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 (river, loch or deep sea), then you need to get in touch with us and we will help arrange something for you, depending on your budget and specific requirements.

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