Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews

Seven days of Inter-Rail travel with three city stopovers, combining travel specials (Eurotunnel, Puttgarden train ferry, Oresund bridge etc) with Xmas markets in Hamburg, Kobenhavn and Koln.

Reliable both for published tours and custom arrangements, friendly and easy to deal with.

We spent a week in Amsterdam at the luxurious Park Centraal Hotel, situated in the Museum quarter area of the city; which meant we were very near the most important art galleries including the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh and Stedelijk Museums and the world famous concert hall, the Concertgebouw, where we attended a free lunchtime orchestral concert. On the Sunday afternoon we watched the National Ballet Company perform "Romeo and Juliet" to great acclaim in the impressively attractive Opera House. We walked a lot, and also made use of the Hop On - Hop Off boats on several occasions: a tranquil and relaxing way of seeing more of this very beautiful city.

This was a late booking for us: we hadn't given the Ffestiniog folk much time to sort things out. We knew that it was a bit challenging for them and we did apologise. But they managed perfectly and we received our documents in good time, thanks to their professionalism. Again, a big thank-you to Cathy and your colleagues!

Plane .train trip in South-East Asia

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Travelled from Glasgow to Scottish Islands and returned to Edinburgh. Journeyed on trains, boats and coach. Stayed at excellent hotels and food was usually excellent

He was very knowledgeable and gave lots of local information

Accommodation varied between excellent, good and awful. Interesting itinerary with very good local guides.

Did what was promised, but tour manager did not go the extra mile.

We flew from Birmingham to Helsinki for 2 nights then ferry to Tallinn for 2 nights, train to Tartu for 1 night and train to Riga for 2 nights flying back to Birmingham

Ffestiniog Travel book all flights hotels and travel having been given the places we would like to visit. They produce a clear itinerary as we are unescorted which is straightforward and simple to follow.

This holiday met all my expectations

I have travelled with Ffestiniog Travel on a number of occasions and have never been disappointed with the arrangements made both before the Holiday and during the Holiday.

This is the first time we have used Ffestiniog Trave, theyl arranged our train travel to visit friends in Leipzig, Germany. Everything was excellent, the hotels were close to each station, the train times were as we requested, a completely trouble free experience, highly recommended.

Ffestiniog Travel is a small company specialising in holidays including rail travel, it is run by people who really care about your holiday & ensure you have a trouble free time.

We have used Ffestiniog Travel for many years, so they were an obvious choice for arranging this holiday. As previously, we have specified when we wish to travel and where we would like to stay, and this has been arranged for us along with all the necessary travel tickets. The two hotels in Switzerland were both excellent, although the Le Grand Hotel in Strasbourg where we stayed for one night on the way out and back, was as usual variable. We also used a baggage courier which was the first time Ffestiniog Travel had done this, which worked well and we would recommend it.

Ffesiniog Travel was formed in the 1960s to provide holidays by rail and also become what was then an accredited British Rail ticket agency. In the early days the tours appealed mainly to railway enthusiasts, but their current programme has a much wider appeal. Most of the holidays we have booked with them have been tailor-made to our specifications, and this has always worked very well. We did go on an escorted tour with them to the Harz mountains earlier this year where we were well looked after.

Unescorted holiday, assisted by local Russian colleagues who acted as guides. I speak a little Russian, which helped when asking for directions et al. Travel in the cities by metro, which was safe and efficient. Sapsan train from Moscow to St. Petersburg. The holiday exceeded my expectations.

Very professional and showed considerable support, patience and forbearance. Contact maintained through the holiday via email.