First Asian Trip

Extremely interesting; full of well-presented facts and fun activities; tour group was friendly and compatible

Japan- where old and new collide!

What can I say... Japan was amazing! The service go ahead provides exceeded my expectations and I cant wait to go again! I have new found love for the people and culture of Japan~

Excellent trip,

Very interesting and unusual. Japan is a mixture of the very modern and the oldfashioned and the tour showed both. We saw many Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, but also the very modern city of Tokyo. We were also able to see museums, especially an outdoor museum that, with the combination of Picasso's art, was quite unusual and unexpected. I would take the very same tour (if with the same tour guide) again.

"Highlights of Japan" GoAhead Tours

Loved everything about this tour. Especially Miyuke, our tour director. She was going 'full bore' every second that she was with us.

Experience a lot of Japan in short time

Our tour director, Miyuki, was outstanding and was key reason for the quality of the tour. Given time constraints for travel, we still covered multiple locations and were able to see both urban and natural settings, e.g., Tokyo, as well as Hakone. The sites included museums, castles, shrines, temples, art exhibits, a lake, a river and shopping areas. The Hakone Open Air Museum was an outstanding surprise. Hotel locations were excellent to facilitate travel or exploring for one's free days. I understand different people have different preferences. I personally would have liked more time in the country and less time at urban shopping areas, but the latter were not excessive. Be sure to study travel guides or ask advice for what to see and where to eat on the free days. And, don't be too hesitant to tackle the subway and train systems. Study routes carefully ahead of time and ask questions and you'll be rewarded with excellent access via excellent service.

Do it!

An outstanding tour from every perspective. I took my teen-age daughter as a high school graduation present. The tour guide was outstanding. The pace, the hotels, restaurants and activities were all great. My daughter decided to study Japanese and study abroad there as well. We recently visited her and that trip made me appreciate even more the amount of ground and sites we covered. But I like to get out rather than laze around the hotel. Osaka and Kyoto were especially nice. The Hakone hotel was the only one that seemed a little off but its location was excellent and we were there only one night. Going to Hiroshima and Mijyama we did on our own and I recommend that. I was glad I skipped the pottery activity in favor of doing the Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto.

FINALLY!

I've waited to go on this trip since high school! This was a dream come true and I loved it completely! Loved the language, the customs, people, shopping...need I say more? Our tour guide was great, she helped us alot and was solicitous in every single way. Can't wait to go back one day...! I recommend this tour for EVERYONE!

An amazing trip made even better by our tour guide

Our tour of Japan was simply amazing & wonderful. I would recommend the tour to everyone I know who loves to travel. Our guide Keiko was the best ever. She went above and beyond what was required of her - she is wonderful.

Highlights of Japan

This was a great experience. It truly gave us a picture of the country of Japan and its people, culture, and food. I would not have changed anything about it.

We enjoyed seeing Japan

We enjoyed the experience of seeing Japan but the trip was too long. Too many temples and shrines. Some of the events were "too touristy" or going to places to fill up time. Our tour director was excellent, very experienced and very helpful. She shared her knowledge and was a delightful person who was very caring and helpful throughout the whole trip.