I was so very disappointed with this tour! I have been to Kyoto before and was excited to see it again and to share it's beauty with my family, instead we were rushed from one site to another and very little time to actually see anything. There were 3 sights total that we stopped at - 1st sight the shrine - we were given 30 minutes and that included the walk to and from bus 2nd sight temple - we had 40 min to get back to the bus 3rd sight we were given 1 hour - it was a long walk up the steps to the top of the shrine and an amazing view - there are many shops and restaurants along the way and a beautiful walking trail you could take down that wound around through several of the other buildings - no time for shopping, no time to stop and eat dinner, and we were told if we did the walking trail down we would have to hurry as the bus was not waiting.... _br/_ it ended up being a 13 hour day with 2 hours rushing through a few sights - I would NOT recommend this tour. You should definitely see Kyoto, but do a different tour. again - so disappointed!
Review by: Taloneast, December 2017
This was a great tour on the train. Definitely worth having reserve seats on the bullet train. The train hostess was spot on by saying we would be passing Mt Fuji at xx hour and yy minutes. Phenomenal views.
Review by: roger w, December 2017
A must! Perfect organisation, helpful guide Do not afraid, literally holding your hand and putting you to your seat at Shinkansen. The bullet train itself is already a big adventure! One of the best day of our Japan - tour. Kyoto must be visited anyway!
Review by: santapboy, November 2017
Our tour was great. Tour guide KC was very informative and entertaining.
Review by: Lucian I, November 2017
Well-organized, very friendly and professional guide!_br/_ Transferring to Kyoto with the Bullet Train, very comfortable and special, you can enjoy the beauties of the small villages on the train trail._br/_ The trip was in group, the targets visited in Kyoto very crowded._br/_ I can not recommend 100 this trip with departure from Tokyo, too much time lost with the transportation and organization of the group!
Review by: Ali C, November 2017
While it was great to get out of the city for a day, this tour wasn't what we were expecting. It would have been better to spend the night in Kyoto and go see each shrine without a guide. The guide was great for providing information, but we were very rushed and were only able to see 3 shrines. To be honest, after doing a few private tours, we just didn't realize we were going to be put with such a large group and it was difficult to enjoy everything that way.
Review by: Ivan N, November 2017
The whole experience was extraordinary, from the trip by bullet back-and-forth to the visit of the three the most exciting places in Kyoto. Special kudos to our guide whose name unfortunatelly I forgot. She was knowledable and entertaining. The only tiny objection my wife and I had was at the end of the trip when could happen that we could be transportet to the wrong hotel. Fortunatelly it didnt happen, so no damage was done.
Review by: lempakaya, November 2017
It was a fun day! We loved the bullet train. And Kyoto was spectacular. It was actually raining hard the day we went, and we still had a wonderful time. Very well organized, and the tour works hard to make sure you transfer properly from the train to the bus. All the tour guides were friendly and helpful. We appreciated that they set up a cab to take us back to our hotel at the end of the day without additional charge.
Review by: Carlos O, November 2017
Once you're there the sights are amazing, but there are so many people at the temples it's hard to hear the tour guide. There is a lot of down time. Lunch at the hotel is sub-par. By all means, take the green car or you will most likely not get a seat for the ride back to Tokyo.
Review by: Anne K, November 2017
enjoyed the bullet train but 1st class was not worth extra cost. no snacks or drinks unless you paid for them. Not much time in Kyoto but the Sanjusangendo Temple was awesome. Lunch was fun
Review by: rocio anabel M, October 2017
sunrise staff very kind, punctual in kyoto, coordination was perfect with train service
Review by: Jacqueline W, October 2017
Amazing tour! Kyoto is a great city and our tour guide was awesome. I wish we had more time there; if you can do the overnight tour to Kyoto I would recommend that.
Review by: JEANETTE S, October 2017
The bullet train experience was great. The organisation of the tour company in both Tokyo and Kyoto was good. However in saying that, the actual tour of Kyoto did not even start until 2.30pm and finished about 3 hours later. The guide was quite obviously not very fluent in English and so accent was very thick and very hard to understand. Even though we were picked up at around 8 am, the bullet train from Tokyo did not leave until 9.50 am takes around 2 1/2 hours We also waited for over an hour and a half for the train from Kyoto back to Tokyo. Did not get back to the hotel until around 10 pm at night, so this is a long day. Tour company paid for a taxi from Tokyo Station back to the hotel, so happy about that. Really should have stayed a night in Kyoto and seen more of the city as we understand there is so much to see there. Saw lots of ladies/gents dressed in their traditional geisha costumes while there which was great to see. The reason for the 3 stars, was the length of the actual Kyoto tour and the guide very hard to understand
Review by: Esra A, October 2017
This tour was amazing... I am strongly recommended... all stuff is very helpfull and smiley face. Lunch was wonderful also rute was really fantastic
Review by: CUC THI N, October 2017
Very beautiful Kyoto , the company of the tour take good care everybody , a lot of sight seeing , lunch at Kyoto was very good , the tour guide right at the door when you step out of the train , the tour done very late and they have taxi take us straight to the hotel , no worry if you travel by yourself. Excellent Japan tour ! Love it .
Review by: Kelli B, October 2017
This excursion was a MUST! The guides were so wonderful, helping everyone navigate from hotel lobby, bus station to train stations to changing stations. First time in Tokyo so the train station would have been confusing. KC was our guide and he moved us along quickly and we didn't loose anyone! The train was something my husband looked forward to most but we enjoyed the entire day!
Review by: glen.lathrop, October 2017
The local operator Sunrise Tours was excellent. They got a whole group of us through the Tokyo Station at the height of rush hour and on to the right train. They made sure everyone got on the right car the right seat. They were amazing. When the tour arrived in Kyoto agents again were right there standing by our car. They constantly kept an eye on everyone. My only negative comment is that Kyoto is so wonderful I suggest people plan more time. On this tour you take the train in the morning and you tour in the afternoon. I would suggest people take this tour spend the night and then take the morning tour the next day and then take the train back to Tokyo. I think there were 8 different people working on this tour at various places along the way and they all were excellent.
Review by: Paul P, October 2017
Very organized and helpful guides to get you to and onto the train and bus. Kyoto tour guide very knowledgeable. Delicious buffet lunch in Kyoto. Taxis organized to take you right to the hotel on return to Tokyo
Review by: Katrina H, September 2017
We didn't have much time in Japan so this was an ideal way to see more of the country. It was a great opportunity to travel by Shinkansen to Kyoto and see the highlights of such a pretty place.We had a view of Mt Fuji on the way.We visited 3 historic temples/ shrines._br/_ The tour was really well organised from meeting us at our pickup point , to taxis to take us home at the end of the day. The lunch which was included was very good.Our guide in Kyoto was very knowledgable , full of energy and had good English.It took around 12 hours from Tokyo return but was certainly worth it.
Review by: Natalia K, September 2017
I planned to visit Kyoto as one of the most visited destionations of the world :-_br/_ What did I see? A crowdly big city, the charm is lost by numerious tourists :-_br/_ Kamakura is less known and I advice you this small town if you want to discuver a real Japan :-
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