Mount Fuji: Tours & Tickets

We are disapointed the first day. The meeting point was so hide that we couldn’t find it althought we were in Shinjuku station one hour before meeting time! We tried to find VIP lounge from the railway station, then we asked from local people but nobody did not know where it is. We show the map for many local people but they didn’t know where the place is. Address was written in western alphabets snd they didn’t understand it and/or know were the place is. Place name was in japanese, but unknown place. Then we asked local people to call number we have and they agreed with Get Your Tour person that we wait bus in agreed bus stop. Bus not arrived and we asked again local people call to Get Your Tour number couple of times, but it didn’t answer. Our own sim card didn’t work in Japan althought it has been bought in Japan. That’s why we couldn’t call/send message ourselves. Then we went to caffee where was wifi and agreed by chat to change tour to next day. The person in chat made good jo

Kawaguchiko Lake was the highlight of the trip. We only had 30 minutes but I could have stayed at least an hour. Not only were the flowers blooming but there were local booths set up to shop. These were items I didn’t see later in the trip. I felt rushed and would have enjoyed more time. The stop at Mt Fuji was nice but not a lot to do. The 7 sacred pools was another favorite of mine with just about 45 mins it could have been 15 mins longer to look around the shops. My least favorite stop was the outlet mall with an hour to spend I was bored since I have most of these shops back home. Our guide was wonderful and very patient with those that were late to arrive (50 mins) for the beginning of the tour and those that lost track of time and were late coming back to the bus. 5 minutes is one thing but 35 mins was crazy. We were still able to get back on time which makes me wonder if we would have had more time if those that were late had showed up on time.

This day was really nice. Great locations, nice guide, small group, everything you like. English guidance was very good, equal to the Chinese one. Only downside was that the cable car wasn't running and so the schedule was changed without prior notice. But the change schedule was still great. Tip: Forget the shopping, go for the hot spring. We didn't see Mount Fuji in its full beauty before, in the bath you had a great view...

Once collected, the trip was wonderful. Our guide was pleasant and remained good humoured in spite of delays caused by members of the group. The lunch was an excellent and enjoyable taste of Japanese cuisine. We would have liked more time on Mt Fuji especially to walk some short distance with the hikers but felt this part was rushed probably due to delays earlier in the day. Overall a very good trip.

Guide provided enough autonomy at the various points of interest. Spoke clearly enough to be understood. Can improve further if more historical, geographical info can be provided by guide to make tour more engaging.