Best holiday I've ever had We'd never used a tour group before but decided to give it a go for this holiday as we wanted to make sure we fit plenty in. Straight away we knew that we had made a good decision. All of the hotels and Ryokans that we stayed in were excellent. We managed to go to a lot of places and learn a lot about the areas. Having all of the technical details taken care of meant that we could really enjoy our time in Japan. There was a good mix of places to go and things to see and although there is a lot of walking the pace is quite slow so it's not to bad. The balance between group and free time is very well struck so you can definitely fit in the things that you want to do outside of the tour.
I recently back from the Japan tour with Intro Travel, and have been recommending Intro (and Japan) to my friends and family since! It was a great experience because the activities are included and already vetted by Intro, so the classes and tours we did were all great quality and taught by locals. Our tour leader Anna was knowledgeable, kind-hearted, and approachable, and she made sure everyone in our crazy bunch was on the way to getting to know each other on the very first night. Thank you to Anna and Intro for an awesome trip; I cant wait for my next tour!
I loved this trip! We have seen a variety of places and we have learnt learn so much about the Japanese culture.
Overall this trip is well organised and I thing that there is a good balance between free and organised time.