Hiroshima Walking Trips

The trip was excellent and very well organized. We would like to express our special gratitude to Ken Estebez, whose extensive knowledge was not limited to the history of Japan. He was very professional and, at the same time, very respectful to others. He showed us his love for Japan and thought about its customs. Ewa.

A very pleasant experience with some outstanding guides who were very friendly and some who had exceptional in-depth knowledge. The tour itinerary was well adhered to and showcased the beauty of Japan. Certain improvements suggested would be -a the visit to Zojoji Temple in Tokyo may be substituted by some other attraction since there are visits to 2 other Temple/Shrine on the same day and therefore becomes one dimensional; b except for the first 2 days, the buses did not have charging points on the seats, which is essential since the tour involves travelling long distances; c the accommodation provided at Moxy Hotels in Tokyo Osaka were underwhelming and certainly not 4 star as promised in the itinerary. About the guides - the questionnaire unfortunately does not mention the names of our English-speaking guides. Therefore, I would like to specially mention about a Nadia, who was with us in Tokyo – she is such a vivacious personality who endeared herself to the entire Group; b Asoaka and Laura who were with us at Kawaguchiko, Iyashi No Sato Nemba and Kyoto – Asoaka managed the English speaking tourists very well with her local knowledge, beaming smile, extroverted nature and caring attitude Laura, who though primarily managing the Spanish speaking tourists, also mixed very well with us and helped us whenever we sought any information; c Ken Rei, a proud Japanese and an absolute professional, who impressed us with his knowledge – not only of the Japanese culture/religion but having travelled the world, he had very sharp insights and views on a wide spectrum of subjects. The Osaka and Hiroshima leg of the trip was made all the more memorable by his contributions.

It was great to have the knowledgeable guides to enhance our visit to Japan. The hotels and transport were high quality. All of our guides were friendly, Ken told the best stories about the history and mythology of Japan

I really enjoyed the city tours and a bomb dome. David Solanes was very attentive and assisted us with all our needs. The tour guides were very nice and did a great job. I really liked Saul, Rei, and Nadia. With a little more practice, Sauls English will improve. He has great potential.

It was one of the most amazing and lovely experience with the team, especially David Solanes and David Muñoz. Japan, the country has been nothing but special and amazing. The most memorable trip and something that well be treasuring for our entire life.

We were quite happy with the tour. We were not told by our travel agent that the tour was in Spanish and English but we enjoyed listening to the information in Spanish. I think our last day in Kyoto was disappointing because of the timing. I suggest we could have left the hotel one hour later in the morning and not returned to our hotel before going to the Geisha area. Had we been there earlier in the afternoon, we may have seen a Geisha and before hand the rest of the area in day light. I would have liked the bus to take us back as well on that evening instead of paying for a taxi. There was also confusion when we needed to return to Tokyo on the bullet train . Our travel agent and the Europamundo itinerary both stated that we would catch the bullet train at 10.00am and return to Tokyo at 2.09pm. The night before the tour guide kindly arranged for us to catch a later train because we had been told to catch the 8.06am with Erica which meant we would have to wait four hours in Tokyo for our connecting train to Nagano. David Solanes was a pleasure to have as our tour guide. He was informative and entertaining with his material. He made effort to learn to know his clients in the short time we were together.