What did you like best? Impossible to easily answer this. The on-board ship experience for ten days was an adventure of a lifetime. Jeff Adams and staff were superb hosts.
I've already sung their praises, but Jeff, Paul, and Alyssa were fantastic. The logistics were handled and ran smoothly because of all of the behind the scenes work that these guys did. Excellent excellent job.
I received my Six Star, so hard to beat the feeling of accomplishment. The commradere of the
group, being so well taken care of/supported by the Marathon Tours staff and the Japanese
people themselves....are all tied for next best.
I love meeting fellow runners from the Marathon Tours group, great camaraderie, great stories,
great fun! Insights on the course, start area, recognition of Seven Continents Club and AbbottWMM Six Star finisihers,
you truly feel like a community when you travel with Marathon Tours!
Every Marathon Tours trip is unique in its' own way. The Park Hyatt was incredible as was having the chance to experience Tokyo in general. The post race gathering at the Park Hyatt was also outstanding. It was a wonderful experience.
Loved the tour activities: shrine & temples, tea ceremony, drumming ceremony, etc.
Meals were varied, interesting and so good!! Loved the bullet train. Thanks Nicole for getting us all
there and on time! A stressful day, but well done. The shuttle to the airport at the conclusion of the
tour was awesome, and so appreciated. Nicole told us to trust her...it will all work well, and it really
did.
Communication with the Marathon Tours and Travel staff was excellent. Nicole was very
responsive, and incredibly helpful. Her emails with trip details were thorough and easy to
understand. I was nervous about traveling to a country that I didn't speak the language, but felt
much better with all of the detailed information that was provided.
This is my second trip with Marathon Tours and it won't be the last one. Nicole is great with all the
pre-race communication and gets back to me almost immediately to answer any questions I have.
The staff during the trip is wonderful, everyone is so personable - I am so appreciative of all the
planning, the tours, their knowledge of the destination and the race.
Attention to detail is outstanding. Where else are you met before heading to the start line about
specific short cuts you can take to your corral because Jeff and the team have gone down at 5 AM
to pre-scout the area!! Outstanding service from all the staff, great city tour ad fantastic reception
to finish off the race weekend!!
One of the things I appreciate most is that Marathon Tours plans
everything, all I have to do is show up. I love the people on this tour - staff and other travelers!
How do you manage to put together such a nice group of people to travel with? I love how
knowledgeable the staff is about the race and the destination.
