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 visited at July 2022 during our the Isle of sky trail end part. Awesome captain + son who helped us with getting to Elgol and back. Great in-sites on... read more

    675janisb
    July 17, 2022
  • star rating  Fabulous trip to Coruisk with a skipper and crew who were armed with local knowledge and folklore

    O1097JBemmat
    July 18, 2022
  • star rating  Took the children and our dog on a boat trip to Loch Coruisk in August 2021, Sandy the Skipper and his son Seamus were so welcoming and friendly, great tour... read more

    mrsyoga
    October 7, 2021
  • 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  Have been wanting to do this trip for some time and was not disappointed. We left on the 9:15am boat and had it to ourselves. The local surroundings, history and... read more

    Mummysocks
    April 28, 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  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  Amazing boat trip, both Sandy and his son Seamus were very knowledgeable of the geography and the history of the surrounding islands and knew where to find wildlife. Some passengers... read more

    Popee95
    August 26, 2022
  • star rating  When you are on the Isle of Skye this trip is absolutely worth it. We went with Sandy and his crew at one of our daughters birthday choice. She hoped... read more

    christyt0
    August 12, 2022
  • star rating  What a fantastic trip, the skipper and his crew were very informative and enthusiastic and even gave us a hot drink and biscuit when we were onboard! The trip itself... read more

    wells9224
    July 30, 2022
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