McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

We travelled up the west coast of Scotland - fabulous views of caost and mountains with wonderful if scary at times drives over passses along single trsck roads. Then along the North Coast - unfortinately in fog but this too would have offered amazing views! Down the east coast with spectacular sea views. Great hotels/B&bs on the way. Lots of off the route places to visit. In every way an awesome experience.

Booking was easy and straightforward. Personal service from beginning to end and always ready to help and to listen to what we needed and to our suggestions for improvements for the future. Good information given for the journey and recommendations too. Great choice of hotels/B&Bs - each one different in its own way. Have booked with them before and will again.

Great fun looking for wildlife on Mull, great birds, from Eagles, Golden and White Tailed to Hen Harrier and Kingfisher. Red Deer and one illusive Otter. A couple of nights staying a the great Argyll Hotel, on the beautiful island of Iona and it's magnificent beaches, treasured memories.

We have used McKinlay Kidd previously, they meet our every need and will always exceed your expectations, in ensuring you get the best out of your visit to Scotland

superbly well organised trip helpful car hire firm good hotel well positioned easy parking and we the flights all worked well and we had fine weather

well organised helpful information

A mixture of land and sea routes with glorious scenery.

They accommodated all our requirements and produced a memorable holiday. A useful daily itinerary was provided giving details of routes, hotels and recommendations.

I spent 5 wonderful days on Lewis and Harris, including an amazing day trip to St Kilda. The accommodation at Broad Bay House and Ceol na Mara was first class and the hosts at both establishments were great. They were very helpful and nothing was too much bother. Sea Harris, who ran the trip to St Kilda trip, were also excellent and full of interesting information. The tea and lovely ginger cake on board just before we made the return trip was very much appreciated. Although the weather was a bit mixed, it didn't detract from the holiday, in fact, in some instances it added to the atmosphere! You just have to be a bit flexible over what you do and when and great experiences are there to be had. I would thoroughly recommend this holiday to anyone.

McKinlay Kidd were first class. They provide a very personal service and using their knowledge and experience, ensure that you have a great holiday. The information pack which they provide is very good and contains a lot of useful information. I would be more than happy to recommend them to friends and family.

Ian picked us up at our B and B in Inverness. From the moment we were in the van, it was fantastic. Ian was professional and personable. He has so much knowledge about his country. He knew all the places to go based on our planned requests. We saw the Isle Skye at the most beautiful scenic spots. Incredible views. My favorite was the fairy pools. Our hotel was beautiful as well, with friendly people everywhere. We stayed at Eilean Larmain. We ate at the pub in the hotel and the food and drink were amazing. The trip was organized and Ian kept us on track with time, but he always made time for a requested photo opportunity. I want to go back and see more!!!! Lori Gibson-With the Hans group of 6.

He was funny, smart, and a wealth of information. He made the trip so worth it!!!!!!! I would want him as a guide again, when we come back!!

Our driver picked us up at our B & B at a predetermined time of 8 am. We stopped at several agreed upon destinations/sight seeing sights on the way to Skye. After crossing to Skye we made a quick stop for lunch - we wanted to eat on the go to maximize our time the isle. Once on Skye we had time to see the Quairang, Old Man of Storr, Flora MacDonald's burial, hike the Fairy Pools, Tallisker Distillery to name a few sights. Our driver was entertaining, providing interesting stories and legends. After a full day of touring he dropped us at our hotel which was chosen by McKinley. It was a wonderful choice for accommodations and we enjoyed a dinner in the pub. McKinley Kidd was extremely easy to work with. They were flexible and eased the challenges of making accommodations for a group of six. I would definitely use them again and would request the same driver, ian Byers.

Ian Byers was extremely pleasant, cordial, humorous and knowledgable regarding history. He provided background history for all of the sites we visited. He was very articulate in the current events of the country and the group very much appreciated hearing how a citizen balanced world views in a changing environment. We all enjoyed his company and when I return to Scotland I will ask for Ian to be our host again. He made our trip very special.

We did the Islay Whisky Tour and had a fabulous holiday. I booked over the telephone with Hamish and when the information pack arrived we were delighted and surprised at the amount of extra information that was included with our itinerary. The weather was good and the hotel was excellent, the staff were friendly and the bar staff were a great laugh too. We id the Ardbeg and Bowmore trips and again both staff on the tours really knew their stuff and were happy to be with a real mixed group of folks. You did recommend lunch at Ardbeg after the tour and we were more than happy to do that; it was great, the food was delicious and again the staff were good fun too. Everything was just fabulous ;-)

I spoke with Hamish and we organised everything over the phone, but he also came in with a few extra ideas to. Something we now realise is what is called "exceptional service" Hamish asked why I had chosen McKinlay Kidd and I said it was the professionalism of the advert and that is exactly what your service is. Robert's recommendations for the Island proved to be a hit with us and next time we are back we will complete the list of extras as we called them! At the distilleries when we gave them our names, the reception staff knew we were "McKinlay Kidd" visitors and we were expected and made welcome. Little touches like that made for very happy customers.

Secrets of Southern Scotland aptly summed up our week's tour of the Borders and Dumfries & Galloway. We stayed in some beautiful and friendly hotels with fantastic food and enjoyed some unique scenery on our travels

McKinlay Kidd were extremely helpful and friendly and put together a fantastic tour for us.

Orginisation excellent,accomodation brilliant and the welcome on Islay outstanding

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