McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

Orkney and Shetland are beautiful and interesting, with breath-taking scenery, and numerous Neolithic sites.

McKinlay Kidd arranged our three days in Orkney and four on Shetland, plus car hires, flights, visitor passes and a boat trip. It all went like clockwork. The information pack they sent was extremely comprehensive, with several maps, guides, directions, detailed itinerary and, best of all, several pages of recommendations. The hotels and B&B were excellent and in perfect locations. The whole holiday could not be faulted - thank you.

We had a wonderful holiday. We did not have to worry about anything the accommodation booked was excellent with friendly and obliging staff. The support offered to us during the planning of our trip was excellent. We would certainly use this company again.

McKinlay Kidd Ltd. Glasgow.

An amazing revelation of history in a varied landscape.

McKinlay Kidd listened, planned and executed for us a stress free experience.

I contacted McKinlay Kidd to organise the ultimate brief Scottish Highlands tour, as I had some additional time after a work trip in Europe, and had never seen Scotland before. MK arranged a three-day tour of the Highlands which included train travel from Glasgow, a return trip on the Jacobite Steam Train and wonderful accommodation. Definitely not long enough, as there is so much more to see, but it has certainly wet my appetite to return soon!

Being from Australia, time difference made contact limited, but Tom at MK organised everything for me and the whole process was seamless. First class tickets for trains, amazing accommodation and awesome scenery made for a fabulous brief holiday. I definitely plan to return to Scotland, and look forward to some more exceptional service and experiences!

My significant other and I have wanted to visit Scotland for many years and when we finally decided to go, we reached out to McKinlay Kidd on the basis of a personal recommendation of a friend who took a Whisky Tour with them. Our goals were to visit and acquaint ourselves with Scotland and to visit my significant other's place of birth in Laurencekirk and to visit Speyside and the whiskey distilleries. After a few communicative emails back and forth with Robert, we had an agenda outlined that met our goals for travel in the limited week period of time we had. We enjoyed our first two days in Edinburg, drove up through St. Andrews and Dundee and stayed for a few nights Aboyne. The bed and breakfast on the River Dee was trylu fantastic and a great place to serve as a base to travel to castles in the area. We then stayed in Craigellachie and had a personal whisky tour that Robert arranged for us somewhat last minute. This was a truly amazing and valuable experience. We then returned to Glasgow for our flight home. Robert offered an agenda with suggestions for travel to and from our different locations and we relied on this but were able to individualize and get off the beaten track when we wished.

Robert at McKinlay Kidd was very responsive to questions and emails prior to our travels and was instrumental in helping us resolve an issue with our rental car company after we left the country. This type of experience assures I will reach out to McKinlay Kidd and Robert again in a year or two when hopefully we can go back spend more time and visit Islay and the western islands.

An amazing experience combining archaeology, wild-life and more modern history. Comfortable friendly accommodation and tasty local food.

Friendly telephone interactions, informative emails and efficient arrangements. When a boat trip needed to be rescheduled because of changed weather conditions, we were informed by a phone message to my mobile as well as a phone call to our hotel to ensure we had received the news.

Our tour was a wonderful seamless adventure from train to transfer to ferry to hotel to tour itself. McKinley Kidd's preparation is superb, and they guided us up the west highland line to two wonderful hotels and two great tours: on the Jacobite steam train and a guided of tour of Skye. We loved all of it, and felt we were always in the best of care (including a mobile call to take the ferry a half hour later to Skye the next day to ensure a seamless connection). We recommend them without any reservations.

See above. Everything was meticulously prepared in advance, and the one slight blip of a half hour late on the transfer they prepared us for in advance. Always felt we were in the best hands at each stage of the tour, and the overall preparation was most impressive, including the app, website, and personal touches.

We loved our journey. The selection of lodging and activities was perfect for our needs. Advance planning and customer service during the trip were top notch. Every hotel/B&B provided beautiful accommodations, delicious breakfasts, and good locations. Our train travel worked out smoothly.

Working with McKinlay Kidd was a pleasure, from the first inquiry to the final detail. I highly recommend them.

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Visiting a number of small isles and getting to see how a small community runs on a day to day basis with limited resources. Really enjoyed meeting a few locals and exploring some of the brilliant sights smells and local produce✅✅

We have used McKinlay Kidd previously and have been very satisfied with the product provided and the liaison in the planning stages and follow up A well researched organisation

My family went on a short holiday to Scotland. We visited Spean Bridge, Isle of Skye, and Edinburgh. McKinlay Kidd did a wonderful job planning our trip to Spean Bridge, from Fort William to Mallaig on the Jacobite Steam train, and our visit to Isle of Skye. We had a great experience.

McKinlay Kidd provided exceptional, personalised service. The accommodations were wonderful. They were also very responsive and helpful when our flight to the UK was delayed and we missed our first scheduled train.