64 reviews of Nikko National Park Day Trip from Tokyo

During our stay in Japan we took four Viator tours. The content of this tour was excellent and we had a chance to see some of the beautiful countryside, mountains and lake. One disappointing feature was the tour bus. The seats were so close that a taller person has no leg room at all. I had to move to another seat that was empty and leave my wife sitting in the front. The trip was nearly three hours one way, and you should consider a bus with more leg room for the passengers comfort. Our tour guide was very good as well.

A beautiful day and a fun tour. Amazing the amount of work put into the construction.

Very good. Our guide was a good man but for me possibly talked a little too much. There was no time to just sit and relax in peace. Beautiful sights. Great lunch.

Overall experience with this tour is great! We have a good English speaking tour guide, and the bus we are travelling in is clean and spotless. Good experience with your Japanese lunch, and surprisingly no tips were requested from the tour guide, who make us feel much comfortable and at ease without having to dig into our pockets to find some yen. This is very professional. The tour guide is very responsible in ensuring our safety and briefing us on the correct train line to our hotel after end of the trip.

All the sites in the tour are worth a trip.

I wanted to see both the old and the new Tokyo. This Nikko World Heritage tour gives you the opportunity to see some of Japan's landscape and its older heritage. The location is a couple hours away from Tokyo, so it is not easy to get to on your own. The bus ride gives you a scenic view or the opportunity to sleep and catch up on jet lag! There is ample time at the Toshogu shrine and for lunch. Too bad there's not enough time to go down to the base of the Kegon Waterfall; you can only take pictures from a viewing platform. There's enough time to buy some souvenirs or trinkets at the Toshogu Shrine or at the Lake Waterfall as well.

Bus pickup well organized. At station, the bus to Nikko was late, and it was confusing that another bus with the same number was at the same door but was going to another tour spot. Bus seating tight for larger people, but I was able to be reseated in the back of the bus. Long ride to Nikko, one rest stop. Tour at Nikko very good, but many stone steps without handrails and 2 times we had to remove shoes to go inside. Lots of time for pictures on the way back to bus. Bathroom facilities traditional Japanese style at shrine area. Lunch was good, and the ride up the zigzag highway pleasant. Very little time at the lake; I hurried to even get in a restroom break as it was quite a ways from the bus, and the waterfall was beautiful with a nice platform overlook. Bus ride down has even more sharp turns, and many in the bus were concerned with rapid descent. Long ride back to Tokyo, one rest stop. Drop-off unsettling if you are unfamiliar with Tokyo at night, but guides do what they can to get you to the right place.