These are wild animals and so there is never any guarantee. But saying that, here in the Hebrides our otters are not nocturnal and with patience and good conditions they can be seen at any time of the day.

This varies but will probably be up to 5 miles on rough tracks or along the shoreline. A certain amount of fitness is necessary but trips can be adapted for special conditions – just let us know when you book. If you are in doubt just ask.

Please be aware that ticks are present in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Lyme Disease may result from tick bites. Therefore, we recommend for your own wellbeing, that you take time to view the following NHS information online here

Your guides are experienced at watching otters in the wild and otter surveying. Grace and Paul Yoxon established the Skye Environmental Centre in 1984 and founded the International Otter Survival Fund in 1993. For his PhD, Paul carried out detailed studies into the use of the coastal habitat by otters and he therefore has considerable experience in field techniques and otter survey work. Grace is largely responsible for the wild animal hospital care as well as education. Their work has been featured on television programmes such as Blue Peter, BBC Wildlife on One, Countryfile and Animal Hospital Roadshow. Helen has worked with IOSF since 2002 and Ben is our Research and Education Officer.

The price includes full transport for the day and the guide/s.

Yes of course, provided they are willing to sit quietly for a while. Over the years, our youngest guest has been six months and the oldest 84 years so we are sure you and your family fit in somewhere!

This is not included and we would recommend that you arrange for full cancellation cover and personal insurance which includes personal injury/illness or loss/damage to your property. We can accept no responsibility for loss or damage to guests’ personal belongings.

You can book on-line through our web shop, the green book online button above will take you there directly(http://www.ottershop.co.uk). You can also book by telephone or post. It is important that the availability of your chosen date is confirmed, so please contact us about this first of all.

We do hope this won’t happen but if necessary you should telephone immediately and confirm in writing. Unfortunately we do have to impose cancellation charges. The deposit is non-returnable and the cancellation charges are in addition to the loss of deposit:

Period before the otter watching day:

6-4 weeks – 20% of balance cancellation charge

4-2 weeks – 40% of balance cancellation charge

2-1 week – 60% of balance cancellation charge

less than 7 days – no refund available

We reserve the right to change or cancel an otter watching day due to unexpected circumstances and a full refund OF THE AMOUNT ALREADY PAID TO US will be given without any further liability whatsoever to Skye Environmental Centre Ltd.

It is true – all profits from the holidays and otter watching days DO go into supporting the work of IOSF: