Review

Jeanne Alcouloumre

Central Japan Onsen

May 26, 2024 - June 9, 2024

A bucket list experience that I will never forget

Itinerary

I loved each different stop on the itinerary. It felt like a lot was packed into the two weeks and it\'s taken me days to integrate all that we did. I could never have seen so much on my own.

Lodging

Loved the variety and it felt like most of the lodging was not geared to an American tourist, so it felt more authentically local to me.

Food

Each meal was fabulous. Thank you for the attention to my food sensitivities. Another feature of the tour that I could never have managed on my own.

Guides

The experiences of JJ and Mike were very different in many ways and I appreciated both so much. Compared to the two other participants who were both very experienced and self-reliant travelers, I felt like I required a lot more hand-holding. I don\'t like being \"high maintenance\", but I did have more physically limiting issues than I had expected and was so grateful for all of the effort made to accommodate me and to be sure that I had a good experience without imposing too much on the others in my group. Both JJ and Mike were very kind and encouraging when the plans for the day included physical challenges for me and were always with me when I needed them. The complication I had with my checking in for my trip home had me pretty anxious. I had not realized that I would have a guide riding in the taxi with me AND getting me through the check-in at the airport. Had I known that, I wouldn\'t have been so anxious. That help was most appreciated.

Pre-Tour Handbook

Information and organization of it was excellent. I would have liked either a printed version or an easier way to access the pages I needed, like links in the table of contents directly to the material

Tour Organization

Tour Transportation

Only a couple of glitches with bus schedule changes in more remote locations. Thank you for taking care of buying all bus and train tickets...made it all so easy.

Would you go on another tour operating by Samurai Tours: Yes!

Would you recommend Samurai Tours to friends or family: Yes!