Reviewed by: Frankie
Bus should leave the Bus Terminal in Tokyo one hour earlier to more time at Mt Fuji and Hakone Ropeway.
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Packages: | Return by Bullet Train without Lunch (Until Dec 31, 2017) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/11/11 |
Activity Date: | 2015/11/03 |
Reviewed by: TimmyJimmy
This tour was awesome. They picked us up at the hotel and after a couple more stops, we had a brief stop at a bus station where another bus took us up to Mt. Fuji. We speak almost no Japanese, but the tour guides we had spoke English well and were able to answer any questions we had.
It takes a while to get to Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (like 2.5 hours), but the tour guide made things interesting by talking about the history of Japan and Mt. Fuji. Would have been nice to have more time at the shops on Mt. Fuji, but I have to give them credit for keeping that many people (from all around the world) on schedule.
After a traditional Japanese lunch (included), we headed out with another tour guide for the forest/cave tour. At this point we split from the original group and joined a smaller group for caving. Again, the tour guide spoke English very well and was super nice/informative.
We would have liked to have seen more of Aokigahara Forest, but it was definitely cool. Super quiet and kind of spooky but more beautiful than anything else. The cave tour was also really neat. It was short but also my first time in a cave so it didn't bother me.
After a full day of exploring, we were given bus tickets and waited for a bus. The bus arrived n time but the ride was long and delayed due to traffic. The bus was not uncomfortable, but if you have a JR Rail pass, I would recommend finding a Shinkansen back to Tokyo to avoid traffic. Everything else on the tour was great!
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Packages: | Standard Plan 2015 |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/11/08 |
Activity Date: | 2015/10/18 |
Reviewed by: Rosie637
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return without Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/11/05 |
Activity Date: | 2015/10/31 |
Reviewed by: Valentin
It was an excellent tour.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2015/11/04 |
Reviewed by: Jdr
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/11/02 |
Activity Date: | 2015/10/30 |
Reviewed by: Colby
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return without Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/11/01 |
Activity Date: | 2015/10/05 |
Reviewed by: nel nel
Our Mt Fuji tour is the first in our itinerary, we are really looking forward for this tour as we consider this the highlight of our japan adventure... and we never got disapointed... the weather is good thats is why we had a good look of Mt FujI! When it was really cold in Mt Fuji, Mt Komatage was even colder! It was reaaly a wonderful experience! Our tour guide is not very accomodating though.
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Packages: | Basic Plan 2015 |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/10/31 |
Activity Date: | 2015/10/29 |
Reviewed by: PIA LOURDES
He didn't stop and shut me down with the company rule. He went out of his way to try to help me. That ti me is valuable customer service. I commend your customer support for that. Thank you for your effort
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2015/10/21 |
Reviewed by: Javier see
The weather was very bad as the rain kept falling for the whole day so it was unfortunate that we could not go up on the ropeway to see mount fuji. The lake cruise was also replaced with lake kawagochi cruise but despite the changes, the event went quite well. The tour guide tried her best to keep our spirits high during the journey. The instructions from her was clear and concise, such as where to meet and what time to meet were communicated well enough.
We visited the mount fuji heritage center, went up via kachi kachi ropeway and sat on the cruise to see lake kawagochi. The views were scenic and breathtaking.We even managed to spot mount fuji from a distance which totally made our day.
The lunch was normal japanese style. The portion was just nice and it was acceptable.
In terms of the overall trip, there was no major delays, changes in sightseeing places were communicated and replaced promptly abd everything went on fine!
I just hoped to visit it again when the weather is much better!!
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Packages: | Return by Motorcoach with Lunch (Until Dec 31, 2017) |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/10/04 |
Activity Date: | 2015/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Art
I unfortunately missed redeeming a promotional offer from City Discovery when I booked three Tokyo tours online. I called the toll-free number and spoke with a nice lady, who was very helpful and able to apply the promotional offer to all three tours. This is the first time we have used City Discovery, and are looking forward to the tours. Thank you City Discovery!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2015/09/29 |
Reviewed by: james
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/08/16 |
Activity Date: | 2015/07/28 |
Reviewed by: Louise
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Odawara Drop-off with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/08/12 |
Activity Date: | 2015/08/07 |
Reviewed by: samuel
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...
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/08/03 |
Activity Date: | 2015/07/05 |
Reviewed by: Abby
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return without Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/07/28 |
Activity Date: | 2015/07/21 |
Reviewed by: Landon
They keep you busy throughout the day and the tour guide was super friendly! Be sure to bring warmer clothes as you'll be traveling to higher elevation areas that are much cooler than Tokyo.
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Packages: | Return by Bullet Train with Lunch (Until Dec 31, 2017) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/07/15 |
Activity Date: | 2015/07/12 |
Reviewed by: Diane Wright
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.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/05/19 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/01 |
Reviewed by: Teresa E
Incredible! Loved the entire day and the bullet train was a bonus! Great and informative guide.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2015/05/05 |
Reviewed by: Ken & Mitzi Matthews
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/05/03 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/01 |
Reviewed by: Debraell
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/05/02 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/29 |
Reviewed by: Arthur
Overall the tour was good and our guide, Mr. Take was excellent. He was very informative and engaging and shared many helpful information that makes us learn more and appreciate Japan better.
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate so we did not see Mr. Fuji or much of Hakone as everything was covered in fog.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2015/04/21 |
Reviewed by: Alyssabeth Tan
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/04/01 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/30 |
Reviewed by: Ari
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..
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/03/27 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/25 |
Reviewed by: Erich's group of 11
Our group of 11 enjoying the overnight stay and wondering around at the two stations prior catching the JFR back to Tokyo. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side that we could not enjoy the scenery at all around those areas.
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Packages: | Hakone Hotel Kowakien Plan 2015 |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/03/26 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/19 |
Reviewed by: Patrick Kan
Excellent program on the part of cave exploration. Mr Omari has been doing a fantastic job. We love the things were going during the exploration
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Packages: | Standard Plan 2015 |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/02/28 |
Activity Date: | 2015/02/25 |
Reviewed by: Aalia Kara
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!!!!
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bullet Train Return without Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/02/10 |
Activity Date: | 2015/02/02 |
Reviewed by: Melissa
Thank You Veltra for making our Mt.Fuji tour experienced fun & memorable.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/01/03 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/14 |
Reviewed by: zyzzyfix
A really exciting, unusual, different thing to do when visiting Mt Fuji. We were meant to do the ice cave which looked pretty sedate but on the day we had to do a 'wind cave' instead. This is more of a proper cave crawl. The kids still talk about it but my wife was intimidated by it. Our guide, Tada, made all the difference though. Funny, engaging and considerate – he was excellent.
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Packages: | Standard Plan 2015 |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/01/03 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/13 |
Reviewed by: Carlie
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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Packages: | 【Until December】Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour Bus Return with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/12/13 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/10 |
Reviewed by: Rosario
We've been to many places, and our Japan tour is the best experience, both tour & tour guide. We will surely go back and book the same tour. And this time, my whole family. Thank you City Discovery.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2014/12/09 |
Reviewed by: Russell
Bad day weather wise. Saw nothing on mountain or cable car very dissatisfied .
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2014/09/02 |
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