Reviewed by: RITA L OSBORN
This was a very long day out.
The mountain was covered in cloud. We were greeted with snow, at the 5th step.
Lots of driving.
Lunch was fair.
It was dull and wet at the lake, which spoiled the experience.
The ride on the rope car was high and fun.
Waiting for others was a pain. We didn't arrive back at our hotel until very late.
A good experience, which looked better on TV.
We saw better views in Shimitzu on another tour, from our cruise ship..
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/20 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/14 |
Reviewed by: Jay.
Guide Kumi was informitive and did a good job, the set lunch was awsomr and full of local products. Enjoyed the trip.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/04/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/09 |
Reviewed by: Dawn
Mr. Tom, our personal guide took us to the Kawakuchiko lake to see Mt. Fuji and we were very lucky that it was a bright and sunny day that we can see the Mt. Fuji clearly. Our guide let us move onto the next sightseeing spots at our own pace so it is very enjoyable for the whole family!
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Packages: | Plan A: Mt Fuji & Hakone Tour < 10-Hour > |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/13 |
Reviewed by: Erin
Our family had the disadvantage of traveling in from Tokyo Bay, so our travel either side of this tour was already extended, and that could not be helped by the tour company. However our pick-up was late from the hotel that we had arrived at just before the scheduled pick-up time that had required us to wake our sleeping children which was rather frustrating. It was also raining and cold. We waited for the bus and then travelled about 10 minutes to waste more time transferring to another bus.
The tour company cannot be held accountable for the weather, but the gondolas were not running, the highest viewpoint we could access was No. 2 and for most of the day Mount Fuji was not visible. Our tour guide was lovely and informative and provided lots of information about points of interest other than those listed on the itinerary. The tour company chose a shrine to visit instead of riding the gondolas which was enjoyable.
The lunch was average, the hot pot was nice but the tempura was stone cold when we arrived.
The stopping points felt rushed and most of the day was spent on the bus. We opted for the bus ride home seeing as we were a family of 5 and our rail passes had expired the previous day. Once passengers transferring to the bullet train had been escorted to the station, our bus waited (or wasted) a considerable amount of time waiting for another bus to join us before beginning the long trip home.
Considering we were the last drop off and had to commute back to our hotel after drop off at the designated hotel, all of the delays and waiting around to transfer and join with other tour groups made the day feel wasted. We definitely regret choosing this activity for our last day in Japan.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/04/17 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/15 |
Reviewed by: Chris
Excellent trip. Perfect single day tour that takes you to main locations Ashi Lake, Rope Cable with excellent views of Mt Fuji and Gotemba to cap the day with shopping. Of course, an excellent Yakiniku lunch.
Would recommend this to friends.
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Packages: | Shinjuku Washington Hotel Check-in |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/17 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/10 |
Reviewed by: Theresa
This was a nice tour that give you an overview of the area. The view of the mountain is a far distance, can say that I've been there but not so impressive. The village visit was my favorite, though rushed so couldn't fully enjoy it. If can come and stay overnight, might be better opportunity to see the area.
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Packages: | Bus Tour Without Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/04 |
Reviewed by: Mike
Nice sightseeing tour for Mt Fuji and Hakone. The cruise ship tour and rope way were cool.... Excellent service... pickup on time, tour guide was very helpful.
When my friend got loss at 5th station... everyone were nice enough to wait and search for my friend...
I would definitely recomend this tour to my friends when in Japan.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Bullet Train Return (With Lunch) |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/04/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/12 |
Reviewed by: Singapore traveller
I hope to join on the next trip to the 5th station and fruit picking tour.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/13 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/10 |
Reviewed by: Will Quek
Overall it was a great day. Our guide, George was great but a single day trip is not enough for Mt Fuji due to the travelling time. We spent full 5 days (excluding 1 day for Mt Fuji and 2 travelling days) in Toyko and there is still much to do with the museums, parks and especially the culture.
If you really want to visit Mt Fuji, I would suggest spending the night to enjoy the magnificient Mt Fuji, onsen and mother nature.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/04/12 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/10 |
Reviewed by: Lisa
This was a long bus ride to Mt. Fuji but our tour guide was very interesting and shared the history of Japan and the region. Mt Fuji was beautiful and the traditional lunch was so incredible. Only thing we didn't enjoy was the boat ride and tram to the top of the other mountain. The crowds made it difficult to stay up top very long (15 minutes) as the tram was very slow. The Shinkasen ride back to Tokyo was speedy and fun.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Bullet Train Return (With Lunch) |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/04/10 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/02 |
Reviewed by: Izham
Yoshi was an excellent guide. He showed us around well and was a good source of information. We would like to thank him very much.
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Packages: | Plan A: Lake Kawaguchi & Gotemba Outlets < 10-Hour > |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/09 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/07 |
Reviewed by: Karen
I realize the weather is out of the control of the tour oppotators, however, we can’t be the first tour that experienced bad weather. And it was clear they had no “Plan B” for when that happened and both Kakone and the cruise were cancelled. Likewise, I know I signed that there would be no refund, but what happened to the tickets for the above activities that we didn’t do?
I’m sure this would be a great experience on a sunny day.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/09 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/06 |
Reviewed by: Rachna Arora
Good! Clean bus, good guide! Lunch was very delicious.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Bullet Train Return (With Lunch) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/08 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/05 |
Reviewed by: DiJoyce
Endo-San was waiting for us at the appointed time in our hotel, he is truly fluent and an excellent guide and we had a knowledgeable and fun day. The other thing that was memorable was our udon lunch in a small restaurant (inn?) which was both delicious and good value. We ended the wonderful day with 45 minutes in an onsen - my first in an open-air onsen, looking at Mt Fuji. Of course thanks to God who gave us perfect weather and thus a marvellous view of the mountain. I would recommend Endo-San to anyone traveller.
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Packages: | Mt.Fuji 5th Station and Lake Kawaguchi Tour < 10-Hour > |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/04/06 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/03 |
Reviewed by: Tim
Blair was great! He was very knowledgeable and provided a great experience at each stop!
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: | Mt. Fuji Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/06 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/04 |
Reviewed by: David
I had a perfect day to visit Mt. Fuji. We got to photograph it from different angles with excellent results. Lunch was OK, but the time spent in Hakone and the cruise were pretty much a waste of time. If you can find a half day (morning) trip to Fuji, I would recommend you take it.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/04/06 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/26 |
Reviewed by: marianne llacer
the view wAS GREAT except the weather covered up the mt fuji but anyway the tour guide is very good she made some drawings for all of us to understand easily because we are mixed citizens in a group. Very friendly n helpful. Our tour guide gives tips in all areas like queuing in comfort rooms, souvenir shopping n all.
the reason why i put good coz we are already on top of the mountain but didn't see any mt fuji ...its not your mistake on your part its the weather. the rest are all good and the places we went thru have only few cherry blossom trees
Plus my companion sister in law & brother in law are not on the same bus and we are told theres no chance going together in one bus but later i found out it is possible to switch from one buses to another.Instead of group go five we are separate into two groups
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Ekiben Box Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/04 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/30 |
Reviewed by: Lisa
This tour was amazing! And a great value. I highly recommend it. So much packed into a day of sightseeing: taxi ride, bus ride, boat ride, bullet train ride, gondola ride, Mt. Fuji, authentic and tasty Japanese lunch, Lake Ashi, and an English speaking guide. Really fantastic.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/03 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/01 |
Reviewed by: Elena
We really wanted to visit Fuji, and I was looking a way to do it by our selfes.
Then I saw the Veltra tour and I knew that if we went to see all those things by ourselfs, we wouldn't see even half of it.
I was right and I'm realy happy we took the tour.
We saw everything on the list, exept we only went to the 4th stop on Fuji and not to the 5th like it said on the program.
At least we got on the mountain a bit :)
I wish we had more time in the Ninja Vilage. We had the best lunch (the one included in the tour for 2000¥ per person for all you can eat), and we immediately went on the Ninja show for 850¥ (not included in the price of the tour). After that we barelly had the time to visit the gift shop and didn't even strolled through the village it self. I gues we should've hurry with the eating.
All and all we couln't see all that by public transport, and it would've cost a lot more.
Thank you for the tour,
Elena from Skopje, Macedonia.
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: | Mt. Fuji Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/02 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/31 |
Reviewed by: priyank
- i dont have any complaints about the tour operator/tour guide as such
- veg lunch was good and all
issues were around
- travel times between the sites is high so you end up spending lot of time in travelling rather than on sites
- mount fuji is big let down, nothing much really. just a snow covered mountain
- boat trip is only for 15 mins, so it ends before you know it
- ropeway was also so so. fact that there were clouds on top didnt help as it got so cold that nobody could even go out and enjoy any scenic views
i wouldnt recommend this tour as there was nothing special. the only saving grace was the return shinkasen ride which is a very unique experience. but this can be done standalone also without any tour. dont waste 11 hrs on this when you can do so many things within tokyo.
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Packages: | Return by Shinkansen Bullet Train (Until Dec 27, 2019) |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/04/02 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/31 |
Reviewed by: Caryl and Peter
A well organized tour and the tour guide and driver went far and beyond to make our trip memorable even at the beginning that all the stations where closed but that didn’t keep them from trying to make it happen... Fortunately, around 10 or 11am they were given the go signal to go to the 1st station instead of the 5th and we did see the beautiful view of Mount Fuji. I would highly recommend it to 1st time traveler to Tokyo and even to those who are returning. Definitely a must see attractions. A great combinations of places to go and see. It’s all worth your money and a lot cheaper compared to viator. Glad we booked a last minute tour from veltra.
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Packages: | Bus Tour Without Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/31 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/09 |
Reviewed by: Leni
We had a great view of Mt. Fuji, even on the road to the sites! Levin was very entertaining and informative. The 4-D ride was an amazing experience.
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: | Mt. Fuji Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/03/29 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/27 |
Reviewed by: Don
This tour made me enjoy seeing Mt Fuji at our own pace. We were picked up by a good driver and a knowledgeable tour guide. Upon riding the van wee discussed first the final.itinerary. the guide Akiko detailed out the places we were visiting and their significance. So we proceeded as planned to the heritage center shrine lunch near the pond and the lake. My family enjoyed it very much especially at our own pace. I highly recommend this tour to small groups.
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Packages: | Mt.Fuji 5th Station and Lake Kawaguchi Tour < 10-Hour > |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/03/28 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/26 |
Reviewed by: Jeff
Good trip with an amazing view of Mt Fuji! Very lucky it was a clear day, Had an enjoyable cruise and enjoyable bus trip!
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/27 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/25 |
Reviewed by: Shane
Worth every penny you pay! We enjoyed our yakiniku buffet. It is indicated that our is lunch is yakiniku and sushi buffet but yakiniku only. Next time,
please be accurate so that we won't expect!
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Packages: | Shinjuku Washington Hotel Check-in |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/25 |
Activity Date: | 2018/02/27 |
Reviewed by: Aulia
The tour was carefully arranged but unfortunately the weather was bad so we didn't have the chance to ride both the ropeway and the cruise.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/03/25 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/01 |
Reviewed by: Maryland Traveler
We had a difficult weather day and the operator made every effort to give us a quality experience. Our guide Eiko was outstanding.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/03/22 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/16 |
Reviewed by: Sylvette
Overall, I suppose the tour delivered alexactly what it said it would. Out your guide, while quite a lovely lady, seemed unsure and somewhat disorganized. She often did not give clear instructions on what to do next.
The day was long, as were the gaps between the activities. I was finished at each location in about half the time, and had to meander for the remaining time. Then, having to drive for an hour to the next activity was quite boring.
The weather was not agreeable on this day, so this may have negatively colored my experience.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return without Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/03/21 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/18 |
Reviewed by: Montreal-Matt
Always wanted to visit Fuji, the tour was in my proce range and my friends and I had a good time.
Bring Snacks for the ride in case of traffic.
If You have a JR pass, leave the tour at the Shinkansen station which will put you back in Tokyo with plenty of time for dinner and more shopping.
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Packages: | Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/03/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/02/24 |
Reviewed by: CDN Traveler
We had good experience with the tour company. All of the direction were very clear and we didn't have any problem finding our meeting point. Well worth it if this is your first time visiting Japan. It was quite a relaxing day actually. We took the way back to Japan by bus, but it would have been a lot faster with the train. We weren't worried as much because we just slept on the way.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/02/20 |
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Dear Izham
I'm very glad to see your comments and five stars.
I'll be with you in anywhere Japan if you have a chance to come to Japan again.
I hope your business will be prosperous forever.
I'm dreaming if I could perform as a Jazz singer in your music program in Malaysia.
Good luck!
Yoshi