The Portola Hotel is a great location and nice hotel to stay at. Reception and pre-race dinner were excellent. And really appreciated the private coach to the start.
Wonderful, attentive, supportive staff. Great accommodations and guest speakers and guides. Tends to draw very kind runners.
We are grateful to you and your team at Marathon Tours once again for a well-crafted event. We stayed at the handsome Newbury Hotel with its attentive staff and dined at wonderful restaurants within walking distance. Your work made our visit much easier to plan. I made sure nearby passengers on my flight home were told to contact Marathon Tours before their next race.
Really appreciated the several communications that came out prior to the trip and advice on how to prepare and all of the documentation needed! Tremendously helpful!
Loved the Chateau Frontenac - excellent location and loved Paris! Had fun & enjoyed meeting new friends.
C'est magnifique!!
Everything was just amazing! I think the trip to Masada was the best for me, but certainly enjoyed every aspect of the trip.
All was excellent and very well done. I loved the mix of historical and biblical sites and information. Of course, they certainly overlap there!
My favorite day was when we went to Bethlehem and Yad Vashem. I also enjoyed the tour of Old Jaffe in Tel Aviv, but the entire trip was incredible. We definitely had full days, but I felt like I had enough downtime. The group dinners were decadent, and it was a great way to meet the others and get to know them. Karen was outstanding and kept us well informed before and during the trip. Our Israeli guide, Mira, was excellent and informative. I learned so much history from her.
We had a wonderful time and experience. We feel Karen is definitely top notch as far as tour planner and guide! Thank you so much!
The opportunity to go to Israel with energetic, curious, active people. I loved traveling again after Covid! I loved walking where Jesus walked, experiencing the Middle Eastern culture, being in the land that is so much in the news, and getting a little feel for the tension there. The food was the best! I loved being with old friends from other trips, and meeting new.
Karen was amazing! She really helped answer any and all questions. I am excited to tour with her again soon!
I honestly cannot think of anything that I would do differently - Nicole (and team) did a fabulous job, and the hotel, etc are excellent choices.
Nicole and Ann are outstanding. Very customer focused and both made the extra effort to ensure everybody is taken care of. from pre-planning to making sure we could get our COVID tests coming home. They were involved and on top of making sure we had a great trip.
Ann and Nicole are outstanding. Runners are generally a collegial group but both Ann and Nicole take the time to make everybody feel part of the family. I’ve done 4 races with Marathon Tours and will join Ann in Dublin in the fall and know in advance it will be a wonderful experience.
Really enjoyed this course! There is a lot to look at and very flat.
A must do! The marathon race was truly amazing and beyond explanation. By far the most challenging and difficult marathon I have done to date. However, the real experience were the expeditions to see first- hand that part of the world. It is beyond what words or pictures can describe. It really is a once in a lifetime experience to tick off your bucket list!
The entire trip was awesome!!! I was very impressed with how well all the logistics were managed (especially during a pandemic). The staff were all very helpful and supportive (especially on race day). I loved the excursions.
This was a massively complex undertaking at the bottom of the world in a global pandemic. The MTT Team, the Expedition Team, the Tour Team, the Hotel Team....everything was perfect. What a terrific feat! I love the shared global community experiences.
This was my first trip with Marathon Tours, and it was a great experience overall - especially given the pivots that were needed to execute this trip during the pandemic. The end-to-end service overall was exceptional, continuing even now with the follow ups, Google share photos, etc.
