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It was raining quite hard during our tour—we are from a dry climate and weren’t really prepared, but that’s on us. This is one of the wettest places in the world, after all! Our guide was very kind and helpful, even thou... moregh most people in the group did not speak Japanese. The forest is absolutely stunning! Highly recommended.

A wonderful day even if the weather was bad the first hours of walking (rain). The misty forest, the big old and mysterious trees and the little world of the moss are so beautiful and well preserved! We were two with the... more guide (who speaks English contrary of what is written on the website). Read that some people had problems with the guide but he has done the job seriously. Yes he walks quickly sometimes, but we have no choice: we need to go down for the last bus. The problem is the bus schedule (which should pass one hour later), definitely not the guide! So he knows exactly what he's doing, we walked quite well and we finally arrived 10 minutes before the bus departure! If you feel that you are not in condition to walk quickly in hard mountain road (the last kilometers) it's better to give up this activity, and please don't try it without a guide during winter because we saw a few irresponsible guys underestimating the dangers of nature (no crampons on icy path, no warm clothes, walking late...)! Personally, I like this kind of guide who looks severe at the beginning, but little by little you discover that he just ask you to do what you need to do. He is kind too: giving some of his hot miso soup for lunch, taking lots of beautiful photos for you (because I must say it's hard to take photos by yourself, no time to fool around), giving very useful crampons for walking in the snow (two minutes to put it on your shoes), talking with you... Finally it was an amazing natural and human experience!

It's very convenient to travel around Yakushima by bus in one day, and good weather makes the trip go smoothly.

Led by an excellent guide & host this day trip is a great way to do a complete circuit of the island when you don't have a car. Great program of places to stop & get out of the bus. Not too rushed. Delicious lunch. All r... moreound great value tour.

It is a great tour because it is the only one you can book online for a reasonable price. The guide only speaks Japanese but you will go to places that you would never do by yourself. I would never drive in some of the v... moreery narrow road, especially during bad weather, but the chauffeur did amazing. I would 100% recommend that trip if you have no car.

I was amazed at the commitment. I believe due to low volume of customers that day the bus was cancelled. However a taxi was arranged for the sightseeing. The driver cum guide was great and made sure we spend more time in... more important sites. Overall had a wonderful time.