京都嵐山＆三千院日帰りツアー 京都の定番観光スポットへご案内＜京都駅発着／日本語・中国語or英語＞

It wasn't good. 良くなかった

Reviewed by: 保栄茂

We gathered at the meeting point, which was the tourist bus parking lot under the GOGODAY flag. However, when we arrived, almost all the tour buses had the GOGODAY flag displayed, and we searched for our bus but couldn't find it. While we were standing there, a foreign guide called out to us, and we thought we could finally board, but it turned out that the bus wasn't parked in the lot. Instead, we had to walk about 200 meters to a convenience store parking lot, where we found not a bus, but a 10-seater HiAce wagon. We ended up being exactly 10 passengers, but as expected, the interior was so cramped that we couldn't move. During the ride to the first destination, the uncomfortable vehicle made me feel unwell, and I decided I couldn't take it anymore, so I canceled the tour. After that, I returned to Kyoto Station using public transportation.

集合場所、観光バス駐車場でGOGODAYの旗の下に集合ということで行ってみると ほとんどのツアーバスがGOGODAYの旗が掲げられてて、私達が乗るバスを探し回るが該当するバスは無く、その場で佇んでいたら、外国人のガイドさんから声がかかり、やっと乗れると思いきや、バスは駐車場内には止めて無いと言う事で200ｍ程歩かされたコンビニの駐車場で、そこに待機してたのはバスで無く10名乗りのハイエースワゴンに私達乗って丁度10名の客が乗りました、案の定車内は身動きもできないほどのキツキツな状態で最初の目的地までの道中、快適とは言えない車に揺られながらいると気分がすぐれなくなり、これ以上無理だと思い このツアーをあきらめてキャンセルしました。その後 公共交通機関で京都駅までもどりました。

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京都嵐山＆三千院日帰りツアー 京都の定番観光スポットへご案内＜京都駅発着／日本語・中国語or英語＞

I thought of it as a means of transportation. 交通手段と思って

Reviewed by: Kiki.t

I wasn't surprised since I had seen previous posts, but most of the participants were from China, and the explanations were also in Chinese. It seemed that the guide couldn't speak much Japanese, so I asked about the meeting time and place and then had some free time. If you use it purely as a means of transportation, I think there won't be any issues. The Chinese participants also had good manners on the bus; it was quiet and comfortable. In the morning, the bus arrived just in time, and there was no announcement, which made me a bit anxious. I think it would have been better if someone had provided guidance in advance.

以前の書き込みを見ていたので、驚きはありませんでしたが、ほとんどが中国の方で、説明も中国語でした。ガイドさんもあまり日本語が話せないようで、集合時間と場所を聞いて、自由行動しました。交通手段として割り切って利用すれば、問題ないかと思います。中国の方もバスの中でのマナーも良く、静かで快適でした。朝、バスがギリギリに到着し、案内掲示がなかったので、ちょっと不安でした。事前に係の人が案内していただければ良いかと思いました。

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京都嵐山＆三千院日帰りツアー 京都の定番観光スポットへご案内＜京都駅発着／日本語・中国語or英語＞

Struggling to find the tour bus. ツアーバスを探すのに四苦八苦

Reviewed by: リリ

I struggled to find the tour bus at the crowded meeting point filled with sightseeing buses. There was no display of the tour name, so every time a bus arrived, I had to confirm with the driver, only to be told it was the wrong one, which increased my anxiety. Finally, when I received a call on my mobile, it turned out to be the bus I had checked once before. The guide mentioned that there was a Chinese participant on the list, which led to the mix-up. I began to lose trust in the service.

However, the Chinese guide repeatedly apologized and showed genuine concern, which helped ease my feelings of distrust. I believe that if the tour name were displayed on the bus, it would go much more smoothly. Other Chinese tours also lacked this display, while Japanese companies had clear signage. I hope for improvements in this area.

観光バスでごった返す集合場所でツアーバスを探すのに苦労した。
ツアー名の表示がないのでバスが到着する度に運転手に確認するも、違うと言われ不安ばかりが増す。やっと携帯電話に連絡が入ると一度確認したバス。ガイドが名簿に中国人の参加者とあったので間違えたとのこと。業務に不信を持つ。
中国人ガイドがひたすら謝罪してくれたことや声かけ、心遣いが感じられ不信感は薄らいだ。
バスにツアー名の表記があればスムーズにいくと思われる。他の中国系のツアーは同じように表記なし。日本の会社はきちんと表記あり。改善求む。

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京都嵐山＆三千院日帰りツアー 京都の定番観光スポットへご案内＜京都駅発着／日本語・中国語or英語＞

The day trip tour to Arashiyama and Sanzen-in in Kyoto was disappointing. 京都嵐山、三千院日帰りツアー　残念でした

Reviewed by: Yoko

The guide spoke mostly in Chinese and only mentioned the meeting time and place in Japanese. I was looking forward to explanations in English, but there were none, which was disappointing. The driving of the microbus was rough and scary. I felt that the tour price was high, especially since the entrance fee and meal costs were not included.

ガイドは、ずっと中国語を話し、日本語では集合時間と集合場所を言うぐらいでした。英語ての説明を楽しみにしたのに、それは一切なく、残念でした。
マイクロバスの運転も荒つぼく、怖かったです。
拝観料、食事代も含まれず、ツアー代は高いと感じました。

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Very well organized tour

Reviewed by: Beatriz

Great tour great organization! Highly recommended. The temples were beautiful. Just follow the instructions in the morning and will go swimmingly. It was a last minute booking and worked so well for me! Thanks

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Great Tour to see three of the most popular sights.

Reviewed by: David Seaton

Finding the starting point was easy as it was very easy to see at the train station. It was nice that there were translations available as one of us spoke English and the other spoke Chinese. Despite rainy weather the tour was great. The tour obviously runs on a schedule so lingering to meditate will not work. There was enough time to follow the trails and get a number of photos but be aware that there will be crowds as these are very popular tourist places. This is an easy way to see the temples and to avoid numerous train and subway changes.

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Great!

Reviewed by: Ana

It was great! The guide seemed very knowledgeable, however she did not speak English and we felt that we missed some information. She did have some videos in English and signs. Overall the tour was good and would recommend it!

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Crowds and delays

Reviewed by: Maile

The positives: bus transportation and pre-paid access into shrines and temples. The negatives: It was initially described as a Fall excursion but it was more like a highlights tour. They did not address any of the autumn trees or traditions for that time of year. Because of the Fall season is so popular, all of the places were very crowded, leading to a near race at each site just to get there and back in time for the bus. It also lead to a more than one hour delayed return, which, to be fair, they said might happen, but an update as the day progressed would have been better than announcing it at the tail end of a long day. We had plans to get back to JR station by a certain time so we had to depart the bus early and catch our own cab ride back which cost nearly $40.

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Well worth doing the trip.

Reviewed by: Michael

Beautiful Temples and wonderful gardens and scenery. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of people!
The English translation device, which is available on the bus, only worked for the journey to the Kinkakuji Temple. After that there was no English explanation of where we we going or what we were seeing. Pity!

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Excellent Tour

Reviewed by: Luanne

Guide was excellent and we plenty of time to tour the attractions! I would recommend this tour. We found it very reasonable in price, also.

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Top 3 temples in one day

Reviewed by: Savvy808

There are so many temples in Kyoto but this tour took us to the 3 temples I wanted to see and the guide also pointed out all the temples along the way from the bus. It was just enough stops to maintain my 13 year old daughter's interest without getting bored. Audio headset for English and other languages were only used in the bus so we couldn't understand the guide's explanation at all the stops, which was disappointing to us and the rest of the non-Japanese speaking people on our tour. The time spent at each stop was perfect with enough time to quickly browse through the shops and try popular snacks sold near the temples. We received small omiyage or souvenirs from each temple which was a nice surprise! Although it's a ways down a lot of steps, you should take the time to drink the water flowing down 3 channels to a fountain at Kiyomizudera. They say it has wish granting powers for love, academic success and longevity. This was a great tour but would've been perfect if it was in English!

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Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour to Kinkakuji, Gingakuji, & Kiyomizudera

Great time in Kyoto

Reviewed by: teddy85

First time went to Kyoto alone, we didn't know where to go, we found on the internet about this tour. We had a wonderful time and enjoy tour, tour guide is really friendly and closer with travellers. But only each sightseeing places too much travellers, and the time for sightseeing is limited, so that we have not lot of time to sightseeing as well.
If have change to travel again, we will chose this tour. Thank you

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