Reviewed by: Erum
It’s the best way to cover all the highlights of Kyoto in a short time!
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/08/24 |
Activity Date: | 2019/07/30 |
Reviewed by: Leslie Arcin
Very convient pick up/drop off spot! Affordable Maiko experience, we chose this experience over parlor games/tea time because we wouldn’t know what to ask a geisha or if language barrier would be a problem. My sister and I enjoyed the performance very much. When we did it it was a small group and the tour leader was the best. One thing to take note is the experience is probably enhanced if you do speak Japanese or have someone that does so you can compliment the performance or ask the Maiko questions, but we knew this going in. Also the bus tour around town showing shrines and temples isn’t necessarily scenic, but rather a quick pass by of all the places (very easy to miss some spots if you don’t turn around quick enough) , but the view at the top of Osaka is worthwhile
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/08/11 |
Activity Date: | 2019/08/05 |
Reviewed by: Sarah
The tour was excellent especially our guide Lanny! She was outstanding and great fun.
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Packages: | Bus Tour without Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/07/28 |
Activity Date: | 2019/07/25 |
Reviewed by: None
Good tour. Well organized aaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeddddddddddddddttttttttttfffffggggg
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Packages: | Standard Plan |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/07/17 |
Activity Date: | 2019/07/15 |
Reviewed by: Angela
Tour was exactly as advertised.
Great mix of tour information, mixed with opportunities for a few minutes to explore on your own at each stop.
I was traveling alone and wanted to see the highlights of Kyoto and Nara in one day.
Tour group size was good.
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Packages: | Standard Plan with Lunch 2019 Plan |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/06/23 |
Activity Date: | 2019/06/21 |
Reviewed by: Mohamed
This trip truly compassed all of what I expected to see in Kyoto. The entire day was spent efficiently traveling from one location to another and see what each had to offer. I particularly liked the hands-off approach the guide took to the tour. I am tempted to say the tour felt rushed because we were traveling constantly, but this is definitely what you sign up for if you're trying to see so much and so little time. Overall, the direction was good and we never felt like we were confused or unsure where to meet next. if you take this tour you will see some truly amazing sights and be enriched and all that is Kyoto!
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/06/01 |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/26 |
Reviewed by: Alena Hughes
It was a full day tour with loads of walking.
Organisation was superb, the tour guide knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating.
This is an excellent tour which manages to show us a great deal of important sites which would be hard to achieve in one day by other operators.
I was extremely satisfied at the end of the day.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/05/24 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/12 |
Reviewed by: willam
food and show was good ,but we could have done with a intererpreter in english on bus and dinner
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/05/23 |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/21 |
Reviewed by: Sanja
I loved everything about this experience. I think it was well planned and it offered a lot of cool experience.
It offered more than I expected.
Maiko was professional, dinner was tasty and the views were amazing.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/05/23 |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/21 |
Reviewed by: Susan
Had to work around large crowds and traffic due to holiday. We still saw everything we wanted.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/05/05 |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/03 |
Reviewed by: Cat
This is a good tour to see the highlights of Kyoto. The driver and tour guide Jun is extremely competent. My only complaint is that the tour feels rushed at each sites. However due to the number of tourists at each locations and in order to cover all the highlights, it is unavoidable to feel rushed.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/04/26 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/11 |
Reviewed by: Ali
This tour begins at the Saga-Arashiyama station and ends in Arashiyama. However, the meeting location is at the Kyoto station, approx. 35 min away by train. As guests at the Suiran Kyoto in Arashiyama, it was discouraging to travel the distance for this tour. Suggestion...It would be nice for those staying in Arashiyama to have the opportunity to meet at the tour departure station...the Saga-Arashiyama. As for the tour itself, our family had a fun and exciting time!
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Packages: | Standard Plan |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/04/21 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/19 |
Reviewed by: Glenn
It was nice to have all transportation to and from set. It can be a little complicated getting out to Kameoka from Kyoto. The entire experience was worth the cost.
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Packages: | Standard Plan |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/04/20 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/12 |
Reviewed by: Anonymous
Places visited were outstanding. But was fast paced/rushed. People with walking difficulties can barely catch up with the group. Lunch was sukiyaki.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/04/20 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/11 |
Reviewed by: Alena Hughes
Exceptionally well organised tour and so much to see in one day! Loads of walking and tour running on a tight schedule to fit the itinerary in.
Guide friendly, speaking very good English.
Extremely pleased with the tour and will recommend Veltra (Kyoto Tours) to my friends.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/04/14 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/12 |
Reviewed by: Elise
- The tour guide is excellent
- Learn a lot about the Japanese history
- The palace is very nice
- Nijo Castle is a must see
- Nara tour is interesting
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Packages: | Morning Tour (Until Dec 31, 2018) |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/04/09 |
Activity Date: | 2018/08/18 |
Reviewed by: Chris & Dina
Tour guide Jim was excellent and he made the tour interesting and fun. The locations selected were just right and what we wished to see.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/04/08 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
Reviewed by: Peter
After an half hour bus ride to the venue, dinner was served following by a show with single maiko. It's a decent performance lasting 15 minutes. The photo taking session with maiko by individual guests took the longest time for the night's activities.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/03/25 |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/18 |
Reviewed by: Lee Nokan
This tour really allows you the time to see everything you need to at every site. Not rushed at all and even time for a bit of shopping and look around in the local stores. I would highly recommend this tour it is worth every cent. The temples and shrines were fantastic! Tour guide spoke very good English and was very easy to understand!
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/03/09 |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/07 |
Reviewed by: Shirley L
Maiko was very beautiful and graceful . Her performance was great. I enjoyed it very much. The tour was a little rush. After we finished dinner we only had 15 mins left to shop and walk around the garden. The staff in the restaurant was polite and nice. I only wish they could introduce in both Japanese and English (They only speak Japanese so we had no idea what was going on)
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/02/16 |
Activity Date: | 2019/02/14 |
Reviewed by: Huda
The company need to hire a proper guide who can speak English for the entire tour. The tour is more like self exploring.
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Packages: | Standard Package (Until March 17, 2019) |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/01/12 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/10 |
Reviewed by: Huda
It was nice tour but lack proper dedicated English speaking tour guide. There should be more time for tourist to visit the full fushimi inra shrine.
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Packages: | Standard Package (Until March 17, 2019) |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/01/10 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/10 |
Reviewed by: Ivan
Overall, pleasant
Time allocated was short and sweet at each location. I enjoyed this tour.
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Packages: | Standard Plan (Until Dec 31, 2018) |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/12/26 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/22 |
Reviewed by: Maile
The positives: bus transportation and pre-paid access into shrines and temples. The negatives: It was initially described as a Fall excursion but it was more like a highlights tour. They did not address any of the autumn trees or traditions for that time of year. Because of the Fall season is so popular, all of the places were very crowded, leading to a near race at each site just to get there and back in time for the bus. It also lead to a more than one hour delayed return, which, to be fair, they said might happen, but an update as the day progressed would have been better than announcing it at the tail end of a long day. We had plans to get back to JR station by a certain time so we had to depart the bus early and catch our own cab ride back which cost nearly $40.
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Packages: | Standard Plan (Until March 17, 2019) |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/11/27 |
Activity Date: | 2018/11/24 |
Reviewed by: Non
C était tres rapide. Et une photo pas plus, je n ai même pas pu prendre de photo avec mon fils.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/11/05 |
Activity Date: | 2018/10/27 |
Reviewed by: LVN
Wonderful experience. Very pleasant and knowledgeable guide.
Our day was very pleasant. Would definitely recommend this tour to other friends.
Thank you for joining tour and review.
We are happy to hear that.
We hope you have a lot of memories.
Best regard
Japan Panoramic Tours
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Packages: | Kyoto Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/10/30 |
Activity Date: | 2018/10/28 |
Reviewed by: Liliana Caniglia
Muy buena organizacion. La guia muy organizada y conocedora del tema .
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Packages: | Morning Tour (Until Dec 31, 2018) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/09/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Dr George Ryland
We took a one day tour with Veltra on Saturday 25 August. The tour commenced on time at Jolly's Coffee Shop opposite the Shin Kyoto Station. The tour gave us a comprehensive overview of the temples, shrines and gardens in Kyoto. There is a fair amount of walking to visit each site and this coupled with mid 30's temperatures was indeed a challenge for us in our mid 70's. Nevertheless the guide did point out shortcuts for us and still see the important sites. Lunch on this day was similar to a shabu shabu event with chicken & vegetable cooked at the table individually. It would have been even better in cooler weather. We found the tour ideal for the one day traveller to at least gain an overview of the beautiful historic sites of Kyoto.
Thank you you for joining our tour.
We are happy to get 5 stars and a great comment.
Please visit Japan again.
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Packages: | Kyoto Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/09/05 |
Activity Date: | 2018/08/25 |
Reviewed by: Jenna
This was such a great tour! My guide was Yurika and she was super sweet and very knowledgable! She took us to some very cool spots where I got nice pictures, as well as picked up some souvenirs. The street food venders near the shrine were delicious so I would recommend skipping luck so you can try as much as possible!
Thank you for joining our tour.
We are happy to hear that.
We hope you have a lot of memories in Japan.
Best regard
Japan Panoramic Tours
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Packages: | Kyoto Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/09/01 |
Activity Date: | 2018/08/30 |
Reviewed by: Andie McCarthy
We weren’t used to such a large tour group but Yoshi did a great job of keeping everyone excited and in tune with what was necessary. Great tour! It was super hot so we were dehydrated and tired but over all a great experience
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Packages: | Morning Tour (Until Dec 31, 2018) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/07/16 |
Activity Date: | 2018/07/14 |
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Thank you for such a wonderful review
We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour.
I hope all the journey in Japan was awesome for you.
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