5 independent reviews for Japan classic tour by rail
Reviews for Japan classic tour by rail
Jeremy Lathom-Sharp review 27 Apr 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Experienced Japan.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
None3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
10/10David Reedy review 18 Apr 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Seeing the cherry blossom all over Kyoto.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't miss staying in a Ryocan.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
It certainly benefited local people through tourism but not sure it did anything for reducing environmental impact or conservation.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
A brilliant way to get to see the most popular cities in Japan. However not a holiday to get away from people!Carmen Mayblin review 11 Jan 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The beauty of the country, the punctuality of the trains, the cleanliness of the stations and toilets.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Once you understand how to find your train, the right platform and correct spot on the platform to board your train, the train journeys are relaxing.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Train travel I believe do reduce environmental impact, when you compare it with flying and car.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
My travel experience was 5 stars.Margaret Barilone review 28 Jul 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Visiting Hiroshima and Naoshima.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Buy a Japan Card to avoid using ticket machines in stations etc.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
I think the hotels we stayed in were supporting conservation by reducing plastic and using alternatives e.g. bamboo and paper.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
It was very well managed - one of the guides was a bit bossy but it did not spoil the day.Barry Kavanagh review 13 Sep 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Climbing Mount Fuji2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Check and double check the company's timetable of events to make sure that they have booked everything correctly.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, it did all that.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
The holiday itself was great but the planning, which is what we paid for, was bad. The timetable had us arriving back from Mount Fuji at 6pm but doing a tour at 2pm which then had to be cancelled but we ended up arriving back at 1pm so we would have had plenty of time to do the tour. We had 2 tours booked one day but because of a typhoon one was postponed and one was cancelled, don't know why both could not be postponed. They booked the car to pick us up for the airport from a hotel across the city, only for I spotted it we would have been left stranded. We had to make our own arrangements to get to the airport and they said that they would reimburse us the cost, 3 weeks later still waiting to see what we will be refunded even though I have asked for a breakdown. The reason we went with this company was so that everything would be organised, so there would be no problems but there was quite a few mistakes which was unacceptable. The Saying "you had one job" comes to mind.Read the operator's response here:
Thank you for providing feedback on your recent trip to Japan; we hope you had a fantastic time. We apologise for some aspects of the trip not meeting your expectations; our team has been in touch with you, and we look forward to resolving these issues to your satisfaction and restoring your faith in our tour company.
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