If you are eager discover the local marine life, whether sea birds, seals, dolphins, porpoises, whales or even the endangered Sea Eagle, then you really need to find yourself a boat! You will also be rewarded with some excellent photo opportunities - shots that other tourists simply don’t get the chance to take! The following is a list of all the boat trips we’ve had highly recommended by our guests over the last year:

MV Stardust takes visitors out from Portree harbour, to view the Sea Eagles up close and personal! Tel: 01478 612333

AquaXplore (provides visitors with excursions to the Small Isles of Rum, Eigg, Canna and Sanday, along with excellent opportunities to spot whales, dolphins, porpoises & marine birds) & Bella Jane Boat trips (offers trips in to Loch Coruisk, in the Cuillin Mountains, where visitors can see the local seal colony up close and personal!), Elgol, Tel: 0800 731 3089

Calum’s Seal Trips, (close up seal viewings with a money back guarantee!) Plockton, Tel: 01599 544 306

Sea.Fari Adventures (exhilarating trips out to see the local marine wildlife!) Armadale Pier, Tel: 01471 833 316

Seaprobe Atlantis (Glass bottomed boat), (a unique underwater viewing experience!) Kyle Pier, Tel: 0800 980 4846

If, however, you would rather go fishing we would highly recommend visiting www.skyeangling.org.uk.

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