Grand Tour of Scotland by Train Traveller Reviews

The Great Rail Tour of Scotland offered by McKinley Kidd was a trip of a lifetime. A welll paced, thoughtful itinerary introduced us to authentic Scotland. We were well cared for by MKK throughout. The trip was the perfect blend of pampering and stimulating learning, gracious and friendly hosts, well trained excursion guides, relaxation, and activity. Highly recommend!

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McKinlay Kidd organised this very special rail tour to Scotland. From start to finish it was a pure joy, I cannot speak too highly of them.

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We had a great holiday. Mckinlay Kidd helped me plan a trip that fit our schedules and had some suggestions to make the trip memorable. I will be recommending Mckinlay Kidd to friends and family that travel to Scotland. We especially enjoyed our tour guid on the Isle of Skye.

James was friendly and helpful. He helped me plan our holiday and had some great suggestions. . When we needed to communicate with James during the trip he was responsive.

We did a 14 day train tour of the Scottish Highlands with our own individual itinerary created by McKinnely Kid.

A wonderful self-guided but fully supported holiday by McKinley Kidd. They did an excellent job keeping track of our travels and were always available if things went awry.

We enjoyed a grand 15 day, 14 night clockwise tour of Scotland by train (primarily) starting in Glasgow and ending in Edinburgh (after tacking on a couple of days in Edinburgh to get things started). We really appreciate how well organized all the lodging, transportation, day tours, and recommendations were. McKinlay Kidd's attention to detail and knowledgeable guidance made it possible for us to travel by ourselves without having to worry about all the logistical details. Our new favorite way to travel!

McKinlay Kidd did a fantastic job planning and executing our trip! For us, it was great to travel by ourselves, but have all the planning, logistics, and recommendations provided by the experts. McKinlay Kidd left us to enjoy the trip on our own, while occasionally jumping in to make small adjustments if something didn't go exactly according to plan (due to weather, etc.) We greatly preferred this way of traveling to entirely self-planned or small group tours.

Grand Tour of Scotland by Train organized by McKinlay Kidd.

They put together a wonderful holiday. When we had problems they were quick to respond.

We were on a self guided itineary using the Scotrail train system to travel from Glasgow up through the highlands as far as the Orkneys and then back down the other side. It was an amazing experience and we loved every minut of it.

We always felt completely supported by McKinnely Kidd and whenever there was a hiccup in the travel arrangements, they took great efforts to resolved them and provide us options to our next travel destination. When tours were cancelled because of weather, they substituted equally intersting tours. They were wonderful

It was absolutely amazing. The lever of service by each separate accommodation/ your was outstanding.

Contacted us personally when there were changes in itinerary.

We booked a two-week Scotland train tour through McKinlay Kidd. Their level of organization was outstanding. Every detail was well planned and their recommendations for things to do, places to visit and eat added to our wonderful experience. We stayed in magnificent accommodations, went on memorable tours - all organized by them. Our trip to Scotland will not soon be forgotten!

McKinlay Kidd proved themselves to be utmost professionals. They were responsive to our needs every step of the way and the respect their service providers have for them is a testament on how well they run their business. We are so happy to have stumbled on their website and followed through on what turned out to be a dream vacation.

Wonderful, Amazing, Superb, are but a few of the adjectives I would use to describe this holiday. The food (really enjoyed the haggis), the accommodations, the history, the scenery, the people... All combined, they made this holiday an unforgettable experience. Even when things went awry (partial cancellation of an excursion that was weather related and it wasn’t that big of a problem) those involved, immediately, went into action and developed options for us to choose from. I received a same day phone call from McKinlay Kidd, within a couple of hours, to ensure everything was as it should be. Thank you! If I were to change anything it would be to add an extra day to each location. Every place we went, I did not want to leave. The accommodations and our hosts were some of the most amazing locales and people I have ever stayed at and met. Our hosts made us feel at home and supplied us with a wealth of knowledge and information. Touring by train is a brilliant concept. More people should do it. It frees one to simply sit back and enjoy the beautiful scenery as it goes by. Wonderful, Amazing, Superb… This holiday left me wanting more through McKinlay Kidd.

If you mean McKinlay Kidd as a whole as the “tour operator”, they have made a holiday experience what it should be. Something that one will always remember. I will use McKinlay Kidd, again, for future travels to locales in the United Kingdom. They went above and beyond. If you mean the personnel of McKinlay Kidd, such as Daniela Rapani, Dora Lilla Crerand-Homanyi, Jeanette Ito and the other ladies and gentlemen that assisted me in developing our holiday itinerary I say thank you very much. They made it very personal to me and made me feel like I was the most important person that they were assisting. It matters. You are the best.