Kyoto Art and architecture Trips

The Trip at all was very good. The Guides are very polite and they can tell you many things about the places you see. They also know a lot of secret lokations where you can get good food or perfekt souveniers. The Hotels are all good and they provide a breakfast with food for everyone The only bad thing and this is NOT the bad of the company or of the Guides are the spanish tourists... Some of them just don`t know how to be on point and some of them have a really bad behavior.

Back Roads of Japan was well-organized and seamlessly operated. Izumi, our amazing tour guide handled all the details with grace and efficiency, making our travel planning stress-free. She provided insights into local culture, history, and geography, enhancing the overall experience. This tour covered exploration of two big cities, Tokyo and Kyoto, as well as visiting smaller sites for hiking, cycling and cultural immersion. Visits to Buddhist temples and Shonto shrines were fascinating. Indulging in a variety of Japanese food was a highlight of the trip.

The hotels and planed activities were great, transportation as well. I saw a lot in this trip and had lots of great new experiences. What I did not expect was that most of the group would be spanish speakers and the english speakers to be a small minority. Also the tour guides were pretty mixed. Btw I can’t really rate them since only the spanish speaking guides are showing up In general I had the feeling that the native spanish speaking guides were interacting more with the spanish group and a bit less with the english group. It seemed otherwise with the native Japanese guides Akane and Ken, but it might be due to the small english group on the trip compared to the spanish speakers. Also some guides like “Pacco” or Miguel gave us very little background Information to the visited sites compared to other guides. But I was really happy with our Guide Ken whom I had for most of the trip, so I don’t feel bad about it. Thank you very much for a great time

My trip was the best tour I have experienced. Ken was so knowledgeable, funny, helpful and attentive to our needs. Great ambassador for your Company. Being a solo traveler he catered to my needs and was such an inspiration. Only bad experience was getting from the hotel to the airport at the end of the trip. I booked a taxi at the service desk prior to my departure. Was hard to understand as the lady did not speak much English. I showed her my itinerary for the airport and departure time. Next day the taxi was waiting for me but he took me to the domestic terminal. This cost me over 1400 yen. I then had to get another taxi to the international terminal for my flight home, this cost me 330 Australian dollars. I did not have much time to get my flight as well. I was shaken and upset. What a tragedy to end a perfect holiday. The motel should compensate me for their error. What can be done about it? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I realize when I booked it the taxi was going to be expensive but going to the domestic terminal was out of line and their error. Will await a reply to this problem.

Mack provided a memorable experience. The homestay was a highlight. The family showed us many of Hagi's interesting attractions, got to sleep on a matt on the floor and eat traditional food. Excellent.

Our expectation have been fullfilled, very intensive trip Little pour time management in mainly spanish groups /guides Satisffiying to hear from some guides stories behind the story, emotional moments about history specially with Rey/Ken