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Coastal Connection offers a wide range of trips and services. 2hr Castles & Wildlife trip or Tobermory day trip. Private charter 2hr, half day, full day

The most popular trips are the 2hr Castles and Wildlife that leaves daily at 2pm. The Tobermory day trip takes in the local history and wildlife on the way and return journey. You have 3 hrs ashore to explore and have lunch. For a more tailored experience for a special occasion you can opt for the Private Charter. This can range from a 2hr trip, half day or full day. The private charter allows you

to see puffins, Staffa, Iona, Coll, Muck, Tobermory, Kingairloch, around Lismore. There are so many options available and the team will be delighted to advise on the best option.

06/09/2026

Double Act

On one of the recent wildlife trips Struan spotted an eagle and an otter. They were very close and the juvenile white tailed eagle look at the otters catch. The team have witnessed eagles harassing otters for food in the past. It has been mention an octopus has been found in an eagles nest too. A bit chewy though for an eagle.

04/09/2026

The Boathouse

There are a few Boathouse restaurants on the West coast from Gigha to Kingairloch Estate, but this time Cameron was on Ulva. He ran his guests down through the Treshnish isles and past Staffa before stopping in. The guests were delighted with their lunch. Well worth the visit but recommended to go early. Can be a wee bit busy due to a popular TV programme plus the very tasty food served there.

01/09/2026

Oban Ball

For over 18 years the team have assisted with transfers from Mull to Oban for the Ball. Usually an evening run then back again about 0600 the next morning. Over the years there has been some interesting weather but this year was perfection. Glass calm seas and a vibrant sunset with a warming sunrise too. Loch Spelve, Grasspoint, Duart Castle, Craignure have been some of the pick up points.

29/08/2026

Coll Humpback

The Humpback that was seen regularly for over 2 weeks on the west coast of Coll was incredible to see. There must have been a huge amount of food there for it to stay about. Plenty of lunge feeding witnessed. The team first saw it on the 2nd of August and then finally a decent fluke on the 9th of August. Amazing to see this species of whale in these waters.

20/08/2026

Bridled Guillemots

The bulk of the seabirds head off from the land and spend their time at sea now. It is always great to spot the Bridled guillemots amongst the other common guillemots. It is believed to be 3-5% of the all of the them on the West coast are bridled. The white ring around the eye and line is just a genetic variation not a different species as once thought.

13/08/2026

Staff Day Out

The boys teamed up again with Venture West for a client. It was a big day out on the water for a staff trip /team building. This was during the 10 day period of summer we had on the West Coast. The warmth and glass calm seas have gone now. They went all the way around Mull, seeing Iona, Staffa, puffins on Lunga and refreshments in Tobermory.

11/08/2026

Ring of Bright Water

This wee otter was sneaking about the shoreline. It was very camouflaged and a tricky one to spot. The otter numbers are definitely on the up. More and more are spotted in a variety of locations around the West. This otter was spotted just round the corner from where the 1969 film ‘Ring of Bright Water’ was filmed (the cottage).

10/08/2026

The Boys

A couple of weeks ago the team came across the legendary WCC orca pod. Down to the remaining 2, John Coe and Aquarius. They were cruising at a steady speed from North of Coll to Muck. Always incredible to see them. This charter had a local family on, delighted for them to see these two.

05/08/2026

Humpy

This week the team lucked out on the wildlife front. On a glass calm day on the West side of Coll they came across a Humpback whale. A rare sight and incredible to witness. The guests enjoyed watching it lunge feeding through a bait balls. Also steady breathing on the surface before diving. A sneaky whale at times and never gave away its true ID on the tail fluke during a dive.

26/07/2026

WTSE

Over the past week there has been some amazing white tailed sea eagle sightings. The adults have been out and about and seen hunting for fish and guillemots. The chicks have been emerging from the nests. Some are better at flying than others. Incredible how camouflaged the chicks are with their dark brown coats.

Address

Oban Pier
Oban
PA345

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

+441631565833

Website

http://www.coastal-connection.co.uk/

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