RIB Trips - Arran Wildlife Festival

Experience Arran's wildlife on high speed power boats, exploring the wildlife and the history of Arran.

Holy Isle Sealife Special 

Meeting at the Shore House, Brodick. Circumnavigate Holy Isle and explore Lamlash Bay.  A chance to see mammals such as Seals and occasionally porpoises and sea birds including Eider Duck, Black and Common Guillemots, Fulmars and Gannets.  You may also spot the wild Soay Sheep, Goats and Eriskay Ponies on Holy Isle. 

Learn some of the history of the Holy Isle from the formation of landscape through to the arrival of St Molas and his Christian Monks followed by the Vikings, Robert the Bruce, The Hamilton's and most recently the Buddhist Monks.

Ailsa Craig RIB Trip : 3 1/2 hours

Ailsa Craig (Fairy Island) also known as Paddy's milestone, is an 1100 ft volcanic granite plug 10 miles off the coast of Girvin. It is visible most days from the south of the Island. It is famous for its lighthouse, its curling stones and more recently becoming a RSPB sanctuary.

Ailsa Craig is a truly  an awesome place to visit appearing through the mist on your approach then dramatically towering over you like a giant sentinel to the southern approaches of the Clyde. 

It is now home to 70,000 nesting gannets and  a few hundred puffins. It is a must for the ornithologist. A typical trip would circle the Island which gives the best view of the colonies on the South and West of the Island.

Due to the exposed nature of Ailsa Craig trips are highly weather dependant. 
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Pladda Seabirds

Take a powerboat to the south of Arran and visit the tiny isle of Pladda, home to a seabird colony, with an experienced birder.   More Bird Events

Around Arran by Powerboat

Starting from Lamlash, circumnavigate Arran in Ocean Breeze's RIB powerboat.  A great way to view wildlife and get a unique perspective of the landscape of Arran and the Firth of Clyde.

Around Arran by Powerboat Geology Special

Starting from Lamlash circumnavigate Arran in Ocean Breeze's RIB powerboat and learn about the dramatic geological history of the island.  A great way to view wildlife and get a unique perspective of the landscape of Arran and the Firth of Clyde.  More Geology.

C.O.A.S.T RIB Trip

Take a  journey with Arran Power Sail, where an experienced member of COAST will explain about Scotland's first No Take Zone . You will be able to view samples of marine life in temporary aquariums on board- a unique chance to explore the precious Maerl beds in Lamlash Bay.  Weather permitting, we will have a diver in the water alongside to show you the wildlife of the seabed.