Reviews

The tour guide Mariko handled this mixed group of 26 from three different countries extremely well.

Setting up a WhatsApp group from Day 1 with names and photos of all participants worked really well. It enabled the group to ‘gel’ quickly and gave a clear outline of times, activities etc.

The days were action packed, which meant that we were able to see and experience life in Japan as it really is. The downside was that little time was available in the evenings to enjoy the excellent hotels and facilities.

Of outstanding value was Grand Nico in Tokyo where we were all upgraded.

We were pleased to learn when we booked the holiday that all meals would be provided. We wouldn’t want to change this. However, there was a downside. Most restaurants (mid day and evening) provided basically the same food. Hence by the second week our diet was much the same, with a lot of raw fish (not to everyone’s taste)! We only had one buffet meal and that was in the evening. So a greater choice of food would have suited us better.

Brilliant tour guide . Evening meals and breakfast great .
Lunch meals too many and not worth having . Not enough time spent at sites, no free time. Lunches should be cut in 1/2 or scrapped and vouchers given .

Sapporo not worth going to . Time could have been better spent in Tokyo and Osaka .

Too much time on coaches , faster transport was available .

What we did see was very good , simply not enough time to explore.

Very simple website to use with a lot of detail. The downloaded information for each tour is very detailed and useful. Looking forward to our trip to Japan.

WE've only got as far as completing the booking but, throughout, Beau has been excellent. Not only preofessional, but also a pleasure to communicate with. Thank you.

I felt it was just a skirting visit of Japan. There were many sights in Kyoto I would have liked to visit during the half day off we had. I would have liked to see more of the wild Hokkaido which I have heard so much about. The time we spent at the tea ceremony and print making was a bit of waste of time. Sake making factory was also a waste of time, although I enjoyed drinking some of the sake

Well travelled, as I am, I expected a well run and pleasant journey through Japan on this 21 day tour. Seeing it's highlights and emersing myself into the Japanese culture. Unfortunately, having 5 couriers during the tour, one of whom read from prewritten notes, rather spoilt the idea of getting into the culture. The hotels were adequate, but for the money, rather a poor choice. The transport, as always in Japan, was very good.
The food was quite poor, and speaking to some Japanese friends who live in Tokyo, the dinning experiences, although varied, was of poor quality throughout.
The experiences on the tour were extremely rushed and there was little time to stand and stare.
I honestly could not recommend this tour.

the conversation we had with Alexa was very straight forward and easy. She was knowledgeable on the location and helpful. We hope the tour is a s good as the booking process.

We had been planning to travel on this tour since 2020 & eventually made it this year.
The wait was certainly worth it & all the places visited and sightseeing opportunities we experienced exceeded our expectations.
Michiko, our guide was brilliant, very knowledgeable and had a wonderful sense of humour.
The whole tour was well paced throughout but we would have liked an extra night in Kyoto making the tour 15 days as opposed to 14.

Excellent service. Very helpful and answered all our queries

Just back from Discover Japan . Outstanding. Had an absolutely amazing time. Had to book again. Quick and efficient booking . Journey through Japan here we come.

Excellent customer service experience.
I booked via phone as opposed to online as I had a few queries & requests that I felt would be better dealt with by a human rather than a computer.

As always everyone you speak to is so helpful the girls do know their stuff, some really interesting holidays to japan, just need more money so I can do them all

They were very helpful in sorting out and costing the various travel costs. Being able to talk to the same agent on both the occasions I contacted Wendy Wo was also helpful.