Very pretty and scenic tour. Our guide was great and we got to see a variety of places during the tour.
Review by: Mahen M, December 2017
Loved every bit of the tour- the guide leaves us at the end in the afternoon which gave us time to go and see the monkey park at the top of the mountain- a must see.
Review by: Katrina M, September 2017
Our guide was wonderful and this was a very enjoyable tour. The boat ride was a nice opportunity to rest and take in some of the river views of Sagano.
Review by: Dmitry M, July 2017
Dear All, this tour is a fake. It's a waste of your money, and what is more important, your time. There was 20 people on the tour, so you will be always in a crowd, which is against the whole idea of the tranquil surroundings. The walk you will do you will be a tourist highway, it is described in every guidebook. You can easily do it yourself, save the money if you got the JR rail pass you do not even need to pay for the rail tickets and enjoy relative quietness, not standing in the middle of the crowd in the bamboo forest._br/_ The guide was paying little interest in the subject, talking more about location of toilets and fresh water rather than about history and culture, and even when focused on the main topic it was primitive to the level that we had zero additional knowledge, despite it was our 4th day in Japan. When asked about places not included into the tour for example, we have skipped the beautiful Okochi Sanso garden we got the answer: I haven't been there, but other people said it's breathtaking. _br/_ Needless to say, we suffered for 2 hours, then made a wise decision to say goodbye to the tour and do the rest of walking ourselves, sneaking into places that the tour effectively skipped. It was only then that we have discovered beautiful Arashiyama.
Review by: Rosemary V, June 2017
Really pretty area. I would like to go back without actour group.
Review by: Grace S, May 2017
This was really Awesome to See! My mom specially enjoyed this tour!! The bamboo's amazing, so refreshing and peaceful. The Temple visit was a nice surprise as well.
Review by: Vega R, November 2016
Arashiyama is a western suburb of Kyoto, so we took the train to get there. Once there, we walked through the streets of the town, admiring personal shrines put up by people living there, to Tenryoji Temple. We walked through the botanic garden, which has signs identifying the various plants. Next we walked to the bamboo grove and on a path through the forest of bamboo on our way to the Jojakkoji Temple. We walked past a lake and then up many sets of steps getting to the temple, then up more steps to get to the pagoda, then up more steps to get to a vista point overlooking Kyoto. Heading back, we walked past the Suminokura Ryoi statue on our way to the river. At the river, those people on the tour who had purchased the package including lunch on a boat waited for a boat, while the rest walked along the river to the Togetsukyo Bridge. The tour guide gave us our return train tickets and stayed with the group having lunch on a boat. We then walked along the street in this touristy area and found a place with pizza for lunch, next to a souvenir ship. After lunch we walked across the Togetsukyo Bridge to the Iwatayama Monkey Park. After leaving the park, we walked back to the train station. It was a very pleasant day, and we enjoyed the pace of the tour.
Review by: Kellie F, July 2016
The tour was great! June was friendly and informative and the views and scenery were fabulous. A big highlight of our trip!
Review by: Theresa O, June 2016
The tour was excellent. Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Lots of walking and lots of stairs to walk up and down. My only negative comment is that we were asked to use our JR pass from Kyoto to Arashiyama and did not get a rebate on the price we paid. I had asked before I left Canada and was told there is no rebate.
Review by: Marc E, April 2016
Brilliant tour. Gorgeous scenery, wonderful temples and the Bamboo grove and preceding area are out of this world. A must do and see.
Review by: Diane B, April 2016
The guide made the tour easy for us a far as transport and navigation to an from but I would have appreciated more information and less free time.
Review by: Diane B, April 2016
The guide made the tour easy for us a far as transport and navigation to an from but I would have appreciated more information and less free time.
Review by: Quang P, April 2016
I signed up for this tour as part of my free third day activities on the 3-day Mt. Fuji, Kyoto and Nara tour._br/_ The tour was started at New Miyako at 8:45 and I was led to the Kyoto station across the street to board a local train to Arashiyama. It was cherry blossom week and it was very crowded. You would be amazed by some of the sceneries and temples in this region. The tour concluded at 1PM and you would have option to return to Kyoto with tour guide or to explore the city on your own thereafter. This tour is very efficient but you will have to walk through out. I highly recommend this tour especially during the cherry blossom season.
Review by: Julie W, April 2016
Too many people on the tour
Review by: Yi Jing T, December 2015
It was raining and crowded, some people got lost on the tour and it became a waiting tour. My husband and I decided to leave early.
Review by: Cathy M, October 2015
We greatly enjoyed this tour- it was much better than we envisioned. Our tour guide was excellent in every way.
Review by: Sandra G, September 2015
Tour was great and guide was very knowledgeable.
Review by: Linda F, June 2015
First class. Great Trip. Arashiyama was lovely and our guide was excellent.
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