Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews

I went on a short trip to Ostend and The Hague by train. Although I'd been to Belgium and the Netherlands several times before, I hadn't visited these two places. Ffestiniog Travel made all of the arrangements and everything went as planned.

I've used Ffestiniog Travel quite a few times before and this trip was like all of the previous ones, well planned, easy booking, good advanced information and no palaver.

By rail all the way to Dresden for the annual steam festival

A small specialised company who seem to understand their niche market.

A specialist connoisseur holiday

Ffestiniog Travel cater werll for rail enthiusiasts.

For 75% of the holiday we had a wonderful time with many unforgettable experiences. The visit to Shamwari game reserve was outstanding and will live in our memory for a very long time. Unfortunately for 4 nights we were in poor accomodation and at the same time some of the activities offered in the brochure were not available.

We have used Ffestiniog Travel before to book an independent holiday to Switzerland. All the arrangements for this went very well and we were most impressed. The holiday we have just taken to South Africa has been enjoyable and memorable but unfortunately the accommodation on one leg of the tour was poor. The activities on he same leg were also not as expected.

Eight day trip including Steam train visit to Moritzburg Castle. German steam railway event River cruise Opportunity to explore Dresden area

Since 1981 I have been on seventeen tours with Festiniog Travel mainly to France, Germany, Belguium and the Netherlands

Brunei was very interesting and the monkeys really entertained us. Singapore was great to revisit and see the new places and old friends. New Zealand is our second home and great to get away from the British winter.

Very good and well informed

Ffestiniog Travel's Indian Hill Stations Tour, which combined visits to the 3 famous Hill Railways with a general Tour of Indian tourist spots. The tour had many facets including rides on all 3 railways, train rides on the Indian Rail network and visits to such places as the Taj Mahal and Golden Temple.

The logistics of this tour must be very difficult to arrange and implement, but everything ran smoothly. The content, whilst based around the 3 Hill railways, was varied and gave a first time visitor a good flavour of India, as well as taking in some famous and historic sites. The experienced was enhanced by travel on the Indian Railway system.

Our holiday started in South Africa in Nambiti game reserve and included a day with a guide to explain the siege of Ladysmith which was excellen. We thi moved on to Pumba game reserve via one night in Oyster Box in Durban areally excellent hotel.Four days in Pumba lived up to our expectations and excelled our previous stay.Then on to Cape Town via a few days in Plettenberg Bay. Taj hotel in Cape Town excellent but the subsequent trip on the Blue Train was spoiled by late running (8 hrs not acceptable). We then flew direct to Perth for a week in Coral Bay followed by two weeks with relatives in Perth and Cairns . Returned home via HK.

Ffestiniog Travel has again been excellent in setting up our holidays. We have used for several years and will continue to do so.

Great trip, superb weather, faultless B&B

Well well organised trip

The holiday was very well organised. Everything ran to plan, thanks to Ray Smith , our tour leader. We saw everything in the itinerary and a lot more. We feel we gained a real insight into life in India by travelling by train. The Darjeeling Hill Railway was outstanding and exciting. Hotels were well chosen; comfortable with good food and service.

The service we received from Ffestiniog Travel couldn't be bettered, from time of booking through to arriving home with memories to last a lifetime. Prior to our tour, General Manager, Maria Cook and her team were excellent, making sure that all our questions were answered in a friendly manner. Paperwork was detailed and accurate and their links to the Indian visa application simplified that process. On the holiday, our tour guide, Ray Smith, made sure everything ran smoothly, no mean feat when travelling in India. He was well organised and always on hand when needed. Polite and good humoured, it was a pleasure travelling with him. The local guides were all good and informative. We wouldn't hesitate to book further holidays with Ffestiniog Travel.