We had a glorious trip in mid-April. The weather was warm and sunny with snow on the mountains. The trip made our holiday and we will long remember it. Many thanks for a great experience and the friendly crew.

Nicholas and Katie Cox from Derbyshire UK.

October isn’t the best time of year for seeing wildlife but that really didn’t matter. Our trip on Bella Jane to Loch Coruisk was perfect, right from the word go. Once on board our guide briefly described the local geography, geology, history – both natural and otherwise – with a professional verve and enthusiasm, and a lightness of touch, that could neither bore nor bemuse. And what a good idea – after the walk around the loch – to provide a revitalising hot drink on the return leg of the journey. As for the wildlife, it was better than I expected; lots of common seals, several bird species and the bonus of a brief cameo appearance by two golden eagles. And I now understand for the first time – again thanks to our guide – why seals lie banana-like on rocks in the way that they do. A great trip!

Richard Walker from Fulham, London UK.

Great october trip on the Bella.Jane don’t miss the opportunity to give it a go, great crew well looked after Loch Coruisk is a photographers dream along with the rutting stag’s and wildlife
Many thanks for a great visit see you next autumn.
Bob & Iain Leach


Bob & Iain Leach from Doncaster, South Yorkshire UK.

Just to say thank you so much David and Christine for making our boat trip so special on the 19th September.....

Being given champagne on your boat is our top honeymoon story!


Alison and Michael Slack from Edinburgh U.K..

Thanks for such a terrific trip last wednesday. The Skipper's knowledge was absolutely first class. Having a full day to see the different islands and wildlife (Seals, Porpoise and Sea Eagles) as well as a terrific trip around Kinlock Castle made it well worth the money. If you're as lucky with the weather as we were, you'll have a terrific time

Richard and Helen Willan from Barnsley, South Yorkshire England.

Thanks for this - it was a fantastic experience! Although the sun was shining the ride was wonderfully bumpy and the children enjoyed every minute of it. Canna was beautiful - we are sure we saw a whale fin on the way back! Our thanks to skipper John - top bloke. We'd certainly go again!

Bates Family from Brook, Surrey England.

Had a brilliant day out yesterday, sunshine, blue skies, great skipper (John) and nice people on board too, saw loads of seal and feel very lucky to have picked that day - thank you

Anne from Tauranga NZ.

Many thanks for a memorable trip to Rum last Friday (17th August) - it was superb!!!
The service was first class - particular thanks to Gavin who was informative, friendly and a good laugh!
Hope to be back soon

best wishes

Graeme and Gill Worthy

graeme and gill Worthy from York UK.

My sister & I went on the aquaxplore trip last week, what an amazing, magical day it was even for two 'senior citizens'! and what avery nice man the skipper was, so entertaining and interesting. Thanks for a great day out.


Marjorie Wills from England UK.

We had an absolutely fantastic trip. Definitely a highlight of our holiday to the West Highlands. The crew were very friendly and informative. Views were spectacular and we were so fortunate to get beautiful weather. Will definitely and have already recommended the Bella Jane to others.

Stuart, Marc and Nicky from Scotland, South Africa and Namibia.

We had an amazing family day out on the r.i.b.We saw a sea eagle,a basking shark only three feet from us, and Puffins and seals.The staff were fantastic.Why go anywhere else?.

Alex Falconer from Edinburgh Scotland.

we had an amazing trip on the 3rd july. 4hr
including a stop on canna. an abundance of wildlife including deer on rhum, sea eagle, basking sharks, porpoises, seals, and just to many to mention, various sea birds. we had a brilliant trip thanks to everyone. steve & Teena from poole dorset

steve & Teena Hemming from poole dorset england.

Had an excellent trip on the r.i.b. ,great fun.
Even got to see 2 basking sharks which were very impressive.Thanks to all concerned for a highly enjoyable day.Highly recommended !

kenneth cruickshank from forfar scotland.

We had an amazing trip to Canna, I would recommend this to anyone. We were lucky enough to see not only puffins and seals, but a White Tailed Sea Eagle and 4 Basking Sharks! We have amazing photos of these fish only a few centimeters from the boat. Many many thanks to all the guys for such a professional wildlife trip.

Chris Rowe from Dunfermline, Fife Scotland.

Only 1 word : SUPERB!!!! We went on the puffin run with Aquaxplore yesterday and we saw a lot more than we were expecting to see! Small list of what we saw : porpoises, dolphins, 2 minky whales, lots of different seabirds, lots of puffins, sea eagle, deer, common & grey seal ... Just fantastic! I'm glad my camera took prove of what we have seen - otherwise some people might think I'm just exaggerating :-) Thanks to all - fantastic team! We will be back.

Deschryver Ingrid from Lochcarron Scotland.

We took the 11/2 hr trip and it was excellent.Seen parts of The Cuillin that we have never seen before.We will be returning for a second trip only this time we will spend some time ashore at Loch Coruisk.A big thank you to the crew on the 18th of June you were brilliant

John and Marilyn Wilkinson from North Shields England.

We had a fabulous time last week on the trip to the small isles. I have the most amazing photograph of dolphins who came so near our boat I thought i could have reached out and touched them. It was the most fantastic trip.
I was talking to my husband last night again about it all and we came up with the list of what we'd seen. Jerry is a keen birdwatcher and was thrilled with what we saw.

We came to Skye last year and went out on the Bella Jane to Loch Coruisk
which was fantastic. The loch is like a secret in the hills and is so beautiful and peaceful it's hard to describe.

This year we came back to Skye and decided to go out again from Elgol. On
our trip to the Small Isles on Aquaxplore on 5th June we saw:

Amazing views of the Cuillins

Porpoises
Gannets
Red deer (Hinds and young)
Eider ducks
Shelducks
Grey and common seals
Red throated divers
Puffins
Guillemots
Razorbills
Shag (Cormorants)
Herring gulls
Black backed gulls
Common gulls
Fulmars

Approaching Canna

The dolphins- must have been more than twenty (see photo)

On Canna

Oyster catchers
Greylag Geese
A golden eagle

The weather was brilliant and the sea calm and blue. We decided not to get
off at Rum but to continue to Canna, which was a good decision for us. The
people who did get off at Rum really enjoyed it and it sounded like it needs
another trip sometime for us.

The Aquaxplore staff were great on the boat and at the office. We took their advice the following day and visited Kylerhea to see the otter hide and go across to Glenelg on the lovely little ferry. We had a wonderful visit to Skye and have now recovered from the sunburn enough to tell
everyone what they are missing by going abroad.


Mary Connor from UK.

We too went to Canna on Thursday 31st of May, and had an unforgetable day, with the weather, the wildlife, the boat and the skipper. But we also went on the same trip on Tuesday, a good journey to Soay, a slightly more choppy one across to Rum, and then as the wind got up we got soaked going across to Canna. One American lady found this rather too much and wanted to return to Elgol immediately. The skipper took us back as smoothly as possible, and met the Bella Jane at Lock Coruisk, where she got off. He then took us round the loch to see seals the bad step etc. Our children, 10 and 8 who had found the whole trip exciting were dissappointed not to see the bird cliffs at Canna. When we mentioned this at the Kiosk, we were told we could come again on Thursday. so we had two wonderful and very different trips in three days. Thank you.

Robin Lees from Barnard Castle UK.

My Family and I went to Loch Coruisk (second time for me on Bella Jane) on the 29th of May. Excelent crew (again) and what a place the Loch is! We then went on the Small Isles cruise on AquaExplore on the Thursday (31/05/07) it was 4 hrs of excitement (very fast but safe boats) and very informative and friendly Skipper! We saw a amaizing views and geology, Porpoise, Seals and many types of sea birds. Well worth the money and a must for keen photographers! My pics are brill !! Thank you and will be cruising with you again!

Stephen Rose from Wigan England.

Just wanted to say a big thank you for a wonderful trip on the Bella Jane on 24th May 07. We went to Loch Coruisk and had an 1.5 hr stop there before our return journey. Totally amazing scenery, It was the highlight of our week in Skye. Thanks also to Alan & Jess who were such great hosts, warm, friendly anf funny. Next time the Aquaxplore will be a MUST!!! Thanks again for helping make our holiday in Skye an unforgettable one.
Best wishes
Jilly & Ian Warton, Lancashire

Jilly O'Brien from Lancashire England UK.

Last October, I bought a friend to Elgol for the first time, and took advantage again of travelling with you on Bella Jayne to the edge of The Cullins. This was the 4th time I had personnally done it and every time the weather has been outstanding. Myfriend thoroughly enjoyed it and will be back. Sometime this year I would like to travel to Canna - do you do trips?.
Regards,
David Groves
Wolverhampton.

DAVID GROVES from WOLVERHAMPTON ENGLAND.

Our family took a trip on wed 11th April during our easter break and it was fantastic! The kids have never stopped talking about it and I think all of Central Scotland knows they were "skippers". The crew were brilliant with the kids and took our address to send them their certificates.

Annie Danskin from West Lothian UK.

Thanks for 2 great days out. The trip to Rum on the Aquaxplore was better than I'd imagined. We even saw porpoises on the way over there.
First ever trip to Loch Coruisk on the Bella Jane was brilliant. Such a peaceful place.
Thanks to the Skippers and Guides for making the trips so special.
I'll be back next year. See you soon.

Caroline


Caroline Cassidy from Liverpool England.

Back again for another trip to Rum, Canna and Soay one of the highlights of our visits to skye. Although we just missed the Puffins we saw Dolphins and Porpoises between the islands.
On our last day we decided to come back for a relaxing afternoon and take the Bella Jane trip to Loch Coruisk. A nice sunny day, between the showers, with lots of seals to be seen.

See you next year.

The Bradley Family from YORK .

Just a few words to say how impressed we all were with your boat trips
to Loch Coruisk. We sailed with you - 4 adults two children and a dog, last Friday.
The refreshments were a lovely litle treat and most welcome.
What really warmed our hearts, however, was the wonderful experience you
gave to kids on the trip by letting them 'skipper' the boat - and to cap
it all the lovely surprise of the certificates given at the end. Our
grandson Cameron (11), as is usual with him, was too bashful to accept
the offer on the outward trip but had second thoughts on the homeward
trip and his dad asked Allun if Cam could have a go. He must have spent
a good twenty minutes or more at the helm on the way back - and was so
thrilled. All these kids I'm sure will remember and treasure their
experiences - we know that Cameron will !

I sincerely hope we sail with you again.

Thank you so much and very best wishes from us all.


Graham Bond from Gloucestershire UK.

We duly joined you for the trip on 30th May and it was brilliant!
We were lucky with the excellent weather (which was probably even better a few days later), which was the icing on top of a well organised and extremely interesting trip.

We would certainly consider a return trip some day and will be pleased to recommend you to like minded friends.
Thank you and Best wishes,
Janet & David


Janet and David Milward from England UK.

If you're thinking of going on this trip, do it! We had a glorious day on Rhum, visiting Kinloch Castle and picnicing with fantastic views back to the Cuillins. A school of dolphins played with the boat on the way back for a good quarter of an hour. Other passengers saw whales near Canna that day. As if that wasn't enough, the friendly staff looked after my dog!

Jo-Anne from Hampshire UK.

The highlight of our seven extremely hot and sunny days in Skye/western Scotland was the boat trip to Coruisk on 11th June.
Words are insufficient to portray the magic!
We have some amazing photos, and some wonderful memories. Wish we lived nearer!
Thank you all - Heaven is on earth after all!

Christine and Richard Saunders from Canterbury, Kent England.

Just to say thankyou for a magic trip to Loch Coruisk last week, Frankie and I really enjoyed it and are recommending it to all and sundry! Very friendly and happy staff too, it makes a difference!

anne marie from Donegal Ireland.

Hi David,
Many thanks to John for another great trip on the rib. We took some good photo's of ourselves on the "bad step", then got back on the rib, and John dropped us off at the foot of Sgurr na Stri to climb the south east route. See you again soon.

best

Ray

www.experience-skye.co.uk


Ray MacKenzie from Blaven Cottage Torrin Skye Scotland.

Thanks for a wonderful trip out to Canna, Rum & Soay. We enjoyed every minute of being on the boat. Getting wet just added to the fun of it. This won't be my last trip with you. See you all soon.

Thank You

Caroline & Cathy

CAROLINE CASSIDY from LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.

Have just returned home to Stirling and would like to thank you for the wonderful experience we had on the excursion to Loch Coruisk. The courtesy and hospitality provided on the Bella Jane reflected our whole stay on Skye. In addition wonderful weather, beautiful scenery – a relaxing, stress free break.

Thank You

Stewart & Sandra Marshall from Cambusbarron, Scotland.

Only went down to Ergol for a ride on the motorbike, glad we decided to go on the Bella Jane, awsome!!!
ps sorry for breaking the step!!

Neil & Barbara from Colne England.

We spent our honeymoon on Skye, and paid a very worthwhile visit on the bella jane on our honeymoon. Words cannot describe the trip, the weather was glorious and only enhanced the greatness of scenery which has to be seen to be believed!! Thanks again bella jane and crew!

gillian and robert davies from scotland .

We spotted the trip to Loch Coruisk on the Lonely Planet website and it lived up to all our expectations. The weather was terrific too ( Wed Jul 27th) which was an extra bonus- we will definitely recommend it to others. Many thanks

Alan & Val Barbour from Edinburgh Bonnie Scotland.

Had a fantastic run out to Rum and Canna on 7th July. Great crew, loads of wildlife and just a briliant, magical day out. Will be back to do it again some day.

Mark and Jason

Mark Hodgson from Edinburgh Scotland.

Hi Ian and David,
Many thanks for taking myself and the clients to loch Coruisk. Had a great day climbing the Sgurr na Stri slabs. See you again soon.

Ray MacKenzie www.experience-skye.co.uk

Ray MacKenzie from Blaven Cottage, Torrin, Skye Scotland.

This trip was recommended to me by Mary MacIntosh at Cnoc Ban in 2003 and am I glad I went! Simply the best trip with the best crew! I am looking forward to a return trip!

Stephen Nold from Fort Worth, Texas USA.

Our friends in Portree recommended the trip to us. It was a magical day we'll remember forever, I still daydream about it. Loch Coruisk must be one of the most magnificent places on earth. Definitely be back next year.

Ali & Johnny Dougan from Clydebank Scotland.

I took a trip on the Bella Jane in August of 2002. I must say it was the most exciting boat trip I've ever been on. I will definitely be back, but I'm gonna try the hike back next time!!!...see you soon

Bill WIlkie from Niagara Falls, ON Canada.

My fiance and I took a trip with you to the Loch in June of this year. What a fantistic time we had! It was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Skye, and my trip to Scotland! We loved it so much, it was so beautiful. I highly recommend this boat trip to anyone visiting Skye. :)

Thanks!

Tammi (Cleveland, Ohio - USA)
and
Tom (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Tammi from Cleveland, OH USA.

We hade a trip on the bella jane that was excellent. the trip there on the boat went so quick when we realised that we were being stared at by a whole group of seals. when we landed and got off we took some photos of the amazing lock. the trip back went even quicker and i was sad the trip went so quick. This trip is highly recommended and i would rate it a * * * * * *. I would think that the Aquaexplore is just as good

Ben Atherton from Worthing, West Sussex England.

Just like to thank Sara and all for a memorable day on Thursday 3rd July. We certainly celebrated our 1st wedding anniverary in some style. Keep up the good work.

Pat & Kara
(proprietors: Kara's Harbour-Travellers' Rest, Ardelve)

Pat & Kara Cowdroy from Kara's Harbour-Travellers' Rest Ardelve, by Kyle.

Fantastic; We enjoyed the trip to Canna so much we came back and did it again next day.
Sarah was an excellent skipper making us feel really welcome.
Look forward to seeing you again when we are back in August.

ChrisBrodie from Errol Scotland.