McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

We enjoyed our trip to Orkney and Shetland very much. The highlight for my husband was a guided trip round Noss to see birds while mine was visiting Unst. We stayed in a variety of accommodation which enabled us to see different parts of Orkney and Shetland. We were impressed by by the food we enjoyed including the UK’s most Northerly Fish and Chip Shop. We loved the views which you find round every corner and the peace and quiet.

This is the second time McKinlay Kidd has organised a Scottish island holiday for us. Again the arrangements were excellent from beginning to end. We enjoyed the variety of accommodation, the tours we undertook and made good use of Robert’s recommendations for visits, restaurants and crafts. As we were travelling by plane with limited luggage the app they provide saves carrying lots of paper. Caoimhe organised the trip for us and we also spoke with Tom and Daniela. All are most helpful and I like that there is always someone at the end of the line should there be difficulties. I would recommend them unreservedly and hope to use them again soon.

We did a Car-free Classic Castles of Scotland and England holiday. We started in Edinburgh and had a lovely stay before taking the train to the Borders. We were met by our driver, Frank from Bespoke Border Car Tours, who took us to Traquair House. The house was great (it is hard to believe that we could feel so comfortable in a grand old house) and the staff were wonderful. Frank toured us around the Borders for two days before dropping us at Langley Castle in England. The castle was an impressive place to stay and the staff were very nice. We took a private tour of Hadrian's Wall and our guide, Kevin from Ancient Britain Tours, was amazing. On our last day, we took the train back to Edinburgh.

We were quite pleased with McKinlay Kidd. From the initial contact to the follow up when we got home, they were professional and courteous. The accommodations they arranged were better than we could have imagined, the private driver and tours were perfect and all of the details were well thought out and well executed. We will definitely use them again if/when we get back to the UK.

We opted to enjoy a City Break in Edinburgh at the start of our trip, which proved relaxing and conveniently placed. The train journeys and accomodation to Pitlochry, and Inverness, allowed us to explore both centers and have a trip on Loch Ness. The train journey to Kyle of Lochhalsh took us through the centre of Scotland. The transfers to and from Portree were lovely, and the round trip around Skye was superb. The transfer from Fort William to Spean Bridge was excellent. All the accomodation was well chosen but Spean Bridge was 'out of this world'. The final train journey across Rannoch Moor and down the top end of Loch Lomond was inspiring. We opted to enjoy a City Break at Glasgow at the end of our trip in order to relax and catch our breath, and enjoyed some of the many tourist attractions the city has to offer. Each of Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow have well organised 'hop on / hop off' bus tours, which were highly beneficial.

Everything that was promised was well organised and of the highest quality. All the arrangements and connections worked superbly and took away any anxiety that this 'more mature' travelling couple might have felt. Although the trip was dubbed 'Tailor Made' nevertheless the supporting documentation and advice left no doubt what one had to do, and the 'hand picked' owners of the accomodation were very well aware of the local questions that might be asked.

From the tiny aeroplane trip to Barra and drive through to Lewis then return to Glasgow, every minute was worth it.

McKinley-Kidd had arranged the itinerary exactly as requested. Tour tips, hire car, accommodation, ferry vouchers, in fact everything was thought of to help our holiday problem free. Communication was prompt and efficient. I arranged our holiday from Australia, and McKinley-Kidd, recommended by a friend, didn't disappoint.

Our bucket list trip was perfect from start to finish. We loved each stop along the way and each hotel/guest house. The accommodations, hosts and food exceeded our expectations. We will cherish our memories of our time in Scotland and hope to return.

The team at McKinlay Kidd team is the best. From our first contact through our 19 day train tour of Scotland, they took care of every detail. This was the most relaxing trip that allowed us to visit Scottish cities, towns and villages. McKinlay Kidd took care of all the details and the travel information was very comprehensive. I have recommended McKinlay Kidd to friends and family and can’t wait for our next visit.

from Pitlochry to the Isle of Skye to our last hotel by Loch Tay on roads less traveled, what a great experience with plenty of time to do our own thing as well the itinerary. all our accommodation was great and run by fabulous people

the information pack was waiting for us at our first stop and the app downloaded onto our phones and IPads were excellent information. there was no problems with any of our accommodation. they had phone number to ring if we encountered any problems. nothing was left to chance! perfect!

Bucket List places that more than met my expectations. Was not 100% so really appreciated the genuine care and service I received from the locals.

Since I did not want to drive arranged a Taxi Tour of Shetland at no expense to me. Thought this indicated an agency with a heart.

I ST to 8 Th OCT. By train Visiting Pitlochry Inverness Skye Spean Bridge and Glasgow. I had an accident in Inverness and spent the rest of the holiday in Raigmore Hospital before being repatriated to our home town hospital in Bath.My husband continued with the trip with unprecedented support from McKinlay Kidd for us both

From initial contact through planning documentation and our journey ,attention to detail could not have been better. The tour ran like clockwork every step of the way.We were both given very personal help and support day and night. Communication between all the well chosen unique first class accommodation was seamless.

We travelled for nearly 6 weeks from London to Bath, Chester, Settle, Pooley Bridge, Glasgow, Spean Bridge, Arisaig, Portree, Thurso, Inverness, Aberdeen, Pitlochry, Haydon Bridge, York and back to London. All by train. We saw the best of each place with day tours in Bath, Lakes District, Skye, Orkneys and Hadrian’s Wall. It was amazing.

McKinlay Kidd were very easy to deal with and the holiday was irgzz AS bused with great attention to detail. Travel arrangements and accommodation were excellent.

The itinerary took us to parts of Scotland that we had not seen before. It was a lovely mix of urban and countryside.

First-rate. Always available for support. Everything was well organized.