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WPCS 2.1.3

Review

Liz Rothenberg

Best of Hokkaido
October 6, 2024 - October 20, 2024
Itinerary
I really appreciated the 2 day stop at Lake Akon with the free day. It felt like the perfect break we needed to rest, do laundry, and do some solo activities.
Lodging
Overall the hotels were top notch. If I were to suggest an improvement, the Lake Toya hotel felt a bit touristy after all the other places. Our floor had several large school groups and the restaurant asking people to leave dinner after 60 minutes was odd.
Food
Fantastic all around. If possible, adding another kaiseki dinner would be great. The place we went into in Sapporo for the fish bowls was fab!
Guides
Pre-Tour Handbook
Some of the tour handbook felt a little dated especially with lots available on social media in terms of tips and things to do. Reddit had lots of good tips in terms of planning for things to do in Tokyo and Instagram was my go to for soft serve ice cream must haves!
Tour Organization
Shout out to Martin for patiently answering all my questions! I really appreciated his responsiveness!
Tour Transportation
I loved that the van gave us to see things that you couldn\'t access via public transportation.

Would you go on another tour operating by Samurai Tours: Yes!

Would you recommend Samurai Tours to friends or family: Yes!