福岡：南阿蘇鉄道、阿蘇山、熊本城日帰りツアー

Good tour, very well run & organised, Guides were very knowledgeable.

Lots to see, unfortunately that kumamoto castle was closed but we got a good alternative.

Disappointed, the crater was closed and they never told us, they just went in with the trip in order not to cancel and refund our money.

This was mostly a Chinese language tour, even though we asked for a English language tour. We were put in a wrong group. It may not be guide’s fault.

Emily, our tour guide, was so knowledgeable and listened so well to our questions/concerns and allowed us to visit this spectacular natural area and see a wonderful old castle. Beef of the region sure was a tasty surprise!

Very well organized and planned tour of the organizer through gogoday.

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The guides Chunhua and Summer are excellent. The tour is good. They gave extra suggestions to wonder about Fukuoka at the end. Chunhua also patiently helped to change one tour date and confirm information. We really appreciate it.

Despite rain, a very interesting and eventful tour. Very friendly guide and top organized!

I was supposed to hike the edge of the crater of the volcano. But earlier this year a helicopter crashed into the volcano. They still had not recovered the bodies and the helicopter out of the volcano crater yet, so we weren’t allowed to go up. I found this out because I can read some Japanese, which prompted me to research on the internet. I found out the site has been closed since January. The reason I am giving such a low score for this activity, is because of the tour instructor. The whole day, she pretended that we would be climbing the volcano. Only once we arrived, did she mention that sometimes due to bad weather or volcanic activity we may be not allowed to climb it. When we got there, we saw the red light, and she acted disappointed and said “sadly we cannot climb it today” We had to wait around for an hour and a half just to kill time. There was a cafe and a tourist shop selling souvenirs to an attraction we weren’t allowed to visit. This is where I saw the signs stating the volcano has been closed to tourists since January due to the helicopter crash. The tour guide was faking it, and pretended the whole day that we were going to climb it. We wasted so much time driving to Mt. Aso, only for it to be closed, (which our tour guide inevitably knew about) I understand that Viatour has now mentioned the closure in this activity listing, but I had booked this activity before the crash happened. I was never informed of the accident by Viatour or the tour company directly. On top of this, I booked an English tour. The tour guide was Chinese, and spoke in primarily Chinese the whole day. She told us from the start that she speaks “little English and little Japanese”

When I went there, it was not the right time if I can put it that way (March 3, 2026). Kumamoto Castle was beautiful! But the whole part of Mount Aso and the plains, well the timing was not good haha. First, the crater of Mount Aso was inaccessible, because there was a helicopter crash... Then the grasslands had just been burned to promote better growth during the spring and summer... Then there was so much "mist" that you couldn't see beyond 20 meters in front of you, so even if you wanted to enjoy the mountains or the area, well you couldn't see anything haha. On the other hand, we saw a small horse on the way home a horse and cows hihi. So I think this tour is worth it, just for the castle honestly, but in more optimal conditions haha