Abercrombie & Kent - Classic Japan tour
 

First post on these forums. I hope I'm allowed to ask about specific tour companies; if not please let me know and I will edit or remove my post.
Considering booking Japan tour through A&K. We might add Nikko and Hiroshima extensions before and after the main tour. Would be there for a total of 17 days touring and will probably plan to arrive 1-2 days early to adjust to time change. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has done the A&K Japan tour. Thanks!

Include Hiroshima on your tour.

You might have luck finding first-hand accounts over on the tripadvisor forums. Have fun planning!

give a link to your tour, pls

Please do extensive research before booking! That is a VERY expensive holiday and I’d recommend searching out information about a range of tour agencies. From what I’ve seen of the itinerary, there’s nothing so special that warrants such hefty prices.

For wrwunrfl:
https://www.abercrombiekent.com/tour...ka-japan-kyoto

>> hearing from anyone who has done the A&K Japan tour
Not likely on this forum which mostly offers DIY advice and not for coccoon tourists.

The Hiroshima part of the Hiroshima extension is just a day-trip from Osaka. Visit Peace Park and Museum and some time on Miyajima. Is the shinkansen travel in green car? How do you get between St Regis and Shin Osaka.

I think I would be disappointed if the tour group was more than 9 people. The price is about $1650 per day. per person At that price I would want a native-English & Japanese speaking guide/escort. For Day 1 I could see paying $200 for the arrival and hotel transfer service and $700 for the hotel night, so more like a $1000 day not $1650+. In Kyoto firgure same hotel cost $700 and I could hire an MK Taxi tour for $600 for 8 hours. That would be a 4- or 9-passenger vehicle. That $600 would get private service, just you and me - and our guide who costs maybe $300 for the day.

So adding up those three costs for a Kyoto day gets to $1600 for hotel, car, guide. That is the shared cost for two of us, so $800 pp. We have another $1600 to $2000 to spend that day for the two of us.