The district is renowned for outdoor activities such as

• diving
  
• sailing
  
• hill walking
  
• cycling
  
• kayaking
  
• climbing
  
• skiing

Its magnificent scenery includes quiet sea lochs, forests with walkways and cycle tracks, secluded beaches, dramatic mountain ranges and historic castles.

From Oban there are ferries (fully accessible) to the Inner and Outer Hebrides with day trips to Mull, Iona, Staffa, Lismore and Colonsay.