AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2023 (gold award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2016 (gold award)
At McKinlay Kidd, we’re passionate about Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales as holiday destinations, and are dedicated to helping independently-minded visitors find the perfect holiday. Named Telegraph Travel's ‘Best Specialist Tour Operator 2023', and gold in the AITO Tour Operator of the Year Awards - both for the second time, McKinlay Kidd have spent years exploring. We have stayed ...
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2023 (gold award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2016 (gold award)
At McKinlay Kidd, we’re passionate about Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales as holiday destinations, and are dedicated to helping independently-minded visitors find the perfect holiday. Named Telegraph Travel's ‘Best Specialist Tour Operator 2023', and gold in the AITO Tour Operator of the Year Awards - both for the second time, McKinlay Kidd have spent years exploring. We have stayed in, eaten at, driven through, sailed across, and visited everything we recommend so that your holiday experience is as good as it gets.
We offer a range of holidays, from island-hopping and wildlife watching to seafood experiences, classic car hire, and train touring, as well as unique places to stay including castles. Our flexible approach means that you can add your own personal touches or contact us for a unique tailor-made proposal, perfect for special holidays, honeymoons and celebratory occasions.
A holiday specially designed for travellers who want to experience authentic Scotland independently by rail...
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See Scotland's most distinctive lochs, mountains, moors and castles while touring on the world-renowned West ...
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McKinlay Kidd's "Journey Through the Western Isles " is ideal for those who want a relaxing self-drive tour ...
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UK destinations don’t come further flung than Shetland & Fair Isle; this six-night fly-drive demonstrates ...
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Experience the unspoilt land and memorable wildlife of the Hebrides from Mull to the Uists. The unspoilt ...
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Fly to Barra in the Outer Hebrides where you can land on a sparkling sandy beach. Even the terminal building ...
Find out more >Flying makes our beautiful remote islands much more accessible for a holiday of any length, perhaps enabling you to take a short break to explore Shetland and Orkney ...
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Scattered off the north and west coast of Ireland and Scotland there are hundreds of islands just waiting to be explored. Scotland’s most northerly islands are halfway ...
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With nearly 20 years’ experience taking care of travellers heading off on their own to enjoy the pleasures of our award-winning train holidays and Scottish island hops, ...
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Special means different things to different people, but if we are talking about distinctive, out of the ordinary, exceptional, wow places... …to stay we know a few ...
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If your idea of a care-free holiday is car free, you’ll be spoilt for choice with our great selection of scenic train journeys and longer self-guided tours throughout ...
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Epic landscapes, incredible journeys, memorable places to stay, local people to meet and authentic treasures to discover along the way. These are our guidelines for ...
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