Ine Bay Sightseeing Boat tours

This tour is everything! Kyoto is beautiful!John was our tour guide, he is very helpful and made sure we’re always good. It was snowing the day of our tour so that made it even better. I would definitely do this tour again around Fall or Summer.

Despite a few hiccups at the start, everything was handled professionally. Our tour guide Jo was knowledgeable, calm, and professional throughout the trip, which made the experience smooth and enjoyable. The view from Amanohashidate Viewland was breathtaking with the snow at the top. Overall, it was truly worth it and highly recommended.

HuaHua was so nice! and he was so knowledgeable about the tour, he was able to answer any questions we had right away! my baby brother is special needs and he made sure to find the handicap accessible routes for him, and he even sang our tour group a thank you and goodbye song! HuaHua made sure we all had a great time!

Highly recommended to go on this tour with family and friends! We even managed to see snow on the way there! My family had a fun time feeding the seagulls with shrimp crackers at Ine. We also managed to take nice pictures and enjoyed the view at Amanohashidate.

Very enjoyable experience with guidance from Richard. The trip has a lot of good sight seeing spot and nice chat with Richard!

I highly recommend Ming Ming as a tour guide. She's energetic and provides lively explanations of the sights on the bus, and she's always ready to help everyone solve problems. The itinerary was also very interesting, and the weather was great. This time I participated alone, but maybe next time I'll visit these places again with family and friends.

Maybe this tour is too popular due to the annual light show at Miyama, because there were at least 100 people that day, so it was quite chaotic trying to figure out which tour guide's list you were on. The tour itself is pretty hassle-free; you just need to be on time for the meet-ups and gatherings after each attraction. The schedule is quite tight, so you have minimal time to sit down and eat. If you're late or spend too long at an attraction, you'll have to order takeout and eat it on the bus. We weren't so lucky because it didn’t snow at Miyama, so there was little to no snow or snow lanterns. Our tour guide was a Taiwanese lady (Jacky) living in Japan. She was entertaining if you understood Mandarin, but less so for foreigners not well-versed in Mandarin. She does try to find information online to share over the speaker for everyone to understand (👍🏻 for the effort). The trip is worth the price and time. Hopefully, it will be snowing next year during the event.

The weather wasn’t ideal with snow and rain, but the scenery was still beautiful in its own quiet, wintery way. We had plenty of time at each stop to explore and enjoy the views. Feeding the seagulls at Ine Bay ended up being the highlight — such a fun and unexpected moment. A lovely and memorable day trip overall. Thanks to our Guide, Lee, for managing the whole trip well, Everyone does well their part and was punctual.