Kyoto Private Taxi Tour with Customizable Itinerary & English-Speaking Guide
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| Activity Date: | 2020/01/08 |
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Great way to see Kyoto
Reviewed by: Changs Singapore, 2019/12/27Ichiro, our guide cum driver was perfect! He speaks fluent English , very knowledgeable , friendly & very obliging to our needs. He even brought us to a very interesting local place for lunch. Our 6 hour private tour was indeed very enjoyable.
Dear Changs Singapore-san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy message from you and very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
We are looking forward to the new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Best regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/12/25 |
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6 hour private car tour
Reviewed by: Dr S Sharma, 2019/11/28Our driver was very courteous and accommodating. We originally started with a 4 hour tour but gradually extended to 6 hours. We covered all that we wanted to : Fushimi Inari shrine, Nijo castle, bamboo grove, and a couple of others. He walked along with us and took great photos of us. He explained the history and significance of all the sites. We had a great time. The colors of Red and yellow of the leaves was also picturesque. Would not hesitate to strongly recommend veltra tours. Keep up the good work!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/11/25 |
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Great time in Kyoto
Reviewed by: Stergefs, 2019/11/18We booked an 8h tour for the 16. November and were very happy with it.
Thanks to the car, we could explore much more sites than otherwise possible when using public transportation or walking. Our guide was very knowledgeable and adjusted the tour to our preferences. We recommend!
Dear Stergefs-san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy message from you.
I am very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
I pass this comment to him with much pleasure.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/11/16 |
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Best experience ever! The only way to do Kyoto, esp if you are in a group
Reviewed by: mmmdream, 2019/10/31Due to physical limitations, my parents can no longer walk far without balance or pain problems, so we needed personal transportation to take us around at our own pace. Based on a very sour experience in Tokyo in all aspects of customer service & complete disrespect/unprofessionalism/lack of manners+courtesy w/respect to accessible needs (yes, I was taken aback but city freneticism & savageness has taken over the city & it's not good!), we had zero expectations when we arrived in Kyoto.
BUT....what we got was a complete 5 star experience from Yuka. Not only did she communicate in perfect English (no where to be found in our "top" hotels in Tokyo that cost an arm+leg), she planned the trip around all my parents' needs with much care & thoughtfulness, went above & beyond her duty to help w/pushing the wheelchair & always attentive to shield my parents' from the pouring rain with her umbrella, staying a bit over allotted time to allow my parents to slowly finish their meals w/o rush, all the time being the most pleasant & entertaining host & safe driver! Mind you, she is not certified as a tour guide (she has the driver's license) and yet she puts both of the other licensed Tokyo tour guides to shame. She single-handedly salvaged this 9-day trip from being a complete rotten disaster! She was so amazing that my dad considered adopting her on the spot! Anyway, thank you Yuka - you have no idea what good you have done. I wish you only the best returns & if we ever come back, we will request you & only you! Please take care of yourself until then <3
Dear mmmdream-san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy comment from you.
I am very glad to hear that you and your family spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
I pass this messege to her with much pleasure.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards,
YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/10/25 |
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Kyoto Private Limousine Tour with an English-Speaking Driver / Toyota 6-seater Lux-van
Reviewed by: Heather, 2019/07/01The driver was very kind, friendly, knowledgeable and spoke perfect English. Surprisingly he also spoke Spanish as well, which was a fun surprise for the parents, as the driver was happy to practice his Spanish. He was able to drive us to some nice places, as we even got to eat at a nice restaurant over the river that we wanted to enjoy. The van was very spacious, clean and comfortable as well.
Dear Heather-san, Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy comment from you.
We are very glad to hear that you and your family spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future
Warm regards, Yasaka
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/15 |
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Exelent trip
Reviewed by: Harry, 2019/06/06We had an exelent tour good driver, did sprak Bert well english. Knew evwrytibg we did Visit and brought us also to placets with no tourist . We were Bert impressed and would recoment this tour.
Dear Harry san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy messege from you.
We are very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/04 |
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Simply Wonderful
Reviewed by: Rob Gordon, 2019/05/05The trip was with my Adult daughter From start to finish our driver and the experience was delightful - getting picked up in the Toyota Century was simply classic old school and made us feel Presidential. Our driver had the right blend of very respectful Japanese manners coupled with a delightful and cheeky sarcasm ( which suited us because it was how we are ).
He walked with us through each of the venues to make sure the experience was far more in depth than simply driving us to each site. The genuineness of the experience was very special and I will definitely be bringing my wife to Kyoto so I can take her on the same journey.
It's absolutely worth it on so many levels.
Dear Rob Gordon san, Thank you so much for using our limo service.We appreciate to receive this happy coment and photo from you.
We are very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our sriver. We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Best regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/02 |
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Great day out with the family in Kyoto!
Reviewed by: Huyen, 2019/04/21My family and I visited Kyoto on April 12th, and could not be any happier with our tour. A big thanks to our friendly driver and tour guide Ichiro who made the extra effort to give us some history of the sights we visited throughout the day. Ichiro made sure we were able to visit what we had planned for the day, and he didn’t worry about the time too much when I was worried myself that our 8hour time was nearly over!
Kyoto is a beautiful place, I would go back time and time again to explore and use this service.
Dear Huyen san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy messege from you.
We are very glad to hear that you and your family spent a great time in Kyoto with Mr Ichiro.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/15 |
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Great touring services!
Reviewed by: Carol, 2019/04/09Had a great tour with a private chartered taxi. Our driver-guide Taka was very helpful, friendly, accommodating, and funny. We are very happy to be with his company and we hope to meet him again in the future of our Japan trips.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/03/31 |
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Great service in a great vehicle
Reviewed by: Shane Crew, 2019/01/29We had Kam take us around the sites of Kyoto for 6 hours. His english was excellent and his vehicle was immaculate.
Kam didn't just drive us to the sites, he went the extra mile and played tour guide at each stop and explained the historical sites and walked us around.
We had a fantastic day and highly recommend Kam and his service in Kyoto.
Dear Shane Crew-san, Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We are very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2019/01/12 |
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6-seater SUV with English speaking driver
Reviewed by: Chinita Hard, 2019/01/08Our driver was efficient, kind, professional, personable and very helpful. After hearing where we wanted to visit, he made recommendations about the order and timing of our day. We also needed to find a birthday cake and buy shinkansen tickets and he called a bakery and waited outside the station while we went to the ticket counter. The car was clean and comfortable. In addition, he selected exactly what we requested for a lunch stop: fast, local, easy to seat 14 people and good food.
We also hired a 9-seater Hi-ace van as we were a large group of 14. He worked well with the other driver and took turns explaining things as we were on site at shrines, temples and gardens.
It was a perfect day with the car and driver!
Dear Chinita Hard-san,Thank you so much for using our limo service. We appreciate to receive this happy comment from you. We are very glad to hear that you and your family spent a great time in Kyoto with our drivers.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2018/12/27 |
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9 seater Hi-ace with driver
Reviewed by: Chinita Hard, 2019/01/08Our driver was cordial, knowledgable and professional. After hearing what we have already visited and what we still wanted to see in Kyoto, he made recommendations about where to go and time spent at the location. We couldn't have asked for a better experience!
We also hired a second 6-seater as we had a large group of 14 people. He and the other driver worked together and took turns explaining things as we were on site at temples and museums.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2018/12/27 |
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Kyoto
Reviewed by: Amrish Patel, 2018/11/14Perfect - a day well spent, lots to see and taste.
Masazumisan was great guide, professional, punctual, patient and most of all very knowledgeable.
I cannot recommend Veltra and their local team in Japan highly.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/11/02 |
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Great Experience
Reviewed by: Amyt, 2018/09/09Sho-ji our driver/guide was so nice and flexible, he even took us to go fishing and helped keep an eye on our children. Travelling with young kids, this tour suited us as we didn’t want to feel rushed or pressured if we joined a bus tour. We got to see numerous places and thoroughly enjoyed our time around Kyoto with Sho-Ji.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2018/09/07 |
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Sightseeing in Kyoto with a 5 star guide
Reviewed by: Henrik, 2018/07/28We were meet exactly on time which is no surprise in Japan but it is very appreciated. The car was very comfartable with a nice a/c. The guide explained in perfect English the program. He took us to different temples and explained about the temple history and also about Japanese cultur. He was also ver knowledgable about todays Japan which was appreciated by us. He was very sensitive to our demands and changed program according to them.
Dear Henrik-san, Thank you so much for using our limo service.We appreciate to receive this happy email from you.
We are very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards, YASAKA
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2018/07/25 |
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Wonderful experience!
Reviewed by: Emi , 2018/03/12Our driver Hiroshi was a wonderful guide, and the Toyota Crown he drove was so beautiful.
Hiroshi showed up with white gloves on him, and had a name tag with my name on the dashboard.
He treated us if we were celebrities or something.
He was very knowledgeable, kind and had a great hospitality.
I would say that the price they charged for 4hours of this service is very reasonable. We wil recommend this service for anyone who comes Kyoto for the first time!
Dear Emi-san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this wouderful comment from you.
We am very glad to hear that you and your family spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver Mr. Yano.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Best regards,
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/03/10 |
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Wonderful experience
Reviewed by: Chris, 2018/01/10It was a wonderful experience. Mr. Shoji, our driver and guide, was knowledgeable and top notch. He was a wonderful company, professional and a delight. At the start, he had a tour plan waiting for as well as consulting our group if there were other things we wanted to see or do. We managed to see what we wanted to see and then some more. There were slight hiccups as some of the sights closed due to the holidays but he manage to find good alternatives. All in all a very good and well planned experience.
Dear Chris-san, Thank you so much for taking YASAKA limo service. We really appreciate to receive this wounderful message from you.
We are very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with Mr Shoji. We will tell him about your message with much pleasure.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future. Best regards.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/12/29 |
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Great Tour!
Reviewed by: Sema, 2018/01/07This tour was very personable and made us feel as if we were touring the city with a friend.
I'd highly recommend this tour!
Dear Sema-san, Thank you for taking YASAKA Taxi. We are glad to get such a wonderful comment from you. Looking forward to seeing you in Kyoto again. Warmest regards. Kyoko Tsuboi
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/12/13 |
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本当に素晴らしかったです！
Reviewed by: ニックマム, 2017/11/22担当の方がガイドというお仕事を本当に楽しまれており、知識も豊富で気も効き素晴らしい方でした。もし次も関西に行くのであれば、彼を指名したいと思います。
主人と息子が京都は初めて日本語で苦手でしたが、本当に楽しめ勉強になりました。
そうそう、写真の撮り方がとても上手で素敵な写真が沢山残りました。
心より感謝しております。ありがとうございました。
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/20 |
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Great driving tour around Kyoto
Reviewed by: Robert R, 2017/08/24We had the pleasure of doing an 8 Hr tour with the driver Hiroshi Yano. He was extremely knowledgeable of details and history, which kept it very interesting. His car was very clean and comfortable and he also had a great sense of humor. He spoke English very well. He was also accommodating to change the original itinerary based on our needs since we had since some of the sites the day before. I for sure would highly recommend him and this tour agency which was also very accommodating in returning several email questions prior to our booking.
Dear Mr Robert,
Thank you for taking YASAKA Limousine Service and your wonderful comments.Our driver Yano also had a great time with you.
Please let us know if you come to Kyoto again.
Best regards,
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/16 |
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Kyoto Private Limousine Tour with English Speaking Driver - Shoji
Reviewed by: Gonca-us, 2017/05/19Shoji was a super host and guide. Made our day trip through Kyoto most enjoyable. His time management was effective and led us through with enough time to make trip back to Tokyo. Lexus car was very clean and comfortable for 3 people
Dear Gonca-us-san
Thank you so much for taking Yasaka limousine service. We appreciate your wonderful comments and taking time to share your great experience with us.
We are looking forward to seeing you again in Kyoto.
Best wishes
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/05/17 |
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Best day of our entire trip!
Reviewed by: Meghan Wood, 2017/04/07Our customized tour with Fuji-san was amazing, as we had only one full day in Kyoto I was worried we wouldn't get to see everything. Not only did we do everything we had on our list, but he took special interest in showing us things for our young children (ages 3 and almost 6) that we hadn't considered doing, such as the Toei Movie studios lot. My son LOVES Power Rangers, it was the highlight of his trip, and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed the female heroine of the samurai show. He suggested a better order of doing things, so that we could see certain sights before they became too crowded. When we admired the view of Kyoto from the mountainside, he took us to a nearby temple with panoramic views of the city. He knew great spots for taking the best photos, and where to eat. He was kind and patient with our rambunctious children, and explained the history and meaning behind EVERYTHING, from the statues to the temple bells. In addition, the van we rented was spacious, comfortable, and impeccably clean. I would definitely book with VELTRA again, and would give Fuji-san the highest rating possible for his knowledge, patience, sweet demeanor and excellent English. Thank you Fuji-san for an unforgettable day!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2017/04/05 |
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Downright Fantastic - convenience and quality in a nutshell
Reviewed by: Colin L, 2017/04/03Our group consisted four adults including two 6'3 250 lb guys. Our driver, Fuji, was an absolute pleasure; well spoken, well prepared, insightful and courteous. We were picked up in a Toyota Century - a $100,000 luxury sedan. As a car enthusiast this was a delight as it's something we don't get stateside and the only V12 made by Toyota (outside of Formula 1!). We were very comfortable in the car. I had written up a plan of sites to see, Fuji commented on each location and we pared it down to 6 chosen locations.
What we saw in our 6 hour tour was easily 2 days worth of content. We started the day at Kennin-ji to see the dragon and walk the grounds, then headed towards Arashiyama via Uzumasa (Fuji recommended). In Arashiyama we saw the Tenryu-ji temple then walked along the Bamboo Forest road, we split for the monkeys and an owl cafe. Then took in the Katsura River and the general beautiful scenery with some shopping and headed for Kinkaku-Ji by way of Ninna-ji. Then we went to Fuji's secret overview spot with a glass tea house. From there we walked the 1001 Buddha statues in Sanjusangendo where Fuji gave history lessons on the deities, the religious text/background and archery competition famous to the area. Finally we were dropped off in Gion to walk Shirakawa-Minami Dori and observe the geisha and folks in costume with the beautiful scenery.
Fuji's insightful comments to each site were well appreciated, his VIP treatment with drop off/pick up was a boon for our more handicap party members and the ability to adjust the tour (bathroom, food, etc.) was well worth the extra expense over a comparable tour bus. His suggested locations and activities gave us a behind the scenes look in Kyoto as well as the typical iconography in the area. We will happily use this service again in our next trip.
For a group of 3 or more individuals this type of tour makes good financial sense and the convenience over a tour bus or larger grouped setting is invaluable.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/03/25 |
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A wonderful Experience
Reviewed by: Rae , 2017/02/13The guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. The private tour gave us a lot of flexibility to decide on the tour in the 2 days and we had a lot of fun. I was really impressed with Kyoto and the culture as well as Japanese overall simply because the guide was such a great person who is kind, helpful and polite.
Dear Rae
Thank you for choosing Yasaka limousine service, and taking time to share your wonderful experience with you.
We feel happy that you have had a great time in Kyoto and look forward to seeing you again.
Best regards,
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/02/08 |
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Lovely day in Kyoto
Reviewed by: Leonardo , 2017/01/11Best experience we had in Kyoto. Ichiro the driver was helpful and able to fulfill our needs for the day, with kindness and excellent English spoken adding valuable information about the sites we visited. I would definitely recommend.
Dear Leonardo
Thank you for taking YASAKA limousine service. We are happy you spend a great time with our driver in Kyoto. We appreciate your recommending. Please contact us when you come to Japan next time. Hope to see you soon.
Best regards.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/01/06 |
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Re : Tour with English speaking guide in Kyoto
Reviewed by: Swapna Jayakumar, 2017/01/10Our driver Fuji was perfect! He spoke fluent English and was very discreet at all times. He helped us understand a little more at our tour spots and took us at the right time to each one. Even dropped us off at the Kyoto station dot on time, as expected. He was full of little extra tit bit info which I found fascinating. I would highly recommend Mr. Fuji as a guide for anyone wanting to explore Kyoto by limo.
Swapna Jayakumar
Dear Swapna Jayakumar
Thank you for taking Yasaka limousine service. We appreciate your wonderful comments and taking time to share your lovely experience with us.
We are looking forward to welcoming you again in Kyoto.
Best wishes
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2016/12/30 |
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Great time in Kyoto!
Reviewed by: Jason, 2016/12/17The tour was a blast. Our driver, Hiro, did an excellent job getting us around the city- especially given that it was a holiday and the major sites were crowded. He was very knowledgeable about the area, and answered all of our questions about Kyoto. I highly recommend this tour to others.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2016/11/23 |
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Awesome Tour de Kyoto!
Reviewed by: Lish, 2016/09/04This tour was completely worth every penny! We got to see three major sights with the ease of door to door service. Not only was our driver, Fuji-san awesome, but he also gave great tours and we learned so much more than we would have if we walked around ourselves. I would recommend this plan to anyone especially in the heat of the summer and when you have a lot to see in a short amount of time.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/22 |
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Very nice prívate limousine tour!
Reviewed by: Heather, 2016/07/03Our driver Ken was very nice, courteous and very knowledgeable about the different places we asked him to take us. We were happily surprised that he spoke English very well and he was able to answer a lot of the questions we had about various places along the drive and at our various destinations. The car we drove in was spacious, comfortable and very tidy. We booked the limousine tour for 6 hours and we were able to see all the various destinations shown in the pictures. We even got to walk on an hour hike, started at one point and we coordinated with him the pickup point at the end of the trail. It was a great experience.
Dear Mr. Heather,
Thank you for choosing Yasaka limousine service, and taking time to share your lovely experience with us. We are very happy you have had excellent experience in Kyoto.
We appreciate your comments and nice pictures, and look forward to welcoming you again in Kyoto!
Yours sincerely
Yuki
Assistant manager
Yasaka limousine service
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| Activity Date: | 2016/07/02 |
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Dear Ivanapat san,
Thank you so much for using our limo service.
We appreciate to receive this happy comment and photo from you.
I am very glad to hear that you spent a great time in Kyoto with our driver.
We are looking forward to receiving a new request from you and your friend in the near future.
Warm regards, YASAKA