Reviews

Excellent tour of hidden places in Japan

This tour was exceptional, everything was organised and our tour guide was the icing on the cake . Such a beautiful destination, we enjoyed every minute .

Good service and friendly customer service. Travel agent was very helpful

Kyoku was an amazing guide - she was actually one of the highlights of the tour. So helpful and patient with everybody- especially my husband. The tour covered an array of interests - something for everyone. Maybe a few too many castles/temples for me but still they were interesting as part of Japan's history. Food was amazingly diverse and the hotels were great. Thank you Kyoku - a great holiday.

The customised bespoke tour was great and we could not fault any of the staff. We enjoyed the company of our Beijing guide Kevin and his driver, Mr. Ho. Coco and Mr. Zhao in Datong were also exceptional people to deal with. All transfers went well and our transfer guides did their utmost to make sure we boarded the right train on time. Special thanks to Levia, who answered all my questions promptly and was extremely helpful in organising the trip. Customising allowed us the flexibility and freedom to enjoy features of a standard tour at a relaxed pace without the hustle and bustle of a standard tour. Also the advantage of staying in one hotel without changing location every day. Also good if you suffer from some disability, which can be catered to by a slower pace and more comfort!

wonderful service and time spent on helping you plan hyour holiday having worked customer service, wendy wu is everything id expect and more

flights are sorted as are meals and the tour mixes the old with the new

Our guide, George made all the difference.

With his gentle guidance his advise and professionallism, united 28 different people to a single course, learning as much as possible about China’s vast history as well as having good time doing it.

I fully recommend this trip as a starting point to visit China.

A superb tour, covering breathtaking scenery, iconic ancient monuments and bustling cities. The pick was possibly the Li River cruise, but there were many highlights.

The evening shows were ( with one exception) extra cost, but....they were fantastic. Book them all if you go.

The chemistry of the group greatly enhanced our time in China, as did our wonderful guide, Grace.

All meals are included : as someone who does not eat Chinese food, I enjoyed it, but the vegetarians in the group struggled.

Downsides: the chaos when boarding trains and finding luggage space; inedible packed lunches; inadequate time to explore some of the sites, particularly the Summer Palace; changes to the itinerary without warning ( usually for logistical reasons).

Despite this : book the tour. Overall, it was magical.

Thank you to Sumi, our tour guide. She was amazing and made our experience of Japan so wonderful.
The places we visited were amazing, from Tokyo and Mt. Fuji, with the highlights for us being the ancient city of Kyoto and Hiroshima, and trips on the bullet train.
The hotels that we stayed in were great, although the rooms were a bit smaller than western style hotels.
The food was incredible, giving us a taste of traditional japanese cuisine along with western style breakfasts.
Thank you again to Sumi, our guide, who made our trip so memorable.

Enjoyed the holiday although the distances travelled were large, some 2,000 miles in the tour all told. Some of the hotels left a bit to be desired and the Heritage Inn in Jaisalmer was not good at all. I think everyone's favourite stop over was at the Alsisar Mahal - brilliant. I also thoroughly enjoyed the night at a desert camp, it was so peaceful and relaxing. Hotels in Agra and Delhi were much better. Our guide Raj Singh was excellent and managed everyone's problems to the best of his considerable ability. Overall the food was good if rather repetitive. - lots of chicken and curry. However, no one went hungry. Saw wonderful sights including Taj Mahal, the Amber Fort and Agra Fort, fascinating temples explained thoroughly by our guide. Good entertainment with traditional Rajasthan dancing at some of the stops, notably Deogarh and Manvar Camp. Unfortunately, the visit to Ranthambore National Park did not give us any sightings of tigers in the four hours we spent bouncing around the dirt track in a cantar. Good trip all round.

A fantastic way to see a lot of China and leave a desire to return and see more.

I had wanted to do a tour of China for a long time and to see the Pandas was one of the most important things that I wanted to do, I went on my own but felt completely included the group. The content of the tour was brilliant and our guide Alison was really good as were the local city guides that joined us as we moved from place to place. The knowledge of each of the guides was very valuable.