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Leading cultural tours since 1988

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.

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Handel in Malta
Handel in Malta - Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings
21st November 2025
Mr Richard Wigmore

Three of the leading ensembles performing today: The English Concert, Solomon’s Knot and the Gabrieli Consort. A range of Handel’s best works, from the beloved Rinaldo to the vibrantly... Read more

£4,280 ex flights

Essential Andalucía
Essential Andalucía - Spain’s southern province
29th September 2025
Dr Philippa Joseph

Three nights in each of the major cities: Granada, Córdoba and Seville. Visits the Picasso Museum in Málaga, the Alhambra in Granada and the small Renaissance towns of Úbeda and... Read more

£4,050 ex flights

£4,260 inc flights

Art in Madrid
Art in Madrid - The Great Galleries
5th November 2025
Dr Xavier Bray

Two visits to the Prado plus the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection and the Reina Sofía, home to Picasso’s Guernica. Lesser-known places include the Archaeological Museum & the Lázaro... Read more

£2,090 ex flights

£2,350 inc flights

Venetian Palaces
Venetian Palaces - The greatest and best-preserved palaces of La Serenissima
11th November 2025
Dr Michael Douglas-Scott

Explores many of the finest and best-preserved palaces, once homes to the wealthiest nobles and merchants in Venice (some of which are still in private hands). Access is mainly by special... Read more

£3,030 ex flights

£3,230 inc flights

Modern Art on the Côte d’Azur
Modern Art on the Côte d’Azur - Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and their contemporaries
7th October 2025
Ms Monica Bohm-Duchen

Europe’s greatest concentration of classic modern art in the idyllic Mediterranean setting where it was created. Old and new collections, with outstanding work by Renoir, Bonnard,... Read more

£3,110 ex flights

£3,360 inc flights

Sailing the Aegean
Sailing the Aegean - Voyage to spectacular sites in Greece & Turkey
4th October 2025
Dr Nigel Spivey

Cruise in comfort from Athens to the Peloponnese, islands of the Cyclades, Crete and western Turkey. Includes major sites of Minoan, Classical, Ionian, Roman civilisation across the... Read more

£5,640 ex flights

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We operate in around forty countries including the UK, continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Japan, Vietnam and the Americas.

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We offer an unequalled range of tours and events focusing on art, architecture, music, archaeology, history, gardens, gastronomy or walking.

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Tours for small groups are our ‘bread and butter’, but we also offer Martin Randall Festivals, cruises, short Music & History events, London Days and online talks.

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Our speakers are selected with great care. Their scholarship is unimpeachable but their ability to communicate their learning is equally important.

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Walking in Sicily
Venice Revisited
Peru: the Andean Heartland
Palladian Villas
Istanbul Revealed
Early Railways: The North
Handel in Malta
Welsh National Opera
" The lecturer was magnificent. " Walking in Sicily - Crater & coast: in the footsteps of history
" The private visits were particularly excellent. " Venice Revisited - From prison to palazzo: art and life in historic Venice
" The itinerary was extremely well planned, introducing us to the ancient history and culture of the various Peruvian peoples by way of the excellent Lima museum visits before we visited the amazing sites. " Peru: the Andean Heartland - Pre-Columbian to present day
" The lecturer was hugely knowledgeable, entertaining and amiable. " Palladian Villas - The greatest house builder in history
" The itinerary took us to interesting places beyond the usual tourist sights giving a fuller picture of the history. " Istanbul Revealed - Byzantine and Ottoman metropolis
" The itinerary was perfect in all respects. There were a number of sites and locations that I had been planning to visit all contained within the one tour. " Early Railways: The North - History, technology, architecture, landscapes
" Richard Wigmore was an erudite, intelligent and passionate expert on music. He increased our enjoyment of the concerts and was a charming travelling companion. " Handel in Malta - Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings
" Just a right balance between opera evenings and sightseeing tours. " Welsh National Opera - Peter Grimes, The Marriage of Figaro
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