Reviews

Very helpful and knowledgeable. Air fare situation explained well and what the tour included. Also changed the date of departure to two days later for me without any problem

Great itinerary that was very well delivered!

As Above

Wendy Wu 2460 Japan Uncovered tour. September 2024.
Excellent tour, great food and exceptional tour guide.
Faultless in every possible way.
Too many pictures to upload, just a few to sample.

Very simple website to use with a lot of detail. The downloaded information for each tour is very detailed and useful. Looking forward to our trip to Japan.

We chose this tour as it visited virtually all the places we wanted to visit. We always go for Escorted Tours with all meals included and everything organised for us. This was our first tour with Wendy Wu and it really was worth paying a little more for the quality of service we received, particularly from our National Guide (Coco) who was professional, friendly and worked incredibly hard. As for Jaoan, we loved the country especially the culture (organised, quiet, polite, clean) and the highlights were: Hiroshima, Kyoto, Tokyo and the Snow Monkeys. Mention also should be made of the gardens, castles, temples, shrines, mountains, wooded hillsides, bullet train, rice fields and Sumo Wrestling. Lastly, we enjoyed the variety of food on offer including around 35% Western - we were able to try the whole range of Japanese cuisine including having to cook our own food on occasions - fortunately we were always provided alternative cutlery as well as chopsticks. Hotels were all of a high standard as were the toilets!

I attended a Wendy Wu roadshow in Bristol this week. It was well organised and the presentation was interesting and comfortable. Afterwards, we were able to speak with members of the team in an unhurried environment. They were very accommodating.

Attended the Wendy Wu presentation at Bristol Golf Club on the 25 Sept. The presentation provided by Glen was excellent and hugely informative. Refreshments available if required and the location was great. Beau, who facilitated our Japan booking was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. A thoroughly enjoyable and seamless experience!
Thank you

Helpful staff, we decided to book

WE've only got as far as completing the booking but, throughout, Beau has been excellent. Not only preofessional, but also a pleasure to communicate with. Thank you.

So far, my experience is limited to the 'Booking' experience and that was excellent

I had phoned only to collect some information as there was also a tour elsewhere that I was interested in. But the friendliness and the responsiveness of the consultant to my specific requests convinced me to book straight away

Everything has always been perfect. We are well looked after. They offer a great selection of tours to suit all requirements. All meals, at well sourced places, are included. Great internal guides. Couldn't ask for more.
We have been on three tours so far and have just booked our fourth.

Overall, this was an amazing experience. From the start, the booking process and arrangements were efficient and well executed.

Rather than try to detail all 16 days in Japan, I'll just summarise the key elements:
- the destinations were great. On a tour like this it will be difficult to cater for all needs, but we found that most locations were well worth visiting and that free time was catered for, allowing us to pursue our own interests to a degree. In terms of the top things to see in Japan, I couldn't pick a better list overall, and we came away with a genuine sense that we knew the country a lot better
- the weather. We travelled end-July - early August. We were lucky overall, with only a couple of spots of rain and mostly clear and sunny days. Bear in mind that stunning vistas of Mt Fuji are very unlikely this time of year, but the visit is still worth doing. It was very hot and humid, especially at the start, but as we traveled into the mountains it cooled and was more bearable. Air condition is ubiquitous, so it's only really the outdoor parts where this was a little uncomfortable.
- the food was generally excellent, with a wide variety of Japanese food and no shortage. A couple of choices of European style food (especially in the final Tokyo hotel) weren't as good, but still completely satisfactory
- our tour guide (Hiroko) was utterly incredible. She made the tour very special, with lots of insights into Japanese culture and history, and a calm efficiency that made sure that we kept on schedule but didn't feel too pressured.

We all had a wonderful time, and felt that the tour was extremely good value for money. With all excursions and entrance fees dealt with, and all the logistics completely sorted, we could just get on and enjoy the moment!

Very highly recommended, especially for a first trip to Japan.