Walking, camping, sight-seeing, birdwatching, botany, diving, rockclimbing, boating, deepsea angling, cycling.

Walking:
Walk around the island and see its cliff scenery, panoramic views of the Donegal coastline, rare birdlike and wildflower species. Meet the people of Toraigh and visit the monastic sites. A booklet is available from Comharchumann Thorai Teoranta describing the sights and their history. Picnic areas (with seating) at various points.

Sign-posted Walk:
Bealach na Gaeltachta (The Gaeltacht Way).
For details, contact Gaelsaoire
T: Freephone 1800 621 600
W: www.gaelsaoire.ie

Guided Walks:
Contact Antoin Meenan or Patsy Rodgers.
Tory Diving Centre:
Dive Tory (Toraigh Faoi Thonn) is a diving centre with shore-diving locations just minutes away. They vary from sheltered, shallow coves through to wall and wreck dives.
Accommodation arranged, equipment hire and servicing available.
Contact: Padraig O Dubhchoin (Pat Doohan), Toraigh Faoi Thonn, (Dive Tory) Toraigh, Co Dhun na nGall.
T: (074) 913 5613
E: divetory@eircom.net or contact Ostan Thorai (see 'Accommodation')

Rockclimbing:
See Guide: Rock Climbs in Donqal (Alan Tees, Mountaineering Council of Ireland 2002)
E: mci@eircom.net
W: www.climbing.ie

Boat trips:
Boat trips are available around the islands.
Contact Toraigh na dTonn
T: (074) 913 5920

Fishing:
Go deep-sea angling for cod, ling, conger eel, pollock, wrasse, skate, turbot and plaice.
For group bookings, contact Toraigh na d'Tonn.
T: (074) 913 5920

Birdwatching:
The island is internationally important for its birdlife, particularly the globally threatened corncrake, which nests in the hayfields each summed.
There are colonies of seabirds on the cliffs, with puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars and kittiwakes. The cliffs also hold peregines and choughs. Arctic tern, little tern, dunlin and common gull nest at and near the lakes. Toraigh has a small tree sparrow colony. Eider duck, Lapland bunting and snow bunting are regular visitors.

Exotic vagrants from northern Europe, North America and Siberia make landfall here, particularly in autumn. Rarities have included short-toed lark, paddyfield warbler, olivaceous warbled arctic warbler, great grey shrike, arctic redpoll, rustic bunting, yellow-breasted bunting, etc.

Whales & Dolphins:
Minke whale, killer whale, Risso's dolphin, harbour porpoise, basking shark and some unidentified large whales have all been seen off Toraigh.

Botany:
Notable wild plant species include scots lovage, Scottish scurvygrass and prostrate juniper, while sea kale has been recorded.

Cultural activities/nightlife:
Visit the hotel and the social club for traditional music, song, dance and storytelling. Toraigh has many accomplished sean-nos singers, melodeon players and traditional dancers, and ceilis are held regularly in the club. Musicians are always welcome in Toraigh.

Festival:
A festival is held in August each year celebrating Toraigh music, song, dance, story-telling. A film festival was held in 2005, celebrating Toraigh's links with the sea. For details, contact Comharchumann Thorai Teo (see 'Info').