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Loved spending time in both the cities & the countryside & travelling by public transport & on foot. Just the right amount of hiking to keep it active & not feel guilty about eating all the Japanese delights! Our guide Akemi was 10/10 for her knowledge, passion, energy & humour. Highly recommend this adventure!

Our group of three singles from Australia & Germany, and a Canadian couple made a great mix.
What made the tour exceptional was our guide Akemi. She was caring, funny & knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble for her. She took the hassle out of travelling though Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka and then even more importantly to me, the backroads, which is what I have wanted to see but would not have known how to.
I would not have enjoyed it as much having to work out the logistics.
The tour is a great complement of nature and popular city landmarks with enough free time. The hotels, ryokans & included meals were great. I chose the single supplement which was worth it.
At times I felt our group were the only tourists in town, and we did get to have ryokans exclusively- the bonus of touring pre cherry blossom season! It's still so beautiful and definitely less busy.
Thank you Akemi, my Backroad Buddies and World Expeditions for such a memorable trip.

We enjoyed the route, the scenery, the food, our fantastic guide (Akemi) and our fellow travelers. A couple of the accommodations might have been better, but the majority were very good.

Shane who took the booking.

Accommodation in both cities was excellent and the internal flight was spectacular

Online booking was easy. We called a few times to ask questions and we always got a human and fast as well.

Ease of booking. Telephone staff very helpful

Very efficient and helpful staff.

The team at Explore were very helpful when I was booking my latest trips - the flights were not straightforward but between us we managed to secure flights to ensure I got to travel to the places I was keen to visit. I really appreciated the support from the team and am really looking forward to more adventures with Explore.

really good service

The person who helped me.

I enjoyed the efficiency of the person who assisted me and the follow through once we had made connection.

They're good value and provide good trips.