Wakayama Castle x Kuroshio Market x Nara Deer Park x Todai-ji

The tour guide and driver were very friendly and took us to amazing spots! We were given enough time to explore each place for about 1.5 hours so I recommend picking 2 things to do at each place so you have time. The van was air-conditioned and our group was small so we could easily make friends. I definitely will take this tour again!

First go to Wakayama Castle; then go to the Kuroshio Market to watch the fish show, and have lunch with grilled seafood. I am really impressed by the beautiful environment, and I want to buy peaches that are flat and fragrant; finally go to Nara to watch the deer. There are really a lot of deer, this time Zhong Zhong will be attacked by a deer, almost snatching a box of cakes, scared to death. The tour guide Alan is worthy of praise. He is humorous and knows Chinese, English, and Japanese. He explains it very clearly.

Although this tour involves a fair amount of driving, it's really great that you can visit both Wakayama and Nara in one day! The tour guide's explanations were clear, and they were very attentive.

The entire trip took more time on the tour bus than at the scenic spots. I spent some time in the morning to find the meeting point in Umeda, and then took a 1.5-hour ride to Wakayama. You can eat and drink on the bus. It is recommended that you buy breakfast to eat on the bus. Parking at the foot of Wakayama Castle, the group members can choose to go up to Wakayama Castle on their own or walk around nearby. Since it was a bit difficult for the elderly accompanying us to walk up to Wakayama Castle, we chose to go down to the free zoo at the foot of the mountain. Then we took a half-hour drive to the second attraction, Kuroshio Market, which is an indoor seafood market. There was a tuna show at 12:30 that day. People started waiting at 12 o'clock. My family and I also stood 25 minutes in advance. If not There would be no good seats because there were so many people watching. After watching, we had lunch in the market. Since my family doesn’t eat raw food, there were no choices in the market, so we ordered ramen, but it was very salty and hard to eat. ! Tempura udon is just the thing, and you can also buy fruits at the fruit market opposite the seafood market. Then we took a two-hour drive to Nara. The parking place is about 10 minutes' walk from Nara Todaiji Temple. You can buy deer cakes for 200 yen to feed the deer, but I was bitten by an impatient deer and my thighs were bruised. It showed that I was really hungry, okay. On the way back to the gathering, I saw a few deer, and I suggested that everyone leave a piece or two of cake to spread out. Finally, it takes about 1.5 hours to return to Umeda. The whole journey is very leisurely. There is a lot of time to sleep in the car. The tour guide can speak Mandarin and English. In addition to the introduction of the scenic spots, it will be more vivid if he can tell some Japanese culture and interesting things.

thanks to Nancy, we enjoyed our trip today! the trips covers 3 places and we don't think it is too tiring to work or to explore. while the temperature is cold especially when there is wind, it is manageable as long you come with a jackets in January.

Our tour guide Nancy is very kind and friendly. We were lucky as the group size is not too big and no traffic jam on that day. Everything went smoothly. Highly recommended. Just note that some deers can be quite persistent/ aggressive.

It is a rather distant tour, taking more than 2 hours to drive. The vehicle used is a van because the entrance to Gayama Castle is narrow. The number of people should be limited. Join a group of no more than six people. As for the return time from Nara city, it should be 4:30 p.m., reducing the time at the fish market to an hour and a half is enough.

For those who have never been to Wakayama and Nara, it is very good to take this day trip. It happened to be the season of red leaves. The scenery was very beautiful. My family was very happy and satisfied with this trip. The tour guide Marco arranged a careful and friendly explanation.

Someone will use WhatsApp to confirm the day before. It is really convenient to be able to visit multiple places in one day, see Wakayama Castle, happen to see local activities, and go to Nara to see deer.

There is plenty of time for the trip, the scenery of Wakayama is beautiful, the fish at Kuroshio Market is very fresh, and the deer in Nara are so cute. The tour guide Joe is very considerate and will give gentle reminders the day before departure. grateful!