Top Hiroshima Day Trips - page 4

Our guide, Ms Rino, was exceptionally good. Anecdotes & her exuberance made the whole trip stand out. She participated in all the major spots visited during the trip. Her sketchbook with hand made sketches and notes showed her passion. Mijamiya was serene, peaceful, full of life and in full cherry blossom bloom. Memorable trip with a combination of exotic food and shrine. Hiroshima was a reminder of what human do to serene places. A numbing experience.

Our guide, Mary, was open to anything we suggested. She answered every question we had. We ate our meal during our time together. She gave us several recommendations for our lunch & ours was delicious! We also purchased rice ice cream for dessert, it was not a fav of mine, but I didn’t know until I tried it. She has grown up in Hiroshima & shared so much insight & knowledge! Our private guide was worth every penny she earned! Vicki & Barbara

We are 2 couples in our 70's. We don't walk fast, we don't hear well, we are not adept at figuring out the buses in a strange town in a foreign language. So - a professional guide is a great help. Added to that is that we get to meet a local person and hear more about the area than we ever would traveling on our own. And the price, compared to a big HAL bus tour, is quite competitive. We went to the garden - which was beautiful - and Kazuko explained the history and significance of the layout (like climbing Mt. Fuji and the survivor tree) - things I might never have known if I were on my own reading the signs. She then walked us to a bus stop with an incomprehensible to me schedule sign, and told us our bus would be there in 10 minutes, and it was. We went to the Atomic Bomb Dome memorial and she walked us around there. She found a great place for the old folks (us) to rest and get some ice cream. She then led us through the museum, having prepped us about 3 special exhibits she highlighted. The museum had a bigger crush of people than we are used to, it was worse than visiting the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel. Kazuko guided us through the crush and showed us some key exhibits, and got us out of there in one piece. She was great. She got us into a cab headed back to the correct dock for our ship. It made for a perfect day for us. I'm sure younger folks could cover more ground. The tour can be customized to fit the fitness and ambition level of the group you are with.