McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

We travelled from Edinburgh via Thurso to the Orkneys and back to Inverness. Accommodation was great at all three places we stayed - Thurso, Kirkwall and Inverness and all travel went smoothly. We had a great package of information to help us enjoy our trip and a great day long guided tour that was personalised to include what we wanted to see on the Orkneys.

McKinley Kidd, the tour operator, tailored the trip to our requirements and provided great information so we got the most out of the trip.. The accommodation chosen was excellent with our hosts at each destination providing valuable local knowledge and great food.

Holiday to four Scottish islands - Islay, Mull, Iona and Colonsey. Travelling by car and using the prebooked ferries. Weather was poor but everything else was great. Lots of beautiful [empty] beaches, opportunities for long walks and good coffee shops. People were unfailingly friendly and helpful. Loads of very high quality, unique and reasonably priced crafts.

Mackinley Kidd has one aim - that you have a great holiday with no hassle built around your individual requirements. Our Mackinley Kidd representative, Hamish, was outstanding, responding speedily and with good humour to our indecisiveness by making suggestions that led to a wonderful holiday. Planning and booking through Mackinley Kidd led to a much more interesting holiday than if we had carried out the bookings ourselves. Ferry and hotel bookings were seamless and we could be confident that the accommodation would be of a good standard.

A thoroughly enjoyable & very interesting experience. Well organised from start to finish & information given for suggested visits was most useful & added to the overall experience

Extremely helpful,supportive, & well organised throughout. We would certainly use McKinlay Kidd again

First class hotels with gourmet food and included excursions with the emphasis on food starting in Galway and ending near Waterford following a large part of the Wild Atlantic Way. We had a great time and were very happy with the itinerary arranged by McKinley Kidd.

Excellent personal service and great documentation pack. Looking forward to booking them with them again.

McKinlay and Kidd scheduled and planned a detailed itinerary for us throughout the Highlands of Scotland. We had specific locations we wanted to visit and wanted to travel exclusively by train. They met our wishes well and added their own recommendations that were very greatly appreciated. All transportation, drivers, taxi's, hotels, train tickets, etc that were promised were delivered. Very dependable and professional. Thank you!

Robert was extremely helpful!

Almost four days based in York: what a fantastic city and what a great way to experience it. McKinlay Kidd has a knack of finding high quality, small hotels with owners with a passion to create a great visitor experience. Particular highlights were the railway museum, the Minster (of course) the York Castle museum and perhaps every tea room in York. I swear we visited them all.....and they were all good. An extra highlight however had to be the train journey to Ribblehead through the Yorkshire Dales. What beautiful countryside and what a wonderful way to see it. The whole experience was an undeniable success.

Following our trip to Skye two years ago we had evidence of a very thoughtful tour operator driven to find unique, friendly and well-run hotels. Our most recent trip to York further cemented this view as with their finding the StDenys Hotel in New York. The train tickets, York Pass and promised briefing documents we all delivered and, best of all, the hotel was expecting us.....no booking snafus with this team! Finally they are always very quick to respond to e-mails and answer questions. A first rate operation!

Everything was up to our expectations - the empty roads, not many paying car parks. free to roam where ever we wished - history around every corner. goods food in unexpected places - caravan parks, art centres and the Shetland Sunday teas! What a good idea for raising funds and giving locals and visitors a chance to meet up. We are planning to visit again. this time by ferry and in our own car. Just have to decide when!

McKinley Kidd - were friendly and efficient. Definitely book through them next time.

Our holiday in Scotland was a wonderful experience. We stayed in luxury hotels and spent time in some spectacular locations. We enjoyed it so much that we didn't even get out off too much by the rainy weather.

Mckinlay Kidd were fantastic. We felt looked after during the entire journey. All the arrangements were spot on and when Scotrail announced a strike on a day we were due to travel the tour operator made alternative arrangements at no additional cost and made sure they were able to contact us to inform us of the changes. All went smoothly and to plan.

We travelled from Glasgow to Spean Bridge to stay at The Old Pines Hotel for a 2 night break with a trip on The Jacobite Steam Experience included.This excursion took us on a fabulous 84 mile round trip from Fort William to Mallaig. Every aspect of our break was wonderful. The locations was breath-taking & all our needs were cater for at the hotel too.

McKinley Kidd arranged everything for us including pick ups & transfers to & from the train stations & hotel & the first class excursion on the Jacobite steam train experience. With courtesy calls to ensure all was it should be, we were given a top class service & would highly recommend McKinley Kidd to anyone.

I had a 4-day break travelling on the West Highland Way heading for the Isle of Skye. Rail strikes on both the day of departure and return meant that, very shortly before I left Edinburgh, the travel arrangements had to be changed completely so that I could still go but by bus, not train, and with taxis meeting me at different places (e.g. at Fort William instead of Spean Bridge). Everything went smoothly, but this is what you can expect from a superior company which McKinlay Kidd is.

This was my third holiday arranged by McKinlay Kidd. Each time they provided a great service - thorough planning, flawless choices and recommendations, and personal touches which make you feel valued as a customer from the first contact they make with you. The company knows exactly what you will experience BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE YOU!