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As thoughts turn from summer holidays to twinkling lights, festive markets and winter escapes, specialist rail holiday company Ffestiniog Travel has three enticing escorted breaks designed to bring some seasonal sparkle to the calendar.

From a brand-new Christmas adventure around beautiful Lake Constance, taking in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, to a steam-filled festive rail holiday in Dresden, and the ultimate Christmas and New Year escape among Switzerland's snow-capped Alps, there is a winter holiday for every kind of traveller.

Rail holiday specialist Ffestiniog Travel launches a brand-new 13-day South Korea Rail Adventure, departing 17 May 2027, offering an immersive journey beyond Seoul into the country’s cities, countryside and cultural treasures. Priced from £5,340pp, the escorted holiday combines modern rail travel with traditional Korea, including KTX bullet trains, ITX and Mugungwha services. Highlights include Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace and Royal Guard ceremony, the KORAIL National Railroad Museum and a visit to the DMZ. Travellers continue to historic Gyeongju, visiting Yangdong Folk Village, Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto, before discovering Busan’s Gamcheon Culture Village, Jagalchi Market, Sky Capsule and Beach Train. The journey continues by road and rail to Gokseong’s Seomjingang Train Village and Mokpo, including its Marine Cable Car, before a final bullet train to Seoul. Price includes flights, B&B hotels, rail travel, excursions, transfers, luggage transfers, taxes, gratuities, selected meals, UK tour leader and local guides.

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Experience an unforgettable winter adventure through Norway and Sweden with Ffestiniog Travel in February 2027, when the Sun will be in its highly active Solar Cycle making conditions favourable to catch sight of the spectacular Northern Lights. Fly to Oslo and travel north by scenic railway through the Gudbrandsdal Valley and Dovrefjell National Park, crossing the Arctic Circle before continuing to the breathtaking Lofoten Islands. Discover Viking history, picturesque Henningsvær and Tromsø, then travel by road to Narvik and onwards by the spectacular Ofoten Railway across the mountains to Kiruna in Sweden. A visit to the extraordinary Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel completes this magical winter journey. Priced from £3,790pp, the 10-day Northern Lights escorted holiday, departing 9 February 2027 includes flights, rail travel, ferries, road transfers, B&B hotels, excursions, selected meals, transfers, taxes and tour leader.

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Discover a lesser-known European gem on Ffestiniog Travel's new 10-day tour of Slovakia, part of its Small & Traditional range and limited to just 15 travellers. Departing 21 June 2027, priced from £3,990pp, this immersive journey combines mountain scenery, historic towns, castles, crafts, wine tasting and memorable railway experiences. Ride two heritage forestry railways, including a 90-minute steam-hauled journey on the Cierny Balog Railway which celebrates its 100 anniversary of passenger trains in 2027, alongside High Tatras mountain railways, a cable car to Skalnaté Pleso and scenic train journey through the Carpathian mountain landscapes. Explore Bratislava, Trenčín, UNESCO-listed Levoča, Spiš Castle and Banská Štiavnica, while meeting local artisans and discovering Slovakian culture. Price includes flights, rail travel, private mini-coach, B&B hotels and ensuite guesthouses, lunches, excursions and services of a UK tour leader and professional local guide. Book early as limited places!

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