Hebridean Whale Cruises - Gairloch

Ellie B.

Fantastic experience, would recommend to everybody and anybody visiting the area. We had once in a lifetime sightings! Steve the skipper was amazing and put all efforts in to making the trip memorable and into finding the best wildlife possible, he really knows his stuff and we came away so much more knowledgable and enlightened! Extremely great value for money too!

Nathan J.

THE best experience. Steve took us out and was an excellent guide, he clearly knows where the whales are and when. We saw SO many whales and other wildlife. Booking was easy, equipment was good and experience was 100%

Inge A.

We had an awesome trip with Steve and Dan. Their enthusiasm added to our experience. Seeing the many Minky whales, dolphins and birds was an amazing and emotional experience we’ll always treasure!

Christian M.

If we could give this 10 stars, we would.
We had a fantastic experience from start to finish, the booking system was easy and the information provided was suitable and clear.

Shenley answered all our questions in advanced, the weather was looking 50/50 and we wanted to check before travelling 5 hours.

The boat is comfortable, safe and fast. Steve the skipper was very enthusiastic, competent and knowledgable, and Dan who was also on the boat expertly spotted lots of life in the less than perfect conditions. Wildlife is by nature unpredictable of course, but they made the best of the conditions on that day and managed to see 4 Minke whales, 30ish dolphins and 4 porpoise, as well as gannets, great skuas, razorbills and puffins!

Again the whole experience was EXCELLENT and we will definitely be back again in the near future - don't hesitate if you're thinking of booking.

There wasn't a suit in Po's size - our travel panda - but in hindsight this was probably for the best as he can't swim, and it would have been embarrassing to be spotted for an Orca. But he had nothing but praise for this friendly, passionate team.

Wendy U.

We had a fantastic trip out with HWC. The whales and dolphins we encountered were treated with the utmost respect and great care was taken not to disturb them. We felt safe and secure in the RIB at all times and were encouraged to move around the boat, when it was safe to do so, so we could all get a good view. Picture of bowriding dolphins as proof!

shreya S.

Best ever experience with Steve in Orca 1. Spotted atleast 4 minky whales, 5 puffins, 2 pods of dolphins eaching having 7-8 common dolphins including baby ones! Best 3hrs of my life

Lianne D.

Steve the tour guide was fantastic, friendly and informative. The weather was great for us. We saw several minke whales, loads of dolphins, a few porpoise and a few seals. Definitely worth the money. A great experience.
Thank you, from Lianne, Byron and Cooper.

John A.

I cannot recommend this experience highly enough. Great people, great boat, and 100% effort given to ensure we had a brilliant experience without impacting or upsetting the wildlife.

We had truly unbelievable encounter with a pod of over 50 dolphins, saw a number of whales and porpoises too. The weather was a little grim as we headed out of the harbour, so much so all of the other companies cancelled their tours, but our expert team kept us safe and the weather came out perfect by the time we reached the coast of Skye.

If you have chance to book the 4hr ultimate experience, don’t hesitate as there are not a lot of seats on the boat and you won’t be disappointed.