North Coast 500 Traveller Reviews

We had a fantastic time, amazing hotels, beautiful location and even good weather. We ate at some fantastic restaurants and tour some distilleries. The wildlife was great, seeing a red kite, two dolphin sitings, deer and buzzards.

Mackinly Kidd coordinated our trip beautifully, ensuring we had enough time at each hotel to take in the local sites. It was lovely not having to worry about ferries etc.

A touring holiday with our landrover. An amazing experience arranged for a 50th birthday present originally for 2020 but postponed until 2021. Although disapointed that we were unable to travel as planned last year it was welcomed following a full year working on an NHS Covid ward and having no respite until the trip. The trip delivered everything it promised and more. The time of year that we chose was perfect and it was great to travel on empty roads with only sheep to negotiate.

The tour operated gave us what we asked for and more

North Coast 500 proved every bit as good as we hoped for. It was some 50 years since I was there and my memories were re-enforced. Sheer beauty at every turn

Despite the restrictions of COVID, McKinley Kidd were thoroughly professional, friendly and helpful from the outset.

Just completed the Scottish 500. Stunning scenery, good weather (we were lucky at this time of year!), amazing autumn colours. Even the current Covid restrictions couldn't spoil our enjoyment.

MacKinlay Kidd made all of the arrangements for May 2020, and handled the changes caused by lockdown really well. Their communication throughout was great. The accomodation they selected based on our requests was really good, always very clean, great locations and friendly hosts. The information pack they supplied fefore our holiday was excellent. Full of clear directions and useful tips, it helped us get the most we could from the trip.

The North Coast 500 holiday was a romantic and sentimental return to the north of Scotland where I proposed to my wife 40 years previously.

The itinerary provided, the sights we witnessed and the contact details provided by McKinlay Kidd were first class. The accommodation booked for us had obviously been researched and fully met our expectations throughout the tour. The Coronavirus was re-emerging at the time of our holiday, however the social distancing and transmission measures taken by all the establishments visited during the trip were exemplary.

We arranged this holiday to celebrate our 70th birthdays, Ten years ago we travelled Canada for a month around the maritime route, we had heard so much about Scotland being very much like Canada we decided that in this special year we would tick this box off our bucket list, found McKinley Kidd on the internet, spoke to one of their advisors who was extremely helpful and who came back to us with an itinerary for us to agree and within no time our holiday was booked. The trip lived up to all our expectations, and will look forward to visiting some of the islands in Scotland next year.

Extremely efficient very helpful and most informative, regarding changes due to the COVID pandemic.

A real adventure from start to finish with magnificent scenery, individual accommodation and good food

A real gem of a company offering a varied programme of holidays in the UK and Ireland.

Tailored the holiday to our specific requirements and were v flexible changing accommodation when flights were cancelled by BA and the whole trip moved by two days.

Helpful, well informed and very responsive

Tour of the Scottish Highlands (Scottish 500) featuring outstanding scenery, gorgeois routes and five superb hotels.

Everything was really well organised, information provided in advance on what to see and do at every step of the way and hotels (which were all excellent) carefully selected. When our car broke down they quickly sorted out how to get to the nearest car hire, arranged the hire and kept in touch to ensure we were ok. AND this was all happening in the evening and early morning. They were superb, especially "pronounced K"!

Although a lengthy coastal drive, thanks to the suggested breakdown of the journey into manageable and therefore enjoyable distances, it was not arduous. The hotel breaks with good food provided enough time to explore immediate areas with some relaxation time for pottering.

This is a company who listen to their customers and are happy to listen to all comments and queries. Accompanying paperwork is relevant and useful.