Reviewed by: ElsaBruce
We booked this tour because we knew we wouldn't get to see everything we wanted to while in Tokyo. We flew in from Canada on the Sunday afternoon and this tour was perfect with a starting time of 12:30 on the Monday. The pick-up point was easy to access from the subway. We came back to a delightful tour guide who loves his city. He started with the escalator up to the top of the world trade tower that we met in, and then we headed to the Emperor's palace garden. Our guide was interesting, had great stories to share, and spoke English very well. We then headed to the shrine and the bazar or market place that leads to the shrine. Our guide made sure we understood all the acceptable behavior when going through the area, things like the fact that you can buy all sorts of tempting street food, but it is considered bad manners to walk and eat at the same time. Sounds silly but very glad he shared things like that with us. After a great hour at the shrine we headed to the river port meeting point just a block away and took a tour down the river. We wished our guide had kept us together as a group because his knowledge would have been handy as to what we were passing along the river. The boat's public announcement system wasn't great. Back in the safe hands of our guide, we continued on our tour and as we neared the end, he checked to see who was getting off at each of the two drop offs and made sure we all knew where we were going and how to get there efficiently. I have limited mobility and walk with a cane. This tour was very doable for me. Our only recommendation to Veltra would be to invest in over-the-ear microphones for your guides. They are assisting the bus driver as he navigates the streets of Tokyo, as well as using both hands to show maps, photos, and brochures. So, balancing the microphone and making sure he was speaking into it didn't always happen. This was a great tour of a beautiful city and we would do it again when we visit Tokyo next.
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Packages: | 2019 Afternoon Tokyo Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/05/21 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/09 |
Reviewed by: アルビン
30分単位でバスがこれば良いなと思います。
I think it would be better if the bus arrives every 30 mins.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/05/21 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/26 |
Reviewed by: norma
Great way to see the city, good guide and was pleased to meet four young girls
dressed in kimonos and ninja man for photos. Highly recommend the trip.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/05/19 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/28 |
Reviewed by: William Warburton
Pick up was on time from the hotel
tour very well organised
tour guides very professional friendly and informative
lunch was very good
cruise was very good also
drop off back to the hotel was well done
I will have no hesitation in recommending this tour to my friends
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/05/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/05/15 |
Reviewed by: Thirugnanasambanda
The Tour was completely enjoyable.
The food,Guide and places all were correctly organised neat and well.
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Packages: | Tokyo Day Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/05/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/22 |
Reviewed by: Brighton
The tour was well worth the money. Yoshi was a very knowledgeable and interesting guide. All the places seen were very good (pity blossom had come early so did not see a grand display). Although the azaleas were very colourful.
The tower was very good and the views from the top excellent. Imperial Palace gardens and other gardens were colourful.
A wonderful excursion I would recommend.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour without Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/05/06 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/14 |
Reviewed by: howard from Sydney
Trying to pick a tour is very hard for 6 others friends, having been twice to Tokyo before I wanted a mixed variety of sights.
Perhaps the most disappointing is the view of the Emperor's Palace, but that is a problem for Japan.
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Packages: | Tokyo Day Tour |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/05/06 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/14 |
Reviewed by: Ravi Kiran
The tour was well organized.
The tour guide was well informed and communicated all the details in a orderly basis.
We were given ample time to enjoy the sights.
Well done
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/30 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/28 |
Reviewed by: Minal Patel
Rie is the best tour guide! My mother and I had a wonderful time walking around Yanaka. Rie is very knowledgeable about the area and took us to all of the best spots!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/04/29 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/27 |
Reviewed by: Buvan
A tour guide with a good sense of humor and put us at ease and allow us to truly relax as we enjoy our tours and activities.
Thank you for your review with 5 stars!
We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour.
I hope all the journey in Japan was awesome for you.
See you someday again.
Best regards,
Japan Panoramic Tours
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Packages: | Tour with Lunch and SKYTREE Ticket (Until Dec 31, 2018) |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/04/26 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/22 |
Reviewed by: amb
Not enough stops, not enough pick-up points.
English narrative was good.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/04/23 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/29 |
Reviewed by: Evelyn B
This is the second evaluation sent to me by your company. As written on the first evaluation, the tour went off explicitly well. When our tour guide Ken Takahashi introduced himself to the group @ Yokohama Port, he has this pleasing smile with an excellent diction in English. We have had a quality tour and he explained to us important and interesting highlights of the different era on the Japanese history.
On behalf of the group, we would like to extend our appreciation to Ken Takahashi, tour guide and driver Mr.Higashi san for making our day in Tokyo a memorable one.
Dear Evelyn,
It was very nice to have you and your friends in Japan the other day. We are glad to know you enjoyed both contemporary and traditional Japan during the tour. We do hope you visit Japan again not too distant future and allow us to have another opportunity to take you to other fantastic places in this beautiful country. Once again, we appreciate your choosing our company and encouraging evaluation to us.
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Packages: | 6-Hour Private Tokyo Tour with Local Guide |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/04/21 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/01 |
Reviewed by: RITA L OSBORN
WE returned our tickets, as it was inconvenient to use , it was raining and we were too tired.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/20 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/13 |
Reviewed by: Malek
Good way to explore Tokyo City. It was raining but covers on our bus is inoperable
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/19 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/17 |
Reviewed by: Alexander,Ukraine
It is worse than a similar service in Hong Kong by three criteria:
1) Flexibility for Hop-On and Off users
Purple and Red paths differ only by 3 stations. A short (3-stops) Purple extension to the Red one would be a better option for covering all sites.
2) Usage as an all-weather carrier from point A to point B.
No sitting places on the lower deck is a serious disadvantage on rainy or too sunny days.
3) No Russian language in the list. Adding this option is cheap and will draw more customers from CIS countries like myself (My wife does not speak English and I had to translate for her)
4) The good news is that Tokyo service is organized better than that in Kyoto :)
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/16 |
Reviewed by: JANEEN KATH
We were disappointed with the tour. A long trip to a Park. A boat ride under a lot of bridges which was interrupted by the Guide wanting to know if we wanted the Bus back or would go our own way. Were told it might be 8pm before we got back. We hadn't been able to book into our Hotel before the tour and would need to find food etc so, 8pm was too late for us. We left the tour after the Boat trip and found your own way back by Train.
We found the tour guide very hard to understand and she talked non-stop about many uninteresting things or maybe we just couldn't understand her properly.
We would have like to see some points of interest like a Shrine or two, Tokyo Tower etc.
Sorry can't recommend this one.
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Packages: | Tokyo Afternoon Tour with Hotel Drop-off |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/18 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/13 |
Reviewed by: Cecile
We had a wonderful time! It was organized and on time.
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Packages: | Tokyo Day Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/17 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/15 |
Reviewed by: Jules
Easy access and close to all main attractions; child friendly which was a bonus
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/04/15 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/07 |
Reviewed by: Mom
Had so much fun with this tour especially with our good looking tour guide! I would highly recommend this to all my family and friend! I love the cherry blossom too
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: | Full Day Tour with Cherry Blossom and Lunch,without Sky Tree (March17 -April 8) |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2018/04/08 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/05 |
Reviewed by: Joe
The guide was informative but some sights were closed on Mondays.
The pace was swift during the tour.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/04 |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/02 |
Reviewed by: Maxine
Having to line up for 45min at the ticket office to redeem our prepaid voucher when unreserved people could purchase tickets 15 mins before was frustrating to say the least. Not enough buses, had to wait over an hour for the next bus only to wait in line again for people who had not purchased their tickets. The audio recording stopped half way through the description and was often out of sync with the locations.
If your interested in historic or cultural sights and information, don’t waste your time and money on this tour.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/04/02 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/31 |
Reviewed by: Monique
My family and I enjoyed the tour, it was informative and so much to see and take in...
I liked the audio narration option on the tour, it was presented in English
I would recommend the tour and to arrive as early as possible, furthermore it leaves the option of going back to explore further by using the “ hop on and off “ option...
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/03/30 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/28 |
Reviewed by: ONGAHFOOK
we were very lucky to join the Grand Tour of Tokyo organised by VELTRA with English guide.
This tour includes the paranomic view of Tokyo from Tokyo Tower. Next we went to Meiji Shrine and later the Imperial Palace East Garden and we were very lucky to see the Cherry blossom almost at full bloom.
The bus also brought us a drive though Ginza Shopping district, The Diet Building and Akasaka Guest House.
Typical delicious Japanese lunch was provided by this tour.
The Sumida River Cruise is one of the highlights of this tour which brought us to Asakusa Temple. We were able to experience a wonderful cruise with Sakura in full bloom on both sides of the river.
The shops lining towards Asakusa Kannon Temple is a must for Tokyo tourists. We bought a lot Japanese souvenirs and gifts from the many little interesting shops.
We had the opportunity to see Ueno and Akihabara in the evening when the bus drove though the area on the way to drop off point.
Overall is a fantastic experience for both of us,
. Thank you very much VELTRA tour.
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Packages: | 【Until December】Tokyo Bus Tour with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/28 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/24 |
Reviewed by: Myles
We found this tour to be well worth the money. It was easy to exchange the online voucher at the office and immediately catch the purple line. The purple line was significantly more interesting than the blue line, but both were worth it. This was an effective way to get around Tokyo and see many beautiful areas. Highly recommend.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/25 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/23 |
Reviewed by: Gill
Too few stops. Need to increase stops for places of interest
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2018/03/21 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/19 |
Reviewed by: Ella
This is definitely a great way to start your tour in Tokyo. The bus ride over the bridge to Tokyo Bay is exhilarating! Just make sure you sit all the way at the front because the wind on the high way is no joke. There are multiple buses so if you want to see more stuff you can easily switch. The price is about the same if you were to take the underground metro, but you get a guided tour instead on the bus! Thanks for a great experience!!
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/03/15 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/13 |
Reviewed by: Josh
Easy to buy tickets and very friendly staff, but the audio guide was really uninteresting, almost boring. Often landmarks were discussed after they had already passed out of view. Stops are spaced very far apart, and not necessarily where you would want to get off. It's a reasonable way to spend a sunny day but expect to take the subway to get where you want to go.
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Packages: | Review Rebate Special / 24 Hour Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/15 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/13 |
Reviewed by: Sophie
This is a really good way to introduce yourself to Tokyo and an absolute must for fashion lovers.
The tour also includes using public transport and my guide miako entered any questions I had.
She also gave everyone in the group advice on what to do next once the tour ended.
Really worth the time and the money.
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Packages: | Standard Plan (Until Dec 2019) |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2018/03/14 |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/12 |
Reviewed by: desiree
the tour was very informative.our tourist guide was very helpful and friendly,with a sense of humour.not a dull moment with him.the best tour in japan so far!
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: | Full Day Tour with Buffet Lunch until December 31, 2017 |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2018/03/08 |
Activity Date: | 2017/12/29 |
Reviewed by: Jason
We found the tour really easy to find and pay for online. The details of the tour and pick up area were emailed to us immediately which helped us work out where to go etc really quickly and easily.
We found the pick up spot easy in the morning of the tour. Our tour guide was really friendly and helpful. He was English speaking but also spoke fluent Japanese. The group was only small so it was really easy to talk to the guide and ask questions, and I found him to be quite knowledgeable about the area and the sites we went to. He was wonderful with the guests and really took an interest in each of our needs as there were guests with a baby and an older couple with some mobility restrictions.
We found the river cruise a little boring but I think that was because the speakers may not have been working where we were sitting so we couldn’t hear anything.
Overall the tour was fantastic, it was a great way to see the sights of Tokyo and to work out which places you want to visit again, I only wish we did this tour on our first day in Tokyo.
The lunch was delicious and definitely worth adding to the tour.
Thank you so much I will be recommending this to our friends that visit Tokyo!!
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: | Review Rebate: Full Day Tour with Lunch and Skytree Ticket |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2018/03/05 |
Activity Date: | 2018/02/12 |
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