Grand Rail Tours

Escorted Rail Holidays offering wonderful destinations, culture and leisure in equal measure. These rail holidays offer destination, culture and leisure in abundance. Experience countries via their eco-friendly railways - old and new.  These UK, European and worldwide escorted rail tours offer the right mix of cultural visits, overnight stays, rest and leisure days to ensure your holiday is perfect. See more details

Connoisseur Rail Tours

For the rail enthusiast who wants to indulge his passion within a refined and cultured holiday. As a specialist rail travel operator our journeys take in some of the oldest and unique railways in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Enjoy the beauty of vintage locos and steam railways together with the culture and leisure benefits that our Connoisseur Tours offer. See more details

Signature Rail Tours

Create your own, unique rail journey – holidays that can be tailor-made for couples or groups. Bespoke tours for the rail travellers who want to choose the rail journeys they want, when they want.  Select a destination, a famous railway or a specific rail journey and we arrange everything. We will help create your own signature tour for you, your family or a group of friends. See more details

Christmas Tours

A wonderful range of escorted tours to choose from for a perfect build-up to Christmas or enjoy the festive period away from home. Each of our four Christmas tour offerings for 2011 will deliver a real taste of a Continental Christmas and fill you with festive spirit - mixing shopping, sightseeing, good food and drink and views of magical wintry scenes from the comfort of the train. See more details

Special Interest Tours

We can plan, arrange and implement group travel based around special interests throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide. Our specialist knowledge and attention to detail, reflected within the planning process, create an ideal platform for various likeminded people to come together to tailor make a unique tour reflecting group interests. Whether you belong to a gardening society, wine club or geology study group we can arrange your tour according to your requirements. See more details

Concierge Services

We deliver a high quality personal service to ensure that all aspects of a ‘complete and enjoyable holiday’ are arranged and fulfilled. We do all the work so you don’t have to. We can advise you on how to make the very best of your holiday.  On top of organising travel tickets, accommodation and transfers we will arrange car hire, tour excursions and reserve tickets for cultural activities including the theatre, leisure parks and even book a table at a restaurant of your choice. See more details

Connections

Ffestiniog RailwayFfestiniog Travel is owned by a charitable trust and profits go to support the world famous Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.


AITO AssuredAs an AITO member we offer quality, expertise, peace of mind and financial protection. AITO members strive to create overseas holidays with high levels of professionalism and a shared concern for quality and personal service.


AITO Sustainable Tourism 2 star logoFfestiniog Travel is committed to responsible travel and Sustainable Tourism. The key objectives are to protect the environment, to respect local cultures, to benefit the local communities, to conserve natural resources and to minimize pollution.


Travel FoundationFfestiniog Travel fully supports the Travel Foundation which is a UK charity that cares for the people and places we love to visit. It is helping the travel industry take effective action on sustainable tourism in mainstream destinations across the world, improving quality and keeping holidays special.

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Rail Holidays of the World

Guests enjoy the scenery from the back of a train travelling through Peru

with Ffestiniog Travel

Rail journeys, rail tours, escorted rail holidays, exploring the world’s historic railways or simply buying a single rail ticket – all reasons why Ffestiniog Travel can claim to be Britain’s ‘complete specialist’ in railway travel around the world today.


Your rail journey begins when the guard blows his whistleFfestiniog Travel was established in 1974 by a small team of people with a passion for railways and a desire to encourage rail travel. We remain a small, independent company but offer up to 30 high-quality escorted rail tours a year and a comprehensive rail ticketing service.

Our team of travel consultants and tour leaders are experts in researching destinations, rail journeys and sightseeing opportunities to create a rail holiday experience that fulfils all expectations.


Experience breathtaking views on the Swiss narrow gauge lines - © Switzerland TourismFor those looking to explore the world by rail because it gives you unparalleled access to a country’s people, culture and landscapes, then our ‘Grand Rail Tours’ are for you. Those who require their holiday to be as much about the railways as the destination then our ‘Connoisseur Rail Tours’ will interest you. One way to get exactly what you want is to design your own tailor made tour – our ‘Signature Rail Tours’ service will help you do this.


The Pullman coach adds a touch of class to your steam journey on the Welsh Highland RailwayOur efforts are rewarded by the positive feedback we get from our clients and the knowledge that our profits help preserve the world’s oldest narrow gauge railways – The Ffestiniog and the Welsh Highland Railways.

 

Brochure

Ffestiniog Travel’s 2012 Brochure is now out containing up to 30 escorted tours to destinations around the world. Click here to request a brochure.

Contact us

Our friendly team of expert travel consultants are available to deal with any queries Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm or by telephone only on Saturdays between 9am and 1pm.

Call: 01766 772030

Email: info@ffestiniogtravel.co.uk

Newsflash

Rail Tours around Switzerland reduced for couples!

Ffestiniog Travel is offering couples a 2 for 1 deal on travel within Switzerland for a limited period only during 2012.

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"The Snowdonian"
See Snowdonia by narrow gauge rail aboard the "The Snowdonian" - a very special steam event.  Mini-break details now available, click here for more details.
 
Satisfied Customer

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine has published its Readers Awards 2011 and Ffestiniog Travel was credited with Best Train Journey thanks to one of our very satisfied customers, Katherine Jones in Essex, who said about Ffestiniog Travel “We had the most romantic honeymoon - a rail journey through Canada's Rockies to Niagara Falls and Toronto”
 
Follow the Olympic Flame with Ffestiniog Travel
The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways are honoured to be part of the Olympic Flame journey in 2012. Share the experience with Ffestiniog Travel - click here for details 
 
"Fantastic" - Mystery Shopper Praises Ffestiniog Travel Service
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