Martin Randall Travel Traveller Reviews

This proved to be a wonderful holiday. We learnt a great deal about the composer and his life. Everything was impeccably organised.

We have travelled with Martin Randall Travel 50 times and have always been extremely satisfied. On this occasion our flight from LHR was cancelled due to fog. Members of the Martin Randall staff had stayed up until 3am organising alternative flights from Stansted in order to get us to Venice for the start of the Festival.

The Martin Randall Venetian Hills tour from 1st-5th October 2015 exceeded my expectations. Based in the comfort and superb service of the Hotel Dei Chiostri in picturesque Follina about 45 mins drive northwest of Venice over the five days , about 17 of us travelled daily in a bus with a very skilled driver to a different cultural centre (eg Bassano del Grappa, Belluno, Treviso) through stunning mountain scenery. The rich and humorous stories from our passionate art historian Joachim Strupp ,combining art history, politics, restoration & sociology kept us entertained and eager to learn more . The warm and nurturing tour manager Patrizia, had seamlessly arranged visits to a range of churches, museums,houses, town halls and theatres in each of the locations as well as some wonderful dinners and a lunch that were included in the tour price. Nothing was too much trouble and the company of the small group of other relaxed English, Canadian , American & Australian over-50's travellers led to many enjoyable and stimulating conversations along the way.

I had savoured the drawings in the collector's quality Martin Randall catalogues for over ten years till I could arrange to get to Europe from Australia.. From the beginning the administration was friendly and efficient. Everything went smoothly on the trip , the accommodation and meals were wonderful and the lecturer was absorbing.The itinerary was very varied , unique and beautiful providing entry to many places and people that an individual would not be able to arrange. . It was a thoroughly wonderful experience and I would genuinely recommend it to anyone interested in art and history who wanted it very well organised to maximise the time available to experience the learning and the places.

We travelled on MRT's "Monteverdi in Venice: The Four Operas" Music Festival. Our hotel, the music, lectures and overall experience was spectacular and even exceeded our already high expectations of the week.

Martin Randall Travel are the best cultural tour operator we have ever found

WE TRAVELLED WITH AN OUTSTANDING TOUR MANAGER AND AN OUTSTANDING GUIDE WHO EXPLAINED THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND ARTISTIC BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE OF EACH PLACE WE VISITED AND OF MANY OF THE ART WORKS WE SAW. OUR TOUR MANAGER AND GUIDE ALSO HELPED WITH TRANSLATIONS AND WITH FINDING SPECIAL PLACES TO EAT AND VISIT DURING OUR FREE TIME. THE TOUR WAS WELL DESIGNED AND HAD COMFORTABLE LODGINGS, AN

I LOVE THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, ARTISTIC, AND MUSICAL TOURS PREPARED BY MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL!

Just wonderful. MRT's organisational skills and attention to detail were exemplary.

Martin Randall Tours have a reputation for excellent value for money - this tour was no exception.

5 days in Venice, listening to live performances of 17th century music by musicians of the highest international standard. Performances took place in interesting palaces and churches, and there were accompanying very helpful lectures. The whole added up to a coherent and very satisfying overview of Monteverdi's achievements. The tour organization (travel, accommodation, meals) was impeccable.

Very attentive to detail. There are always many MRT guides on hand to make sure you don't get lost and everything runs smoothly. MRT certainly had plenty to deal with on the first day, when fog closed all the London airports, but we all arrived in Venice in time to enjoy the first evening.

A good experience although the sound quality was quite poor.

This is the first experience of Martin Randall Travel

As India is so vast, I decided I needed a tour with a focus. I chose a tour focussing on the architecture and Art of the Moghals and Rajputs. Staying at Delhi, Agra, Nagaur,Jaipur and Jodphur, we were accompanied by an expert who has been actively involved in the restoration of some of the buildings we visited and had curated one of the art exhibitions we visited. We had excellent hotels, wonderful food as well as unexpected surprises (eating within Rajput palaces, firework display in a fort, drinks in a palace lit by hundreds of oil lampls). We also had opportunities to see something of contemporary India. A truly excellent tour.

Everything worked as scheduled without ever feeling that we were being "herded along" or pressurised. Excellent timekeeping, no hitches. There was also a degree of flexibility and efforts were made to listen to people's requests and organise around them.

A wonderful musical experience. I stayed in an excellent hotel in such a wonderful location. The organisation of the programme was faultless and the staff excellent

Martin Randall Travel- never fails to dleiver

Musical performances of the very highest quality in magnificent surroundings with impeccable organisation

Several holidays with Martin Randall have all been of superb quality