Kouri Island

Dette er det bedste, jeg kunne vælge til kun to fulde dage på Okinawa (Japan). Rejselederne var absolut fantastiske, venlige og rigtig søde. Jeg vil klart anbefale denne tur til alle. Jeg valgte 2-dagsturen (Nord- og Sydokinawa) og blev ikke skuffet. Jeg taler i øvrigt ikke mandarin (kinesisk), men jeg oversatte bare alt med min mobiltelefon! Masser af aktiviteter på begge dage

Luna, the guide, accompanied me wonderfully throughout the excursion planned for a Chinese group that I had joined because I couldn't find a similar excursion in English. It was a very nice trip, Luna was attentive and provided lots of anecdotes along the way (thanks to the phone translator, haha). Sometimes it's frustrating to stay such a short time in certain favorite spots, but without this excursion, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to see them.

I left 5 stars because the exact itinerary was delivered, driving was good, and my guide Qian was kind and kept me in the loop but I do have a few caveats. Firstly, at the meeting point, there are so many buses coming and going I was confused and worried I’d missed my bus. I kept looking for the name of the tour company in Chinese/English. I decided to contact them and only then was I able to identify their LINE icon (a cartoon crocodile) matched with an icon posted on the bus’ front window. If I didn’t decide to message them I could have easily missed my bus. Secondly, the tour was fully in mandarin. The guide helped me understand POIs and meeting times via a translation app, she was through with it so I left a positive review. I did not mind the tour not in English, because I just relaxed on the drive but I found the posting I clicked on highly deceptive because the languages listed English and in a subheader grey box under the listing title it specifically touted “English-guided”.

Our tour guide was Minami, who was extremely dedicated and professional. The entire itinerary was well-organized, and along the way, she gave detailed and enthusiastic explanations about Okinawa's local customs and culture. This was a truly unforgettable journey.

Vi havde bestilt denne tur på forhånd (var de første til at bestille) som tre personer, men da vi ankom til stedet, fandt vi ud af, at der kun var to parkeringspladser. Føles det ikke som om, der er noget galt med håndteringen på hjemmesiden? Men vores guide, fru Ishikawa, var i topklasse! Hun var god til at improvisere, virkede meget organiseret og havde fuldstændig styr på tidsplanen, hvilket gav en stor tryghed. Hun fortalte om turen undervejs, gav gode råd til, hvad man bør se, og hvilke specialiteter man kan købe, samt forklarede om lokal transport og kultur. Det var næsten som at lytte til en spændende radioudsendelse, hvor man kunne lære en masse! Hun anbefalede også nogle restauranter (vi prøvede dem, og de var alle rigtig gode!). Guiden var et stort plus for denne tur 👍 Det har givet lyst til at tage på flere dagsture med guide i fremtiden.

The tourist guides were super friendly and while youre on a boat they play happy songs to ease the nervousness. If youre a foreigner, no need to worry because they can speak basic English. The usage of GroPro is part of what you paid for this activity. They also offer videos taken from a drone for an extra pay. I paid for the drone videos because with the drone you can see the Kouri Bridge in the background.

The tour was very nice. The guide was there mostly for coordination, as all the tour explanations are provided through the excursion company's app. There is commentary throughout the entire journey, not just at the specific tour locations, and it is available in many languages. So even though the tour is advertised as 'English-speaking,' I got all the explanations in French on my phone. It's always a bit frustrating to stay at the various locations for such a short time; throughout the day, you spend a lot of time on the bus compared to the time spent at the different spots, but that's just how it goes. Without this tour, I wouldn't have been able to get to these places on my own.

Minami-san er en fantastisk guide! Hun gav forklaringer til hvert sted på engelsk og kinesisk, hvilket gjorde hele turen fornøjelig! Første stop, Manzomo og Kaori-stranden, havde 30 minutter hver, mens Churaumi Akvarium fik 3,5 timer, og sidste stop, American Village, 1 time. Man kan vælge at tage tilbage uden at følge bussen! Jeg fik prøvet bananmilkshaken ved American Village-stoppet nær informationscentret. Ros til chaufføren for den sikre kørsel og punktlighed!

Mange tak! Det var en fantastisk tur, og vi havde det så dejligt overalt, hvor vi kom frem. Ja, turen er ikke på engelsk, men jeg tror ikke, det er et problem. Først og fremmest er vi i Japan, og der er også japanske turister med på turen. Guiden og chaufføren var begge meget flinke, og guiden gjorde virkelig sit bedste for at sikre, at alle forstod de grundlæggende instruktioner, så vi alle kunne følge med uden problemer. Det er en fantastisk dagstur for alle, der ønsker at se forskellige steder på én dag uden at skulle skynde sig eller bekymre sig om at skaffe billetter og finde ud af den rigtige transport. Tusind tak for den fantastiske dag og for de dejlige japanske sange under turen!