Review

Eileen and Gerald Ikeda

November 30, -0001 - November 30, -0001

The independent tour was EXACTLY what we were looking for. It was the perfect marriage between being guided and planned and being independent and flexible. Thank you for creating that great balance for us. Our trip was flawless. My husband and I kept saying throughout the trip how well Samarai Tours did in planning and executing the tour. Thank you so much. It was a trip of a lifetime for us :)

Itinerary

You did such a fantastic job of planning our trip. Thank you for working with us and giving us everything we wanted out of this trip to Japan. The itinerary was precise (step by step instructions for all transportation was especially helpful) and covered everything we wanted to see.

Lodging

Thank you for working with us in using Hilton Honors points for our lodging in Tokyo and Osaka. The lodgings arranged for us in Kyoto and Hiroshima as well as our return to Tokyo lodging were just what we wanted--clean, efficient, courteous and with the touch of authentic Japanese experience we desired. The locations of all our lodging was perfect and convenient to the train stations.

Food

We are our way through Japan! Thank you for having your guides take us to the kushiage lunch in Tokyo and the noodle house in Kyoto. Both were great and felt very local and authentic.

Guides

We loved both of our guides. They were friendly, helpful ,kind and courteous as well as informative. Our guide, Etsuko, in Tokyo, was wonderful, but her English was very limited so it was difficult to get a lot of information from her. She seemed a bit nervous and frazzled at times...perhaps she is new to this role of guide. Our guide, Makiko (went by JJ) in Kyoto, was fabulous. Her English was great and she was a wealth of information. Very well organized and timely, she was always in control of the situation and we felt very well taken care of. Such a kind and gracious woman. Thank you for providing such wonderful people to guide us through the cities. Also, Mr. Tanaka, who met us at the start at the airport, was wonderful. He explained things very well and it was a nice welcome at the start of our journey through Japan.

Pre-Tour Handbook

The information you provided prior to our trip was thorough and very well written. It had great advice, especially the part about packing light...we were so happy we took your advice on that!

Tour Organization

Tour Transportation

Would you go on another tour operating by Samurai Tours: Yes!

Would you recommend Samurai Tours to friends or family: Yes!