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Scottish Enterprise Awards Winner 2021

  [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”11″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Great write up in our local paper last week – Shetland Times 15.10.2021. We are truly humbled to win yet another award to add to the trophy  cabinet. Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this award possible.

Noss & Bressay Tour History – 50’s and 60’s

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”9″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] As you will have read from the description on our tours, we like to share a good bit of history along the way as well as sharing our great knowledge on all the beautiful wildlife/nature we spot along the way, all our previous passengers love this good mix and is… Continue reading Noss & Bressay Tour History – 50’s and 60’s

Award-Winning & Longest Established Noss Boat Tour Busines

  “In a year of staycations and holidays at home, many people across Shetland and the wider UK have come to appreciate, more than ever, what we have on our doorsteps. One business which has been doing the isles proud and doing a wonderful job of showcasing them for almost thirty years is Seabirds and… Continue reading Award-Winning & Longest Established Noss Boat Tour Busines

Seabirds-and-Seals Wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice 2021

  Seabirds-and-Seals are delighted to share their fantastic notification received this morning, what wonderful news to waken up to on a Saturday morning, both chuffed to bits. Seabirds-and-Seals Wins 2021 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award and now Ranked No.1 On TripAdvisor. We would like to thank all our amazing passengers for making this fantastic award possible. This achievement… Continue reading Seabirds-and-Seals Wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice 2021

Bob Our Bonxie Follower

Awesome slow motion footage showing Bob – our hungry Bonxie follower.  Great Skua is known by the name Bonxie – a Shetland name of Norse origin.

Seabirds-and-Seals Book Review – By Local Guide: Laurie Goodlad Pottinger

Seabirds-and-Seals Book Review Written by Local Guide Laurie Goodlad Pottinger(Shetland With Lawrie).  Laurie is also one of our very knowledgeable relief crew members.   The book that I reviewed is very fitting to an audience of would-be Shetland visitors. Recently published, it was written by Jonathan Wills who operated guided boat tours around Lerwick and Noss… Continue reading Seabirds-and-Seals Book Review – By Local Guide: Laurie Goodlad Pottinger

Come Diving Without Getting Cold Or Wet

On our 3-hour trips only we stop off at one of our dive sites to launch our ROV mini submarine, the sites vary depending on what the wind speed and direction is.  The video footage shown below was taken a few years back when we launched our ROV mini submarine in the Orkneyman’s Cave –… Continue reading Come Diving Without Getting Cold Or Wet

Great Skua Keeping Up With Seabird

Known Locally As ‘Da Bonxie’ We have been playing around with some new video software, took me a few hours to figure out how to remove background music to allow me to add sound tracks, was frustrating at times but I was not going to give up and success, so we thought we would share… Continue reading Great Skua Keeping Up With Seabird

Trip to Noss – Admire Beautiful Blue-Eye Gannets

A small group within a colony of over 20,000 northern gannets that line the cliffs of Noss each summer. We absolutely adore our season and showing all our passengers these beautiful blue-eyed seabirds at really close range on our 4-Star Seabirds-and-Seals tours.   We are making preparations for our 2021 season and now taking online… Continue reading Trip to Noss – Admire Beautiful Blue-Eye Gannets

Travel & Hospitality Award Winners 2024

Boat Tour Of The Year – Scotland.

  • Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards 2023 – Double Win For Best Visitor Attraction & Inclusive Tourism
  • Highlands & Islands Thisle Awards 2024 – Finalists 2024 for Best Outdoor Or Adventure Experience
  • Herald Scottish Family Business Awards 2024 – Scottish Family Business Of The Year