McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

We had a lovely three-day holiday in Spean Bridge, staying in a beautiful hotel and travelled from Fort William to Mallaig on the Jacobean steam train. A beautiful part of the country to visit, and the organisation of the holiday by McKinlay Kidd could not be faulted.

Excellent service throughout, with fantastic documentation and reference materials, much better than I had expected. We were very impressed by this company's efficiency and support.

Three day break with steam train 'The Jacobite' from Fort William to Mallaig.

A small company who give excellent personal service and bespoke holidays. McKinley Kidd are are the best holiday company I have used.

We flew to Barra from Glasgow and had the amazing experience of landing on the Cockle Strand; highly recommended! After two nights in Castlebay we travelled north using local buses and ferries, spending two nights in Lochmaddy and two nights in Stornoway. Using local buses was an excellent choice since it gave us an opportunity to meet the locals and listen to the drivers' stories along the way. The ever changing scenery and remoteness of the Outer Hebrides was an absolute joy.

A small but efficient and friendly company, which offers a truly personal service. We have used them twice now and have always felt in safe hands. They take our sometimes quirky requests in their stride.

Excellent from start to finish

First class service

We spent a way-too-short 5 days visiting Scotland's cities and amazing highlands. While the weather - typical for the time of year we traveled - was not always the best, we loved almost everything else about our trip. I can highly recommend our travel planner (McKinlay Kidd), Scotland's rail system, and the always-friendly Scottish people. My one complaint: accommodations on 3rd floors without elevator service!

MKK was thorough, planned every little detail, and was prepared to act quickly when weather required a change in plans. (Our ferry to and from the Isle of Skye was canceled due to weather.) We would definitely use again and recommend without hesitation.

Returning to my birthplace was was a great experience. Self guided tour with detailed times and trains made everything very simple. McKinley provided all tickets for trains and ferries with booked seats and chose excellent hotels.

Very helpful and approachable.

This was our first holiday arranged by McKinlay Kidd. It far exceeded expectations. Daniela organised it all for us and it was so reassuring to know someone was always at the end of the phone especially when travelling around the Scottish islands and the unpredictable weather! We couldn’t fault an. The hotels were first class and the tour of Skye they arranged was outstanding. I would recommend this company for anyone wanting to tour Scotland.

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Our holiday was very well planned from beginning to end! McKinley Kidd was prompt in addressing all inquires ( and there were many)! And assisted in additional transportation needs. It was a lovely holiday, unforgettable experience. Scotland captured our hearts!

We had five excellent taxi/tour guides. They were very knowledgeable about all the history of the area we were visiting. They brought their own delightful personalities to the experience and captured our interest throughout the day.

We flew in from the States and were exhausted after 14 hours of travel. Our welcome at the Swan Hotel in Wedmore was great and we had a great rest. Then it was off to Lynton and the Highcliffe House, one of the very best with a great room, warm hospitality and a nice location. Then to Cornwall and the Caroe Farmhouse, again good accommodation with nice folks and finally to Penzance and the Chapel House a modern gem in a charming old building. The hostess was charming

McKinlay and Kidd are out of Glasgow and we have toured both Scotland and Ireland with them. They deliver first class, excellent service and you feel that anywhere you go with them will be good. This was their first venture into Devon and Cornwall and they did a very good and professional job. They have an excellent service from the USA and it is very easy to talk with them and fine tune your trip We recommend them unconditionally.

Perfect first visit to outer Hebrides all down to excellent organisation of our tour operator. Itinerary was arranged around our wishes of what we wanted to see and do. With their help and advise re place to stay, tide times ,flight and ferry timings we were able to maximise what we saw and achieved . We relaxed and enjoyed every day

Superb communication and provided all the info and advice we needed to have a fab holiday. The use of an app which we could download everything we needed before we arrived was invaluable. Wi if not great but we had support of info every moment of our day. Roberts tips were spot on and gave us choice of what to see, totally tailored package to our needs.