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           Snowdon, Portmeirion

           and Welsh Mountain Steam

           Enjoy spectacular scenery with a rail journey to the summit of Mount Snowdon
           and a nostalgic ride on the Welsh Highland Railway.

            5 Days  from  £759
           Here’s what you’ll get up to...
             Day 1  Make your own way to our hotel in   Day 3  Portmeirion and Ffestiniog Railway
           Llandudno, where you meet our experienced   This morning, we travel by coach for our
           Tour Manager and enjoy a relaxing evening. D     included visit to Portmeirion, a weird and
           Day 2  Llanberis Lake Railway and Snowdon   wonderful Italianate village set on its own
           Mountain Railway  Today, we travel by coach   private peninsula. It is most famous for
           to the village of Llanberis, which sits on the   being the setting of the 1960s TV series ‘The
           southern bank of Lake Padarn and the foot   Prisoner’. After time at leisure, we enjoy a scenic
           of Mount Snowdon – the highest mountain   journey on the Ffestiniog Railway, the world’s
           in Wales. After our visit to Llanberis, we enjoy   oldest narrow-gauge railway. This scenic 13½-
           a return journey on the lovely Llanberis Lake   mile journey travels the full length of the railway
           Railway, which follows the shore of Lake Padarn   between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog,
           with wonderful views of mountains and the lake   encompassing pastures, villages, forests, lakes,
           along the way. Later, we board the Snowdon   waterfalls, tunnels, and horseshoe bends – even
           Mountain Railway for a return journey to   a complete spiral! We return to the hotel by
           the summit and visitor centre, admiring the   coach and enjoy dinner this evening. B D
           fantastic views over the scenic valley. B D



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