Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews

I had three destinations, the first being in a very remote part of Germany. I then went to Copenhagen and Stockholm. The organisation of my journey was very good, with always enough time at stations so I never needed to rush. Apart from one hotel, The Hannover Intercity, all my hotels, chosen by Ffestiniog were good and in excellent locations.

I wasn't on a tour with an operator.

Absolutely superb. Arrangements were faultless- accommodation was great and easy to locate. All train journeys were prebooked and ran like clockwork. This is the second time we've used Ffestiniog Travel to arrange a customised tour for our family and just like last year's it was excellent. We had an amazing holiday that all members of our family loved.

Ffestiniog travel are friendly and efficient. We have used them for the previous 2 years to arrange customised tours for our family . These holidays have been the best we've ever had. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

Not much to add. It was very enjoyable.

Very helpful and easy to communicate with.

This was an excellent tour, imaginatively planned to make best use of water transport along the scenic parts of the river and rail journeys to link up the major cities. It covered a lot of ground in two weeks starting with the wetland wildlife of the Danube delta in Romania, visitng numerous countries and cities along the river and finishing at the Danube source in Germany.

Ffestiniog travel is a small operator with an emphaisis on rail travel. They give afriendly personal service, and were quite happy to tailor the end of the tour to meet our request for an extension.

I have received many brochures through the post about cruises on the Danube, but thought they might be too boring. This trip satisfied the need. We followed the Danube by train from mouth to source, and had trips on the river in the interesting gorges and the mouth. This included one trip on the river in the upper reaches where the cruise boats do not go. Sometimes we only had an hour for a connection, but we made numerous train and boat connections and all went smoothly. I visited several capitals for the first time, which has wetted my appetite for other visits.

I have been on several trips with Ffestiniog, and never has there been more than 18 people on the trip. This makes it easier to get to know people and makes organising the group easier. Most people have a common interest in railways, but not obsessively so like bird watchers. This provides a more harmonious mix of people. I have never booked on a trip which has been cancelled.

An excellent holiday which we thoroughly enjoyed. We look forward to travelling with this company again.

A tour operator that prides itself in providing excellent and well-reserached ho;idays

A really interesting short trip to visit the beautiful Harz mountains of Germany and its working steam railways. The hotels were of a good standard and, certainly in Weringerode, located centrally for the town. Travel, all by train, was relatively straightforward and comfortable.

Ffestiniog Travel were a pleasure to deal with. They made every stage of booking etc easy and painless. The information provided was accurate and comprehensive. I will certainly be looking at their brochure with interest in future.

Some good, some not so good some poor organisation

Rep could have better knowledge of local area

Group European tour based around European trams. Well planned itinerary and thought out programme. Sufficient free time for sightseeing and doing own thing. Excellent, experienced tour leader provided throughout. Only down side was a couple of the hotels we stayed in.

Professionals at special interest holidays. Experienced and knowledgeable tour leaders provided which take a lot of the hard work out of these type of holidays. Would recommend to others seeking this type of holiday.

An enjoyable visit to the beautiful town of Wernigerode in the Hatz mountains with opportunities to travel on steam trains and see mountain and forest scenery and villages with ancient timber framed buildings.

Ffestiniog Travel organised everything efficiently and details provided were clear and detailed. The tour leader Stephen Painter was particularly good in making sure we had a good holiday and arranging excursions to take advantage of what the locality had to offer.