Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews

Railway themed holiday based in Palma Mallorca in March 2018. The hotel was centrally based in Palma giving access to the town shops, historic areas and seafront/marina. The holiday was spent traveling on the railway systems of Mallorca including an historic elderly tramway as well as the railway lines to Sa Pablo and Manacor. The tour guide was good in providing information of each days activities and making travel arrangements.

Used Festiniog Travel before on a couple of bespoke trips organised by them and a trip to Switzerland in 2017. Very efficient and helpful travel company.

India met all of our expectations, from travel, hotels (which were exceptional), people we met, tour guides, steam trains, tour manager, and all the sights and smells that India had to offer.

Although we had never used Ffestiniog Travel before, we found them helpful (even before we travelled) and efficient. We will definitely use them again.

Good hotel in Palma and interesting railway content plus sightseeing.

Good efficient service from a specialised tour operator.

There can be few better ways of seeing beautiful Sri Lanka than with your own private train! We had a superb local guide (and his personal interest in birdwatching was an added bonus), and the Sri Lankan railway staff were always very welcoming. The hotels were excellent, and the balance of travelling and visits about right. A nice bunch of people on the tour as well.

This is our 4th trip with Ffestiniog Travel. All the tours have been good, but this was the best yet.

One of my cherished ambitions has long been to see the Northern Lights. Hurtigruten's ships that ply the Norwegian coast provide an opportunity not only to see the Northern Lights, which were every bit as spectacular as I had hoped, but also to savour wonderful scenery, such as the North Cape, and to enjoy good views of wildlife such as Sea Eagles. Add in unprecedented fine weather for February, with snow covered mountains bathed in sunshine, Hurtigruten's attention to detail aboard the MS Lofoten, and the warm family atmosphere that prevails among the crew of this much loved old ship, and you have the ingredients of a relaxing, unforgettable holiday of a lifetime. Recommended unreservedyly.

FFestiniog Travel provided the knowledge and expertise associated with their experience in this sector of the travel industry. Liz Turner, who made the arrangements for me, was knowledgeable and helpful, and identified things I had n't thought of. It was most reassuring to travel in the knowledge that hotels, planes, trains had all been taken care of. FR Travel support was an integral part of the success of the holiday, and I would recommend FR Travel without hesitation.

We had a fantastic trip to Norway and Sweden, travelling by planes, trains, ships and coach. The itinerary was extremely well-balanced between organised activities and time when we were free to devise our own plans. The mix of transport meant that even though we spent quite a bit of time travelling, each journey had something special to offer. We covered a surprising amount of distance and saw some wonderful scenery. The weather was great which meant that we had several nights when we could experience the spectacle of the Northern Lights

Throughout the booking process Ffestiniog Travel kept in touch as appropriate. During the holiday our tour leader was always available when we needed him, but was very relaxed and informal which we appreciated. Weather conditions in the UK meant out flight home was delayed but Ffestiniog Travel did everything they could and organised a hotel and transport in Heathrow which meant that the inconvenience to us was minimal

everything went like clockwork the tour representative and guides new there subject so nice to be in a small group of 9 Hotels were all top class

top marks even when snow effected return flight managed to get us home on the next plane!

Self organised in the Hardangervidda of Norway.

Ffestiniog Travel booked my flight and a Heathrow Hotel.It was an independently organised cross country skiing holiday in the Hardangervidda of Norway.

This tour provides a Swiss travel pass so that tour individuals can travel where and when they want in Switzerland. This enabled me to travel on the recently opened Stoosbahn, the steepest funicular in the world; to take 4 cable cars to the Schilthorn peak (featured in a Bond movie); travel through the new Gotthard base tunnel to enjoy a sunny opoen air lunch by Lake Lugano; and, for a rail enthusiast visit Ospiza Bernina at 7,000 feet to see the Rhatische Bahn's heritage steam powered snow plough in action. So I achieved everything I had planned.

I have travelled with this operator a number of times and they have always accommodated my individual travel and accommodation plans, which have sometimes differed to those for the main tour group. This is a real plus.

To someone excited by Railway Engineering and Operation in difficult terrain it was superb, and living in UK where even a mention of snow causes chaos it was inspiring to see how Switzerland continues to function in several feet of snow. The train journeys in First Class comfort through miles of mind blowing snow covered mountains was sensational.

Ffestiniog Travel has proven excellence in knowing what appeals to lovers of rail oriented holidays in spectacular countries.