Testimonials

Mr. & Mrs. O'Shea

Our tour was a small one with only six travelers. We all got along and shared many good memories and laughs together. Our tou, Youki, was a pleasure to be with. She was so sweet and went out of her way to help us in any way she could. Mr. Mewa was a great driver and was also very helpful. Youki also made a celebration of my birthday and made it very special. We’ve been on other tours, but this was the best by far the best mostly due to the small size of the group and our wonderful guide. We had a lot of free time and had plenty of time to shop and explore. Be prepared to walk a lot and have long full days filled with fun experiences.

Mr. Scott Perkins

It was well organized and the guides were knowledgable and informative. Some hotels were nicer than others .

Mr. Richard Marencic

Very thorough and detailed. We loved seeing the gardens, shrines, temples, museums, Naoshima, UNESCO sites and GEAR theatre. We also connected in a positive way with the Taiko drum and Ikebana activities. Our only request would be to have a less rigorous schedule. We would be happy to see fewer items and have two to three nights stays.

Mrs. Vita Land

Everyone prompt. Excellent guides and driers

Corrine from California

excellent guide and drivers. excellent itinerary. couldn't think of including anything else on this tour except some dedicated time for shopping/seeing other things, but would have to drop things already included on the tour. Yuca took special care of us as we were the 'seniors" on the trip. the kimono dress up day was much more fun than I expected !

Joseph & Marie-Louise from California

A great tour. How did you manage to arrange it that all of the trees would change color to beautiful reds, oranges and yellows when we were there?

Renuka & Sri Dushyanta from Australia

Overall, we would rate the tour very highly. We were very pleased with the detailed itinerary and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Of course, there are certain aspects of the tour that we thought could have been tweaked but we will give that feedback in the appropriate sections. The various aspects of the tour from the fortunate viewing of the cherry blossoms which came early, to the wonderful weather except for the last two days and to the cultural experiences just came together so well to make the tour just so magical for us. We would like to commend the tour planners for this. We would also like to commend the guide and the driver. Especially Shika san the driver who was always helpful, always on time and so reliable, considerate and cheerful. The tour guide Mark who actually went beyond the call of duty to assist a very needy participant that we thought was way beyond the scope of his job.