Reviews

Picture perfect cherry blossom, lots of tasty food and lovely people which made for a very good trip, fitted so much into the two week holiday. Our guide Koi was great, very organised and kept everyone informed of timings and meeting places.

EXCELLENT
Guide (Carrie)
Itinerary
Hotels
Restaurants
The group of 17 (from UK and Australia)
NOT SO GOOD
Initial welcome to Japan at Osaka Airport

Had a great time and saw lots of amazing sights; this was my first tour group and will definitely weigh pro's & con's before booking another. On this occasion was part of a good group which made the holiday but in future would book a tour with a more flexible itinerary - especially for meals as felt we missed out on local experience as too many hotel meals. Size of group made it hard for tour guide and didn't feel operation was as slick as expected or enhancing to overall experience.

Fantastic holiday. Great local guide and exciting schedule.

This is an epic way to get to see Japan, but more accurately it was a tour by road and rail. Please be aware that it should be rated as a level 2 tour in terms of physical exertion. You should be able to walk 2 miles on rough ground and climb some steep, narrow stairs to fully enjoy every aspect of this trip.

Glitches were small and overcome byGuide Kaori who was as good as one could get!
If you wish I’ll write a full review and make some recommendations.

Well planned itinerary led by a superb guide. She was knowledgeable and hard working,always willing to help.

Great if like us, you haven't been to Japan before and would find the country difficult to navigate. It seems expensive on the face of it, but actually with all the flights and meals included it's reasonable in comparison to others. Our guide was the tops and with a group of 27 - mostly antipodean and UK participants, she managed us well. You get to see a lot but don't expect a lot of time off. I recommend you stay longer than the tour dates if you want that. This was our first organised tour, which takes a bit of getting used to. You are giving up some freedom for certainty and a lot less to worry about. Highly recommended.

Wonderful timing with cherry blossom time in full bloom and no clouds around Mount Fuji. The mixture of venues and experiences in the tour wasn’t bad either.

An excellent and informative holiday with the history of Japan being clearly explained by the excellent guide we had. There we no problems at any stage of our holiday which was down to all the preparation that Wendy Wu had done prior to us visiting Japan.
The guide we had, Akiko Furue, was excellent, very knowledgable about the sites and cities we visited and as she spoke excellent English there was no problem in understanding her guidance comments.
The places we visited were well chosen to illustrate both modern and historic Japan. We also stayed in very pleasant hotels which met our aspirations on creature comfort and cuisine.
Well done Wendy Wu and Akiko.

Well organised very good tour. Excellent transport arrangements and tour guides. Hotels and food very good. Good choice of sites to visit. Just could have had a little more free/relaxing time

Well organised. Good hotels. Interesting place to visit and learn about another culture.

A wonderful trip to Japan, This was a great way to experience Japan. The food, iconic places, culture. It was a busy agenda with so many new experiences. An open mind and good fitness is required to get the most from this holiday.

Fantastic experience. This tour had a variety of activities and covered a lot of places. There was a mix of local and western meals and the hotels used were of a good standard. Our guide (Michiko Doi) was excellent. She was knowledgable, spoke very good english, had a sense of humour and was passionate about Japan. She worked extremly hard to meet everyone's needs and made our trip. I would recommend this tour.