I have looked at Fencox, which is a brand of Leatherback Travel.
What I noticed is that they offer similar trips under different brands, and so a single - price wise - it doesn't really matter if you travel under the Fencox brand or one of their other brands and pay the single supplement
For example, "Magnificent Rail" does a "Budapest to Istanbul by rail" leaving Aug 27th.
It is $11,399 + $2,465 single supplement ($13,864 all up)
Budapest-Istanbul Rail Adventure | Over 50s, Small Groups
One of our top-rated trips – a 22-day, two-continent journey filled with history, flavours and great company. Max group: 14.
magnificentrail.com.au
The Fencox version of this trip heads off on August 31st and is $13,981. ($117 more)
Budapest to Istanbul | Over 50s Own Room Guaranteed
Iconic east-meets-west rail adventure from imperial Budapest, time-stopped Romania, ancient Bulgaria & Istanbul’s crossroads – in 22 days. Max 12 guests.
fencox.com.au
Bottom line, Fencox appears to be no cheaper than just paying the single supplement on other of Letherback's trips so would not restrict myself to Fencox - even as a solo - if looking at a trip with this provider.
I just got back from "Magnificent Rail's" Singapore to Bangkok and thought it was a decent holiday - around the "Intrepid Comfort" level of facilities - though the rail portions were disappointing (partially due to the unreliability and infrequency of the Thai rail system).
Personally I find their new "Salt Caravan" (specialist foodie tours) quite interesting though we are getting off the topic a bit with that. trips — Salt Caravan
