Luxury Japan Vacation Review: Tokyo, Hakone, Gora, Kyoto, Nara, Kanazawa, 12-Night Tour

Review by traveler

Jordan K.

12.6.2022

General Info

Traveler Review

Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Japan

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

This past month, my wife and I planned a trip to central Japan for about 2 weeks with Zicasso. Our main goal was to visit our daughter who was spending a semester studying in Tokyo. That said, we also took the opportunity to travel a bit in central Japan. We went to Tokyo, Hakone/Gora, Kyoto, Nara, Kanazawa and back to Tokyo. We had an incredible trip on all levels and we couldn’t have done it without our rep from this travel company. We were assigned a single travel assistant who helped us craft an itinerary that not only matched our needs and interests, but in a way that we received the best value in terms of hotel and in country travel. Our rep arranged bullet train travel, personal tour guides, hotels, and hands on experiences that were all top notch. My wife had some very particular hotel and touring interests and our travel rep worked very closely with her to accommodate her interests. All of which was accomplished within our intended budget.

The tour guides that this travel company arranged were very knowledgeable, spoke English very well, and arranged some excellent dining experiences that we would have never found on our own. Our travel rep chose hotels for us that balanced location, price, and quality, for the amount of money we wanted to spend. Zicasso also has the ability to arrange air travel, however, we chose not to use them for that aspect of our travel.

I could go on all day about all the specific experiences we had, but you’ll have to go there yourself, and experience it all for yourself. An aspect that I haven’t mentioned, is that having traveled all over the world, its really helpful to have support when you’re in country, especially a country like Japan, where English speakers are not as available as you might need. Our travel company had a travel office in Tokyo that was available to us, should the need arise. It didn’t arise, but it was nice to know they were there for us.

If you’re contemplating a trip like this, working with this travel company is a must! Thanks travel team for an excellent trip!

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

It's difficult to name just one aspect of our trip that was the MOST enjoyable, because they all were. Every aspect.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

On our travel leg to Kanazawa, we stayed at the Hotel across from the train station. Although there was nothing wrong with this hotel technically. Further our room was beautiful. We would have chosen to stay at a smaller more boutique hotel that has a slower pace to it.

Travel Company Comments:

Dear Jordan and Nancy,
Thank you very much for this amazing review. I am very happy to hear that you both enjoyed your trip to Japan and the experiences and accommodation we arranged. I enjoyed creating the itinerary for you and thank you again for booking with us.
Sorry to hear that the hotel in Kanazawa was not the best for you. Given the last-minute request, these were the only options left. There are so many beautiful boutique accommodations outside of Kanazawa which we would love to book you in to, should you consider a trip to Japan in the future.
Best wishes, Himanthi