Martin Randall Travel is committed to providing the best planned, the best led and altogether the most fulfilling and enjoyable cultural tours available.
Pioneering and innovative, we have led the way with ideas and itineraries and by setting the benchmarks for customer service and administration.
For 36 years we have been the most influential organisation in the field of cultural travel, offering an unequalled range of tours and events. Pioneering and innovative, we have led the way with ideas and itineraries and by setting the benchmarks for customer service and administration.
Privileged access
Special arrangements are a feature of our tours – for admission to places not generally open to travellers, for access outside public hours, for private concerts and extraordinary events. In innumerable ways, we lift our clients’ experience far above standards which are regarded as normal for tourists.
First-rate speakers
Expert speakers are a key ingredient in our tours. Academics, curators, writers, broadcasters and researchers, they are selected not only for their knowledge but also for their ability to communicate clearly and engagingly to a lay audience. Their brief is to enlighten and stimulate, not merely to inform.
Holiday protection
We provide full financial protection for our package holidays which include international flights, by way of our Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL); and for those that do not include a flight, by way of a bond held by ABTOT – The Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited.
Personal service
We aim for faultless administration from your first encounter with us to the end of the holiday, and beyond. We want you to come back again and again – as most of our clients do. We can provide options without international travel if you prefer to make your own arrangements.
Award-winning
Five consecutive years as Best Special Interest Holiday Company at the British Travel Awards (2015–19) reflects our commitment to excellence. With a remarkable 99% satisfaction rating from more than 1,100 independent reviews, our attention to detail and client care is unmatched.
Most of our tours run with between 10 and 20 participants. Our travellers are self-selected by common interests and an endorsement of our ethos. You are highly likely to find yourself among like-minded companions, whether travelling solo (as 50% of our clients do) or with a travel partner.
Value for money
The price includes nearly everything, not only the major ingredients such as hotel, transport and the costs of the lecturer and manager but also tips, drinks with meals, and airport taxes. The price published is the price you pay. You can secure your booking today with a 15% deposit.
I was ill most of the time, but the Tour Manager and hotel staff couldn't have been kinder.
vagabond
18 Oct 2016
Cultural Sicily with Martin Randall
12 days of history, culture, art & architecture, with a highly qualified lecturer and a tour manager. Well paced & well organised days, with access to some private palazzi as an extra treat. Well located hotels, many meals included - excellent food & wine. Great company, great itinerary,...
MMcP
26 Nov 2018
Informative
Specialise in cultural holidays , and the logistics that go with them - which are often unusual given where culturally interesting sites can be located.
Ishmael
12 Oct 2014
The year of anniversaries
Martin Randall seems very caring about clients enjoyment. They offer historical, musical and archaeology tours as well as art trips.
Agincourt
09 Nov 2015
cAMINO DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA
It is the first trip I have done with Martin Randall but it will not be the last
Happy Pilgrim
15 Jun 2015
Gastronomic Piedmont
Excellent. Martin Randall has proved efficient in every way on each of the many trips we have taken with them. Accommodation chosen is always first rate, food is always excellent and, perhaps more importantly, lecturer and tour guides are invariably knowledgeable and helpful, thus ensuring that fell...
David
13 Oct 2015
Informed and discriminating
This was a tour to the Western Balkans, an area of turbulent and ancient history. It could not have been more informative.
nwm
18 Oct 2017
Opera in Verona
The opera was disappointing as a musical experience, but entertaining for being spectacular in production. Verona is beautiful, our hotel was luxurious, we did special things like going to lunch in an old villa 12 km from the city
Misty
25 Jul 2022
Valletta Baroque Festival
Martin Randall Travel - brilliant - nothing is left to chance. Well constructed tours with a good balance of activities. Make you feel completely at ease - as a holiday should be!
Mid Wales Solo
18 Mar 2019
Short but very enjoyable tour of Flemish Painting
Short tour in Belgium, based in Ghent but visiting, Antwerp, Bruges and Brussels. Comfortable hotel, engaging lecturer, effective tour manager, interesting companions and good food all added up to a lovely trip
Edinburgh Travelker
16 Jul 2023
London Railway Termini
A day tour of three. London Termini. Excellent value. Informative. Good fun.
Rev J G 17
23 Feb 2017
A stunning and unforgettable trip to the "Uttermost Part of the Earth"
A fabulously varied and memorable visit to an amazing part of the world. We were with a engaging and entertaining group of fellow travellers and we were expertly informed by tour leader Chris Moss and seamlessly managed by tour manager Emilie Salvesen.
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