Is a guided tour of Japan worth it?

If you are not an Experienced Traveler or on budget, my answer is yes, a guide is really great value for money and ensure a fantastic tour experience for you. Especially for the people who are interested in the culture and history of Japan.

Below are some obvious benefits to take a guided tour.

1. Language Barrier Assistance:

English is not the first luggage in Japan. Especially in the local small city, there is only Japanese speaking. A guide is a great help to solve this language barriers problem.

2.Professenial Knowledge help you to experience in-depth, not only just view:

Local Guides are all experts in Japanese history, culture, and traditions. The experience of the same attraction with and without a guide is completely different! They can tell you process of development and stories that you wouldn’t get from a guidebook or on your own. Make your trip more than just a stopover and photo time!

3. Worry-free:

A guide is just like your friends in an unfamiliar city. He or She will plan everything for you including the transport, hotels and meals. You do not need to search Where you want to go? How to go? Where to have lunch? Just tell them your requirements and interesting, they will recommend the suitable one for you.

There are so many travel tips and guides online. Honestly speaking, it is hard to screen out the most useful information from large amount of information. Local guide is specializing in Japan tour for many years and quite familiar for each attraction. What is more, for some hot attractions which required reserve in advance to avoid full booking.

4. Useful and Helpful suggestions；

If you have a specific interest, such as food, art, history, shopping, amines and Mangas. Guides can offer a more enriching experience compared to a general sightseeing. They will recommend based on their personal experience. Like access to hidden Gems, avoid crowds, or take some unique festivals etc.

5. Flexible itinerary and good take care:

With a guided tour, the guide will only service you and your family. You can control the tour pace, to be a bit slow based on your personal needs. Especially for the family with elders and kids.  

The only bad thing with a guided tour is the price higher than you explore on your own. But you can ask more friends and family to join you to share cost together to make up this bad side as one day guide fee is fixed.

So as you can see, a tailor-made guided tour will be much more time-saving and much simpler, valuable for a Japan trip! Contact me here to tailor made a suitable and affordable trip for you~