Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews

Ffestiniog Travel were very helpful in making last minute arrangements for our holiday when we had to change our plans. They made all the arrangements for our trains, hotels and driver. The driver was excellent - very careful which was reassuring given some of the precipitous mountain roads we travelled on. (We met some other travellers who were very unhappy with their driver, who they had just picked up at the station on arrival.) Shimla and Dharamshala were interesting, but very busy. In recent years there has been so much building in both these places. In Dharamshala especially, some of the best mountain views are blocked by partly built and abandoned buildings - lots of ugly concrete and rusty girders. Dharamshala was not faintly spiritual as we'd been expecting with so many shops and stall holders (many from Kashmir) and tourists taking selfies in front of the main Buddha! We loved Judges Court in the heritage village of Paragpur, and Deodar Manor in the low key mountain forest resort of Khajjiar. Both of these are stays in original homes, run by the hands-on owners and have a home stay feel about them.

Ffestiniog Travel were very helpful in making last minute arrangements for our holiday when we had to change our plans. They made all the arrangements for our trains, hotels and driver. The local agents used by them, were excellent too. Our driver would occasionally get a call from the owner of the local agent to check all was Ok with us.

A railway journey in the footsteps of Michael Portillo. Organisation and arrangements by Ffestiniog Travel were excellent, but unfortunately a severe storm caused immense damage to the railway infrastructure and caused a day of delays. The days in Vienna, Graz, Ljubljana, Trieste and Venice were enjoyable and gave a good taste of some major European cities.

The tour operator was very efficient, providing everything that I required with just a couple of emails.

Excellent accomodtion in Portmeirion and two railway trips! Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways. What more could a rail enthusiast and Prisoner devotee want from a short break.

Polite, knowledgeable and helpful. Very good service. Clear written information sent out in advance.

Ffestiniog Travel allowed us stress free booking arrangements.. We flew to Vancouver vis Heathrow , spent two nights there and then flew to the island and bussed to Ucluelet. Spent 4 nights there in a self catering chalet before flying back to Vancouver and hence on the Canadian train to Toronto. They wisely booked us a hotel for a night before a train to Kingston, Ontario where we stayed with friends before train to Montreal then flying back to Leeds Bradford via Heathrow.

Ffestiniog are a travel company specialising in train travel.

Very full and extremely well organised programme. Gave us a comprehensive over view of the two countries. We had a wonderful experience and learned a lot

We have been dealing with Ffestiniog Travel for over 10 years now, both on their organised tours and when they have arranged a tailor-made tour for us. Their planning is impeccable and their Guides excellent. We will have no hesitation in travelling with them in the future and recommending them to others.

Ffestiniog Travel arranged a tailor made unescorted holiday for us to the USA and Canada. They booked all flights, hotels and train travel for us and everything worked like clockwork. Five nights in New York was followed by a train journey up the beautiful Hudson River valley for a one night stopover in Niagara to see the falls before continuing on to Toronto for two nights. From there we boarded "The Canadian" for the four night and three day trip across Canada by train to Vancouver. This was the highlight of our trip, sitting back and enjoying the wonderful scenery, eating fantastic food, and meeting fellow travellers from all over the world. Three nights in Vancouver was perfect for exploring the amazing city before heading home again.

Ffestiniog Travel lives up to its reputation as a specialist railway tour operator. Everything they arranged worked perfectly. They are accessible and approachable, and dealt with all our queries promptly. They also had very thorough and detailed plans in place for contacting them and getting assistance should anything go wrong whilst we were away. We would definitely recommend them to others, and have indeed already done so.

Spent six days exploring Switerland's Lake Lucerne, the lake, mountains, railway and cable car systems. The weather was on our side as well as it was fine and sunny most days. We'd not been to Switerland before and am sure we will be back again!

Festiniog Travel organised the holiday and they were excellent in their administration,itinerary and clarifying queries about the holiday before travelling. Staff and tour manager were helpful, friendly & knowledgeable. .

A very good 6 days based in Lake Lucerne with great options included.

FFestiniog Travel always comes up with holidays that do what they say in the brochure.

This was a great first introduction to many of Switzerland' s best sights. The first class rail pass gave tour flexibility in a relaxed style and includes entrance to many museums and some of the cable cars and lake paddle steamers

Well organised booking with prompt response, tour leader Dave had a relaxed style with good communication and catered for the many varied interests of the group

We did the Rocky Mountaineer; the whole experience exceeded our expectations which were high; all brilliant. On board staff were excellent, all arrangements were faultless - just fabulous!!

Ffestiniog Travel brilliant. I will certainly use them again.