Amanohashidate & Miyama 1 - Excursión en autobús de un día : Desde Osaka/Kyoto w/ Almuerzo

Harie our tour guide was absolutely phenomenal, incredibly personable and we enjoyed having him on our trip. However, the trip itself is heavily overpriced. The seats on the bus are incredibly small and compact. If you do not eat seafood, your options are limited for lunch. It’s a lot of driving, upwards of 4+ hours total for the day. The group was also split in half, with only a few English speakers and the rest Mandarin which felt exclusive and made explanations feel separated. The sights we saw weren’t that great, I feel like the internet overhyped the appeal of the cities, and I don’t think it is personally worth your time. I would not take this trip again unfortunately. Honestly kind of surprised the trip was ranked so highly

Excellent lunch. Good tour for the money.

We had a very full and long day with wonderful guide Eric today. Mixed group of international visitors, including many guests from China. All commentary was bilingual English/Mandarin, but the small multicultural group made the experience even more special. Rather long bus rides from Osaka, but the wonderful nature around all destinations certainly made the day worthwhile. Great premium lunch experience with red crab and various Japanese dishes included.

Expensive , half hour late, rush in time, museum in Miyama not included, no charge socket or usb to smartphone in the bus

The trip is well thought out. Itinerary was nice and the lunch provided was amazing. It was a sit down lunch with three course menu. The quality was excellent and we enjoyed it.

Ayame was an amazing guide! Her knowledge and passion related to the history and culture of Japan truly shined and made the experience more special. We highly recommend taking this tour as it will not only deepen your knowledge of the history with stories but also be a fun experience getting to know the Japan and its beauty.

Kasamatsu Park was the highlight of this tour. The views were amazing - I didn't see the dragon though haha. Harry was a great tour guide - he was informative and was always eager to help. Kayabuki no Sato was also great to see - all the thatched roof houses and history was very interesting. Highly recommend this tour and the guide Harry!

This trip was a a great opportunity to see Japan on the ocean and country side. Views were stunning from a cable car and riverside ferry. Great food!!

Very good trip. Fair bit of bus time but worth it to get to interesting out of city experiences and venues. Bus seats were small by North American standards but otherwise fine. Our guide "Harry" did a good job. Always wish I could have spent more time at each stop but that is usual price you pay in order to get a large quantity of venues in.

There r positives and negatives on this tour. The positives .... TG Harry was xlnt! He kept us informed and went with us to the sites, offered to take our pics which we really appreciated. He was patient, spoke well in English and Japanese, gave clear instructions, allowed toilet breaks at regular intervals, gave tips on shopping and things to do in Kyoto and other places we visited along the way. The trip to AMANOHASHIDATE island is beautiful but too short (more on this below). The scenery from top of mtn is gorgeous! The lunch is totally Japanese style but changes are allowed and my partner was able to get chicken instead of seafood (crab legs and shrimp) and pork. Harry also gave option to buy abalone and oysters at an additional cost bc they're the speciality of this area. NOTE to bring cash if u want to buy these optional meal items as Harry took the money in advance on the bus and placed the order from the bus to have these optional food items ready w/ our included lunch. The negative part .... the trip to mtn village Miyama was not great, totally unnecessary and should be removed. It was a waste of 3hrs. It took 1-1/2hrs to drive to Miyama from AMANOHASHIDATE and we spent another hour there. We would rather have returned to Kyoto directly after Amanohashidate island. Others in our group also thought the village was NOT exciting and NOT worth making the trip. This is the reason for giving it 3 stars, without the time wasted going to the boring village Miyama it would have been a rating of 5 stars. --> Our recommendation to Viator is to (1) tell the tour operators to make a separate trip ONLY to Amanohashidate island and back to Kyoto without Miyama, (2) to offer morning and afternoon departure times from Kyoto as we have seen on other 1/2 day trips, and (3) to add more time on top of the mtn in Amanohashidate. We would rather have had more time on top of the mtn in Amanohashidate to enjoy the views, we just got 15 mins on top which is the biggest highlight of the trip and instead we spent 3 hrs going to the village which is a total waste of time! V poorly planned trip, not enf time on the scenic part and too much time in a useless village with nothing to do there!! There we cannot recommend this trip. If we had known how boring the village part is we would not have taken this tour so hoping it helps others. Thank u in advance for listening.