Welcome to Misty Isle Boat Trips, Isle of Skye

Our local skippers and crew look forward to entertaining you with tales and legends of the area as you sail out to visit the jewel in the heart of the Cuillins: Loch Coruisk!

Boat Trips from Elgol to Loch Coruisk since 1969!

The Mackinnon family have been welcoming passengers from all over the world since 1969. Come and experience for yourself the finest scenery Scotland has to offer on one of our boat trips form Elgol to Loch Coruisk on the Isle of Skye.

Misty Isle Boat Trips’ owner, Seumas Mackinnon, is a local skipper, born and bred in the village of Elgol with a lifetime of experience at sea. The boat trips continue as a family business with Seumas and his wife Anne working alongside their sons and grandchildren bringing visitors to see Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Cuillin hills where we guarantee you will enjoy some outstandingly beautiful Highland scenery. We also guarantee you will enjoy some true Highland hospitality!

We have frequent regular sailings from Elgol to Loch Coruisk from  through to the end of October. Though less frequent we also run cruises, boat trips and private charters throughout the year…

  • star rating  We booked the standard trip on our tenth wedding anniversary, sadly the weather wasn’t so kind with rain showers and increasing winds. Sandy and Seamus were running the trip and... read more

    avatar thumb 418jeremyg
    October 28, 2022
  • star rating  Sandy & Seamus were great , highly recommend Misty Isle trip - loads of fun coming back sea was choppy and got a good soaking! Beautiful scenery , worth the drive

    dawsonslor
    August 24, 2022
  • star rating  An outstanding day on the best experience, possibly in the UK. From the great lady on the phone, to the lovely reception to the exceptionally nice Father & son crew.... read more

    Savvo64
    August 12, 2022
  • star rating  Excellent trip! Knowledgable Skipper who gave a very entertaining and informarive talk on the way to Coruisk Loch. We saw a colony of seals and some harbour porpoises which were... read more

    Dawn H
    September 10, 2022
  • star rating  Absolutely beautiful day out  - I took two grandfather's and three kids aged 16,13 and 12 out on a lovely calm dry October day. The trip was superb. Our highlight was seeing minke... read more

    Katrina R
    October 23, 2022
  • star rating  We had the most amazing time on our boat trip the skipper & his staff where so good & informative in the area we went too the views where amazing... read more

    H8700RTclaires
    August 1, 2022
  • star rating  Great family day out on the Misty Isle to Loch Coruisk. Stunning views on the way out and at the loch. Sandy and Coral were great hosts, informative and entertaining... read more

    L2936VSgrahamd
    July 28, 2022
  • star rating  Super friendly and helpful team. Everything from booking the trip , to getting us there and back was friendly and efficient. You even get a hit drink on the return... read more

    edshaw2017
    May 18, 2022
  • star rating  What a fantastic trip. From the cheery greeting to Kirsty’s info on the boat, to tea, coffee, hot choc and biscuits on the return. But most of all the views.... read more

    LJaneGill
    July 14, 2022
  • star rating  We travelled with the Misty Isle yesterday for our class trip. We have 19 children in our class and every one of us thought it was excellent. Our class topic... read more

    KMhairiSkye
    June 1, 2022