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  It was a beautiful experience, well organized, the captain and his son are really kind people. We saw seals and dolphin, they also offer a hot chocolate or a cup... read more

    randomaiz
    August 18, 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
  • star rating  So special, must do trip on Skye! - We adored our trip to Loch Coruisk! Seumas and Sandy are a hilarious father son duo, we really enjoyed their banter and story telling. We were lucky enough to see... read more

    misspickle
    October 22, 2022
  • star rating  Amazing storyteller ( the son of the capitain) amazing views , we had a really nice boat trip and great hike into the wild mountains of skye . I would highly recommend!

    Y9893LNsarahh
    May 5, 2022
  • star rating  This was one of the highlights of our trip in Scotland whilst we were doing the nc500. The boat trip is well worth it and makes it possible to appreciate... read more

    mariazA994RB
    July 30, 2022
  • star rating  Enjoyed the informative and humorous guide from helpful crew (Sandy and Seamus). It was good to see the seals. Loch Coriusk was beautiful. This is a great family business that... read more

    Bron32
    September 9, 2022
  • star rating  After a great trip with Mistry Isles last year, we returned for another with friends and took our pooch along too. Loved it just as much as the first time!... read more

    Hotdogjesse
    May 7, 2022
  • star rating  A great trip with an excellent host at the helm. Very interesting local knowledge and great to see the seals, bird life and porpoise. The short walk up to the... read more

    594robl
    April 23, 2022
  • star rating  Awesome boat trip to one of the most beautiful places we've ever seen; Loch Coruisk. Sandy and his team were very informative and the seal colony was fantastic. Being... read more

    wire82
    September 18, 2021
  • star rating  An unforgettable experience! The crew and staff are very nice. The trip was made short with funny stories and the seals and Loch Coruisk were worth the trip alone, but... read more

    D3532WUnilsk
    September 12, 2022
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