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Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour from Tokyo with Lake Ashi Cruise & Ropeway Ride

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Very enjoyable!

Reviewed by: Grace, 2016/05/08

Enjoyable tour, very helpful tour guide who did her best to make sure we got to every place! It was a clear day so we managed to see Mt Fuji (I understand this doesn't always happen). We couldn't go to eat the egg at the volcano because of the earthquake situation. But Hakone was beautiful! Definitely the highlight of my trip to Japan, and my parents enjoyed it too. I would highly recommend this day trip :)

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2016/04/19
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Fun!

Reviewed by: idahomom, 2016/05/01

Everything was great on this tour! The tour bus was very comfortable and our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Even though we only went to the 2nd station, I think that was great. We were lucky because we were able to see Fuji clearly as the clouds passed. Then we stopped for lunch, which was prepared and waiting for us when we arrived. The lunch was definitely worth the extra money. Next we arrived at Lake Ashi and rode the pirate ship to the other side of the lake. Great scenery and even a glimpse of Fuji from the lake. We then took the Komagatake ropeway tram. It was very crowded and we probably had to wait an hour to get on the tram. Beautiful views and a short hike to a shrine were waiting at the top. Lastly, we were dropped off at the train station and rode the bullet train back to Tokyo. I would definitely recommend taking the bullet train back because otherwise it would add another 2-3 hours to the day if you take the tour bus back. All in all, everything about this tour was perfect and I would recommend it to anyone.

  • Mt Fuji from the 2nd station

  • Pirate cruise ship

  • View from the Komagatake ropeway.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2016/03/27
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Great day to see Fuji-san!

Reviewed by: Clai, 2016/04/21

Great trip to see mt. Fuji! Good itinerary for the day as well.

Very good tour guide - junko-san! She entertained everyone with mini activities, sang for the group, and knows her stuff. Not a second wasted for this trip. :) my mom totally enjoyed it

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2016/03/31
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Mt. Fuji

Reviewed by: Family from PH, 2016/04/14

The best tour we had while in Japan! Ashi cruise and bullet train experience were the best part. Yummy lunch :-)

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2016/04/11
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Excellent Tour

Reviewed by: Jittima, 2016/04/02

It was a nice day so we saw Fujisan clearly. Overall was a good trip and the tour guide was very helpful.

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Activity Date:2016/03/30
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bought for my parents

Reviewed by: jus, 2016/01/30

I bought this as a gift for my parents, they had a great time and said it was a highlight of their time in Japan.

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Activity Date:2016/01/04
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Great trip!!!!

Reviewed by: SKARZ, 2016/01/14

Whole day with kids!!!! Well organized trip!!! Kids enjoyed everything!!!!!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2016/01/11
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best group trip in Japan

Reviewed by: Albert Seah, 2016/01/07

This trip was well organised and I love the Japanese tour guide who really take cares of all the group members.

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Activity Date:2016/01/05
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Mount Fuji, Hakone and Cruise on Lake Ashi

Reviewed by: Hiren Vadher, 2016/01/03

From the very start of the day right through the very end............it was a exciting and enjoyable day. We got picked up from a Hotel in Tokyo on time and headed off via coach towards Mount Fuji. The tour guide was experienced, knowledgeable and very friendly throughout the day and her English speaking skills were exceptional.

  • Hakone Lake Hotel

  • Cruise on Lake Ashi

  • Cable car up to the top of Mt. Komagatake

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2015/12/13
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Mt. Fuji one day tour

Reviewed by: Gail from Michigan, 2015/12/19

We enjoyed this tour although it was a lot of time on the bus compared to the time off the bus. The guide was quite good although she could provide more information about the region to make the time on the bus pass faster. The luncheon provided was excellent and we really liked the Hakone region.

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Activity Date:2015/11/27
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Great tour

Reviewed by: Rosie637, 2015/11/05

My family and I traveled for the first time to Japan. Attending the tour was great. Our travel guide Hana was informative, educational on Japanese culture and very friendly. Overall, we all had an amazing time.

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Activity Date:2015/10/31
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Good service by Veltra, terrible activity provider

Reviewed by: Jdr, 2015/11/02

If you want to spend a whole day driving around in a buss and not seeing much of anyting this is the tour for you. That pretty much summarizes it all.

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Activity Date:2015/10/30
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Very pleasant

Reviewed by: Colby, 2015/11/01

The day tour to Mt. Fuji was a nice change from the big city. We stayed in a hotel that was not on the pick up list in Tokyo but took the subway over to a hotel that was. The tour company then gave us a taxi to meet up with the rest of the group at the bus. Our tour guide was the best! She spoke very good English and her voice was so pleasant. Overall we were pleased with the tour. Unfortunately we went on the only day out of the week that it was cloudy and misty. So we went to Mt. Fuji but did not get to see Mt. Fuji! We took the bullet train back to Tokyo and that was fairly easy to navigate as well. Really wish we would have done the 2 day tour package but it was completely booked!

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Activity Date:2015/10/05
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Mt Fuji Tours

Reviewed by: james, 2015/08/16

The guide was good and entertain us throughout the journey. At mount hanoko, we should see mount fuji but weather too bad. Best to go during early spring to see it.

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Activity Date:2015/07/28
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Take care before booking, 2 attractions not available due to volcanic activity in the area

Reviewed by: Louise, 2015/08/12

There is very little time on this tour at the actual attractions, we had less than 25 mins at Fuji 5th station the highlight of the tour, less if you include the walk to find the bus afterwards.
Lunch at a hotel takes up valuable time on the tour and the food is definitely not worth the cost, is pre-laid out ready so is therefore cold when we arrived (western menu soup, fries, chicken).
Heavy traffic due to a long public holiday delayed the tour by a couple of hours, of course traffic cannot be predicted but on a public holiday weekend it’s almost a guarantee. The tour should have departed early for example on this particular day to allow time at the attractions.
Due to Volcanic activity for the past few months there are some changes to the tour – we were offered that we could cancel once on the bus at the start of the tour – again this could have been pre-advised via email. There is a clause in the fine print that attractions may change – but again this volcanic activity is a pre-understood change to the schedule. Not something that arose on the day itself. So no Hakone Sky Gondola and no Owakudani Valley stop.
Our guide Hitomi was excellent, very organized and knowledgeable and really made the tour – even with the challenges of time a success.
Tip 1 - I would advise getting yourself to the starting point of the tour, we had 1 hour 15 mins wait from the pick-up point which would have been a quick taxi from our hotel.
Tip 2 – Definitely take the bullet train return taking 2 hours off the travel time.
Tip 3 – Order a la carte from the hotel not pre-set as this will be cold and is very expensive and poor quality.

Whole tour expensive for what you get to see

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Activity Date:2015/08/07
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good reasonable priced tour....

Reviewed by: samuel, 2015/08/03

travelled in july....weather was cloudy and could not visualise mt fuji clearly....tour is well organised....which includes 5th station , komitake ropeway and beautiful lake ashi cruise in hakone which is a beautiful place...will advise to book for two days tour which would be even more ..enjoying in that serene atmosphere...

  • at mt fuji fifth station

  • mt komitake peak with lake ashi down behind

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/07/05
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Great Tour!!

Reviewed by: Abby, 2015/07/28

Thank you Veltra for this enjoyable and great tour! It was a gift for my friend for her birthday and it was definitely the highlight of our trip in Tokyo.

The bus was on time to pick up us up from the hotel. The tour started smoothly all the way to the end. Guide was funny and shared about some Japanese cultures. She also had some jokes that are really funny. It was a perfect day when we were on the 5th station. Sky was blue and you can see the top of the Mt Fuji clearly. It was beautiful.
Lunch at the hotel was pretty good. And yeah we love the pirate boat cruise. Unfortunately, the sky gondola was not available because of the strong winds. We went to the temple instead which was pretty good as well.

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2015/07/21
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A DAY TO REMEMBER

Reviewed by: Diane Wright, 2015/05/19

We were picked up at our hotel by our guide, Hashi and driven to where we boarded our bus for the day. Our first view of Mt Fuji was from the bus, and it was magical, with rivers of snow cascading from the the peak. We were driven to the 5th station, however, by the time we arrived, the peak was obstructed by cloud. From here we proceeded to a lovely hotel where we had a rather strange lunch, cold french fries, hot chicken and lovely crumbed prawn with a very watery miso soup. Following this we were taken to a gondola ride to a thermal region behind Lake Ashi, where the bus met us and took us to Lake Ashi for a cruise in a beautifully designed and decorated replica of a French Galleon. Hashi then explained how we would catch the Bullet Train back to Tokyo, and we were driven to the railway station. Several trains sped through the station whilst we were waiting, which was an experience. Our train ride to Tokyo was very comfortable and an experience not to be missed. We thoroughly enjoyed our day, and would recommend it to anyone traveling to Tokyo.

  • Our first view of Mt Fuji

  • At the 5th Station

  • Bullet Train back to Tokyo

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2015/05/01
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What a great day

Reviewed by: Ken & Mitzi Matthews, 2015/05/03

Thank you Veltra, we had a wonderful day and enjoyed the tour.
The tour was very well paced, not fast and hurried, we arrived at the 5th Station well in formed.

The visit to the Hakone "black eggs" and Sulper Leak was interesting along with the lake cruise, after such a long day the Bullet Train return is a must, back to you hotel as soon as possible.

A wonderful experience, certainly recommended.

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Activity Date:2015/05/01
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Good tour. Big day.

Reviewed by: Debraell, 2015/05/02

This was a good tour. Although we didn't get to view Mt Fuji due to the weather it was still good to go. It's a long day and would suggest taking the bullet train back. Our guide Hashi was knowledgable and helpful. In our opinion we spent too much time at the thermals and the meal we had at the hotel was the worst we had in Japan. But although quite expensive it was a good but not great tour.

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Activity Date:2015/04/29
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awesome

Reviewed by: Alyssabeth Tan, 2015/04/01

Thouh we encountered traffic on the way to mt. Fuji and had to hurry up to finish the tour without skipping an activiy, it was still an awesome activity. The only thing i will change for my next travel is taking a shinkansen train back to tokyo because the hiway is traffic.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/03/30
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Great tour!!

Reviewed by: Ari, 2015/03/27

Wonderful Mount Fuji, we were lucky to have good weather so able to see the Mount Fuji clearly.. Great tour guide.. Very funny.. During the bus ride, she introduce the japan culture and language.. Hope to join this tour again.. Thank you Gray Lines tour..

  • Mount fuji

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/03/25
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Fabulous trip

Reviewed by: Aalia Kara, 2015/02/10

This tour is definitely worth it!
We did it in Feb 1st week and it was cold but worth the visit to Hakone and Mt. Fuji.
All the sites were very pretty and luckily we got a clear view of the Mt. Fuji.
Our tour guide was extremely sweet and very patient with all our questions.
The cruise at Lake Ashi was also exhilarating.
The most amazing part was the return by bullet train. The most amazing and fast Shinkasen experience!
Would definitely do this entire tour again in another season to see different scenic views!!!!
Thank you Veltra for this awesome trip!!!!

  • mt Fuji view from 1st station

  • south side view of mt Fuji from hakone.

Reply from activity provider

Thank you very much for your message. We are very happy to hear from you and you had very good time in Mt. Fuji & Hakone tour.
We hope to see you soom.

Thank you

Japan Gray Line Co., Ltd.

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Activity Date:2015/02/02
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Mt.fuji tour

Reviewed by: Melissa, 2015/01/03

Thank You Veltra for making our Mt.Fuji tour experienced fun & memorable.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2014/12/14
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Saves time

Reviewed by: Carlie, 2014/12/13

A good tour to save time. It is very difficult to navigate these places via public transport in Japan and it also saved a lot of time having to line up to purchase tickets.

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Activity Date:2014/12/10
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Mount Fuji Tour with Cruise on Lake Ashi

Reviewed by: Wookie100, 2013/10/16

This tour is certainly worth the money. Met some lovely people and enjoyed the beautiful views of Mount Fuji. Thanks Veltra!

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Enjoyful but stressful

Reviewed by: Victor, 2013/05/13

The trip was nice, we enjoyed the cablecar and the pirate boat. Went to the 5th station in Fuji but other than a meandering mountain road there was nothing up there but a souvenir shop. A bit of quick trekking around would be nicer.
The guide was very helpful and made the coach trip much entertaining, providing interesting info and jokes :)
The but comes at stopping times, particularly at the Hakone fumes, which made us literally run to see the fumes and get back to the bus on time.

  • Guide was funny and learned lots from her

  • Nice quick stops to take photos

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2013/05/10
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