Martin Randall Travel Traveller Reviews

One day guided tour themed around the Italian Renaissance paintings at the National Gallery in London. Superb guide, small group, very good lunch and refreshments. I learned a lot - not just about Italian art but how to look at paintings. Also a very congenial group.

Martin Randall again showed superb organisation and provided an expert guide who engaged well with us all. The Gallery staged a strike on that day - we were warned about this and the team adapted superbly to the changed conditions and still delivered a wonderful day.

Everything about the tour was at the extremely high standard that we know that we can rely on with Martin Randall.

It's hard to find anything to fault about Martin Randall tours.

I have developed a new respect for Berlin and its history and achievements as well as an appreciation for its outstanding Christmas lighting, architecture, museums, ballet, and concerts. Our guide was very knowledgeable, continuously giving us information and explanations of what we saw -- historic sites, buildings, monuments, ancient artefacts, sculptures, paintings, music. He was also very considerate and patient and always positive in responding to questions or special requests for help or more information. Meals and itinerary were very well planned, so that we were busy visiting key places in Berlin most of the time, yet still had some free time so that those who wanted to rest could do so and those who wanted to visit other places on their own were given help and advice on where to go and how to get there. The guide even made himself available to walk with us to see Berlin's spectacular New Year's fireworks at midnight.

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One luxurious week of Christmas and Culture in Munich, with two day excursions to other Bavarian towns.

I usually travel independently, because I don't like shopping, being herded around, etc. Martin Randall gets it all right: Culture, class, good hotels, good food, a judicious mixture of sightseeing and free time, and expert lecturers. My only regret is that I didn't discover this agency 20 years ago!

Apart from the obvious things which were very good I enjoyed the other participants very much. The tour guide went beyond the call of duty and seemed to be enjoying himself.

Apart from confusion arising from communicating from Aus and London, very good

Outstanding - very informative and well-managed.

Very well informed. passionate about his subject area.

A symposium about the First World War in Canterbury. Wor ld-class lecturers, excelleut accomodation

Martin Randall is the best. A sure-fire recipe for pleasure and intellectual stimulation

This tour brought the Basque region to life through its food, wines, culture, architecture, art and people. Nothing could have been improved upon thanks to clearly superior planning and our tour guide,whose diverse background includes the very insides of Spanish cuisine, its history and kitchen. He knew everyone and everyone knew him. The menus were well balanced in every respect and the wines, married perfectly. We had so many "inside views" of the culinary life of Spain on this tour.

This was our third tour with Martin Randall. As with the previous two, all the administration and operations were professionally handled. Questions were answered efficiently and politely. We have already booked for next year and are laying plans for the next years ahead.

Walking to Santiago--more a hike--surpassed our expectations on every level, beginning with booking and responses to our numerous questions, to the daily experience, the meals, and the superb quality of the tour leader and manager and driver. We gained an enormously profound appreciation of Spanish history, culture, architecture, and hospitality, no less of the diverse geography, villages, cities and fields. Our group proved to one of the most cohesive we've experienced right from the start. For those on the tour for spiritual reasons, they did indeed find "miracles" all along the route and of course in Santiago de Compostela itself. For others, there was certainly plenty of serendipity.

Having been in the travel industry for 25 years and experienced tours of all kinds, I can fully appreciate the high quality of the entire company, whose tone is clearly set by Martin Randall himself. There are many personal stories of interactions with him. The employees could not have been more responsive, professional, courteous and indeed patient. The tour leader, manager, and driver were not only were at the top of their professions, but were genuinely nice, attentive, and concerned people, who made sure that all of our needs--expressed and unexpressed--were met. Kudos to them all.

The holiday was very good from start to finish. I often make up my mind on the company I choose from the assistance of the company staff. I met Helen and Alice who gave me the information I requested with a great deal of pleasantness. The itinerary was perfect for me. The hotels were very good and the food was quite good. The lecturer, Jon Cannon, was superior in knowledge and kindness to all travelers and staff. He made the tour for me. The program guide was very pleasant and helpful. She was there if you needed her but not intrusive. If I had done this tour on my own, I would not have had the great fortune to have the lecturer and would have been too concerned about the arrangements to enjoy it as much. My fellow travelers were pleasant and made the trip even more special. This was my trip of a lifetime and I indulged my passion for England's Cathedrals with the best tour company.

Martin Randall Company was excellent in handling my booking. What they told you would happen, did. They made the trip so relaxing for me and I just sat back and enjoyed every minute. The staff never minded any questions and handled requests efficiently. The tour guide made the trip pleasant for us and had all the hotel keys ready for us when we arrived. She just made things flow easily. The lecturer, Jon, was excellent and made the trip for me. What else can I say except that this became the trip of a lifetime for me.