Tricky start when trying to organise flights, and never really resolved satisfactorily. The content was comprehensive, however, the overall walking pace was just too fast. The physical rating was one, indicating long periods of being on your feet, which isn’t a problem, but the speed to keep to the schedule was too much. The tour guide was exceptional, informative and with a great sense of humour.

This is the second time we have travelled with Wendy Wu Tours and cannot fault them in any way whatsoever and will definitely be travelling with them again in the future. The tour was extremely well organised from start to finish and our guide was with us all the way and really helped to make the holiday perfect. I had a dietary requirement and I was catered for on every occasion above and beyond. The tour takes in all the essence of Japan, its lifestyle and culture. Absolutely perfect in every way.

I had a great time on the Wendy Wu Jewels of Japan tour. Our guide, Massa, was very kind and humorous and ensured we all got to the right place at the right time. The tour is quite hectic, with early-ish starts and late finishes, but we packed loads in. The other guests were from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and everybody got on well. I would definitely consider going on another Wendy Wu tour.

This holiday is a wonderful introduction to the Japanese culture, way of life, food, architecture and religions. Although tiring, mainly due to the humidity and travelling on everyday, we saw and learned so much. Our guide Mariko was wonderful and nothing was too much trouble for her. Our group of 20 people from UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ were friendly and helpful. Everything was very well organised almost to the minute. Fantastic introduction to everything Japan has to offer. Thank you

Discover Japan is a fast paced tour of some of the major sites and some of the less known ones.
The attractions visited are amazing and include some major cities and visits to the mountains. Lots of history and a few UNESCO world heritage sites included in the trip.
There is also the opportunity for some hand-on activities with souvenirs to take home.
Friendly guide who went out of his way to look after us.
Good quality hotels and coaches used throughout the tour.
Only let down was the food. Was expecting a choice of delicious Japanese cuisine but was only given a standard set meal - extremely disappointing, especially when we could see the other food on offer around us.

The trip was good and the guide very experienced and knowledgeble. However the group was too large 27 in total. The problem with a group this large contributed to all the meals being served eithe luke warm or cold. The explanation was they had to cater for a very large group.

The trip to Hong Kong was disappointing with the inexperience of the guide. On the first organised trip we were obliged to move on very quickly, not being able to look around as another group, who had allegedly booked had arrived. I did question the fact we were on a paid organised trip and she should not have allowed this to happen. It was really not acceptable.

Very well organised. Our guide was exceptional. Hotels were very good.
Its a full-on tour though, early starts and some time on the coach, so would recommend some rest time added in to future tours.
Food was excellent. I would make one more recommendation - on occasion its better to have a simple lunch box provided in the daytime to avoid additional coach journeys to a lunch time venue away from the days attraction.
Overall though - a fantastic holiday full of experiences.

Our National ****** China, Andy Shao was fantastic from 1st day I arrived along with others joining the tour. Our Hotel rooms were great, took me awhile to figure out lifts with card to room along with others first night. Others on my tour a great bunch and helpful.
Andy would relay us all at Dinner time for breakfast times and and what time to be on bus. The local guide were great too and helpful. The Coach drivers and bus all good. Andy always counted us re moving on to a new place,and to keep our whispers on when explaining history & how to say local names and places, very informative. Took awhile to adjust to some dishes personally, not others, but great food choices all along for breakfast lunch and dinners. Also Andy always counted us when back on bus which was great as travelling on my own was abit daunting, but all worked out with helpful fellow passengers.
We certainly packed heaps in a days touring and was amazing with the electric cars and bikes everywhere and not crashing into each other. Safe to walk around with all those looking on cameras and police around. Glad to be on a tour though.
Please make sure Andy gets my review, would recommend him and the local guides, but him especially to anyone else who would like to do this tour.
One more review for Japan with Nao.
I and maybe others felt we were rushing to all destinations etc.but nt enough time to see everything in one place, then to much time at other places. Disappointed with some lunch places and food. Also he wasn't as efficient with keeping close with whispers and being visible with flag. I got lost at one place and kept looking out for him,finally found him and 10mins late back on bus.
A nice man, abit over Buddhist temples tho.
Scenery lovely and enjoyable otherwise 😀 also all the way thru trip no rain, only after we left provinces, very lucky.

Our guide Midori was wonderful and knowledgeable. But we found the tour number too large and this limited the facility to go into more detail about the history and people of Japan. We also needed more time for ourselves, particularly in Kyoto and Tokyo. We felt there was no need to provide three meals a day, and especially no “western” ones! For example the pseudo Italian meal in Tokyo was awful. Having said that we had some amazing delicious Japanese food.

The Wendy Wu, China by Land, section with Ken, their guide was exceptional in all aspects. We would rather not have done the Japan by Sea section. It was a very big ship catering for the Asian market and we considered that both the food and entertainment was no very good. The gripe for us is that the ships organized tours were a bad joke. Very expensive to see one or two temples and then left to sped the rest of the time in shopping areas. We got no feel for the real Japan and based on this experience alone, we would not go back there.

This is a very busy trip, packed with amazing locations and sights. Be prepared to cover lots of ground on foot, but it is worth it !!!

I would highly recommend Wendy Wu tours , they are very well organised . The tour of Japan was excellent with the guide being very well informed and she went the extra mile , providing us with her favourite snacks to try , cooling wipes and giving us a lot of information about Japanese culture and history .

Superb trip. Loved every second of it. Fantastic itinerary. Great group of people and outstanding guides all the way round

A totally phenomenal holiday