Inside Travel Group Traveller Reviews

Our tour was called "Spring Elegance" and the choice of venues and activities lived up to its name. We saw historic sites, gardens, modern cities and small villages, while staying in excellent accommodation. Our tour leader was superb - very knowledgeable and efficient and at the same time great fun. I would definitely recommend Inside Japan and would love to travel with them again.

Real specialists who know the country well. The tour was well organised and left us with a love of Japan and all things Japanese.

I used Inside Japan to plan a self-guided 6 week trip to Japan. My representative listened to what I wanted to see and do and put together an excellent itinerary. My trip was fantastic.

Inside Japan is an excellent service.

Kyoto based to coincide with cherry blossom season, we enjoyed day trips to Nagoya for a quilt show, Himeji, the blossom swathed castle was stunning & Nara - as my wife will testify, hold on to your blouse when feeding those pesky deer. We visited loads of sites/sights that we wanted to experience and the accommodations, travel arrangements, food were exceptional. The Japanese people we met were unfailingly polite and helpful and could not have been friendlier. It felt like an incredibly safe and honest society that never failed to surprise and delight.This was our second trip to Japan and we look forward to the next - an absolute pleasure.

When we were first thinking of going to Japan it all seemed so far away and, as independent non-group travellers, so difficult to arrange. Inside Japan planned and arranged everything faultlessly. We told them what we would like to do and they suggested additional locations etc, based on a knowledge of our preferences, we might like to experience. Airport transfers, accommodation, train travel, a guide if necessary, are all part of the service. Having recently come back from our second trip with them we have nothing but praise for the company and our travel consultant, Lily Bascombe, and would have absolutely no hesitation in using them again and recommending them to others.

1 week self guided in Japan. Tour operator even organised for us to meet the Prime Minister (a coincidence of course!).

Brilliant company, exceeded our expectations.

IJT helped us plan and book a two week vacation to Japan (Tokyo, Matsumoto, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hakone). It was a wild trip. So much to see, do, and eat. Wonderful accommodations and excellent services everywhere we went.

InsideJapanTours took a lot of time to listen and help plan our trip. We had a number of people join and (unfortunately) cancel their booking but IJT was very flexible and we never felt pressured. We contacted them well before our travel date and they gave us great confidence during our planning. Thoughtful and friendly through the entire experience.

We have always dreamed about going to Japan for years. We both found the culture, food, and history to be extraordinarily fascinating. We finally were able to take our trip and visited three cities in Japan. Kyoto, Hakone, and Tokyo with the help of Inside Japan. We spent only a week there, but that week was full of wonderful sites, smells, as well as food. We learned so much from the guides we had for Kyoto and Tokyo. This was supposed to be during the O'hanami (Cherry Blossom Viewing) Season. We arrived a week late, but the guides said they bloomed early this year so it was no fault on Inside Japan! We loved their service all through the process and destination in Japan. We will definitely be using Inside Japan again for the purpose of traveling to Japan or probably anywhere with their other affiliates.

She was wonderful and answered every question we had. She was knowledgeable and very sweet and helped me with the issues I had with the website when trying to make a payment.

Just a wonderful holiday, great support from Inside Asia.

Really knowledgeable, really helpful.

Just a quick ten day holiday that only managed to skim the surface of what Japan has to offer as a travel destination. A few days in the outskirts of Tokyo visiting various temples and shrines, museum and of course Ghibli. An authentic stay in Hokone sleeping on grass matting, soaking in a mineral spring and eating authentic Japanese meals. More cultural experiences in Kyoto with a quick calligraphy class, the cherry blossoms and a tea ceremony. A look back into history with a day in Hiroshima and half a day on Rabbit Island. Everything considered a brilliant holiday

Inside Japan helped design the holiday that we wanted as a family and made the process really easy. We submitted a list of things we would like to do whilst in Japan, identified the standard of accommodation and when we wanted to travel. Our operator made a few recommendations and then provided a draft itinerary. Once we had decided on a final plan our operator started putting it all together. A majority of communication was conducted via an online portal which allowed us to pay instalments towards the holiday and for electronic copies of brochures to be published. The whole process was very easy and efficient.

We had a self guided tour organised by Inside Japan and it was everything we wanted an more. From the outset our consultant worked really hard to come up with a trip that allowed us to experience as much of the sights and culture as possible, whilst making it personal to us with elements of skiing, sushi classes and afternoon tea with a geisha. The guides and info pack they provided were an excellent edition. The itinerary meant everything ran on rails, there was no panicking over navigation or what to do next. Overall the trip was a once in a lifetime and Inside Japan provided an excellent service throughout.

We could not rate Inside Japan higher. From start to finish they were excellent and provided a top notch service. I would thoroughly recommend them over any of the mainstream operators, for a personal and knowledgable trip to Japan n

This was an amazing holiday, providing such a varied experience of Japan, from temples, shrines and castles, to neon lights, bars and restaurants, and including country walks, even in the snow in the Alps. We were fortunate to find cherry blossom in full bloom both in Tokyo (Ueno Park) and Kyoto (the Path of Philosophy). It was fascinating to meet an apprentice Geisha, and to see a Geisha dance. We stayed in six different locations, in both Western-style and traditional Japanese accommodation, and enjoyed travelling round on public transport. We loved our first experience of Japanese food.

I chose this holiday because the itinerary was so interesting, and it more than met expectations. All arrangements went smoothly. The tour leader was excellent: professional, friendly, very knowledgeable, keen to ensure everyone got the most from their holiday.