Cerimônia do Chá Uji e Passeio a Pé pelo Patrimônio da UNESCO

Our guide can only be rated as first class, happy to discuss local historical sites and general history. The tea ceremony stop was tranquil and well-explained (courtesy of the guide). Then, a fully informed Byodo-in visit with plenty of stops for great photos, which of course he is very happy to help with.

Fantastische Erfahrung. Mein Mann und ich gingen mit dem Gefühl, so gut über die Geschichte von Uji informiert zu sein. Buchen Sie frühzeitig (3 Tage im Voraus oder mehr), damit Sie die volle Teezeremonie erleben können. Wir haben am Abend zuvor gebucht und konnten nur eine verkürzte Erfahrung machen, aber das ist unser Fehler. Unser Guide war sehr freundlich und einladend, sprach gut Englisch und war so sachkundig über die Geschichte und die Gegend. Wir sind sehr glücklich. Vielen Dank, Miyu.

The guide waited for me; I had gotten lost in the station when leaving. I really appreciated it. I was with another family, so I felt a bit lonely at times. The ceremony was really too short.

Our tour guide was really nice! We were a bit late for the tour and he waited for us. Highly recommend!

Nombusa Miyake-san was a kind and patient guide who was knowledgeable, prepared, accommodating, and funny.

Uji'ye harika bir küçük tur. Çok şey öğrendim. Şiddetle tavsiye ederim.

We went into this tour with high hopes and left feeling underwhelmed – it ranked lowest in our activities throughout our trip. A three-hour tour (already lengthy) went 30 minutes long and was led by a tour guide whose strong Ukrainian accent made it difficult to understand what was being explained. We have no doubt Uji has a lot to offer, but we believe the tour should have been more condensed even with the tea ceremony, which was short and not very well explained. We did a tea ceremony at home that was much more extensive. Our tour guide’s musings sometimes went off topic and other times we later learned were inaccurate. For example, he pointed out “tea plants” that were actually ornamental shrubs and told us flowering trees in the hills were cedar or pine. Our tour guide was a nice person and it’s certainly possible he wanted to make sure we got our money’s worth by going on a long walk with multiple sites. We had to rush off to partake in other activities on our schedule.

This tour did not deliver at all, and, Klook customer service would only provide a 25% refund. The tour said it would provide a tea ceremony, but upon arrival, the tour guide told us she forgot to schedule it and it was sold out. She offered a tea and sweet tasting instead, but that consisted of us standing in the back of a public tea house for an hour waiting for a table to clear and then getting one drink. We didn't get to see Byodo-in Temple, our guide walked us pass it and then showed us a couple things in the museum and regurgitated whatever information was already provided on the information plaques on the wall. This tour was over-priced and run poorly. I normally don't like writing bad reviews, but it was really bad and people should know. Klook was very responsive, but they refused any refund even though everyone on the tour was highly dissapointed and reached out. I won't be using this company again.

I booked a tea ceremony months in advance and was told when I arrived that it was sold out, which obviously doesn't make sense. It was the reason I booked the experience at all. Very disappointed.