For over 25 years, wildlife enthusiasts from all over the world have been using Stardust Boat Trips for one main reason: Portree Harbour and the Sound of Raasay has some of the most exciting wildlife anywhere in Scotland, and we feel incredibly lucky to have it all on our doorstep.

Being the fourth-largest species of eagle in the world and the largest and rarest bird of prey in the UK, the white-tailed eagle is our main attraction. Standing at just under one metre tall and with a wingspan of up to 2.5 metres, this incredible bird was once extinct in the UK, with the last sea eagle being shot in Skye, and the rest of the UK for that matter in 1918. Re-introduced in 1975 by John Love on the Isle of Rùm using chicks from Norway, you can see this majestic animal on our boat trips that is sure to take your breath away. Nowadays, there are over 100 pairs of sea eagles in Scotland, with around 25 pairs located here in Skye.

In addition to our eagles, we also visit well-established seal colonies up and down the Sound, depending on what trip you take with us. These include a colony up north towards Rona on Griana-Sgeir, a colony off the west coast of Raasay on the tidal islet Holoman Island, and a colony down towards Braes in the south known as Sgeir Dhubh.

We also spot dolphins (common and bottle-nosed) regularly in our trips, as well as whales, basking sharks (seasonally) and a variety of seabirds such as puffins (seasonally), cormorants, rock doves, shags and guillemots, among others. With stunning scenery to the Cuillin Mountains in the south and the Trotternish Ridge in the north, there is an abundance of wildlife and sights to see to give you the trip and memories of a lifetime.