Tangney Tours Traveller Reviews

We visited many of the most sacred Christian sites in a party of 28 fellow pilgrims accompanied by a Spiritual Director and an accomplished local guide. Both the Spiritual Director and the tour guide were exceptionally good. The trip was very competently organised and passed without a hitch in sometimes testing circumstances due to crowds at sites visited. Hotel accomodation was of a very high quality in both towns in which we stayed. Food was always good and sometimes very good. Our fellow pilgrims were a pleasure to meet and to travel with. Overall I cannot recommend the whole experience too highly.

Tangney Tours special in Catholic Tours to European religious sites and places of pilgrimage.

We took part in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land organised by Tangney but run by a local tour company (Laila). Documentation was excellent and the local company were very well organised with a very very good guide (Jonathan). The only negative was the hotel in Bethlehem (Manger Square Hotel) where the food was rubbish.

Tangney tours documentation was very good. Local company (Laila) was excellent.

The spiritual side well looked after by Fr John Farrell, one (who had been on an earlier Holy Land pilgrimage) saying that it had made a huge difference. This view was shared by all to whom I spoke. Fr Paul McDermott made excellent arrangements and was always in hand. The only criticism I would make (as did about six others to whom I spoke including one of the priests) is that the itinerary in Jerusalem was over-crowded. Some visits like the Western Wall were irrelevant to the pilgrimage and others like Kings David's supposed tomb and the supposed Upper Room were really "fake" sites. With more free time, people would chose if they wanted to go to any of these or do something else.

All was well organised.

The arrangements and care were just right and provided us with the time to appreciate this very special occasion. The good weather also helped us to enjoy the experience fully.

Our booking. travelling arrangements and hotel were very well handled and we appreciated the additional provision of name badges and information booklets

Four day trip for the Canonization

We met the wonderful James who we believed was to be our tour guide for a tour of Rome on Friday 12th October. Unfortunately he was replaced by an Italian guide who was quite frankly awful. Several of our group simply gave up and handed in our ear pieces. I gave the tour over an hour and apologised to James who was with us but was not leading the tour and left the group. Such a shame since James is a superb guide and his enthusiasm and knowledge was so uplifting and interesting.

An Unbelievable 1 Day Tour to Lourdes! Marvellous Idea!

An Absolutely 5 Star Tour Operator! I Am Lost for Words!

The pilgrimage was bespoke and organised on our behalf by Tangey. Overall the trip was well organised, there were a few communication issues for some of the travellers prior to the tour, but I suspect that this may have been as much to do with the recipients rather than Tangey. The Tour manager Ken and Coach driver Alan were excellent - we should have followed Alan's lead and eat out in the evenings as the Ermitage Retreat Centre delivered exactly as promised. It was clean, basic but right for the job - the only downside was the food in the evenings

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as one of 49 pilgrims I found the experience educational and deeply moving being welcomed by locals who provided accommodation and provided food . the various resturants were enjoyed local produce and experienced culture was enriching. seeing, touching and smelling the story of our faith is life changing. thanks to excellent leaders as well as local guide and careful coach driver who understood all our needs. the only expectation on us was to be at the coach for 7.30am - extraordinary really how everything fell into place. we didnt have to wait wherever we went . the Holy Sepulchre was wonderful and everything else that followed .

very efficient from first enquiry to returning home including choosing airline which provided comfort and excellent food.

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My friend and I were delighted by the level of care and expertise on this Tangney Tour to Lourdes (September 2019) From the introductory book at the outset to the attention from the 2 Tangney reps (Lisa and Linda) and their knowledge and care for our group, everything was first rate. The Hotel Beau Site was clean and comfortable, with helpful staff who went out of their way to provide me with a dairy-free diet. It meant so much that we were able to attend all the services and learned a lot about Lourdes and St Bernadette, thanks to Lisa and Linda was a wonderful first visit, tremendous value and I would love to travel with this company again

Tangney Tours- an established company that advertises in the Catholic press with tours which appeal to people of faith.

My wife and I went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes in September 2019. We flew from London to Toulouse, coach transfer to Lourdes and stayed in Hotel Beau Site. We were in Lourdes for 4 nights which was perfect for us, plenty of time to do all the main things without having to rush. The highlights were: Grotto (Mass, Rosary, leaving petitions that we took) Crypt Rosary Basilica, High Stations Torchlight Procession

I arranged this trip because visiting Lourdes was something that my wife and I had wanted to do for some time; we were not disappointed. Tangney Tours were brilliant. On arrival at the airport in Toulouse, Lisa one of the tour guides met us and took us to the transfer coach. Whilst we were en route to Lourdes, Lisa provided each of us with a booklet and and an itinerary then gave us a quick summary of our trip. In the afternoon of the arrival day, after lunch, Lisa gave us an orientation walking tour of the area around the Grotto/basilicas etc; it was great and really helped us as we were complete strangers to the area; she also gave us some history of the area and Bernadette’s life. Later in the week, Linda, the other Tangney tours rep in Lourdes, gave a walking tour around various important sites and museums. Linda was incredibly knowledgable and guided us around a museum explaining all about Bernadette’s life and times. Both Linda and Lisa were great, and enabled us to get so much more from our Lourdes visit than would have otherwise been the case. We had a wonderful time - thank you.