McKinlay Kidd Traveller Reviews

A fantastic holiday skilfully and thoughtfully put together by a well organised efficient company. The diversity and uniqueness of this holiday is something very special.

Can only reiterate above comments. The tour company was brilliant. Special thanks to Anna for sorting everything for us.

The weather tried to put a damper on the holiday but with so many options of what to do, it was a perfect holiday. Everything was thought through to make it a fabulous overall experience that I heartily recommend!

Even with the impending rail strike they were able to put us at ease - they thought of everything so we could sit back and enjoy the experiences.

Absolutely brilliant.

Their service is outstanding - second to none.

Three weeks in the Scottish islands. Excellent itinerary, great choice of accommodation.

McKinlay Kidd not only organised an excellent holiday for us, they were also available to instigate a contingency plan when it looked as though our Oban-Barra ferry might be cancelled. Comforting.

We enjoyed a lovely Train Tour around Scotland, including stops at Glasgow, Spean Bridge, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Pitlochry and Edinburgh. McKinley had pre-booked all of our trains, taxis or alternative transport, accomodations in fine country inns, and city B & B's.

Everything was so easy and comfortable. We were free to relax and enjoy every minute, and there were no nasty surprises - in fact we were overwhelmed every day by what a wonderful adventure we were having. We could not be happier with the arrangements, and looked forward to every day, hoping the days wouldn't go by too fast.

We visit the Western Isles every year for two weeks Island hopping. Colony is really a very small island and suitable for those that like to walk . Three days is long enough to explore the island and what it has to offer. Islay was our second port of call this holiday and so much to do and see easily keep you busy for several days. The distillery visit and tasting are a great experience and the views to Jura stunning. Would recommend a day trip to Jura, we spotted Otters and spent a considerable amount of time simply watching them play

This is the first time I have ever taken time to write a review but I feel we really must extol the virtues of McKinlay Kidd as a tour operator. For the last 12 years we have asked McKinlay Kidd to organise our annual trip to the Western Isles ( and beyond ) and every year the holiday has been simply excellent. I suppose after 12 years we could organise our own holidays on the Islands and book the ferries etc but ......and it is a big but if there is a problem with the ferry or the hotel then it can be difficult. This year for example the weather turned against us when we were on one of the smallest islands. To get to our next port of call we need to get off the island earlier etc etc..........no problem, we were not even aware of the change in weather. McKInlay Kidd rang us the day before to say they were monitoring the situation and the next morning arranged our early departure and connection to the next island we were visiting. I really recommend this tour operator as the best.

Staying two nights on Harris, Uist and Barra.

Excellent service by McKinlay Kidd. Well organised trip by a tour operator who really cares for the customer throughout the holiday.

6 of us went on this journey. I would recommend it to anyone. Travel by train was so easy, and a taxi was waiting at each location to take us to our hotel. They were even watching watching the weather for our ferry crossing to the Isle of Skye - with an alternate route if the seas were too rough.

WE never actually saw them. They just had everything arranged for us at each stop.

We enjoyed our journey through the Outer Hebrides immensely. The route started at Oban with a ferry to Barra and explored all the islands of the Outer Hebrides. It provided us with a comprehensive insight into the different characteristics of the islands.

The company is to be congratulated on its thoughtfulness and the professional execution of all travel arrangements and hotel selections. We would not hesitate to use them again and recommend them to other travellers.

We were a small group of car fanatics from Scotland who enjoyed a super weekend around Strangford Lough. Good scenery, good roads, super hotel and great people!

All the travel arrangements worked perfectly. The hotel was excellent, great staff and super food. The holiday guides ( and maps) were very helpful and the recommendations provided gave us lots of things to do.