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Small & Traditional Escorted Tours 2022

                                                                                                      Durmitor Mountain, Montenegro
    Our Small & Traditional (S&T) escorted tours                                 Kyrgyzstan – Mountains,
    visit countries that still remain untouched by                               Lakes and Nomads  NEW
    large scale tourism. Discover remote areas,                                  7 July & 19 July 2022 – 11 days
    true nature, rich culture and wonderful history                              Take the train from the capital Bishkek to Lake Issyk
    with the services of a knowledgeable local                                   Kul, then drive through the mountains bordering China
    guide.  All tours in our S&T range are limited                               and along the old Silk Road encountering nomadic
    to a maximum of 20 persons and, in many                                      farmers with their sheep, horses and cattle along the
    cases much less, affording maximum personal  Collecting Milk, Bucovina © Ramona Cazacu  way.  The ultimate away-from-it-all adventure.
    attention and flexibiity.                                                    BOOK NOW – Price from: £2,980pp




                                           Rambling in Romania NEW
                                           23 May 2022 – 10 days
                                           A  combination  of  steam  forestry  railways  and
    Tashkent, Uzbekistan © Alan Heywood    suite) and enjoy the company of a knowledgeable  Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan © Ramona Cazacu
                                           rambling  (not  too  strenuous)  in  scenic  Maramureş
                                           and  Bucovina.  Stay  in  family  run  “homestays”  (en

                                           local guide.





    Uzbekistan and the Silk Road
    1 April 2022 - 12 days                Lunch at Liliac, Romania © Ramona Cazacu
    Silks, spices and Emperor Tamerlane explain how this
    small republic once governed most of Central Asia.
    Visit beautiful Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand plus                            Rural Romania – Where Time
    the bustling capital Tashkent. Travel between Tashkent,                       Stands Still
    Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva is by rail, including the                       31 August 2022 – 12 days
    new fast “Afrosiab” service.           Wines of Southern Romania  NEW        Step back in time in the mountains and forests of
    BOOK NOW – Price from: £3,150pp        14 June 2022 – 12 days                northern Romania. Stay in family run “homestays” (en
                                           Visit the historic cities of Timişoara, Sibiu and Braşov,   suite)  and  enjoy  local  produce. Visit  remote  Saxon
                                           explore  the  Danube  Gorge  and  Olt Valley,  take  a   villages  with  their  fortified  churches,  the  Painted
                                           Danube river cruise, hire an elderly Swiss railcar on   Monasteries and ride the narrow gauge railways at
                                           the surviving rural tramway from Sibiu to Raşinari and   Sovata, Vişeu de Sus and Moldovita.
                                           enjoy 5 wine tastings in wineries or with local families.  BOOK NOW – Price from: £2,900pp
                                           BOOK NOW – Price from: £2,860pp
                                                                                 Mountains and Coast
                                           Moldova and Eastern Romania           in Montenegro
                                           23 June 2022 – 10 days
                                                                                 12 September 2022 – 13 days
    Mes Bridge, Albania © Andrew Marshall  to the breakaway Soviet state of Transdniester before   its historic towns of Kotor and Budva but also the
                                                                                 We explore not only the famous Adriatic Coast with
                                           Explore remote villages in Moldova plus a day trip
                                           taking  the  train  into  Romania  for  a  tour  of  Iaşi  by
                                                                                 remote mountainous interior where we find time to
                                                                                 immerse ourselves in the local culture and traditions.
                                           vintage tram. Ride the Moldovita narrow gauge steam
                                                                                 The train travel includes the full length of the famous
                                           railway and stay in a combination of good hotels and
                                           family run “homestays” (en suite).
                                                                                 Belgrade to Bar railway.
                                                                                 11 October 2022 – 11 days
    Albanian Odyssey                                                             Transylvania Traverse NEW
    9 May 2022 – 15 days                                                         Transylvania  covers  a  swathe  of  central  Romania,
    Our tour of  Albania by rail (chartered where                                steeped in a history dating back to Roman times
    required) and road takes us from the Greek border  Moldovita Railway, Romania © Alan Heywood  and set in a stunning landscape of rolling hills, high
    in the south to the remote and mysterious Albanian                           mountains and impenetrable forests. We travel from
    Alps in the north. Return via Montenegro and the                             west to east by train and road, visiting many historic
    famously scenic rail line from Podgorica to Belgrade.                        villages and cities.
    BOOK NOW – Price from: £2,470pp
    Visit www.ffestiniogtravel.com to book online or speak to our expert consultants on 01766 512400
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