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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

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

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

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

Morocco
Morocco - Cities & empires
2nd April 2025
Professor Amira Bennison

From Rabat to Marrakech, including the imperial cities of Fes and Meknes. Spectacular landscapes: the Atlas Mountains, valleys, palm groves, woodland, desert. See the sun set over the... Read more

£5,390 ex flights

£5,810 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

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Destinations

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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Themes

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

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Event types

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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Expert speakers

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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Classical Turkey
Florence & Venice
Monet & Impressionism
Vienna at Christmas
Opera in Vienna
The Western Balkans
Gastronomic Sicily
Ravenna & Urbino
" Tour met all my expectations and more. It will be one of my happy memories. I will be booking more tours with MRT! " Classical Turkey - Greeks and Romans in Anatolia
" Excellent itinerary well balanced between the two cities. " Florence & Venice - The finest and best-known art and architecture in the Western world
" It was a pleasure to be in Frances's company. Her knowledge of Impressionism and her enthusiasm made the tour both educational and very enjoyable. " Monet & Impressionism - Paintings and places in Paris and Normandy
" Vienna is a wonderful city for Christmas, and this was a truly lovely tour. " Vienna at Christmas - Art and architecture in the Habsburg capital
" The lecturer was, truly, a reference in musical knowledge and the tour manager managed the reservations everywhere in a wonderful and efficient way. " Opera in Vienna - Mozart, Nicolai, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev
" Very well constructed. Varied venues which combined ancient history, modern history and current affairs, art, religion and diverse scenery (sometimes stunningly beautiful). " The Western Balkans - Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina & Montenegro: history past & present
" A good mix of visits to food and wine producers and historical sites, putting the produce into context with Sicily's varied history and landscape, and both the lecturer and tour manager were excellent. " Gastronomic Sicily - Food & wine in the west
" This was one of the most enjoyable trips I have done. " Ravenna & Urbino - Byzantine capital, Renaissance court
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The outcome of assiduous research and reconnaissance means that we regularly introduce new itineraries.

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