Reviews

This was an interesting tour that was well organised, with a good range of activities, opportunity to enjoy all sorts of Japanese food, using good hotels and with a very good guide. There are just a couple of things that stop me awarding it 5 stars

Amazing trip to Japan. Taki our guide was absolutely amazing nothing was too much trouble, learnt loads from him about this beautiful country & people. Would highly recommend the 17 days uncovered trip.
Very well organized from the time I landed to the time I left.
Loads of food lovely to try from the different regions.
First time traveling with Wendy Woo it certainly will not be my last.
As a single traveler you are very well looked after there is nothing to worry about.
Highly recommend Japan.

Excellent trip very well organised.
Would never have been able to cover so much in such a short time

Great trip around Japan with a wonderful tour guide ! The tour gave a fantastic range of varied destinations and experiences. The hotels were of varied quality with most being good but not excellent and a couple being only what would be classed as poor for the cost of the trip. Meals were good and included mainly Japanese cuisine with the opportunity to sample many regional dishes.
The main issue I had was that both of my airport transfers were by coach ( Imagine National Express ) rather by people carrier that was given to most of the other tour party members. I think this was a poor provision considering the cost of the tour and the fact that this was an inconsistency and should have been the same taxi/ people carrier service for all guests.

Excellent itinerary & exceptional guide, Take. Took in the main iconic sights, as well as introducing us to tea making, paper making & origami. Plenty of opportunities to try out different Japanese cuisine, but with the occasion Western meal for variety. Added bonus, we were very lucky with weather and did get to see the summit of Mount Fuji!

Really good tour but spoiled by poor food at group meals. Would have preferred to pay more for better quality food or have more options to dine independently

Level of service and quality of hotel/guide not up to
Standard. Very mediocre and basic standard compared to cost of holiday and expectation.

Would highly recommend Wendy Wu Brilliant tour guide good hotels some rooms bigger than others but all very clean staff in all very helpful .On a personal level I expected Japanese food at lunch time but maybe more choices in the evening But would certainly travel again with the company

Well organised, everything paid for up front , except drinks and a very well- informed guide.

visited Wea number of temples, shrines , gardens, and castles. Prior to our going on the trip I thought that having lunch and dinner included would be good. It did not turn out that way. The food was similar on most days; a pot on a gas burner which you cooked yourself. Mostly chicken or pork. Somedays the same for lunch and dinner. There was NO choice. On some days the meal was all deep fried, tempura was better. This made lunch take too long and this made the time allocated at a few sites too short. We had bus/ coach problems for a few days, but as there was 2 parallel groups on the tour they had the same coach for most of the trip. You need a proper coach as at times the bus had narrow seats due to a pull down seat between the fixed seats. The substitute bus for 2 days due to a lack of driver who was ill was not suitable. The gaps between seats was insufficient for travellers with long legs who stood up for most of the journey on these 2 days. Wendy Wu representative in Japan talked to the group for nearly 2 hours but failed to resolve the issue. We did visit some wonderful places in Japan which is a fascinating country. Wendy Wu needs to resolve the food issues as it appears to have been like this for a few years. The restaurants were more at the fast food, lower priced end of the market. We had a few excellent meals. The coach issue needs to be resolved as a bus makes the day's tiring and uncomfortable. The guide was excellent- thank you Hiro. The amount of walking at first was very demanding, probably 4-5 miles for the first few days.

Fabulous country, lovely people, spectacular sights. Only the lack of good quality food offered on the trip prevents 5*

We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday in Japan which had a varied and interesting itinerary. Our tour guide was excellent, she was knowledgeable and informative and fun to be with. She was mindful of the needs of the group particularly as some found parts of it beyond their capabilities. We feel that physically this was not a level 1 tour. We felt that the group size of 26 was a little large and would have preferred to have been in a smaller group.
We mostly enjoyed the food but found it very repetitive. We were surprised at some of the restaurant choices, many being in cheap quality venues. We are not convinced that we had the best eating experience that Japan has to offer.
Overall, a great holiday but with some shortcomings.

Excellent Itinerary, hotels and experiences. Guiding was superb. A truly wonderful country to visit.

Itinerary excellent, holiday let down by quality of food and hotels, which were adequate, but food was repetitive and cheap quality in cafe style, restaurants, both lunch and dinner. I never want to see Tofu again.