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There was a two hour span at the handicraft center. I waited around after lunch for an hour. It should be clear that there is a long break in the middle. Also, I was surprised that there was a second tour guide in the afternoon. Both were good, but there is something nice about the same person. I liked the information about places other than the places visited. I felt terrible for the woman who couldn't walk to two of the three shrines in the afternoon. It should be clear that much walking and stairs are involved.
Reviewed by: Joan D, United States of America, January 2009
Very knowledgeable and frank guide provided as much information as one prepared to absorb showing several major cultural sites both in the morning and in the afternoon and pointing out other places of interest while enroute. Exceptionally tolerant of North Americans who have not learned how to be on time!
Reviewed by: David B, Canada, December 2008
Quite an exhaustive tour of the old capital, if a little rushed. Rather little free time was available for souvenir shopping at each site. We were lucky as our guide was very informative, and very fluent in English. One or perhaps some of the other guides' English was almost completely incomprehensible, as far as I heard on the bus transferring us to the drop-off points. All in all, a wonderful experience.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Thailand, November 2008
It was nice doing it as you can see many things all in a day. All was well organized.
Reviewed by: Alessia A, Italy, October 2008
The tour guides were interesting and greatly enhanced the overall experience. To a westerner, with limited knowledge of the major religions, it was helpful to have their insight. Overall, the tour was well organized and very professional.
Reviewed by: Susan S, United States of America, October 2008
Excellent choice of sites. Tour guides spoke excellent English, but one was very hard to hear over the sound of the cicadas in the intense August heat. Also, you have to wait in line in the direct sun for quite awhile to see the Imperial Palace, which was not that exciting. I would skip that and go on a day when it is not included. Also, we had an elderly member in our party who found the whole day too long. She elected to take a cab back and not take the afternoon portion. Doing it on two different days would have been better for us.
Reviewed by: Martha S, United States of America, August 2008
This was a nice comprehensive tour. The time spent at each site was just right and the variety of sites was great.
Reviewed by: Patrick W, United States of America, July 2008
This trip was very well organized. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously. My only concern is that the cost seemed rather expensive, and for those of us in the more distant hotel pick up spots, the travel time in the bus was rather long. Lunch was excellent, and was a nice addition to this day trip.
Reviewed by: James W, United States of America, June 2008
It was great to have an informative guide with a great sense of humour. It makes a difference viewing temples and shrines when you know a bit about their history and purpose. However, it was a weekend and the castle wasn't open - this should have been specified at time of booking because it was quite disappointing!!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, June 2008
We loved the tour, although a bit more individual exploration time would have been nice.
Reviewed by: Kevin H, Canada, May 2008
Great tour, places chosen were worth seeing, although I had already seen Kiyomizu Temple the night before without knowing it...but nice to see it during the day.
Reviewed by: Sue C, Australia, April 2008
Overall, a good experience--on time, well organised, good explanations. Time devoted to each site was maybe a bit short considering what is to be seen.
Reviewed by: Eric M, France, April 2008
The tour was very informative. The guides spoke English well.
Reviewed by: Terri D, Canada, April 2008
Excellent overview of Kyoto that allowed us to go back and re-explore the next two days. Rushed at each stop but necessarily so.
Reviewed by: Ken S, New Zealand, March 2008
This is a great way to get around to different sights that are too far apart to walk to. My only criticism would be that some of the stops were a bit short; I needed more time to walk around without the guide, but then there wouldn't have been time to get to everything, so I guess that's the trade-off.
Reviewed by: Alexander M, Australia, March 2008
