Japan Art architecture Trips

The pace of the tour was great. There were interesting places, people, experiences and excitement at every point. of the tour. Our leader, Jamie was very knowledgeable but. didn't pressure us with too much information. I had a great time. I. didn't find the pace over-whelming, but took a couple of easy options later in the tour (I'm over 70).

We saw quite a bit on this trip, but so many things were scheduled right down to the minute. It would have been nice to have a little bit of free time at some of the sites, even if it was just half an hour to shop for a minute or grab a drink. There were so many temples and shrines that it was a bit overwhelming. I absolutely did not like the overnight at the monastery. It was so difficult to sleep on a mat on the floor when you are old and the food was not that good. It was a relief to get to a rest stop the next morning to get some food and coffee. The tour was conducted in English and Spanish and then we had so many different tour guides coming on and off (Japan) and people joining and leaving the tour at various times. I do have to say that the tour guides worked their butts off wrangling all the people around, and they all had an immense knowledge of history and traditions. It was disappointing that we did not get to do the ferry from Busan to Japan. We had to fly which took time away from exploring Busan. It would have been nice to have more than half a day there. There were also many changes on the first day as to going to the DMZ. We specifically chose this tour for those sites and we ended up going to neither. The substitutions were ok though, but it is not what we signed up for. The english guide is not listed below, but I would rate her five stars on both language and satisfaction (Sohey Ahn). The bus drivers were all excellent.

Jamie Seymour is the greatest tour leader. knowledgeable, experienced, caring and extremely good knowledge about Japanese culture, customs, tradition and an excellent host. I will rate him 11 out of 10. I think Expat is very lucky to have a host like him. The driver and assist were also great

The tour was very good and took us to most of the places we wanted to see. The trip was made by the extremely hard working team, the tour leader Jamie, the Japanese assistant Kanako and the coach driver who all did an amazing job. Jamie was very knowledgeable and kept us all well informed at every stage. He knew so much about Japan it made the trip really interesting. However Kanako worked her socks off behind the scenes to keep the tour running smoothly. Where they needed to the team made adjustments and were clearly very experienced. This trip was all we were hoping for and more.

This was our first trip to Japan, and we loved it! The tour had a very nice pacing, was informative, and did a fantastic job at showcasing many of Japan’s most beautiful and interesting cities.

The trip was excellent. The guides were outstanding. Very professionally organized. Special mention must be made of Ken Esteves. He went beyond the call of duty to be of assistance to us. He truly is an asset to the company. The only disappointment on the trip was the ferry from Busan to Japan. Cabins were very small and uncomfortable. And we feel that at least water should have been provided on the overnight trip. Otherwise it was a fantastic tour . I would recommend anyone wanting to do this tour to use Europamundo