I did the Japan trip. It had a nice mix of the modern Japan with the tradition ancient Japan. We learned a lot about japans history and had a lot of fun. My fav parts were the classes as well as staying at a 1200 year old temple on Koyasan. Shout out to Michelle. She kept us all on track and organized and made the whole trip stress free.
We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with tour guide Akemi, who was patient, informative, energetic and highly organised. The group was fourteen in number, which was about as big as you would want for such a tour, given that we were utilising public transport, and doing a number of group activies such as dining and visiting interesting historical sights. We felt fully immersed in the environment, whether in busy city settings or trekking through forests. The accomodations were all very good (some excellent), the dining was excellent, and the overall pace of the tour was good. It was nice to have a couple of stops where we spent two or three days, exploring the local scene and catching up on laundry etc. Everyone got along very well and we credit Akemi with taking us on a wonderful and engaging experience.
Our trekking on the backroads of Japan was amazing. We were able to go to places where most tourists do not go to. There is a lot of walking and you need some stamina to walk many kilometers. The people on our tour were lovely and enjoyed the places we stayed and went.
