Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews

We thoroughly enjoyed our grand tour of the Scottish highlands , it covered so much in one holiday in Scotland and we appreciated all the behind the scenes organisation to make it all flow smoothly.

Barry was professional, well organised and cheerful in his manner every day . He allowed for some flexibility for some in our party when they asked and was always attentive if folk had any issues in any of the hotels on the way .

Short break in Aberystwyth including two historic rail trips

Ffestiniog travel provided good ideas and planning was perfect

Tour of north, east and south Kyrgyzstan by mini-bus, starting in the capital (Bishkek) - a lively "green" and relatively new city built in the Soviet era. Beautiful mountain scenery, stunning "steppe" landscapes explored and great inter-action with people who continue their nomadic way of life. Yurt-making, camels, eagles and yaks plus different but brilliant food made this trip unforgettable - but also very hot and dusty! Hotels generally good although, as expected, not always up to Western standards.

Ffestiniog Travel used a company called Eco Tour based in Kyrgyzstan. Together they provided an excellent tour. As this was only the second time it had been operated some things could be improved for next time, but I know that the operators will carefully consider any suggestions as they are a small company that listens to its customers and are flexible in their approach.

travelled to Germany and Austria by train

1st class

A tour by train and coach of the idiosyncracies of travel in rural Ireland pre-1965 or so.

Shows great concern for travellers in difficult circumstances (strikes, Covid etc).

The holiday was well organised and ran smoothly. We had an extremely good Tour Leader who kept us well informed without being too intrusive. He also suggested a few alternatives to the planned itinerary, which some of the group opted for. The selection of hotels was very good, with one exception (the Jury's Inn at Cork), which added to the enjoyment of the holiday. Train travel was straightforward and worked as planned. Coach travel involved mainly two coaches, one of which gave a rather rough ride, the other was better. We felt we were given a very good introduction to the Republic of Ireland, seeing Dublin, Limerick and Cork as well as some more remote parts of the Atlantic Coast. A most enjoyable trip, despite the rain which, being Ireland, we were expecting.

Ffestiniog Travel are a small tour operator providing holidays mainly by rail. We have used them several times, both for escorted tours like this one and for tailor made holidays. We have always found them helpful and flexible, especially with the tailor made tours. This was the best escorted tour we have been on with Ffestiniog Travel, due in part to the excellent tour leader who looked aftr the group exceedingly well.

It was a fly drive holiday to some of Colorado,s heritage railways.

Michelle at Ffestiniog Travel, truly marvelous, every thing was booked, organised for us to enjoy our holiday in Colorado.

Travelled to Corsica by Eurostar, TGV and ferry, via Lyon and Nice. Three hotels in Corsica, at Bastia, Calvi and Ajaccio.

Specialist company providing rail-based holidays around the world.

Our holiday took us to Brussels & on to Cologne for overnight stay, on to Lucerne for 3 nights, then to Grindelwald for 3 nights and then return via an overnight in Paris. All train, hotel and excursion arrangements went as planned

Helpful, knowledgeable and very efficient

Rail travel from London to Berlin with a stopover in Cologne. 5 days in Berlin (we arranged accommodation) then onward travel to Tübingen with a stopover in Eisenach. 5 days in Tübingen staying with a friend, then return to London with a stopover in Paris.

Friendly, encouraging, efficient.