Osaka Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawa River Cruise Day Tour

This was by far the best Klook tour I’ve ever been on! My husband and I absolutely loved our guide, Mr. Joe. He was incredibly kind and provided clear, detailed information about the itinerary, meeting point, and drop-off location. We especially appreciated how he shared interesting history about Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara along the way. His English was very clear, which made communication easy and enjoyable. We were also lucky enough to ride Cabin No. 5 on the Sagano Romantic Train, and we didn’t miss out on the Hozugawa River boat rafting experience either. It was truly a memorable day! Okani Mr Joe! Hope we meet again!

I was not able to attend the tour after a fall, so Hubby went alone for this day trip to Arashiyama with Yu Jin on 14 Apr. His feedback as follows: “It was a very good trip. Need to thank Yu Jin for the entire trip. First he was very informative on the romantic train. In the bus, he informed us that we need not be worried about the view regardless of where you sit. This was very good as I do not need to move to different sides of the train to take pictures and video. Next he provided us with sufficient guidance on where to go on Arashiyama from bamboo grove to Tenryu-ji to the Monkey park. With the guide, I know where to go. This was because I always thought of only the bamboo grove in Arashiyama. Finally Yu Jin also provided info on the Japan culture. This was real educational. Overall thank you Yu Jin. Really enjoyed myself.”

Veľmi ma ohromil sprievodca pán Chan aj program zájazdu. Je trochu škoda, že dnes bolo veľmi veterno a chladno a v rieke bolo málo vody, takže plavba loďou bola zrušená. Peniaze za túto časť nám však vrátili (aj keď nie všetky). Bol som veľmi ohromený. Čo sa týka trasy po jazde vlakom, mali sme len krátke 2 a pol hodiny. Ak by sme vydržali nejesť poriadny obed, stihli by sme všetko, ale boli sme hladní, takže sme jedli v čajovni pol hodiny (bolo tam veľa chutných reštaurácií). Nešli sme do opičej záhrady, pretože nemáme radi opice, ale išli sme priamo do chrámu Tenryu-ji a potom do bambusového lesa, odkiaľ vedie cesta dole pozdĺž rieky späť na hlavnú cestu. Ak nebudete nakupovať alebo čakať v rade na kávu v známej kaviarni, stihnete ísť aj do Kimono Forest. Odporúčam použiť AI na plánovanie trasy, aby bola prechádzka plynulá. Celkovo bol sprievodca vynikajúci, oveľa lepší ako na iných trasách (súdiac podľa rozhovorov s inými sprievodcami pri čakaní na auto, iní boli veľmi náladoví, aj keď boli z tej istej spoločnosti). Ďakujem veľmi pekne za tento výnimočný deň.

Sprievodca bol vždy k dispozícii, miesto stretnutia je na stanici v Kjóte, kde sú autobusy (dobre vysvetlené v sprievodcovi). Vlak Sagano je veľmi charakteristický a plavba loďou trvá asi 2 hodiny, čo je krásne, a s jesennými farbami ešte viac. Potom máte 2 hodiny na prechádzku bambusovým lesom a prehliadku okolia. Všetko bolo skvele zorganizované! :) Odporúčam!

The train ride was not as impressive as shown on pics. It also depend on which side of the train you are on to get the views. The boat ride was more enjoyable with significant views but duration is abit long like almost 2hrs.

This was my first tour in Japan and I had lots of fun exploring Arashiyama. The train was beautiful, weather was on our side with some of the leaves turned yellow, maybe the autumn season is best enjoyed in the start of November . I wasn’t expecting much of the the boat ride but the guide were super funny and friendly and the scenery was magnificent. Last but not least our tour guide for the whole journey was amazing too, thank you so much Huahua and good luck in the future.

Sagano romantic train and Hozugawa river boat ride was one of the best tours we had in Japan. The boatmen were very, making a lot of jokes and the 1.5 hour boat tour was very entertaining. Later on we visited the Arashiyama bamboo forest, had lunch and snacks. Thanks to our tour guide Mr Xie for organising everything for us🙏

非常开心的一次旅程，对喜欢自然风光和山水美 景的明友特别好（春季和秋李来更佳，可以赏樱 和红叶）。一路坐小火车从高处俯瞰保津川的景 色，再坐船在保津川上漂流回到岚山，很充足的 体验。保津川漂流是船夫一路手摇船，一个半小 时的路程，感觉很辛苦，但他们都很热情，努力 带动气氛，一路上不停的在讲有趣的事情，看我们听不懂日文，也非常努力的讲英语和中文，虽 然是很简单的表达，但让我们大家听得懂而且非 常开心。在岚山的自由行时间也非常开心，参观 了天龙寺的枯山水，买了很多纪念品，一路上小 吃店也都蛮好吃的。最后想感谢一下我们的导游 HuaHua，看我是独自旅行，也非常照顾我，很负责 任，在路程中就给我们详细了讲解各种各样的事项，表达清晰，和每个人都有对接，非常负责， 最后回程的时候还给我们唱了歌哈哈哈，多亏了 他，我这次旅程觉得非常轻松，希望还有下次见 面，以后有机会来日本我觉得我还是会来岚山参 观的！

supermooie boottocht en treinrit. alles was heel goed georganiseerd en was duidelijk. onze gids Hua Hua was zeer goed en heel grappig, kan ook goed zingen!

​이번에 가이드님 덕분에 아라시야마에서 정말 잊지 못할 최고의 하루를 보냈습니다. 대나무 숲(치쿠린)부터 도게츠교까지, 단순히 풍경만 보는 게 아니라 그곳에 담긴 역사와 흥미로운 이야기들을 친절하게 설명해 주셔서 여행이 훨씬 풍성해졌습니다. ​특히 일행들의 걸음 속도에 맞춰 세심하게 동선을 챙겨주시고, 사진이 잘 나오는 숨은 명당에서 인생샷도 많이 남겨주셔서 정말 감사했어요. 가이드님의 밝은 에너지와 친절한 안내 덕분에 지치지 않고 즐겁게 투어를 마칠 수 있었습니다. 다음에도 기회가 된다면 꼭 다시 안내받고 싶습니다. 감사합니당 ㅋㅋ