The geography of Scotland is fascinating, and so is route-planning! One look at a map and you will immediately notice the lack of roads, and some roads take longer than others, if you know what we mean.We’ve driven most of them (apart from a few of the longer dead ends), so we know which are missable and which should definitely not be missed.

We've been designing tours of Scotland for many years now - and using our local knowledge we've handpicked the very best small, indepedent hotels that really make your holiday special. On these touring holidays, you'll take in so many sights, sounds and experiences, and have plenty of opportunity to explore off the beaten track, so gaining a real flavour of Scotland.

McKinlay Kidd holidays - longer tours of Scotland

• Edinburgh & Highlands Explorer - A 7 night holiday designed to give first time visitors a good introduction to the contrasts of Scotland including Edinburgh, the Highlands and the West Coast.
   
• Essential Scotland - A specially designed self-drive tour starting in the capital and taking a broadly circular route including St Andrews, Aberdeen-shire, Inverness, the Isle of Skye, the west and southern Highlands, and finishing in southwest Scotland, in Galloway. 15 nights, staying in accommodation hand-picked for their warmth of welcome.
• Highlands & Islands Highlights - A 7 night tour discovering Scotland’s most glorious scenery - encompassing mountains and glens, forests and rivers, islands and beaches, castles, gardens and even whisky distilleries.
• Northwest Highlands Explorer - A week's tour in one the most stunning parts of the Highlands, amdist the glassy lochs and soaring mountains of Lochalsh, Torridon and Assynt.
• Journey to the Mull of Kintyre - A week touring off the beaten track in South Argyll, ending at the world-famous Mull of Kintyre.
• Whisky Islands – A 7 night island whisky holiday with hand-picked small hotels & tours of contrasting distilleries on the islands of Skye, Mull & Islay.
•  Journey through the Western Isles – A relaxing 10 night tour exploring Barra in the south through the Uists, to Harris, Lewis and finishing on Skye.
• Great Scottish Wildlife – one of The Sunday Times top 100 holidays in 2008, this 7 night, 3 centre (Mull, The Cairngorms, Perthshire) wildlife holiday includes a wildlife safari, a whale watching trip, ‘photo deer stalking’ & an evening visit to a night hide.
• Round Scotland by train - 7 nights, especially for those 'car less' travellers looking to experience the authentic Scotland independently. Includes the scenic West Highland Line & a first class trip on the Jacobite Steam Train from Fort William to Mallaig.
• An Island Odyssey - A diverse Scottish island-hopping holiday taking in 4 of the best known islands, Arran, Skye, Islay & Mull.
• Golden Gems of Autumn - A carefully crafted combination of four hand-picked small hotels, ideal to experience the glories of a Scottish autumn. 6 nights.