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This was a wonderful tour of Japan, saw many places, the highlights for me were Mt. Fuji on a clear crisp day and the awe inspiring city of Hiroshima. The dinners and food were good, except for one the hotels were excellent, the ones in Tokyo & Osaka were outstanding. The bullet trains were amazing. We had a great varied group and as a single traveler I was able to join two great couples from California, one from Maryland, one from Nevada and the great contingent from New Jersey. My main criticism of the trip is that after about 10 days I was all shrined and templed out and would have instead like to have seen something cultural to Japan like sumo wrestling or a Geisha show even as an optional. Our tour guide was nice and helpful but her English was not too good and older people like myself with hearing loss many times had trouble understanding her. Also a daily itinerary with times, locations for us to photograph with our phones would have been helpful. All in all a great trip.

The tour was exceptional. It had a good blend of sightseeing and activities to participate in. Outstanding tour director and local guides. The Chinese were friendly and welcoming. Country entry and exit lines were a breeze. Would recommend to anyone.

Fabulous trip overall I loved it, however I would refine the itinerary in the following ways if feasible : - DMZ on Day 1 as predominantly slower day on the bus (helps recovering from jet lag) - Seoul city exploring was ~ 20,000 steps so perhaps split some of these sights at start and end of tour (doing this on the current Day 1 itinerary with jet lag was a struggle for a lot of people). - drop seeing missionary houses - Buddha temple afternoon was too long (archery was fun, show was good, but several hours of meditation and slow training was very boring) - keep the paper making factory visit in itinerary (as this wasn’t in our original itinerary but added due to weather circumstances and it was excellent) - make this a 2 week trip - tour is very city heavy, consider having a rural visit to rice farmers or equivalent Tour guide JAMES JIN - absolutely fabulous, one of the best guides I’ve experienced on all my many trips with explore. - He went above and beyond to clearly explain the history, culture and flavours of South Korea - his dedication to ensuring the group were content, fulfilled and safe whilst dashing up to Seoul from Busan to attend the surprise early birth of his first child was truly commendable - his patience with the different levels of fitness of the group was caring and supportive - BOOK him again (as this was his 1st explore guiding trip I believe)

Yes, please share optional tour information . Need to set aside a fee free days for shopping and exploring on your own. Also, buy a few hundred dollars in foreign currency upon arrival. Lastly, if you’re traveling more than 12 hours, recommend arriving a day early to recuperate from Jet lag.

The tour was excellent, with Tola being a great tour leader (and photographer), with Joseph an excellent local guide in Phnom Penh. All transfers were very comfortable and the iced towels a godsend! Meeting hotel a perfect spot near the palace and with the pool, and in Siem Riep an easy walk to the centre of town. I especially wanted to call out the fact that the tour ended up running only for me. I really appreciated the heads up in advance that this was likely to be the case, as I know it wouldn't have suited some people, but I'm doubly grateful you allowed the tour to go ahead for me regardless given the fact that my travel was all booked as part of a more extended trip based on the original dates. Tola was very flexible and some changes had to be made because of the security situation anyway, but being solo allowed for a particularly unique experience. I know the guides / drivers etc have their income supplemented by tips, so I do hope some consideration was given to them for accommodating such a small 'group' other than my own. Obviously all of the sites seen were as advertised and expected, and visiting Cambodia was a wonderful experience. Thank you!

I loved the trip. Got lucky with the excellent friends that I made along the way. The trip itself is super with super unique activities. Staying in River Rafts along the river Kwai, Zip Lining, Cooking, Quad Biking, Bike Tours, Slow Boats was fantastic. Food and Accommodation was excellent with some being extra fancy. Trip manager Sam was 11/10 !!