McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

Stayed at The Old Pines at Spean Bridge. Cannot rate it too highly. Our trip on The Jacobite from Fort William to Mallaig and return was memorable and scenery particularly stunning in glorious sunshine.

Nothing was too much trouble and hotel choice excellent.

really enjoyable break through scotland on the jacobite express

McKinlay Kidd organised our holiday and it was excellent. The whole thing ran like clockwork and we had a great time

We love unspoilt places and McKinlay Kidd just have the knack of finding places that are off the beaten track and special. I love places to visit and to stay that are not packed with people, have character, comfort and the occasional touch of luxury when you want it - and these guys seem to know how to find them. Everywhere we stayed on all our holidays has been classy without being overpriced. I've seen some beautiful spots on the Isle of Mull , the Cairngorms and in Perthshire that I know I wouldn"t have found without their advice on the right tour to pick and Robert"s Recommendations to follow when we were there. Some great holiday memories of seeing otters, eating huge langoustine and walks of great beauty.

I have travelled with them four times now and the places they sent me to ,and the experiences I had there have always been excellent. I like the fact they can tailor make a trip to your taste and requirements ( we've done plane, train and car trips with them) in the way the big companies can't. But because they are in AITO and all the other guarantor organisations you know you are in safe hands. Its freed me from literally days of research trying to find the places they do - and unlike booking on the web my money is safe!

MK booked 2 self drive holidays for me last August and September - one just for me (comfortable but good value accom) and one for my husband and I (luxury end accom). They were recommended to me by a friend here in Canberra. Worth every penny and both itineraries were very special. I went as far as Shetland and Orkney and back to Edinburgh through the eastern highlands, the second up the west coast to Skye and back to Edinburgh. The Jacobite steam train was a highlight. Fabulous scenery and amazing food at every place we stayed. Cannot say enough about the wonderful Scottish hospitality. Also found time to catch up on family tree research.

Extremely helpful - more than I expected, especially when our Skye ferry was cancelled due to bad weather.

We did a self driving tour of Edinburgh and the Highlands. All of our accommodations and restaurants were incredible. The tour operator recommendations for places to go and things not to miss were on point. We would never have found all of these unique places on our own. The app made it easy for us to check the info and itinerary on the go. This made our trip error free and stress free.

McKinlay Kidd was flawless in their communication and the trip they created for us was amazing. We can not recommend them highly enough. Every word of their descriptions online were accurate and true and they were helpful and available if we needed anything.

This was the dream vacation.. We spend 25 days in Ireland. We spent time in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Galway,, in Ireland. Belfast, and Bushmills in North Ireland. Making day trips from them. We traveled by train or private drivers. The train system is reasonable and on time. We really enjoyed the trains. Our private drivers were excellent. They took us to some places that were not on the tourist radar. Could not have asked for a better trip. Our hotels were excellent and accommodated our inability to climb stairs. There is not enough room to describe all the experiences we enjoyed while in the Emerald Isle.

I would highly recommend McKinley Kidd to anyone, but particularly anyone wanting to plan a private tour. Our hotels were excellent. Just mentioning McKinley at the hotels seem to get special treatment. Tom at McKinley listened to my wants and wishfulls as well as what I didn't want. He created a trip which included a good amount of the traditional tourist sites and well as plenty of off the beaten path sites which is what we wanted. The private drivers they hired were terrific. Couldn't ask for more. We will definitely use them again and I have recommended them to folks I know that are planning a trip.

Our journey by train took us from London Paddington to Bath, Oxford, Chester and through Scotland. Highlights included the Loch Ness Cruise and the Jacobite Steam Train. Every destination was unique.

Highly recommended. Attention to detail was exceptional. Very easy to contact if necessary. We gave McKinlay Kidd fixed dates we were able to travel and the itinerary was streamlined to suit. Would definitely travel with them again. "Robert's Recommendations" were invaluable. Enhanced our experience at every destination.

A friend and I did the Outer Hebrides Hopscotch. The accommodations were excellent. The online materials provided were very helpful. All went very smoothly.

Operator was Mackinlay-Kidd

We traveled with our daughter, son-in-law and 3-year-old granddaughter, arriving in Glasgow and driving around the West through Glencoe, Skye, Inverness and finally to Edinburgh. The locations and accommodations in our itinerary allowed us to enjoy the majestic scenery, historic sites, and wonderful people of this beautiful country. With every day, the experience was better than the day before; hardly possible given how each day was itself fantastic. We dreamed of seeing Scotland for almost fifteen years. Our expectations were high but the reality exceeded them.

Our trip was stress-free given the excellent assistance of McKinlayKidd Travel Agency. Their expertise with accommodations, tickets and passes, sight-seeing information and especially restaurant recommendations took the guesswork out of the trip and left us time to enjoy the beautiful country instead of worrying about travel details. We received personalized attention and felt secure in knowing that someone was taking care of us should we have questions or problems, which we never did.

Found McKinlay Kidd on line because I could not acquire reserved tickets for the train. They were fantastic in replying to my questions and setting up a tour package that exactly suited our requests. Great experience. Will definitely use them again if we travel to the region and will definitely recommend them to friends.

Responsive and efficient.