Mull & Iona top tips:

• Tobermory - Mull's colourful main town with its painted houses
• Perfect white sandy beaches - The romantically named Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Ardalanish & Calgary Bay are highlights
• Iona Abbey - the 'seat of Christianity' within Scotland inspires spiritual tranquility within one of Scotland's most outstanding natural landscapes
• Wildlife adventure - whales, dolphins, eagles, otters, buzzards...just a few of the species you could spot

Things to see & do

A sheer paradise for lovers of Scotland's natural heritage, Mull is an island gem, with an enviable diversity of wildlife thriving everywhere from dense woodland glens to the grassy slopes of Ben More.

Its many miles of coastline boast fantastic sandy beaches - particularly at Calgary and Ardalanish - whilst off-shore is one of Europe's prime habitats for whales and dolphins: Take a boat trip and spot minke whales, bottlenose dolphins, and maybe seals and harbour porpoise.

Meanwhile, lively Tobermory - known to millions of children as Balamory - has a bustling vitality and is a great place for a weekend break. Brightly painted houses provide a colourful backdrop to the picture-postcard harbour and the 'craic' in waterfront bars rivals anything on the mainland.

A world away from all this, but in reality just a short ferry ride across the sound, Iona is a tiny island and a deeply spiritual place which has drawn travellers to its enigmatic shores for more than a thousand years. The brilliant blue-green waters and clear light here have inspired poets, painters and pilgrims for centuries.

Travel to and around Mull & Iona

There are regular ferries daily to Mull on Caledonian MacBrayne's Oban-Craignure (approx every 2 hours) & Lochaline-Fishnish (approx every hour) routes. To travel from Mull to Iona, take Caledonian MacBrayne's Fionnphort-Iona route (approx every hour).

McKinlay Kidd holidays in Mull & Iona

• Whale watching - trip includes a full day's whale watch with an experienced marine biologist
• Mull Wildlife Experience - a complete immersion in both land & sea-based wildlife activities
• Eagle Island - a birdwatcher's dream weekend, complete with 'wildlife safari'
• Island Weekend on Mull - the perfect Scottish island break
• Mull & Iona, Isles of Enchantment - 2 centre break with 2 nights on each Scottish island
• Family Week on Mull - Scottish island holiday including 3 memorable family experiences
• Mull Week of Wildlife - the ultimate wildlife week packed with a variety of land & sea-based wildlife activities
• Treasured Islands - island hop between the island gems of Iona & Colonsay
• Mull, Ardnamurchan to Skye - complete the Gaelic Rings circle, exploring Mull & Iona before island hopping to Skye via Ardnamurchan & Morven
• Island Photography Weekend - make the most of the stunning landscape of Mull under the expert tuition of a professional photographer with local knowledge
• Island Photography & Wildlife Safari - learn how to capture Hebridean light and find otters and eagles on this unique holiday combination.