This exclusive private experience offers a personal close encounter with these birds and falconer. The interaction during the experience is truly engaging.
This experience is offered year-round subject to availability
We will meet you in the farmyard and make a short trip to the flying field, where the experience takes place.
We begin by familiarizing you with the gauntlets and ensure you are very comfortable calling the birds to your glove before beginning.
We normally start the experience with flying one of our beautiful Harris hawks, renowned for their intelligence and teamwork abilities, each bird has its own individual personality so even if you have been on an experience with a hawk before you will notice how different they can be.
We will then introduce you to some of our amicable owls.
Owls hunt relying on stealth rather than speed like the hawk. This means many owls have an almost totally silent flight thanks to specially designed wings and feathers. It can be a little un-nerving for some as our eagle owl or great grey owl flies to the glove with almost no sound but don’t worry, you are in no danger unless you are a mouse!
The birds are photo friendly (no flash please) and who can resist an owl selfie!
We can assist you in snapping some action shots of the hawks swooping to the glove or maybe a slo-mo video of one of the owls about to alight on your gauntlet.
Owls can be easily distracted, sometimes ignoring us, (to the falconer’s embarrassment!) so we ask that children and adults try to be calm throughout.
The experience is very interactive and relaxed, and questions are welcomed throughout.
Pricing is €160 for one/two adults. €40 per additional participant/spectator.
Family rate two adults and two children U-16 years €190.
"Something completely different"
This was definitely a unique experience that we enjoyed very much despite some bad weather. Never been so close to the birds of prey, they are fascinating. alfamarija TripAdvisor