Japan's Cherry Blossom Holidays

Wonderful timing with cherry blossom time in full bloom and no clouds around Mount Fuji. The mixture of venues and experiences in the tour wasn’t bad either.

We have just returned from an excellent trip, Japan Uncovered. Blessed by outstanding weather, and in cherry blossom season this trip covered all the major sites that we most wanted to see in Japan. Our guide, Mina, was fabulous. Patient, knowledgeable and with a great sense of humour. Her English was excellent. Our group of 27 included English, Irish and Australian participants. A few of us had food requests and allergies which Mina took time to understand and to ensure that the restaurants were aware of.
Before embarking on a trip such as this though, I would urge people to do their homework. This is a trip designed to cover as many peoples interests as possible. Therefore, there will be occasions when you like certain activities more than others. This is not a personalised trip. This also applies to the food. Sometimes you will eat at fairly high end restaurants and sometimes the equivalent of a cafe. The food is predominantly Japanese because that is what people eat in Japan! I am not a huge fan of Japanese food but I tried everything and I was never hungry. The days are long and there is often quite a bit of walking. So when it is stated that a good level of fitness is required, that is what they mean. On the first day we walked over 20,000 steps as well as travelling by coach and boat; and recovering from jet lag. English is not widely spoken but with a smile and a sense of humour most things can be communicated. We were happy with all of the hotels that we stayed in but Japanese hotel rooms tend to be small and rather warm. There often isn’t a bar to relax in, in the evenings but the vending machines are excellent.
We will definitely be keeping our eyes peeled for other Wendy Wu tours but I think that this one will be hard to beat both in terms of cost and the amount of Japan that we were able to see. Just a couple of thousand photos to go through now.

Wow! Fabulous tour with the perfect guide! A great itinerary and we were blessed with great weather and the best of the cherry blossom but it was our guide, Kiki, who made the tour perfect with her knowledge, insights and the care she showed our group. Thank you all!

All the major sites I wanted to visit were covered, the cherry blossom was at its best and breath-taking, our guide, Take, was brilliant and, as ever with Wendy Wu, the organisation and attention to detail were exceptional. With all meals and entries costs included, as well as hotels, guide, international travel, additional experiences, coach and driver, train and boat trips, my only expenditure was on gifts and the occasional ice cream! The programme was busy and interesting, with no time wasted but enough unscheduled time to keep up with diary writing, camera charging and sleep! My 6th Wendy Wu tour with two more already booked. You are the best! Many thanks.

We had a fabulous time, and we were really lucky to catch the cherry blossom at its peak in Kanazawa. Very informative and well organised guide, and generally well paced itinerary.

This is a fantastic tour itinerary for the first timer to Japan. All meals are included and our tour guide Miko was fantastic. Best one ever.
This was our 4th Wendy Wu tour and we just love the attention to detail on these holidays. This Japan holiday was booked in 2019 but due to Covid only went ahead this year. Worth waiting for. The cherry blossom was exceptional.