Tokyo Highlights Afternoon Tour and Sumida River Cruise

Tokyo, Japan

See the sights of Tokyo on an afternoon sightseeing tour, plus take a leisurely cruise on the Sumida River. You'll gain valuable insights into cosmopolitan and busy Tokyo on this 3.5-hour afternoon guided tour, and have the morning free to explore the city on your own.

Your afternoon sightseeing tour includes the following highlights:

• Seaside Top, the observatory deck on the 40th floor of the World Trade Center, for panoramic views of Tokyo
• 40-minute boat ride from Hinode to the Asakusa pier on the Sumida River
• Asakusa Kannon Temple (also known as Senso-ji), the oldest and most popular Buddhist temple in Tokyo
• Short photo stop at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace
• Nakamise Shopping Street, a colorful shopping arcade crammed with tiny food and souvenir shops
• Famous Ginza shopping district, Tokyo's most celebrated shopping and amusement area

Plus you'll receive a free souvenir map of Tokyo!

Please Note: During the Cherry Blossoms season between March - April, the Sumida River Cruise will be replaced with a tour which views the cherry blossoms in Sumida Park.

USD $62.77

Review by: Abhishek N	April 2012
Good value for money.

Review by: Linda D	March 2012
Great little trip with a very informative guide taking in a number of city highlights. The only downside was that on the cruise I ended up sitting at the back of the barge where the windows were difficult to see out of and you couldn't hear the guide. Other than that all good.

Review by: Michael D M	March 2012
We had arrived in Tokyo on the overnight flight from Sydney and wanted an introduction to the city. We had, therefore, booked this trip prior to our departure from the UK. Overall, it was excellent and provided us with lots of information about Tokyo and its sights which we were able to utilise over our next three days there. The guide was superb and the pick-up and drop-off went according to plan. This is an essential trip for first-time visitors to Tokyo and well worth the cost.

Review by: CJ	March 2012
good thing we chose the afternoon tour as it was bright and sunny. we were able to see the skyscrapers along the sumida river. the guide was good, gave us lots of information from the start till the end of the tour. He was also friendly and smiling face. :-)

Review by: Robert H	March 2012
Guides not very interesting or interested. Views of Imperial Palace a bit of a joke. Boat trip ok.

Review by: Barrie C	February 2012
We did this short tour on our arrival in Japan and it gave us a great feel for the city and the people. Our guide was interesting and spoke reasonable English. There was time for us to spend on our own, and seeing the Emperor's entourage leaving the Palace by horse and carriage was an unexpected bonus. The boat trip back to our starting point showed a different perspective on the City but added little to the experience.

Review by: Elizabeth A W	March 2011
The tour provided everything we wanted - a short overview of the city. Guide was very friendly and informative.Very satisfied

Review by: Indiweb	February 2011
This tour was a great way to get a feel for Tokyo in a short period. There was a good mix of sightseeing from the bus and stops to get out, take pictures, go to the fantastic market and temple. Being in the afternoon in winter it was dusk by the time we boarded to River Cruise and it was lovely to watch darkness fall and all the lights appear as we cruised. Our guide was good and made sure we knew how to return to our hotel at the end of the day

Review by: Tsz Ho W	January 2011
very good, bit difficult to understand english japanese accent but the guide was very nice. tokyo is a big city and it was realxed just to followed the tour guide and ride the bus through the city instead of mtr as usual

Review by: Bonnie	December 2010
We had a great time. At least managed to have an English speaking guide who understands what we want. Also got to see certain historical parts of Tokyo. Half day was about nice. Thanks a lot.

Review by: annxeneize	November 2010
The Japanase guide was excellent, very kind with a great level of English...great tour! Thanks

Review by: Rose-Marie E	November 2010
Too speedy. My mum walks very slowly with walking sticks and I was informed that this tour only was a bus tour. Even so we had to walk long distances and in a hurry. Not too impressed. But the views are great and it is probably a great tour for the one that is fit.

Review by: SHUANGYING M	October 2010
great service

Review by: Vincent M	October 2010
good

Review by: Shahzad Q	October 2010
Enjoyed this tour as well. Guide gave us complete information about Japan. Guide was good and very friendly and helpful.Thanks

Review by: Mikhail K	October 2010
Very good tour for those who visits this wonderful if not a little crazy city.

Review by: Judith S, United Kingdom	June 2010
A fabulous tour to get our bearings in Tokyo. Our ninja guide spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable about the things we were visiting and seeing.

Review by: Marlee N, United States of America	June 2010
This was a really good, fun, introduction to Tokyo. Definitely do this tour on your first or second day in the city. It gives you a nice perspective of the entire place. The market at the end is also fun. I am now addicted to the little grilled rice cakes that they make. The only drawback is that I wish it were longer, but it was only a half day tour. Great fun! Great guide!

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
This was a really good, fun, introduction to Tokyo. Definitely do this tour on your first or second day in the city. It gives you a nice perspective of the entire place. The market at the end is also fun. I am now addicted to the little grilled rice cakes that they make. The only drawback is that I wish it were longer, but it was only a half day tour. Great fun! Great guide!

Review by: Wayland B	April 2010
Guide was okay but placed at a disadvantage because the river tour was cancelled because it "was too busy because of the cherry blossoms". We felt like a "bait and switch" had been done to us. If this is the truth, you must disclose it. Many on the tour were angry about the cancellation.

Review by: Stephanie M, United States of America	March 2010
It was a great introduction to this amazing city!

Review by: Travis B	March 2010
Waste of an afternoon.

Review by: Richard B, United Kingdom	February 2010
When you are just finding your feet, this is a good tour without too many pauses.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	February 2010
The cruise was a bit disappointing, and the visit to the palace was disappointing as you basically saw the the gate and a wall.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	February 2010
This tour is the JR on but for half the cost. You save like 100

Review by: RICHARD B	February 2010
When you are just finding your feet, this is a good tour without too many pauses.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	November 2009
It was good. No information given on cruise though and you only see the guard tower for the Imperial Palace. View from Trade Centre was great!

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	November 2009
Great tour - recommended.

Review by: Hugo G	August 2009
An interesting river cruise and visit to a temple and tower, but these things would be pretty easy to do independently! You do not really need a tour.

Review by: Paul H, Australia	July 2009
We only had one day in Tokyo, and this was a nice introduction.

Review by: Nicole S	May 2009
The trip was OK. It's really just transport from one place to another and very quick stops at a few key places. Good if you don't have much time.

Review by: Bernadine P, Australia	January 2009
A great introduction to Tokyo. The guide was very knowledgeable and good sense of humour! We did not have enough time at the temple market but apart from that it was very good and we would recommend this to anyone new to Tokyo.

Review by: Andrew P	January 2009
A great introduction to Tokyo. The guide was very knowledgeable and good sense of humour! We did not have enough time at the temple market but apart from that it was very good and we would recommend this to anyone new to Tokyo.

Review by: Donald R, United States of America	October 2008
The guide was good, the sights were worth seeing, and we enjoyed the convenience of being picked up and delivered at our hotel. We were only in Tokyo for a short time, and this was a good way to get a glimpse of the city.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	August 2008
Generally good.

Review by: David D	June 2008
Places visited were within easy reach of the city. The river cruise was boring - all the guide did was name the bridges, no history of the surrounding sites. We left the tour at the Asakusa shrine and made our way home after shopping.

Review by: Esther S, United Kingdom	May 2008
It was the perfect start to the visit as it gave us a feel for the layout of some of the main sites without the stress. Our guide was knowledgeable and spoke good English. The boat trip was the highlight for me. Tokyo is massive, and we got a feel for the scale of it from the boat. The coach was spotless, and everything went like clockwork! Tip: The Viator office is downstairs, under the World Trade Centre. There is more than one tour company operating from there, but Viator's is immediately opposite the staircase.

Review by: Coral H, Australia	April 2008
I had a very enjoyable afternoon out. Thank you.

Review by: Shaun H, New Zealand	December 2007
Worth doing but just another city tour that really needs something extra.

Review by: SHAUN H	December 2007
Worth doing but just another city tour that really needs something extra.

Review by: Clive B, Denmark	November 2007
This was an interesting introduction to Tokyo city ending at the fascinating Asakusa market and temple area. There was good time to wander around the temple precinct. Guide was excellent.

Review by: Roy A, Australia	October 2007
The start in the bus terminal was a bit chaotic. Getting picked up from the hotel was good. Overall the tour was a good value.

Review by: Roberto V, United States of America	October 2007
This tour was by far the best of all the tours we took. It was very well paced and gave us enough time to enjoy Japan at its best.

Review by: Blanca R, Puerto Rico	October 2006
Very nice way to see a lot of places. Nice experience.

Review by: Jorge D	October 2006
Very nice way to see a lot of places. Nice experience.

Review by: Anthony H, United Kingdom	August 2006
As we only had a short period of time in Japan this tour was very good - it showed us quite a lot of Tokyo that we wouldn't have seen if we tried to do it ourselves.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2006
As we only had a short period of time in Japan this tour was very good - it showed us quite a lot of Tokyo that we wouldn't have seen if we tried to do it ourselves.