Thoroughly enjoyed my few days walking through part of the 'Back Roads of Japan' trip. Pepijn the tour leader was excellent and shared so much knowledge with us on our journey, it was amazing! Walking was all doable, even for those who had not trained for the trip, so that was good that everyone got to enjoy what they felt they could keep up with.
What a wonderful adventure made so much enjoyable by guide[s] that were knowlegeable with culture, language and requirements of all team members. Accomodation was excellent especially the ryokan guest houses and the food was unbelievable everywhere we went. I especially want to thank Bec in your Sydney office who having previously done the trip was able to make everything so easy with advice and our booking and will recommend friends contact her for this and other trips.
We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with tour guide Akemi, who was patient, informative, energetic and highly organised. The group was fourteen in number, which was about as big as you would want for such a tour, given that we were utilising public transport, and doing a number of group activies such as dining and visiting interesting historical sights. We felt fully immersed in the environment, whether in busy city settings or trekking through forests. The accomodations were all very good (some excellent), the dining was excellent, and the overall pace of the tour was good. It was nice to have a couple of stops where we spent two or three days, exploring the local scene and catching up on laundry etc. Everyone got along very well and we credit Akemi with taking us on a wonderful and engaging experience.