Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours is part of McLachlan Travel Group, a family company that has been prominent in the Australian travel industry for more than 30 years.
The McLachlan family first began organising holidays for Australian travellers in 1979, when Mat's parents, Gil and Leonie, opened a small travel agency in West Wyalong, a town of 3500 people in the NSW wheatbelt. Since then the company has grown, but is still very much a family enterprise.
Today McLachlan Travel Group still owns retail travel agencies and also publishes custom magazines for some of Australia's leading travel companies. Gil and Leonie still run the business, and Mat's sister Lisa is also an important part of the team. You can hear her sharing her unrivalled travel knowledge each Wednesday morning on radio 2UE.
As part of McLachlan Travel Group, Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours shares the core values that were established by Gil and Leonie when they opened their first travel agency all those years ago: to provide knowledge and value to Australian travellers, and the best holiday experience possible.
The whole package was excellent, given the very reasonable cost involved. Time spent in each location was good and the mix of activities between battlefields and sightseeing was well thought out and catered admirably for the mixed group. Personnel were top drawer. Richard and Mat were both very knowledgeable and nothing was a problem for either. I have no hesitation in recommending this tour for all age groups."
- John Moore