McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

A week in Shetland, much better weather than expected, very little rain on just one day, but then we hadn't gone for sun and sangria! The beaches were beautiful, the landscape amazingly varied from north to south. Great food, lovely people and delicious gin!

Helpful, knowledgeable, everything worked well. The hotels were well chosen and all had good food. The vamoos app that they provided was very useful and as a tech dinosaur, easy to use!

Absolutely amazing, so much to see and do and all organised to perfection by McKinley Kidd. Orkney and Shetland may not be high on everyone's holiday list, but they both have that 'WOW' factor and anyone missing out on a visit are losing a real experience.

McKinlay Kidd were first class, from the initial enquiry until our return home we felt we were in good hands. Organising, booking and recommendations absolutely top notch, as always. Smoothest holiday ever, thank you.

We had a 6 day fly/drive holiday, starting from Glasgow and ending in Edinburgh, to explore Shetland and Fair Isle. Unfortunately, the Fair Isle leg of our tour did not happen due to bad weather but, despite this disappointment we had a most amazing time and managed to cover most of the Shetland mainland plus the islands of Unst and Yell. Apart from the sights and history of the islands, we saw some amazing wild life in a variety of locations - adult and baby seals, puffins and a whole variety of sea birds and, we even saw an otter feeding in a loch. The people of Shetland were so lovely and friendly and gave us many suggestions about things to see during our stay. Also, our accommodation at Glen B & B in Hamnavoe and the Busta Hotel in Bray, was truly excellent and contributed to our overall enjoyment of the holiday experience. Truly, an amazing adventure!

McKinlay Kidd were 5-star right from the start, responding quickly to our enquiry and, organising our tour in a very professional and well documented manner. Nothing was too much trouble and, all our queries and problems were dealt with very efficiently. We were initially booked in to stay at the Bird Observatory on Fair Isle and, when the terrible fire occurred there, MKK managed to arrange alternative accommodation for us on Fair Isle. Then, when the Fair Isle leg of the trip had to be cancelled due to bad weather, they very quickly arranged alternative accommodation for us on Shetland, which allowed our holiday to continue in the best possible way. We would have no hesitation in using MKK again and, we have already recommended them to friends who are considering similar holidays in the future. Thank you McKinlay Kidd for a wonderful adventure!

This was a great trip 10 day trip from London to Edinburgh with stops along the way at Bath, Oxford, the Lake District, and York.

McKinlay Kidd made all the arrangements for transportation, where we would stay. They were extremely conscientious and made all the pieces fit together.

We travelled to the Orkney and Shetland Islands, by way of Inverness and Thurso, hiring cars on the Islands so we could explore. We then flew back to Edinburgh.

They helped us plan a customised itinerary, arranging car hire, transport and accommodation. Accommodation was all of a high standard. the transport arrangements went well, there was one problem where a hire car didn't turn up for us - we phoned the tour operator who quickly resolved the problem.

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My husband and I travelled from New Zealand to the Shetland and Orkney islands- a long way to travel for the holiday of a lifetime. There was so much beauty and variety in such a small space - historic sites from prehistoric times, breathtaking scenery and warm and friendly locals. We loved every moment!

McKinlay Kidd delivered a wonderful fly-drive experience on the Shetland and Orkney islands. All the details were taken care of and our holiday went without a hitch with a high standard of accommodation and hire cars in both locations. Their local knowledge and promptness in responding to emails was outstanding.

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The Grand Tour by train: West Coast, Skye, across to Inverness, up to the Orkneys, Caingorms, Pitlochry.

Courteous, friendly, attention to detail, faultless logistics, excellent choices of accommodation.......and they get you out of a hole when you leave your bag on the train!!

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This was a fly-drive tour of Orkney and Shetland, with guided excursions to the highlights of both islands. The local guides were very knowledgeable and professional and through them we learnt a great deal about the archaeological sites and wildlife for which the islands are rightly famous. We were very well taken care of. There was also time for our own exploration of other parts of the islands. The accommodation chosen by McKinlay Kidd was excellent, and logistically, everything was very well planned.

McKinlay Kidd can be recommended as very professional and helpful. We were provided with all necessary information for our holiday and we were very satisfied with the accommodation, guided tours, car-hire and air connections from Edinburgh.

The holiday fully met our expectations. It was perfectly organised, all of the accommodations were first class but still very different in character. We had absolutely no problems at all. The midges stayed away too.

This is the second time we have used them and we have been very satisfied on both occasions. The information provided prior to the holiday was very full and our dealings with office were friendly and straightforward .

Three days including flights to Barra and accommodation in a small hotel

Helpful, competent, informative.