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Ffestiniog Travel by Easyrider, 28 Apr 2024
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France and Spain without the strain

Visits to Barcelona, Granada, Madrid and San Sebastián by train. All hotels booked in advance

Visits to Barcelona, Granada, Madrid and San Sebastián by train. All hotels booked in advance

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Ffestiniog Travel - first class service - smooth and efficient

Ffestiniog Travel by SILLY BOY, 26 Apr 2024
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NO LIQUID SUNSHINE ON THIS TOUR

Enjoyed an excellent trip on the Snowdonian train and a very informative tour of Boston Lodge the previous afternoon. All in glorious sunshine.

Enjoyed an excellent trip on the Snowdonian train and a very informative tour of Boston Lodge the previous afternoon. All in glorious sunshine.

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Ffestiniog Travel made all the holiday arrangements, even arranged for duplicate documents and vouchers after I had mislaid the original ones.

Ffestiniog Travel by R & R , 25 Apr 2024
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Enjoyable

We had an unescorted 7 day holiday to Rotterdam and Utrecht with a visit to the UNESCO World heritage site at Kinderdijk and the beautiful gardens at Keukenhof

We had an unescorted 7 day holiday to Rotterdam and Utrecht with a visit to the UNESCO World heritage site at Kinderdijk and the beautiful gardens at Keukenhof

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Ffestiniog Travel arranged the train tickets and made all the hotel bookings for us. It all worked very well.

Ffestiniog Travel by lichfieldian, 23 Apr 2024
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A super couple of days out

A well organised trip

A well organised trip

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Ffestiniog Travel

Ffestiniog Travel by GordonB, 22 Apr 2024
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Plenty of steam, both rail and water.

Good tour with plenty of options.

Good tour with plenty of options.

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Been travelling with them for 20 years, friendly and helpful and plenty of like minded people on the tour.

Ffestiniog Travel by Lady in Red, 22 Apr 2024
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Smorgasbord of Steam Travel experiences

Very varied and interesting itinerary with flexibility to include independent excursions. Excellent help from a well informed tour guide who was clearly a steam train enthusiast. I would recommend the Dresden Steam Festival trip as a good introduction to steam travel in the former east germany.

Very varied and interesting itinerary with flexibility to include independent excursions. Excellent help from a well informed tour guide who was clearly a steam train enthusiast. I would recommend the Dresden Steam Festival trip as a good introduction to steam travel in the former east germany.

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Very well organised tour. Good information issued in advance of tour. Office very helpful when arranging booking.

Ffestiniog Travel by DR P A 24, 20 Apr 2024
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Excellent

Wide ranging experiences but more strenuous than expected.

Wide ranging experiences but more strenuous than expected.

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Good communications

Ffestiniog Travel by Bomber, 19 Apr 2024
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Fabulous time at the Dresden Steam Festival

This gave the exciting opportunity to run side by side with a steam-hauled freight train, something that could never happen in the UK with its regulations, was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the visit. Each day was filled with activities to delight the steam enthusiast and the culmination of the trip on board the 1879 PS Stad Wehlen down the River Elbe was wonderful.

This gave the exciting opportunity to run side by side with a steam-hauled freight train, something that could never happen in the UK with its regulations, was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the visit. Each day was filled with activities to delight the steam enthusiast and the culmination of the trip on board the 1879 PS Stad Wehlen down the River Elbe was wonderful.

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Ffestiniog Travel.

Ffestiniog Travel by Sorefoot, 19 Apr 2024
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It was rather tiring and not relaxing

It involved a long journey acros Germany to a railway event which was in itself a pretty badly organised show. I would not do this again.

It involved a long journey acros Germany to a railway event which was in itself a pretty badly organised show. I would not do this again.

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They tried thei best and charge a premium rate but really it was not worth the price.

Ffestiniog Travel responded to this review on 19 Apr 2024:

Dear Mr Long,
I am truly sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your recent trip to the Dresden Steam Festival. I can confirm that this tour is an annual favourite with our customers, and we have never received adverse comments before.
I agree that the distance travelled to reach the event is long and that is why we break the journey with stopovers in each direction. Whilst we may visit the festival every year, I’m afraid that we do not have any control over the organisation of the event whatsoever.
Please be assured that I will monitor all feedback for this tour and will act accordingly.
With best regards,
Maria Cook
General Manager

Ffestiniog Travel by Felicity , 27 Mar 2024
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Truly Australia in Style

Excellent stop-over in Singapore followed by Ghan Train Darwin to Adelaide, Overland Train to Melbourne, Train to Sydney for holiday.

Excellent stop-over in Singapore followed by Ghan Train Darwin to Adelaide, Overland Train to Melbourne, Train to Sydney for holiday.

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Kate Berry at Ffestiniog travel was friendly, efficient and professional.