Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour from Tokyo with Lake Ashi Cruise & Ropeway Ride
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4.31Everything was good
Reviewed by: Daniel W, 2019/05/29Thanks for the tour. Everything was good: the tour guide has helpful, the places we visited were memorable and the lunch was great!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/17 |
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Rooms for improvement
Reviewed by: Eve Wong, 2019/05/27Difficult to locate the tour provider at pickup pt, no counter or signage board. The cruise is rather boring, would rather pay more if snacks and drinks can be provided during the cruise since it's a long day tour.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/24 |
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Awesome trip
Reviewed by: Sathiah Sankar, 2019/05/27Everything was perfect about it. I loved it. Guide was awesome. Looking forward for my next trip.
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/18 |
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Rain = no mountain
Reviewed by: Julie, 2019/05/26If you go on this tour, please take into account the weather forecast. The morning we left from Tokyo, it was pouring rain. The rest of the day was also covered in grey clouds, rain and fog. We therefore did not see Mt. Fuji at all. Not even a glimpse unfortunately. Although we did go up the cable car, we could not see more than like 30 meters ahead due to the fog.
Although the weather forecast is unpredictable, and the organization is of course not to blame for bad weather (humans can unfortunately not control it) it is a pity that we did not get any compensation whatsoever. Having paid this huge amount of money for a bus tour where we did not even see the mountain has simply been a disappointment. Nevertheless, the tour guide was energetic and nice.
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/21 |
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Awesome
Reviewed by: Sunny, 2019/05/24If you are looking for a convenient way to see Mount Fuji from japan this is the tour for you. Eko our guide for the day was pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable. She made the trip fun driving between site to sight. Her English was perfect and humor a joy. The lunch was fantastic, lots of variety and tasty. I highly recommend this tour if you only have a day to spend in the region. The option for the fast train back to Tokyo (which we choose last minute during the trip) is also worth the ride and experience. Eko helped us arrange that easily.
Considerations: It is a long day. Time of year - if it's a colder month, i might opt for a shorter tour.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2019/02/27 |
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Visit Mt. Fuji, Hakone and Cruise on Lake Ashi with a Full Day Tour from Tokyo / Return by Bullet Train (Including Lunch Reservations)
Reviewed by: Mary, 2019/05/21Time well spent and the guide speaks well and explains clearly. She is informative and never a dull moment. Would recommend friends/family to book this tour. thanks alot.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/16 |
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Rushed
Reviewed by: Heather, 2019/05/20While the trip was good, everything went smoothly and the tour guide was very informative and helpful, it was disappointing to learn we have very little time at each stop. We felt very rushed, including for lunch. I suggest the tour return later, or you are upfront with customers that in order to fit in all of the activities the actual time at each stop is very limited.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/17 |
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Tourist
Reviewed by: RBA, 2019/05/20Very nice and very fascinating tour. Will definitely do it again. Also no problem recommending to friends
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/16 |
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Great Tour
Reviewed by: Melinda, 2019/05/12Our tour guide was fantastic, Friendly, and very informative. She gave us so much information about our surroundings, where we were going and Japan's history. I would definitely reccomend the Mt Fuji and Hakone tour to everyone it was a fantastic day out.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/10 |
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Excellent tour. A very good way to see Mt Fuji.
Reviewed by: Garry, 2019/05/12Excellent tour. Youshi - san was a great tour leader, informative and amusing and spoke excellent English. We were very fortunate to have a clear day to see Mount Fuji and the views were brilliant all day. The lunch was also very good. We enjoyed the sky gondola, the black eggs and the cruise over lake Ashi. Every thing was very punctual and at no point did we feel rushed.We took the option of the bullet train back and Youshi helped us with navigating the station. In all a lovely tour which we thoroughly recommend.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/10 |
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Mt Fuji Tour, Lunch and Cruise on Lake Ashi
Reviewed by: JohnG, 2019/05/07We had a long bus ride to Mt Fuji but were disappointed the clouds came in and covered the mountain. We could only get to Level 2 as there was too much congestion and traffic higher up at Level 4. Our lunch was a wonderful selection of local dishes and the cruise on the Pirate Ship on Lake Ashi was crowded and chilly but fun to be part of.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/20 |
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Mt Fuji day trip with hotel pick-up
Reviewed by: Judy, 2019/05/05The trip was generally good and was saved from an OK rating by actually seeing Mt Fuji from the bus and the first stop. After that we drove to the other side of the mountain where it was covered by cloud and we didn't see it again all day. (Cloudy weather can't be helped but guide said "we are driving to the other side as it is less crowded".) Everything ran on time but better explanation of how to manage Japanese lunch (our first such experience) would have been appreciated. Cruise on Lake Ashi was picturesque but boat was very crowded with standing room only for some guests.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/18 |
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My. Fuji and Hakone
Reviewed by: Fred and family, 2019/04/27The drive going to Mt. Fuji was smooth. Our tour guide, Amy was excellent and helpful. Too bad we didn't see it at the base or during the boat ride. However, we saw it during the bus ride at least and we're happy.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/11 |
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To be honest, it was mostly a bus ride
Reviewed by: Renee, 2019/04/26We did get to see Mt Fuji which was why we went on this tour. Because of this, I rated it fair rather than poor... The boat and sky tram filled in time out of the bus... neither was interesting or exciting. Our tour guide was very bland...he certainly did not make this an enjoyable day. For a couple to go on this excursion at a cost of $250 to 300USD... spend your money elsewhere.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/24 |
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Excellent tour and highly recommended!!
Reviewed by: Max, 2019/04/25Completely recommend this tour and is well worth it. The scenery and guide are both terrific and it was an awesome day and experience overall. I must say that it is best to do your research regarding the train option before finalising your booking to ensure that you get the best deal. The tour operator offers a discounted ticket for the bullet train if it is bought through them as opposed to buying the ticket at the station.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/23 |
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Mt Ashi and Hakone day tour
Reviewed by: Praneeta, 2019/04/19The guide was very informative. However couldn't go to fifth station of Mt. Ashi as promised in the tour plan. Instead went to the second station due to whether conditions. It would have be better if this clause was mentioned. One among the very less tours that cover both mount Ashi and Hakone in one day. Covers all the important look out points.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/17 |
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Mountain Fuji and the lake
Reviewed by: Elena, 2019/04/19Honestly, I expected something completely different. The way was very long, the tour guide was not that excited about the information he presented and most of the facts I knew from the internet tourist sites beforehand. We clearly expected more insight into the history of the place: beautiful legends and folk tales or anecdotes from a local guide.
5-station was closed that day. As for sky gondola and the boat cruise, well, probably on a sunny day, but not on a windy April day. The sky was grey and it was freezing. Smoking valley was just a viewing spot to take a photo and taste a black ice-cream. Sorry to say, but I wouldn’t recommend this trip. I would go for another tour provider.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/17 |
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Mt fuji
Reviewed by: Lee , 2019/04/18Excellent guide. Very informative and helpful throughout the whole trip.
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/16 |
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Nice trip, must see
Reviewed by: Dario, 2019/04/14I was here in April and I found out that April is time when there is most snow on Mt Fuji . it happened to me and we had to stop at 2 point .. but everything else was nice and perfect. guide was outstanding and ride smooth
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/11 |
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It was very rushed, crowded experience.
Reviewed by: Sam&Cisco, 2019/04/06We were picked up from a nearby hotel to our own hotel. we were picked up with a bus which goes to our actual transport bus. There were around 3 or four busses which were to same direction to mount FUJI all together 100 people only from the same company which is GRAY LINE.
First stop was mount Fuji 4th station. (We were told that 5th station was closed due to weather conditions, which is OK) however the problem was to enter 4th station it took 40 minutes, as I believe there were many other tours.
Super crowded, people were on top of each other to take pictures of Fuji view. The queue in front of the toilet was long impossible to use.
Indeed we were only given 20 minutes in the area.
By the time you get off and on the bus is already a lot of time passed.
After that next station was lunch break, it was given only 30 minutes, which I am glad we requested no lunch as well.
When we goy on the boat on lake Ashi, there was no place to sit down, boat was overcrowded obviously we stood indoors.
Overall I wanted to see mount FUJI close by which was done.
But it was rushed and very crowded. Tour guide was robotic overall no enthusiasm.
If you are OK with such tight schedule and dont mind being rushed everywhere it is alright.
I believe these kind of tours have a limited quota and not oversold just for money.
End of the day it was over 100 dollars per person still with no lunch.
You might better do the tour by yourself or pay more and find a private kinda tour.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/03 |
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Less than 24 hours and still got confirmation that's awesome!!
Reviewed by: Dawn, 2019/04/04This tour was wonderful! I think the only downfall was because the weather was overcast so didn't get to see really good majestic pictures of Mt. Fuji but no fault of anyone but nature. LOL. The tour guide was very well versed in knowing all there was about cities, history, and spoke pretty good English. Everything went very smoothly and the traditional Japanese style lunch they planned was also right on point. I ate my very first and famously known black hard boiled egg straight from the site itself. Looking forward to the next trip and more planning through Veltra. Use Veltra as well as they seem to have more variety when all the other sites were all sold out, instant confirmations on most and a bit cheaper too. All bonuses!!
Thank you again, team, Veltra
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/29 |
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Overall a good tour apart from the Lake Ashi tour
Reviewed by: WLN, 2019/04/03Staff service was very good even prior to the start of the tour. At pickup point staff made sure we were at the right tour and everyone was on board. On the actual tour bus the guide talk about the different sights in Tokyo city before we got out of the city, and through out the drive to Mt. Fuji provide us with various cultural and scenic information. We had a good view of Mt Fuji, even though we did not get to the 5th Station. The ropeway ride was also good and well guide but the tour guide to make sure we got on board. The disappointing part was the boat ride on Lake Ashi - since our tour was part of a larger group of people, too many in our opinion as we had no place to sit down and had to stand in several crowded areas until we reach the other side. So we had no commentary about the Lake and it surrounds, so basically it was just a ferry ride to the other side of the lake. The guide look after us during lunch and had a place for us to sit even though we did not get a lunch package, and finally made sure we got the the Odawara Station OK and directed us to the correct train and platform.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/25 |
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Wounderful Mt Fuji and Hakona day trip
Reviewed by: Yoram, 2019/03/30We had a great trip to Mt Fuji and Hakona day trip. The guide was absolotley the best guide we ever had in our life.
Recomend it very much
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/28 |
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Mt. Fuji
Reviewed by: Chez, 2019/03/28Day trip to Mt. Fuji and Hakone and cruise on Lake Ashi was amazing . We were lucky enough to have an amazing view of Mt. Fuji .the coach trip was great and tour guide made the day lots of fun.
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Activity Date: | 2019/03/26 |
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A very fun trip
Reviewed by: Sim, 2019/03/27At first we were worried about the pickup service, since we are not sure which bus to board, but then there is actually a guide? Which will meet us at the pickup location and check the attendance, then only we board the bus to daiichi hotel and change to another bus to hakone. The way to hakone from daichi hotel is about 2h30min, but we get to have a 15min break after an hour on the bus and we are also able to see mt fuji from the break spot. We have mr yoshi as our tour guide, and he was informative. While in the bus, mr yoshi also teaches us how to count from 1-10, sang a mt fuji song, and fold an origami of mt fuji. The lunch was also delicious.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/25 |
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A very good & well planned tour, comfortable transportation and interesting places visited...
Reviewed by: AllanC, 2019/03/23A good tour, a good day with clear blue skies. Excellent view of Mt Fuji & well planned itinerary. The tour guide is helpful and gave us good description of the places we visited.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/18 |
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A great day trip!
Reviewed by: Sandy Yee, 2019/03/22It was a very fun day trip with plenty to do and beautiful scenery. It was perfect for our 10 year old too. He said he really enjoyed it. We even really liked the Japanese style lunch...the portion was quite large. We got lucky because it was a clear and beautiful day.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/20 |
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Mount Fuji
Reviewed by: Sara , 2019/03/15Overall was very impressed with the day trip. Coach was comfortable and didn't feel like the journeys were too long overall. Host was very nice and informative.
Only two slight downsides to note was that we went for the 'no set lunch option' thinking there would be a shop to purchase food from or the option to pay for lunch when we got there but neither was correct.
Also, slightly surprised we did not get closer to Fuji.
Overall would definitely recommend.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/12 |
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Well organized and informative
Reviewed by: Brent, 2019/02/09The one-day tour was really simple to navigate. They brought us to nice spots to take pictures and buy souvenirs. The guide was very informative, too.
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2019/02/07 |
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Thanks Eko-san and Driver san
Reviewed by: saad ahmad, 2019/01/31Nicely arrange with a lively and helpful Eko -san as a tourist guide. Enjoyed the bus ride. Bullet train experience was terrific.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/27 |
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