McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

Four girlfriends took the 7-day McKinlay Kidd Scottish Car-Free Island-Hopping Trip in April/May 2023. We started in Glasgow and traveled to Iona, Isle of Mull, and Isle of Skye, with one night inland in Spean Bridge. The trip far exceeded our expectations. Every hotel we stayed in was perfect and the food was amazing. We were surprised by the amount of travel, but we adjusted and were grateful for McKinlay Kidd's itinerary, maps, and Vamoos app for navigating our journey. We had a few travel connection issues, but McKinlay Kidd addressed them as quickly and professionally as possible.

Very professional and helpful. Very responsive. Extremely knowledgeable. Excellent connection with idyllic local accommodations and drivers.

Well organized, smoothly run, trip, covering the islands from far south to far north, with time for historic sites, varied landscape, museums, a distillery, craft demonstrations. Convivial group, excellent tour guide.

Everything was extremely well organized.

We toured Scotland for eight days by train. Traveling by rail allowed us to see the rich diversity and magnificent landscapes of Scotland and experience each stop and it’s attractions. The lodging arrangements were lovely and our hosts very helpful. McKinlay Kidd took the stress out of traveling allowing us to truly enjoy each stop.

McKinlay Kidd was responsive, provided helpful advance information and truly curated an amazing experience for us!

The North Coast 500 impresses with its nature, beautiful sandy beaches and friendly people. The single tracks and mountain passes, some of which are in poor condition, are a challenge to drivers. The weather was excellent, so the scenery and nature appeared extremely beautiful

MKK's travel organization was very good and professional. We originally booked the trip in 2019 for 2020 and paid a deposit. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we had to abandon our plans. MKK has given us the opportunity to make up for the trip by November 30th, 2023. A complaint about one of our accommodations was also responded to overnight and an alternative was immediately sought. MKK was available on Saturday evening.. Great service!

Really enjoyed our fly drive to Orkney and Shetland. Weather was better than expected and people were very friendly. Enjoyed walking on beaches, visiting museums and other places of interest as well as shopping...food outlets were really good.

Everything was arranged well and accommodation was to a high standard. Comms with tour operator was excellent. and the information provided really helped us make the most of our trip.

Everything....accommodation, food, tour guide, train trip,....everything was well organized and made to be fun.

McKinlay Kidd Ltd provided us with all the information that we needed. Our entire day was not rushed....we saw lots, learned lots, and enjoyed a fabulous lunch on the way. Our driver/tour guide, Jenny, was great....we felt like we were travelling with a close friend rather than just someone doing her job. Of course the train trip was fantastic....better than expected. There was absolutely nothing to complain about.

Sox days from across the Highlands, taking in Loch Ness, Skye, and magnifiecent scenery, ending in Edinburgh

McKinley Kidd - well organised, all arrangements worked exactly as planned. Tour leader and coach driver were excellent.

We had an amazing 12 days touring Scotland by train. We visited Edinburgh, Stirling, Inverness, Skye, Spean Bridge, and Mallaig by train, with the odd taxi an ferry in the mix! It was the perfect mix of activities planned by McKinlay Kidd and things we decided ourselves.

McKinlay Kidd was very responsive and accommodating. They have packaged tours but also helped us to customize our vacation. They worked with us through the planning g phase to the end of the journey.

Seamless in every sense of the word! The weather was beautiful with sunn and, for me, warm days!

Trevor White with Scenic Ireland exceeded my expectations if excellence

It was absolutely perfect. Every location, every host or hostess, every accommodation, and every connection exceeded our expectations. It was it was choreographed by a master. We loved every minute of our time in Scotland and as I have said say over and over since we departed - our only regret is we discovered Plockton too late. 😊

They were helpful, had an itinerary that ticked all the boxes and a boxful of amazing accommodation and recommendations. When something went awry, like a train strike, they were right there to make adjustments for us. Honestly, I will seek their services again.