All Reviews for Bus Tours

The hotel is located outside the city, so it might not have been necessary to make a reservation for the pickup. If you're planning to ride a bicycle for a long time, it might be cheaper to book it as a package. However, if you're only planning to use the bicycle for about an hour, I think the basic fee would be almost the same. I have no complaints about the tour content! You should definitely make a trip to Taketomi Island.

ホテルが市外で、お迎えなしになってしまったので、わざわざ申し込まなくてもよかったのかもしれないです。
自転車で長時間乗るのであればセットで申し込んでおいたほうが、安いのかもしれません。
自転車1時間かそこらの予定であれば基本料金とほぼ変わらないかと思いました。
ツアー内容には不満ありません！竹富島には是非足を延ばすべきです。

The ticket we bought was valid for 24 hours so we used it for 2 days. We started at 4 in the afternoon and continued on until the next day. The service was very efficient. I missed the bus in just a matter of 30 seconds as it drove right past me. I was not prepared to run after it. It was no big deal as I caught the next one since I was in no rush. I had a schedule with me so I was able to get a nice cup of coffee and shopped for a bit and made sure I was there at least 10 minutes before schedule! You need to plan your route and sight seeing carefully.

I went on 2 routes. The Tokyo Sky Tree and the Odaiba route. Both had their own charms. Would recommend the Odaiba route after sunset and the Sky tree route during the day. The Odaiba route was very scenic at night because of the rainbow bridge , Tokyo Tower and the skyline was just breath taking. Hopped off at the Tokyo Sky Tree the next day. Went up the tower for the amazing view. I was there pretty early I suppose hence the queue was not bad at all. The stop was pretty close by and if you could not find your way back to the bus stop, just ask people around you. Everyone was extremely helpful. Japanese would go out of their way to show you where the bus stop is. They would physically bring you there. You just tell them it’s the sky hop on hop off bus and they will bring you there.

If you are tight for time, and want to see as much of Tokyo as you can in that short period of time, this would be your best shot. I had a great time. My time in Tokyo was limited so I was glad I got on this tour bus.

The one we got on was an open top. Super punctual. The bus would be comfortable on a good day since there are no seats available downstairs. Therefore there’s limited space when it rains. Only 4 seats in the front row is covered while the rest is open hence the chances of getting those 4 seats? Very very very slim. And those who gets the seats in front would not hop off the bus. Our experience was 2 teenagers hogged all 4 front row seats to themselves.
Apart from the rain, it would have been a wonderful experience. You get to see so many interesting sites which we would not have seen by metro underground such as the Tokyo tower, the rainbow bridge, and the sky tree. This would have been the perfect tour on a lovely sunny weather. We sat towards the front of the bus… so we were sheltered from the strong winds, not the rain. I could not imagine sitting in the back in the wet, cold and with the freezing wind blowing. I glad we got shielded from the wind at least. However we saw some Japanese school kids at the back having an awesome time with the strong wind blowing in their faces, taking selfies, laughing and having so much fun.
The bus was not full perhaps because of the weather. We had 3 children under 5 in which we bought tickets for them too because if you do not, they would have to be seated on your lap. However if you have hyper active children… perhaps being on your lap could be a safer choice. Our kids enjoyed the ride and the view. When they are tired, they could just sleep comfortably leaning on you without falling over as the bus ride was very smooth! The driver was excellent. Even my daughter who is prone to motion sickness felt super.
Overall, it was a good experience. The commentary played correctly, at the correct venue and it was pretty informative. The adults appreciated the commentary while the kids enjoyed the view.

The guide was very helpful and spoke perfect English. Although I could not see Mt. fuji due to the bad weather, the service was really good and we had yum traditional Japanese lunch. And the last section 'Fuji Airways' was a big surprise, i have never expected it could be that awesome! I think i will definitely join this tour again in a nice weather day^^

This tour was a little different, as you get free time to explore the various areas without a guide (they can give helpful tips but don't walk with you) and then meet up again. I liked this, because I could see exactly what I wanted and try lots of sweets. It was nice to be able to choose the drop-off location,very convenient. We had good weather too, lucky!

The lack of a roof and the high position provided a great view. When we drove on the Metropolitan Expressway, it was thrilling and really raised my spirits. We stopped for a while where we could see the Tokyo Skytree straight ahead, so we were able to take some great photos. However, you need to dress warmly because it gets cold with the wind rushing by.

屋根が無く、高い位置なので、眺めはとても良かったです。
首都高速道路を走った時は、迫力があってテンションが上がりました。スカイツリーが正面に見える所で長めに止まったので、写真もバッチリ撮れました。
ただ、防寒はしっかりしていないと、風を切って走るので寒いです。

I participated with my 0-year-old and 2-year-old children. Due to the timing, there were many tourists from the Chinese-speaking regions, and the tour was very crowded, but we were able to efficiently visit three islands. There was a strong wind blowing, typical of the early spring, so the ferry ride from Ishigaki Island to Iriomote Island was quite rough. I recommend bringing motion sickness medication as a precaution. On the way back, there was a bus that took us from the ferry terminal to the hotel, running once an hour, and we were able to board without a reservation, so we did some shopping in the area before returning to the hotel.

0歳と2歳の子連れで参加しました。時期的に中華圏からの観光客の方が多く、ツアーも非常に混んでいましたが、効率よく3島めぐりをすることができました。ちょうど春一番の強風が吹き荒れていたので、石垣島から西表島までのフェリーの揺れは凄まじいものがありました。酔い止めはお守りかわりとしても持参することをお勧めします。帰りは、フェリー乗り場からホテルまで送ってくれるバスが1時間に1本あり、予約なしで乗れたので、周辺で買い物をしてからホテルに戻りました。

good value for great visit. If every venue could add 10 more minutes each, the tour will be seamless.Thanks for organizing this tour.Will join again.

The meeting time is early, but as I boarded the bus and dozed off, we arrived at "Saijō Gushikawa." It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the parking lot to the entrance. Inside, we watched a brief introductory video before heading into the forest. It is open to the public now, but it was not for a while, and I’m not sure if it will remain accessible in the future. I'm glad I got to see it now.

At Shinbara Beach, I took a glass-bottom boat and saw many tropical fish. Unfortunately, it was cloudy, but I think the beach view would be amazing if it were sunny.

No matter how many times I visit the Himeyuri Tower, it conveys something that words cannot express.

This tour is fulfilling for the price, and you can also disembark at the airport, so why not experience the history of Okinawa?

集合時間は早いですが、バスに乗り込みウトウトしていると「斎場御嶽」に到着。駐車場から入口までは10分ほど歩きます。中で簡単な紹介ビデオを見て、森の中へ。今は公開されていますが、少し前までは非公開、この先もずっと見られるかわかりません。今見られて良かったです。
新原ビーチではグラスボートに乗り、たくさんの熱帯魚が見られました。あいにく曇りでしたが、晴れていたら、ビーチの景色も最高だと思います。
ひめゆりの塔は何度行っても言葉では伝えられないものが胸に迫ります。
このお値段で充実のツアー、空港下車もできますので、沖縄の歴史を感じてみてはいかがでしょうか。

We had a great time although the guide spoke only japanese (and the Bus video was in chinese).
The aquarium is just great, the other stops were nice but not too important ;)
If you are hungry westeners like us, bring something to eat (or buy at the aquarium cafe) because lunch will not fill your stomach.

For this price I can highly recommend the tour :)

My mother participated in a tour that included the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium for her first trip to Okinawa. She was of course moved by the aquarium, but she was also very happy with the butterflies at the Ryukyu Castle Butterfly Garden. The price was reasonable, and I think it's a tour that can be enjoyed by everyone from children to the elderly.

母が初めての沖縄旅行のため、美ら海水族館があるツアーに参加しました。美ら海水族館はもちろん感動してましたが、それ以外に琉球城蝶々園の蝶にとても喜んでました。
金額的にもお手頃で、子供からお年寄りまで楽しめるツアーと思います。

Everything went efficiently and smoothly. It was a great experience.

There were no stickers like those commonly found on group tours, and we received tickets at each location.

The free time was very short, so I wouldn't recommend it for families with small children or elderly people.

Since it was early March, the weather could be good or bad depending on the day. If it rains, the tour would be completely unenjoyable.

During the morning cruise on the Nakagawa River, it was cloudy and very cold, and even with multiple layers, it was tough.

In the afternoon, the cycling on Taketomi Island was under clear skies, and it was warm enough to wear a T-shirt and sandals.

効率よく、スムーズにいくことができました。いいとこどりです。
団体ツアーによくあるシールを貼ることもなく、行く場所でそれぞれチケットを切ってもらいます。
自由行動の時間はとても短く、ゆったりすることはできませんので小さなお子様連れの方やお年寄りにはおすすめできないと思います。
3月初旬ということもあり、天気次第で良くも悪くもなります。雨が降ったら楽しさは全くないツアーでしょう。
今回は、午前の仲間川クルージングは曇りでとても寒く、何枚も重ね着をしても辛かったです。
午後の竹富島サイクリングでは、快晴でＴシャツにサンダルでもいける天気でした。

This is a standard optional tour in Okinawa. I recommend it if you're visiting Okinawa for the first time. The aquarium is impressive and very enjoyable.

こちらは普通に沖縄の定番オプショナルツアーですね。初めて沖縄を訪問で有ればオススメです。水族館は見応え有りとても楽しいです

We had a great experience with Veltra... we bought the ticket and was very easy to find the location to exchange the tickets. The tour was awesome, always on time, clean bus with pleasant people and good information about the city. We had a great time in Tokyo and we discovered many places in Tokyo that probably we wouldn't find without this tour. Our main highlight was the Skytree tower (the tower has 2 levels, we went to both, they charge each level separated, but was worth to visit both), Asakusa temple (we spent a lot of time there, beautiful location and lots of shopping), Tokyo Tower (also has 2 levels, we just visited one as the second level was closed due the winds), and many more. Highly recommended tour. We really enjoyed it.

Difficult to purchase correct ticket on internet. Ticket clerk totally inflexible when we requested travel on the non stop bus in stead of the hop on hop off. Same company, same busses, plenty of free seats on both busses but it was IMPOSSIBLE to change ticket. I think you need to be a bit flexible. Not sure I would recommend to a friend. I have used open top bus in London & New York. A lot more user friendly.

I was picked up right from my hotel and dropped there back on time. It was a hassle free experience where we did not need to worry about ticket purchase and transportation. It covers a about 4-5 different places but the highlight for us was the dolphin show near Churaumi aquarium. Do not miss it!

The only downside was that though there was a tour guide in the bus, she barely spoke any english. But she gave us an audio guide with commentary in english.

Overall, I did not feel rushed at any of the tourist spots and felt that we made good use of our time. I highly recommend this tour.

Used this on my last day. They drop you off at the airport and let you keep your luggage on the bus, so you can wander around freely. We saw three different spots for just 1400 yen, so cheap!
Highly recommend.

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For a first-time visitor to Okinawa like myself, this was a fun choice. At the aquarium I saw the dolphin show and took part in the deep sea experience, so was running around a bit but was pleased. I wasn't expecting much from the soba lunch, but it was tasty.

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Me and my husband purchased the Tokyo Sky Bus Tickets through Veltra's website and scheduled the tour for the next day. We received the voucher through e-mail and it was really easy to get our tickets the next day! Their office is really close to the Tokyo Station and the bus take off from there. We did the 3 routes on the same day and they were all really nice. On the blue route, we stopped at Asakusa temple ! They have a lot of little shops and food tends there... all of the typical things! On green route, we headed to the fish market, we had incredible sushi there and the quality of the food was great and of course really fresh! For our last route, (the purple one) we stopped on Roppongi hills and it was really pleasant to finish our day there and have some dinner. They have really nice stores and all kind of restaurants, cafes, etc. We had dinner at this Italian place called Il Ritrovo and the pizza, pasta and price there were great! You can get the Restaurants map at the entrance of the mall and there you can check all the options and price rates, it was great!
Our only complain it was the audio on the green bus that was not working and we couldn't hear the route.
Overall we had a really nice day!

Coming all the way from Australia, and being our first time in Tokyo. My friend and I thought the hop on hop off bus tour was a great way to see the whole of Tokyo in one day.

We came out under the Skytree tower was a great start to our tour of Tokyo, the staff were very helpful in showing where the Hop on Hop off bus office was. It was very easy to find and we got some great snaps of the Skytree tower as we walked to the office. We were pleased that the buses were frequent so we only waited a few minutes until the next bus arrived.

The English audio was fantastic and helped us learn alot about Tokyo and its history. What I liked most about this tour was that all three routes linked up at one stop and at the stop was a Starbucks which we purchased a coffee while we waited for the next bus route. Longest we waited was 20 minutes but was a good break from sight seeing.

Over all I thought this was a great way to see Tokyo in one day, the staff were friendly, a lot to see, the English audio was knowledgable and my friend and I had a great time seeing Tokyo this way. I would recommend this tour to anyone. Thanks :)

Great price for tour with four stops. Realize pressed for time so stop at glass factory really short. Free soba lunch was a nice bonus. Only major complaint was couldn't get recorded tour to work and couldn't hear commentary over PA system.

The bus was centrally located but not easy to find once you come out of Tokyo Station and if you speak no Japanese. The stuff onboard speaks very little to no English, so it is hard to communicate with them. The guide stuff is not very professional and even rude sometimes. There are no trash cans anywhere on the bus and the guide named Ms.Itsukoshi was laughing at us for bringing an empty coffee cup onboard, rather than find a way to dispose of it... There is absolutely no eating on the bus! Ms.Itsukoshi threw a big scene when my mother who is an elderly person ate a banana onboard simply because we were touring non-stop and there was not enough time between the routes to get food. It was raining cats and dogs that day. The stuff demanded a ticket outside before you get onboard rather than allowing you to come inside out of the rain's way and look for it in the dry. They also have known us. It was the same guides over and over. The stuff refused to give us a raincoat (we asked 2 people!) for walking around, because they covered up the bus. But they did give them to other people before when it just started to rain. The commentary never coincided with the location of the bus. You never knew which" red or white" building it was. The bus was always ontime, which was positive and was not even thrown off balance by bad weather. The stuff closed the roof when it started to rain, which is positive. I have been on many hop on, hop off tours before, this was probably the worst one. I have not seen the stuff so unresponsive and unhelpful to the tourists' needs like I have seen in Tokyo.

I participated with my 6-year-old child. I wanted to visit Kouri Island and Churaumi Aquarium even though I don't have a driver's license, and I found this tour while searching. On the day of the tour, we encountered beautiful seas and scenery with some sunny moments. On the bus, we were entertained by the guide's charming performances and wonderful songs, which kept us engaged. Lastly, we stopped at Ryukyu Village, which was close to our accommodation. Although we parted ways partway through, thank you for seeing us off so kindly until the end.

6歳の子供と2人で参加しました
免許がないけど古宇利島も美ら海もいきたいと探した所このツアーを見つけました
当日は晴れ間もあり綺麗な海と景色に出会えました
バスの中ではガイドさんの可愛らしいパフォーマンスや素敵な歌で飽きませんでした
最後に寄った琉球村が宿泊先から近く途中で離団しましたが最後まで快く見送ってくださりありがとうございました

Our trip was Osaka was a short one for our family of Seven and we did not really have all the time to visit all the tourist spots and areas. Since we were staying in the Namba area, we have decided to optimise our time within the Namba area and hence a conscious decision was made to take this Double Decker Bus Tour, and especially the South Course.

This one hour tour was with Japanese commentary by a friendly Japanese Tourist Guide. However non-Japanese speaking customers were given an iPod like devise and alternative English commentary was provided. This was a non Hop On Hop Off Tour hence true to the Japanese Punctuality Traditions, the tour started and ended right on time.

Seats on the Upper deck were also pre-determined hence there were no hustling and bustling amongst customers to get the best seats on the bus. The blankets provided by the tour provider were also convenient especially when the temperature was only around 8 degrees Centigrade at the time of our tour.

I participated in mid-January. It was my first trip to the Okinawa islands, but unfortunately, January is the rainy season, so there was strong wind and rain, and I couldn't do much sightseeing on the island. However, since the water buffalo loves water as its name suggests, this tour turned out to be a great memory. I would like to visit again on a sunny day next time!

1月の半ばに参加させて頂きました。
初めての沖縄離島旅行でしたが、残念ながら1月は雨季ということで雨風が強く、島内の観光はほとんど出来ませんでした。
ですが、水牛はその名の通り水が大好きだということで、こちらのツアーは行ってみて良い思い出になりました。
今度は晴れた日にまた改めて行ってみたいです！

The water buffalo was interesting. Taking it easy at my own pace was quite fun. It felt amusing, as if humans were being led around. The sanshin was also very enjoyable.

水牛が、面白かったです。のんびりと自分のペースでいくのが、けっこうおもしろいです。
人間が振り回されているようで、愉快でした。また三線も、とても楽しかったです。

You can thoroughly explore the southern tourist points in half a day with a courteous guide. Honestly, my impression is that it's impressive to offer this at such a price. Okinawa is famous for having high-quality guides, and especially this time, the guide Momohara from Toyo Bus was particularly outstanding. I believe this tour is definitely a better deal than going on your own with a rental car.

南部の観光ポイントを丁重なガイドの元
しっかりと半日で回れます。よくこの金額でやるなあ というのが正直な感想です。沖縄はガイドのレベルが高い事で有名ですが、特に今回の東陽バスだったかな ガイドの桃原さん 特に素晴らしかったです。このツアーならレンタカーで自分で行くよりお値打ちで絶対いいと思います。

It was a very fulfilling and amazing trip! My main destination was the Churaumi Aquarium, but the other stops were also interesting. The itinerary was packed, and I enjoyed the tour guide's stories during the bus rides!

とても充実していて、最高の旅になりました！
お目当ては美ら海水族館だったのですが、他の立寄りスポットも面白かったです。
盛りだくさんな内容で、バス移動中の添乗員さんのお話も楽しめました！

The island has local buses, but a bus tour that doesn't require transfers might be more convenient. It also visits the main tourist spots on the island, making it a good option for easy participation.

島には路線バスも通っていますが、乗り換え不要のバスツアーの方が便利かもしれません。主な島内の観光地も巡るので、手軽に参加するには良いかもしれません。

The bus was on time. The tour guide was courteous, but cannot speak English. The tour ticket price is a deal.