Ine Bay Sightseeing Boat tours

I was truly impressed with this trip. Every place we visited was absolutely beautiful. The guide took great care of us and gave us enough time at each destination to fully enjoy and soak in the atmosphere. The travel time between each stop was just right, and I loved every destination along the way. I would definitely love to come back and take this trip again!

Amy (Happy Bunny🐇) is a wonderful tour guide. She is dedicated to making sure everyone has a great time. Her communication and instructions were clear, and she gave us plenty of time to explore on our own. She also shared her valuable knowledge about each destination, which greatly enriched our experience. Thank you!

Our tour guide was Mr. Gu Wenji. This was my first time joining a one-day tour like this, and it was a great experience. There was no hard selling, just a heartfelt sharing of local Japanese culture. Mr. Gu is very impressive; he speaks multiple languages. When giving explanations, he would repeat them in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, so there was no need to worry about not understanding. I also want to give a special shout-out because the night before, I accidentally left my power bank at a restaurant. Since I don't speak Japanese and didn't have a Japanese phone card, I couldn't call them back. So, I asked Mr. Gu for help, and he was more than happy to assist. He even told me that if I encountered any difficulties in Osaka in the following days, I could contact him. Hearing that was truly heartwarming! If I have the chance to join another tour, I would hope Mr. Gu could be our guide again.

The tour guide spoke very gently and patiently, and was also very dedicated to resolving any issues we had. The only minor drawback was that the itinerary was a bit tight. We happened to go on a weekend, plus it was a special holiday in Japan, so there were huge crowds and long queues for everything. This meant we didn't have enough time to eat proper meals and had to grab quick snacks, which felt a bit rushed. However, the sea and Amanohashidate were truly beautiful. The final seagull feeding part was a little disappointing; the lower deck of the boat was already full, so we had to go to the upper deck and stand in the sun to feed the seagulls. But there seemed to be very few seagulls, and we ended up eating most of the shrimp crackers ourselves. We were lucky if we fed even one. I'm not sure if it was because there were so many people that the seagulls were already full. For this kind of trip, it would definitely be better to go on a weekday next time to avoid the crowds and long waits for everything.🥺🥺

Would definitely recommend this tour, really lots of beautiful scenery to soak in. Trip was made better with our tour guide Hua Hua who was really efficient in multiple language, English, Chinese and Japanese. He made the trip enjoyable as he was really knowledgeable, funny and entertaining- he has a really nice singing voice.

Richard the tour guide was helpful and responsive. The tour included beautiful views in Amanohashidate. Chairlift and Sky Cycle were a surreal experience at Amanohashidate Viewland. Boat ride was a fun experience feeding the Seagulls and Kites at Ine Bay.

This tour had to be the best tour I have been on during my time in Japan. It was our first time in Japan and we wanted to see places that would generally be hard to get to on our own within the time we had left. Amanohashidate and Ine have to be and are the most beautiful places I have ever seen! The views are amazing and the highlights were definitely the cable car and especially the boat ride. Highly highly recommend, it’s well worth the money. Also, Jay was our tour guide and I enjoyed the fact that he was very punctual, informative and he explained everything we were going to do down to the minute and it kept us on track. He would also send reminders a decent time before to let us know when we should be back to the bus after every stop. I would love to have him as a tour guide again.

Highly recommended for a packed family itinerary. The guide was incredibly dedicated and helpful. The sea train was very crowded (due to the Obon holiday), which made it a bit challenging (children would have to stand for 40 minutes if there were no seats), but it was a full itinerary. I recommend it for a day trip.