I am very happy to say this trip exceeded my expectations. Our group of three singles from Australia & Germany, and a Canadian couple made a great mix. What made the tour exceptional was our guide Akemi. She was caring, funny & knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble for her. She took the hassle out of travelling though Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka and then even more importantly to me, the backroads, which is what I have wanted to see but would not have known how to. I would not have enjoyed it as much having to work out the logistics. The tour is a great complement of nature and popular city landmarks with enough free time. The hotels, ryokans & included meals were great. I chose the single supplement which was worth it. At times I felt our group were the only tourists in town, and we did get to have ryokans exclusively- the bonus of touring pre cherry blossom season! It's still so beautiful and definitely less busy. Thank you Akemi, my Backroad Buddies and World Expeditions for such a memorable trip.
Highly recommend! This was by far the best experience to date. Japan was amazing! The tour exceeded all expectations. Our guide Elmer was exceptional. Unfortunately I was one of the more disorganised travellers and he was very patient with my constant loss of items lol Overall an amazing trip. One for the books that will never be forgotten. Thanks Elmer!
An amazing experience that I highly recommend. Clean cities, exceptionally friendly people, buzzing nightlife and no end to things to see. I highly recommend this tour as an appetizer since Japan has soooo much more to see it is absolutely AMAZING!