Osaka Tours in June 2027

It is a busy itinerary that keeps you on your toes. There are two long bus days. The hotels were of a high standard, some better than others. Included meals were good, with the exception of the "special" lunch in Kyoto which was almost universally poorly received by the group. The meal consisted of small portions of gourmet fish dishes, but it lacked popular appeal. The meet and transfer at Haneda was handled wonderfully.

A great itinerary as there were lots of interactive activities such as paper making, sushi making and tea ceremony. There was also a lot of site seeing and we covered a good part of the country. The food was excellent, the included dinners were good and not too rushed. Most accommodation was good but some hotel rooms were quite small. Out tour director, was exceptional with great knowledge and humour.

I think it's a good idea as a first trip to Japan, our tour guide Katherine was fantastic and super nice. It's just nice to go to restaurants and venues that we probably wouldn't get access to without speaking Japanese. Katherine was also very knowledgeable and was able to help with any concern you might have.

Very informative and fast paced. I believe following the tour we had a much better understanding of the Japanese including some of their customs and their way of life. Having an excellent tour guide like we had made the entire tour worthwhile.

Our guide was Raya, who was excellent. She was friendly, enthusiastic and well organised. She led the group on trips when we had our own time to see various parts of the places we visited. Raya was especially good in giving us insights into Japanese culture and customs.

We thoroughly enjoyed our recent Simply Japan trip. The size of the group at 16 people was perfect, you wouldn't want any bigger. The accommodation was excellent throughout. we particularly liked the stay in the Zenkoji Temple lodgings, as was the food. The "banquet" at the "minshuku" featuring the "Hine beef"was simply outstanding. Sam, our guide was fantastic, full of detailed knowledge of all of the locations, both geographic and historic, and very adept at shepherding our tour group through the Tokyo and Osaka metro systems as well as onto trains and buses when travelling around the country. He was also the master at delivering excellent but affordable meals wherever we went, so much so that we were well under budget at the end of our trip. Overall this was a fantastic trip that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to friends. The only thing I would have changed was to add an extra day in Kyoto as there is so much to do and see there. We had some extra time at the end so travelled back to Kyoto from Osaka to visit some of the things we had missed on the tour.