Kyushu: Monte Aso & Kusasenri & Desfiladeiro de Takachiho - Excursão de um dia (experiência opcional de barco em Takachiho)

福岡の素晴らしい景色は、車の免許がない人に最適です。日帰りツアーで素晴らしい景色を見ることができました。ツアーガイドのEIICHI SENは、北京語と英語が堪能で、非常に責任感があり、日帰りツアーの全員を気遣ってくれました。

我们高千穗峡之旅非常愉快，尽管由于涨潮，我们无法控制的划船活动不幸取消了。除此之外，我们参观的所有地方，从雄伟的阿苏山、宁静的上色见熊野座神社，到令人惊叹的高千穗峡，都如画般美丽。日本确实以其迷人的自然风光赐福了我们。 我们的导游杨妮可非常乐于助人，让我们的旅行充满乐趣。她能说流利的英语和普通话，而且她的英语很好，这让我们很容易理解她。 从博多到阿苏山或高千穗峡的旅行时间大约是2.5到3.5小时。请记住带些食物，因为旅途可能会很长。不过，旅程会在高速公路双向停靠，所以您将有机会使用洗手间。 我们希望将来能再次预订这次旅行，并最终能坐上船！😇

The tourist guide was really nice and helpful. He did great research before our trip and deeply explained the history and landmarks, which I really appreciated. During the last stop, when my daughter and I weren't sure about the way back, he came to assist us once he was notified. Great tourism overall.

《For Tour Guide and Service Experience》 Our tour guide for this trip, "Eiichi," was very attentive and kind. Although he is a local Japanese, he was able and willing to explain in both English and Chinese, considering travelers of different language backgrounds. He also reminded us of the itinerary route and safety, and even sent a written itinerary explanation and food recommendations before departure. Compared to other experiences where I often take elders on similar trips, sometimes the Chinese explanation is skipped, leading to elders not understanding, or the itinerary simply goes through each spot without detailed explanations of history and precautions, this experience was excellent. 《For the Itinerary》 Our visit was in May and June, which coincided with Japan's rainy season. Although we checked the weather in advance, the weather in the mountains is indeed unpredictable, with rain stopping and starting. Here are some small tips for travelers planning this itinerary during this period: 1. Raincoats are more practical than umbrellas: This itinerary involves continuous walking. If you want to take good photos and move around easily, choosing a nice raincoat or a transparent umbrella might be more convenient. 2. You might not need to reserve the Takachiho boat ride: As shown in the photos, if it rains, the water level rises, and there's a high chance the service will be suspended. The platform initially stated that if suspended, 2000 JPY would be refunded, but the original cost of adding the boat ride to the itinerary was actually about 4000 JPY. Therefore, it's recommended to directly not consider the boat ride if there's a risk of rain. 3. Lunch arrangements: Lunch is at the scenic restaurant in Kusasenri, where you can eat Kumamoto beef from Kyushu. However, because time is quite tight, if you want to take good photos and climb to a spot with a good view, you might not have time for lunch. You can buy food at a convenience store on the way in the morning to increase your photo-taking time.

Our guide Eiichi was so dependable and very good at relaying all the information we needed for this tour. I truly enjoyed the tour, and the highlight was the Takachiho Gorge boat rowing. The tour went so smoothly, and the driver also drove smoothly. I highly recommend this tour for those looking for a nice day trip from Fukuoka.

Our tour guide this time was Xiao Wang from Harbin. Along the way, he introduced us to the stories and knowledge of various attractions, and he was very enthusiastic! We were quite lucky this time. A few days ago, I saw online that when it rained, it was all fog and you couldn't see anything clearly, which made me a bit worried. Today (6/5) was sunny and bright. Our first stop was to avoid the large crowds and go to Kusasenri for lunch and photos, then to the shrine, and finally to Takachiho. Although it was a pity that we couldn't go boating due to the high water level from the rain a few days ago, and in the afternoon, it rained lightly again, so we couldn't see the emerald blue river from the online pictures. However, the overall itinerary was still quite reasonable. The itinerary is heavily dependent on weather conditions, and there are quite a few slopes to climb, so it's recommended to check the weather forecast after signing up for the tour~

This was a very worthwhile 1-day trip. All the planned attractions were covered, but on the day we went (28.05.2026), the weather was bad with very poor visibility due to thick fog at Kusasenri, where we couldn't see anything. Our guide, Yaoyao, adjusted the time from 1 hour to 40 minutes there and added that time to Takachiho Gorge instead, which was a good adaptation to the real-time situation. Our guide had excellent English and provided detailed information in both English and Chinese. Regarding the return journey, due to some participants who were late returning to the bus after kayaking and intermittent traffic, we arrived back at Hakata Station more than an hour late. If I were to recommend, for anyone who has dinner reservations an hour after the trip, that might not be enough time. It would be better to allow 1.5 to 2 hours for dinner reservations.

We had a very good time with this one day trip! Our guide was very friendly and informative. I really enjoyed the way she explained the history and background of each place. Your storytelling made the experience much more engaging. I also appreciated all the recommendations she shared, such as what spots shouldn’t be missed, and how much time to allow for each location. Your advice made it much easier to plan the rest of my trip and use my time efficiently.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t visit the Mount Aso crater due to the recent helicopter accident… quite sad that we missed this place 😭 Instead, the itinerary was changed to Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine. Kusasenri and Takachiho Gorge had really beautiful scenery too, but unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to spend longer there.

从博多到高千穗峡谷的往返旅程非常值得。导游张超对当地非常了解，在旅途中穿插了许多故事和趣闻（例如，我现在知道阿苏火山群中有一个3000年历史的火山锥，看起来像一个巨大的青春痘）。他还向我们展示了最适合拍照的风景点！中途休息点安排得很好，47人的旅行团也按时进行了管理。在大自然中彻底放松，这一天非常值得！