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Getting There & Around

Bus
The main bus stop is in Somerled Sq. There are seven Scottish Citylink buses every day,
including Sundays, from Kyle of Lochalsh to Portree (£6, one hour) and on to Uig.
Local buses (Monday to Saturday only) run from Portree to Broadford (40 minutes, at
least hourly) via Sligachan (15 minutes); to Armadale (1¼ hours, connecting with the fer-
ries to Mallaig); to Carbost (40 minutes, four daily); to Uig (30 minutes, six daily) and to
Dunvegan Castle (40 minutes, five daily Monday to Friday, three on Saturday). There are
also five or six buses a day on a circular route around Trotternish (in both directions), tak-
ing in Flodigarry (20 minutes), Kilmuir (1¼ hours) and Uig (30 minutes). Buses from the
mainland also come through Portree.

Bicycle
Island Cycles (

01478-613121; www.islandcycles-skye.co.uk ; The Green; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat) You can

hire bikes here for £8.50/15 per half-/full day.

Duirinish & Waternish
The Duirinish peninsula to the west of Dunvegan, and Waternish to the north, boast some
of Skye's most atmospheric hotels and restaurants, plus an eclectic range of artists' studi-
os and crafts workshops. Portree tourist office provides a free booklet listing them all.

Sights & Activities

The sparsely populated Duirinish Peninsula is dominated by the distinctive flat-topped
peaks of Helabhal Mhor (469m) and Helabhal Bheag (488m), known locally as
MacLeod's Tables . There are some fine walks from Orbost, including the summit of
Helabhal Bheag (allow 3½ hours return) and the 5-mile trail from Orbost to MacLeod's
Maidens , a series of pointed sea stacks at the southern tip of the peninsula.
It's worth making the long drive beyond Dunvegan to the west side of the Duirinish
Peninsula to see the spectacular sea cliffs of Waterstein Head , and to walk down to
Neist Point lighthouse with its views to the Outer Hebrides.