norway

Norway · Dovrefjell

Moskusguiden — Musk Ox in Dovrefjell, Norway

Dovrefjell in Norway is the only place in Europe where you can photograph wild musk ox. Moskusguiden offers guided photo expeditions in spectacular Norwegian mountain scenery.

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NaTourEst — Bear Hides in Estonia

Estonia · Alutaguse

NaTourEst — Bear Hides in Estonia

NaTourEst in northeastern Estonia offers bear photography from 90 EUR per night — Europe's most affordable bear experience. The luxury hide features floor-to-ceiling mirror glass.

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Neophron Tours — Vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

Bulgaria · Östra Rhodoperna

Neophron Tours — Vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

Madzharovo in Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodopes is the only place in Europe where three vulture species breed side by side. Neophron Tours offers professional hides in this vulture paradise.

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Photo Logistics — Lammergeier in the Catalan Pyrenees

Spain · Katalanska Pyrenéerna

Photo Logistics — Lammergeier in the Catalan Pyrenees

Photo Logistics offers Europe's best lammergeier photography in the Catalan Pyrenees. Up to 20 individuals in a single session — a unique experience.

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Scottish Photography Hides — Kingfisher and Pine Marten in Scotland

United Kingdom · Skottland

Scottish Photography Hides — Kingfisher and Pine Marten in Scotland

Alan McFadyen's famous hides in southwest Scotland offer close encounters with kingfisher, otter, pine marten and sparrowhawk — including unique underwater shots of diving kingfishers.

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Slovenian Bears — Bear Photography near Ljubljana

Slovenia · Notranjska

Slovenian Bears — Bear Photography near Ljubljana

Slovenia has one of the world's densest bear populations. Slovenian Bears offers 32 hides across 8 locations, just 1.5 hours from Ljubljana.

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Varanger — Eagle Photography in Northern Norway

Norway · Varanger

Varanger — Eagle Photography in Northern Norway

The Varanger Peninsula in Northern Norway offers spectacular eagle photography with white-tailed and golden eagles in arctic landscapes.

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