Venture out and share a journey of discovery with a local resident guide, chat with the friendly volunteer staff at Sandaig Island Life Museum and meet local author, Donneil Kennedy whose talks give more than a glimpse of local folklore. You will find An Iodhlann , the island's community archive in the old Reading Room, Scarinish, a fascinating storehouse of local history and natural history, It is open all year round but the summer exhibition is open July to September, on Tuesday to Saturday afternoons. Energetic folk will enjoy learning the steps at a Ceilidh dance, planning a day out trekking on the Icelandic cross ponies, practising windsurfing in the safety of a loch, exploring the archaeological sites of ancient cultures or having a round on the newly refurbished 9-hole golf course. On the long summer evenings a walk around the tiny village of Hynish will help you appreciate this wonderful setting so far from the crowds. Learn how Hynish played a unique role in making the North Western Approaches a safer place for mariners at the Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum .
Timid otters frequent the adjacent rocky coastline and freshwaters.
In May and June you can hear the rasping call of the corncrake, one of Europe's rarest birds, from the windows of the Hynish Centre . Budding naturalists can hunt down rare orchids and marvel at the range of bird species. You can see buzzards and peregrine falcons that feed their young on rock doves that roost in the deep caves of Ceann a' Mhara. Nearby in the late summer you will find grayling butterflies sheltering in glades and sunning themselves on warm rocks. Sail from Oban on Tuesday afternoons or combine your stay with a night in Oban and sail in the early morning.