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 had a wonderful trip out, the skipper and his Nephew were very entertaining. Particularly enjoyed the story of how the Cullins got their name. Had plenty of time to... read more

    Wendy G
    April 18, 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  Second time on this trip and it was as good as the first time. Enjoyed the scenery, the story telling, the hot chocolate and the shortbread, and that was just... read more

    PamelaJayneB9
    April 29, 2022
  • star rating  Great trip run by a lovely family. Didn’t see any dolphins today but lots of seals. The driver and his son were hilarious. Elgol is very small with very limited... read more

    114alastairb
    August 17, 2022
  • star rating  We've just come off a fantastic tour with Misty Tours to Loch Coruisk. The guide was a lot of fun and very informative. We saw porpoises, seals and... read more

    elizabethvS4504MI
    August 23, 2022
  • star rating  We have just returned from our visit to Skye and the Misty Isle Boat trip was a true highlight. Sandy MacKinnon and his first mate were the best --... read more

    nancymB1265GO
    July 1, 2022
  • star rating  Didn’t know what to expect from the boat trip especially as the weather was a bit drizzly to start but what a great outing I had. The crew (3 generations... read more

    F245YBwendyr
    July 3, 2022
  • star rating  It was a very special and interesting cruise. The father and son are lovely.One of the 6 most recommended recommended places on the island of Skye

    rahellevy1
    June 29, 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  Having returned from Loch Courisk on the Maid of Courisk, our family of 4 (including 2 kids) thoroughly enjoyed the trip. The trip out was smooth sailing and after a... read more

    Nomad42522740084
    July 18, 2022
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