Shimanami Kaido Sightseeing Tour in E-bike

Perfect experience. My many questions were answered promptly prior the tour. Meetup was easy and all the biking rental issues were taken care of, with no hassle. Our tour guides took us to the best sites, and followed our requests, and looked after us down to the last minute of the tour. We felt safe at all times, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery, both natural and man made (shrines and temples). Excellent food as well. Could not have been better and well worth the money we spent.

SO MUCH FUN! Well first - we had perfect weather. Our guide Masa was excellent as was our driver Asa. Both were happy, positive people and fun to be around. Their English was very good too. We had created a special tour for ourselves as we needed to end up in Onomichi. That would mean a 76k ride. We chose e-bikes! There is a lot of up and down along with some flatter stretches. It was BEAUTIFUL. The scenery was just spectacular. It was so cool to go from the “granite” island to the “salt” island (where we had a “salt” ice cream - yum, to the island of God, and the lemon island. I think that’s as far as we got because we stopped at the most out of the way cafe Omishima Hitore Marche (not sure which island we were on) -a little tiny, two table cafe where the chef made our delicious food one by one (so it took a while.). But that’s ok - it was great. You do of course need to take off your shoes and sit on the floor which was more difficult for the 6 foot American men I was with. We decided to end at the 50k mark, return our bikes there abd take the ferry on to Onomichi. What fun! It’s important to note that many people spend a few days on this route, staying at hotels on different islands as they go. We just didn’t have enough time.

It was a breathtaking experience! The scenery is spectacular! The main guide Masa was extremely nice and professional. There was a backup van in case of an emergency. I was out of shape but the e-bikes made de tour possible. It will be a great memory!