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Sea.fari Adventures are Oban’s only VisitScotland Quality Assured 4* Wildlife Experience We specialise in offering a unique combination of high adventure and pure exhilaration with the thrill of close encounters with Scotland's magnificent sealife and beautiful scenery.

Our carefully chosen range of marine eco-tours include visits to the Gulf of Corryvreckan, home of the World’s Third Largest Whirlpool, whale and dolphin watching, a short boat trip to the nearest seal colony or a full day boat tour  to the Garvellach Islands or Colonsay. Offering spectacular adventures described as the ultimate, most memorable way to experience the natural wealth of Argyll's wildlife and history, our operating base is located at Easdale within the European Special Area of Conservation Firth of Lorne.

Porpoise, dolphins, whales, basking shark, otter, eagle, deer and a wealth of seabirds. Our skipper and experienced naturalist crew/guide offer an interactive tour with full information from wildlife to folklore and history.

Operating a fleet of modern RIBs, we can offer flexible departure times and are able to accommodate larger groups.

Subject: WHALES AND BASKING SHARKS
Date: 19th August 2010

There has been a sudden change in sightings this week. We have had the odd few days of whales and basking shark this season but sightings were inconsistent. Suddenly this week our trips to Colonsay and Iona have had fantastic sightings of Basking Shark and Minke Whales have been present with sightings throughout the day. The calm weather and smallish tides are helping

Subject: Fantastic Dolphins
Date: 24th July 2010
We have had some fantastic sightings of dolphins recently. Throughout the week it seems they have been everywhere. They have been spotted on our Corryvreckan Wildlife trips, Our Colonsay Day Tours and our Iona and Staffa trips. Whilst we hope they stay around all summer we are realistic. The seas are warming up, perhaps later than last year, and we have spotted basking shark off Torran Rocks.

Subject: Whirlpool Sepcial report and new boat
Date: 15th July 2010
We recently launched an additional boat to our fleet of open RIBs at Easdale. One of its first outings was a Whirlpool Special (nothing like a good shakedown cruise!). The picture shows our open boats waiting prior to departure.
To read an independent report on the trip link to

Subject: Seal pups everywhere
Date: 01st July 2010

We have been seeing common seal pups for about a week now but they have been difficult to spot on occasions. The majority of feamle seals now appear to have givn birth. We are seeing the pups out on the rocks and swimminng in the sea getting a piggy back from mam.

Subject: TWO Sea eagle chicks confirmed
Date: 11th June 2010
We have repeatedly seen two chicks this year but have not had a camera to hand. Finally Victoria managed to photograph both chicks at the nest.

Subject: Minke Whale sighted
Date: 11th June 2010
Tuesday 8th June we spotted our first minke whale of the season. Lyden (crew) had never seen one before so along with our customers he was 'over the moon' Our other crew Kila, Victoria and Alan are now desperate to see their first whales.

Subject: ANOTHER CABIN BOAT LAUNCHED
Date: 16th May 2010
To ensure we have sufficient passenger capacity and keep our boats as modern as possible we took the decision to add tw our fleet. We launched our new cabin boat Celtic Navigator last night on the tide. Pic shows it sitting alongside our current cabin RIB Celtic Voyager. On trials speed topped out at just over 40 knots. Our new open RIB is scheduled for launch at the end of June
WILDLIFE TRIPS
We believe the Sea Eagles have a chick in the nest now, there is a lot of activity throughout the tour in terms of seals, and porpoise.

Subject: Easter - all boats ready
Date: 01st April 2010
Seafari Oban are now ready for Easter. We are launching our final boat on tomorrow's tide. The ticket office roof has been rebuilt and Alice is back behingd the counter. Our crew have been joined by Victoria Hillman. Victoria is an accomplished photographer www.vikspics.com and she will improve our displays and pictures throughout the season. There has been a considerable amount of wildlife seen over the past few weeks including bottlenose dolphin and white tailed sea eagles. Our Corryvreckan Wildlife Tour remains popular - boats depart regulalrly from 1030 and if weather/numbers permit we are happy to run to Iona or Colonsay in our cabin boat.
 

Subject: Seafari crew 2010
Date: 19th March 2010

After four weeks of extensive training, grazed knuckles and a lot of wet feet, the Sea.fari 2010 crew have been getting their first experience of leading tours over the half-term week. Our first wildlife trip was a spectacular success with a large pod of Bottlenose Dolphins following the cabin Rib for the entire tour; leaping and playing in our wake. Subsequent trips have seen us take to the open boat in the fine weather to experience the boiling waters and magnificent whirlpools of the Corryvreckan. Wildlife highlights have been getting really close to a group of Common Seals basking in the sunshine, only for a huge Golden Eagle to emerge from further up the beach and swoop over the boat. The white tailed Sea Eagles have made regular appearances. We have been very lucky with dolphin sightings this week and had a particularly close encounter when a cheeky Bottlenose Dolphin tail slapped the water in front of us, soaking everyone in the front row, much to their delight! So far it has been an amazing experience, taking in the majestic sceneryand getting used to island life.

Subject: DAILY WILDLIFE TOURS
Date: 15th February 2010
Our daily tours to the Gulf of Corryvreckan will operate throughout the half term week. We lanched one of our open boats last Thursday. Our new crew Kila, Simon and Lyden have been with us since the end of January and Alice has returned to the ticket office. We have an additional landing tour going to the Garvellachs on Friday 19th and there is possibly a Colonsay Day Tour on Saturday 20th. The weather forecast for the week looks promising. Please contact our ticket office either by e mail or tel 01852 300003
 

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