McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

I can certainly recommend the West Highland and Iona holiday. Excellent hotels, Scottish hospitality, food and scenery. The holiday included travelling by train and coach, visiting various memorable places, including Kilmartin standing stones, Commando memorial, Prince Charles Edward Stuart statue, Glen Coe, Armaddy Castle Gardens and especially St Colomba Abbey on Iona. We learned more about Scotland's historical past - its Kings and Queens, Clans, Glen Coe massacre and battles. Scotland's hospitality and cuisine were second to none. Only downside was that we were unable to visit Staffa Island because of rough seas. I would add that the walking tours were not too strenuous - no need for hiking boots.

We could not have had a better tour guide than Robin Thompson. He pointed out places of interest on our train journey, provided us with historical facts and always ensured that everyone on the tour was well looked after. On a couple of occasions, he went out of his way to organise collection of personal belongings that were left on one of the coaches.

Throughout the tour everything was taken care of by Mckinlay Kidd. Accommodation was excellent and we would highly recommend the tour operator.

Excellent communication while we prepared for and during the tour. Vamoos web pages gave a lot of information about places visited on the tour.

A small group of 15, well organised with good transport and lovely hotels guided round Orkney & Shetland .The staff in the hotels were all very friendly and good was excellent. The knowledgeable guide made it all very interesting and he was great at 'managing' people

Informative factsheets sent out prior to departure with good information eg restaurant options to book in advance

My wife and I spent two and a half weeks touring Edinburgh and the Highlands. Great lodging, surprisingly good food and wonderful people.

McKinlay Kidd makes traveling easy. You go and do where and when you want and they take care of the logistics.

We did not know Scotland at all before this trip, and were delighted with the places we visited, the scenery from the trains we traveled in and the beautiful places where we stayed. Experiencing the Scottish Highlands by train, without the anxiety of driving, was just right. There was time to walk around the places visited, with the trip to Skye being a highlight, as was also the ferry trip to Mull, Staffa and Iona. Staying at Old Pines in Spean Bridge was sheer bliss, with a beautiful meadow walk along the river and a gondola ride to Aonach Mor. Altogether, we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday with Mackinlay Kidd.

Mackinlay Kidd provided excellent service, tailoring our trip to fit our personal requirements and time restraints. Their comprehensive notes, instructions and recommendations and tips made traveling easier, and they chose splendid accommodation for us. They were always contactable which was reassuring, and we felt personally valued as customers.

A variant on the wild Atlantic way package, good stops and route,. The app provided to assist was a real asset

Always helpful, Great at removing any stress from the process.We will use them again as we have before

Visiting key sites in both Islands in a small (15) group

Very effiecient and helpful.

We had a fantastic 12 days holiday doing the North Coast 500 in Scotland

Super professional. Every detail planned to perfection. 100% will use again.

We wanted a hassle-free trip where the hard work had been done for us, leaving us to enjoy the amazing scenery and great stopping-off points in beautiful locations. We thought the chosen hotels/pubs/guesthouses were of a very high quality, both for food and comfort.

They were always at the end of the phone or email when we had to contact them. The itinerary was well-chosen and the personal advice for each location extremely helpful.

We traveled as a couple by rail from London to Cambridge, York, Hadrian's Wall, the Lake District, Isle of Skye, Glasgow, Stirling, Dublin, Kinsale, Bristol, Bath, and the Cotswolds. We were able to experience all the highlights without having to be in a large tour group being hurried from one site to another.

McKinlay Kidd customized our complex 30-day itinerary as requested. Daniela did a beautiful job of coordinating transfers and finding perfect boutique accommodations. I highly recommend this award-winning team.