Active Pursuits in The Isle of Lewis

Watersports in the Outer Hebrides

You can take a day cruise with Sea Trek, 16 Uigen, Miavaig, Isle of Lewis (tel. 01851/672-469; www.seatrek.co.uk); Island Cruising, 1 Erista, Uig, Isle of Lewis (tel. 01851/672-381; www.island-cruising.com); or Strond Wildlife Charters, 1 Strond, Isle of Harris (tel. 01859/520-204). All specialize in full- and half-day (or any amount of time you want) cruises that focus on the wildlife, bird life, and ecology of the Hebridean archipelago, usually with special emphasis on the seal colonies that thrive offshore.