Reviewed by: D Williams
This half day tour included a number of key sights in Tokyo. We were fortunate to have booked (purely by chance) on the first day of the new Era following the inauguration of the new Emperor. The guide was clear and helpful and we gained much from this tour.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/05/03 |
Activity Date: | 2019/05/01 |
Reviewed by: Rika
当日は寒くて少し風もありましたが、ツアーの内容は満点以上でした(^^)
見たかった場所は勿論ですが、ガイドのお姉さんの説明も想像以上に面白く上手でバス内も盛り上がりました。為になる雑学も要所要所にあり、あっという間のバスドライブでした。
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Packages: | 皇居・銀座・丸の内コース(平日運行) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/05/01 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/29 |
Reviewed by: CathyDi
We had a free day in Tokyo so decided to book this tour on line before we arrived as was highly recommended by a friend! We weren’t disappointed! Didn’t do a pickup from the hotel we were staying at so we had to jump on the subway to get to the pickup, was easy! Then we were transported to yet another hotel by taxi! Our tour guide Yoshi was brilliant! He covered so much in the full day tour, loved every minute of it! We booked the tour which included the Japanese lunch which was a delicious! Saw all the highlights of Tokyo, even included a boat ride down the river! At the end of the tour the bus dropped us off at the subway as we decided to go to Shibuya before returning to our hotel! Don’t miss this tour!
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/04/28 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/20 |
Reviewed by: Dan
Enjoyed the morning tour better than the afternoon tour. Lunch should include alternatives for Western tastes.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/04/23 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/09 |
Reviewed by: Wendy
The tour itself was an excellent way of seeing some landmarks in Tokyo if you are short of time. We highly recommend online booking before you turn up at one of stations. Although the sign at the station states you can purchase tickets on the bus, at the counter, and sales offices, and no reservations required, when we turned up at the Skytree Station on 15 April, the lady at the ticket booth insisted that the buses are full and there are no seats available. She told us even if we waited for the next buses, there were no guarantee there would be seats. I went outside, booked and paid for 2 same day tickets via Veltra, went back inside the ticket office, gave the lady my booking reference number, got my tickets straight away and got on the next bus. I didn't understand why she was adamant she couldn't sell us tickets and the buses were all full when we first went in. As we were leaving Tokyo the next day, we almost missed out on experiencing the bus tour if I had not tried getting the tickets via Veltra. To avoid same experience, we highly recommend booking via Veltra.
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Packages: | Same day Ticke |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/04/19 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/15 |
Reviewed by: Julie W
Staff was very friendly but the overall experience didn't compare with other open air bus trips in other major cities. The monotone English audio was minimal and mostly uninteresting. Lots of room for improvement there. Not many stops and gap time between stops is quite long. I agree with other reviewers- spend your money on a cab.
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Packages: | Same day Ticke |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/04/17 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/15 |
Reviewed by: SCc
The tour was nice and so was Mina, our guide. She was very knowledgeable and funny.
The only confusing thing was finding the Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal if you are not familiar. The check-in counter was a little unorganized at first, but it got straightened out.
So much t o see with little time - do this tour!
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Packages: | Tokyo Day Tour |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/04/17 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/16 |
Reviewed by: Marit
Difficult to hear what the guides were saying.
Very busy between the different sights. When we finally found cherry blossoms there was no time to take photos.
Not too interesting to see the gardens and the shrine that was under reconstruction.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/04/11 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/09 |
Reviewed by: ひろり
前に利用して良かったので兄弟の家族も一緒に参加しました。
色んな建物や景色がバスの高い位置から眺められるという新鮮さは本当に良いです。
春の良い季節だったので桜も見れてより楽しめました。
ガイドさんの演出がよりツアーを盛り上げてくれます。橋の下をくぐる時は子供も大人も大興奮です。
プラス30分くらいで東京タワーや他の場所も一緒にまわれるツアーもあったらいいなと思います。
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Packages: | 皇居・銀座・丸の内コース(平日運行) |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/04/10 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/06 |
Reviewed by: Ken M
Very encompassing tour of Tokyo. You see a both a Buddhist Temple and Shinto Shrine, visit several gardens, shop, take a boat ride on a scenic part of the river and have a great Japanese lunch. Of course the Cherry Blossoms were in bloom which made it extra special. Great guide!
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/04/03 |
Activity Date: | 2019/04/01 |
Reviewed by: Vinod kalia
Guade was very nice experienced person very good nature very help very friendly I enjoyed my trip
BigThanks toHim and your company
In future if I will come again definitely I will book through
Your company y Thanks
Vinod aia
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2019/02/05 |
Activity Date: | 2019/02/01 |
Reviewed by: Liezl
Great organization and coordination! Will definitely use Veltra again.
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Packages: | Same day Ticke |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/01/25 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/23 |
Reviewed by: Jerome G
The day was cold but we made the most out of it, hopping off almost every stop. Every bus had blankets, which helped a lot!
The red line has many more stops so we spent most of our time on it. The skytree and ice skating below it was great and our 3 year old daughter enjoyed! The kimonos and "backstreet" shopping near the Ueno stop were great to see and experience. The timing of the audio playing was not always accurate, but acceptable.
The blue line has few stops, but still offers plenty, including the interesting stores around Tokyo Tower.
While the Tokyo hop on hop off bus does not have as many stops as other cities, my wife and I felt it was a great way to get a "taste" of many Tokyo attractions!
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/01/19 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/17 |
Reviewed by: Kim
I've used hop on and hop off bus in many cities, so I chose Sky bus.
As it was so complicated to use public transportation in Tokyo, It was good way to travel major places without transfer.
But I could only sit upstairs without roof, it was so cold, especially during running highway to Ginza.
I think it would be better if the bus runs more hot spots like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi and so on.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2019/01/16 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/05 |
Reviewed by: Jdb
It was our first time in Tokyo and I want it to be stress free so we decided to get a hop on hop off bus. The experience was wonderful. We had the top view of the Tokyo with the cold weather. It was awesome. Not to mention it was very easy to book thru VELTRA. We booked the day before only but they still had available seats. Awesome!
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Packages: | Same day Ticke |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/01/16 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/14 |
Reviewed by: Colin
The buses were very comfortable and blankets were provide on top of heating which made it both comfortable and enjoyable on the whole. The routes covered all the key parts of Tokyo which I wanted to visit. The commentary could be further improved. On the whole I enjoyed the trip!
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2019/01/15 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/13 |
Reviewed by: Alex
We were glad to learn our bus was a fully roofed bus in the red route. In January Tokyo can be cold and being open air is a hard pill to swallow.
The blue route was open roof, but they provided blankets so it wasn't as bad as expected.
The routes were just ok. The red one is good, but the explanation on the audioguide was limited. Too much music and too little insight information. However the blue line had no information at all and the route was a waste. It's short (53 minutes) and only two stops before going back home, missing all the important points of the city.
It's kind of expensive for what they give you, compared to other cities in the world.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/01/11 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/11 |
Reviewed by: Tess
We have enjoyed the tour very much. It was informative and fun. I would recommend it.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/01/10 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/31 |
Reviewed by: Anneke
We decided to take a ride on the Sky Bus as a way of seeing the connectivity of the city, which sometimes can be difficult to establish when you travel underground the whole time. We were a group of four, 2 adults and 2 kids and enjoyed every last minute of our ride! The English guide was great and the hand warmers and blankets worked a treat to keep everyone toasty and warm.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/01/10 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/08 |
Reviewed by: Ninprab
We had a great time on the Hop-on Hop-off bus around Tokyo. We were able to see the sights and stop at the areas of interest to us. When the temperatures dropped, the staff politely offered blankets to help us keep warm. We took the blue line and most of the red line in one day, and wished we had more time for a multi day pass. Everyone we interacted with was polite and helpful.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2019/01/10 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/27 |
Reviewed by: Rex
Beauty of urban planning at its best, Tokyo's megalopolis is a well planned development for the world to emulate. Integrated transport system that is accessible to everybody creates an environment that encourages its people to walk creating a healthy populace.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/01/03 |
Activity Date: | 2019/01/02 |
Reviewed by: Crischelle
Online booking was easy and easy to understand . Very easy to find the place to get the ticket. Skyhop has everything provided for. from the blankets with this cold winter days. Heat pads and the earphones. They have though of everything. It be nice with the translation they should add also Spanish, Italian and some other European languages.
My family and I had a fabulous time and really enjoyed the scenery. Couldn't ask for more.
Thank you for an enjoyable and wonderful trip.
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Packages: | Same day Ticke |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2019/01/01 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/30 |
Reviewed by: Gizem
The online registration and check in process was very smooth. We took the tour on a cold December day and they have provided covered bus option for certain times, which was great. For the double decker they have also provided hand warmers and blankets which were much appreciated. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The only improvement I would recommend would be to provide more historic information on the tour. Try this tour if you have limited time in Tokyo!
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/12/31 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/29 |
Reviewed by: Jojo
I did the same tour by myself last year and enjoyed it a lot! So this year I took my parents and they were overwhelmed with the city! So this tour just gives you a great overview and is quite informative too! Recommend (again) :)
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/12/31 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/28 |
Reviewed by: Gizem
The online registration and check in process was very smooth. We took the tour on a cold December day and they have provided covered bus option for certain times, which was great. For the double decker they have also provided hand warmers and blankets which were much appreciated. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The only improvement I would recommend would be to provide more historic information on the tour. Try this tour if you have limited time in Tokyo!
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/12/30 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/29 |
Reviewed by: PatrickSab
Very good service from Japan Gray Line; a customer service representative was at the meeting point (hotel) to welcome and to get us on the bus.
The tour is very good and really highlights what to see and to do in Tokyo, leading to exploring on own more areas in the following days, should time allows. The guides provide good explanation of the areas toured, and would go the extra mile to satisfy the customer beyond the basic service of the tour, to include attending to personal requests from the customer.
Overall good job, making a day we very much enjoyed.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour without Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/12/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/12/12 |
Reviewed by: Nick
Tour guides were very friendly and spoke great english. It was a great tour to see the scenic side of Tokyo and you cover enough ground to feel like you got your money’s worth.
Make sure to bring comfortable clothes and some sort of bag or backpack, as you will bring your lunch to a designated area from the store.
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Packages: | Tokyo Fringe Cycling |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/12/04 |
Activity Date: | 2018/10/14 |
Reviewed by: Tanya
I found the tour to be too cumbersome. We visited few places, but the guide didn’t give us overall city perspective.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/11/27 |
Activity Date: | 2018/11/24 |
Reviewed by: Marshall Luton
Makoto is an excellent tour guide. He is friendly, funny and personable. I thoroughly enjoyed going on the tour with him as my guide.
It's hard to squeeze everything in that you want to do so i understand the short time allotted for each location. It was a good mixture of sights and history. Japan is just full of beautiful places! Thank you helping us get to see more of it then we could on our own.
The price for the tour is beyond reasonable. It is worth so much more. I highly recommend taking a tour with this company.
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Packages: | Full-Day Tokyo Tour (Until Dec 2019) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/11/15 |
Activity Date: | 2018/11/13 |
Reviewed by: Amrish Patel
Norikosan, our guide made the day really memorable. She kept the day simple, on track and her local knowledge was invaluable.
The visit to the Tokyo skytree was easy - no waiting in line, Norikosan purchased the tickets and fast tracked our group.
Odaiba's giant robot - she knew that the best time to see this was in the evening and Norikosan made sure that we arrived just as the show was starting - made my day
Veltra have a great team on the ground in Japan.
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Packages: | 8 Hour Private Charter with Guide |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/11/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/10/29 |
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Thank you so much for your warm words and awesome photos!!! I also really enjoyed the day with you all! Please say hi to everyone and let us know when you come back to Japan. I will ask the giant robot to dance more with light steps next time; ) Thank you very much again and take care! Noriko
Actually, there was a very recent news about a project to set up a Gudam witch will be able to move by 2020 in Yokohama, so I'm sure your wish will become true.(Taiji)