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Ffestiniog Travel Traveller Reviews
Reviews of Ffestiniog Travel
Dream of a lifetime come true
We spent 18 days in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, including 4 days in the Amazon Rain Forest. We packed an incredible amount into those 18 days - climbing volcanoes, watching wildlife, snorkelling, trekking through the jungle, remarkable train ride on the Devil's Nose! We stayed in a range of accommodation from basic on the catamaran in the Galapagos to five star luxury in Guayaquil, but all came up to standard and were in keeping with ...
We spent 18 days in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, including 4 days in the Amazon Rain Forest. We packed an incredible amount into those 18 days - climbing volcanoes, watching wildlife, snorkelling, trekking through the jungle, remarkable train ride on the Devil's Nose! We stayed in a range of accommodation from basic on the catamaran in the Galapagos to five star luxury in Guayaquil, but all came up to standard and were in keeping with our surroundings. We had knowledgeable guides throughout - without them we would have missed a lot.
Rating for tour operator:Ffestiniog Travel made excellent arrangements and we can't thank them enough for having suggested the stay in the rain forest, something we hadn't considered when we first looked at the holiday. Everything worked like clockwork from the minite we arrived until our arrival back in Manchester.
Excellent
The holiday was full board with touring part of the SILK ROAD within Uzbekistan. Visited the capital city Tashkent, Samarkand, Buchara and Kiev with a local guide who was excellent in giving us information about the places visited. Saw a lot of madrasas, minarets and folk shows and visited shops.
The holiday was full board with touring part of the SILK ROAD within Uzbekistan. Visited the capital city Tashkent, Samarkand, Buchara and Kiev with a local guide who was excellent in giving us information about the places visited. Saw a lot of madrasas, minarets and folk shows and visited shops.
Rating for tour operator:Well planned and the facilities arranged in Uzbekistan including hotels, meals, guide and mode of transport were excellent.
Enjoyed Wales
Able to see some some great vistas from our train journeys.
Able to see some some great vistas from our train journeys.
Rating for tour operator:Ffestiniog travel kept us fully informed at every stage. From first enquiery to booking.
An educational and interesting holiday
The tour company planned an effective holiday and were flexible in making alterations to enhance the experience
The tour company planned an effective holiday and were flexible in making alterations to enhance the experience
Rating for tour operator:A small company with a personal touch
Rail Holidays of the World, Uzbekistan
Enjoyable, entertaining, well-organised, and a great group of fellow travellers
Enjoyable, entertaining, well-organised, and a great group of fellow travellers
Rating for tour operator:Ffestiniog Travel. Specializes in railway related cultural tours, escorted and independent.
Good trip with well executed planning, booking and execution
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 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.
Rating for tour operator: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.
Well organised and interesting specialised holiday.
By rail all the way to Dresden for the annual steam festival
By rail all the way to Dresden for the annual steam festival
Rating for tour operator:A small specialised company who seem to understand their niche market.
A specialist connoisseur holiday
A specialist connoisseur holiday
Rating for tour operator:Ffestiniog Travel cater werll for rail enthiusiasts.
A wonderful holiday spoiled somewhat by poor accomodation at one location and a lack of promised activities awhile at that location
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.
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.
Rating for tour operator: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.
Dresden Steam Festival
Eight day trip including Steam train visit to Moritzburg Castle. German steam railway event River cruise Opportunity to explore Dresden area
Eight day trip including Steam train visit to Moritzburg Castle. German steam railway event River cruise Opportunity to explore Dresden area
Rating for tour operator:Since 1981 I have been on seventeen tours with Festiniog Travel mainly to France, Germany, Belguium and the Netherlands