Our 2025 season is officially over!

While we still have the occasional fishing trip, our Nature Tours are finished until 1st April 2026. Our booking system will go live for the 2026 season in January (usually the first week)

Welcome to Isle of May Boat Trips, Home of the Osprey of Anstruther, Saorsa and the Saltwind

For our Isle of May Experience and Sea Safari trips, we operate on RHIB boats(as photographed above): Osprey and Saorsa. For our fishing and photography trips we operate on the Saltwind: a 40ft Aquastar Fisherman

We offer exceptional wildlife and nature boat tours as well as fishing and photography trips. Sailing from Anstruther Harbour, our trips are enjoyed by people of a variety of ages with the aim of giving the best experience possible for our trips to the Isle of May, Bass Rock and their surrounding waters.

OUR TRIPS

  • Isle of May Experience

  • Sea Safari

  • May Bass Photography Session

  • Fishing Trips

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The Isle of May is a national nature reserve, owned by NatureScot. It is open to visitors from April 1st until September 30th.

NatureScot have rangers who live on the island during this time whose aim is to make your visit more enjoyable and informative. If landing, they will greet you on the pier when you arrive, give a short talk including the latest goings on with the wildlife and patrol the island during your visit.

Home to an incredible array of wildlife. With up to 250,000 seabirds including 46,000 breeding pairs of puffins (the puffins normally arrive in late march and stay until early August – this can vary year to year). Big colonies of Guillemots, Razorbills and Shags crowd the spectacular see cliffs. The island is also home to over 200 grey seals and is a feeding area for gannets. You may also be in luck on your trip and see a Dolphin, Whale or even the odd Porpoise.

The Isle of May is an absolute gem steeped in history with the remains of a 6th & 12th century monasteries and 3 light houses including the oldest in Scotland.

What our customers think…

  • “Absolutely brilliant day yesterday. Skipper was full of knowledge and a happy chap. Thanks for such a fun day”

    Gillian Stewart

  • “Thank you for a great Sea Safari today, we really enjoyed it and the weather was perfect! it was good to learn about the wildlife and enjoy the history of the island. Would highly recommend”

    Rebecca Gilchrist

  • “First time out with the Saltwind from Anstruther brilliant days fishing very knowledgeable skipper put us on fish immediately good banter too. Thanks for a great day Rab and Gus thoroughly recommended.”

    Jim and Chris Jardine

  • “What a brilliant day! Exciting boat trip. Loads of info from our skipper and an enormous amount of bird life on the island. Puffins galore. Just loved it. We will return”

    Louise Urquhart

Our trips are perfect for viewing/photographing the wildlife or an exhilarating day out. We try to be flexible and adjust the tours to your needs. It should be noted that the May is a rugged island and some of the paths are steep, if landing a good set of walking shoes are recommended

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