富士山エリア ツアー 東京 DEP: 英語を話すドライバー、ガイドなし

Worst experience ever…. They sent a driver that wasn’t familiar with the area and didn’t speak English at all… poor guy tried to comunícate but the language barrier was so big that we ended up ignoring all communication. He tried but he was set to failure by the company he work for, sad….

Our driver was wonderful and patient. I liked the freedom we had to explore each stop versus having a guide who would walk us a specific route.

Having a private driver was the best way for us to see the Mt Fuji/Five Lakes area. Matsumoto was prompt, professional, and helpful. Although not technically a guide, he gave us tips to ensure that we saw specific highlights. He even purchased food for us to give the koi & ducks at the lake! We highly recommend Matsumoto & this service!

Booked a Private Chauffeur Tour through Japan Guide Agency,JGA Inc back when it was required to travel to japan with a guidede tour. They helped me with the required documents for obtaining a visa to Japan. We booked this tour because we had an early arrival into Haneda and also had 1 day to tour Mt Fuji. Mr Terada form Terada Taxi, picked us up at 6:10am sharp eventough we had initally planned to be met at around 730am. Our flight came in earlier than planned and Mr Terada was waiting for us at arrivals with a sign with our names on it. Easy to meet up and no troubles. Mr. Terada's taxi was new and very comfortable. I dont know the model of it but it was a luxurious van that had a moonroof, reclining seats and video screens at the back of the seats. Mr Terada was very nice and communicative. He spoke English with us and for some situations, he had a very handy pocket translator to help when it was required. Since the beginning, the tour is tailormade towards our interests . At anytime it is possible to extend time at a location or change the itineray. Below was our itineary for the trip: Haneda Airport Pickup Mt Fuji 5th station Mt Fuji Heritage Museum Mt Kachi Ropeway(Panoramic view) Hoto Fudo Noodles Oshino Hakkai Back to Hotel Loved the noodles at Hoto which was in front of the Kawaguchiko Station(train) and also the tranquil walk and shopping around Oshino. Mr Terada helped us buy a Pasmo/Suica card at the train station which was very handy during our trip in Tokyo(recommend) It takes around 3 hours by car roundtrip from Tokyodepedneing on traffic so do take that into consideration. Our fall trip was really nice in terms of weather temp around 19C in Oshino and 10C at Mt Fuji 5th Station. we unfortunately couldnt see the clear view of the mountain because of the foggy conditions which are normal duirng this time of the year. The tour guides suggestion for clear views is during the winter time but should take into account the low tempertures. It was great to have a private driver since we were tired from our long aiplane trip into Haneda and could rest on the way back to the hotel. I do recommend booking a trip with a driver/guide because it is very useful to get around and time saving in detereminded situations. Thanks for Mr Terada Taxi and Mika san from Japan Guide Agency for the great trip.