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Everything about this experience was excellent. Zack contacted me shortly after booking to go over an itinerary. He asked questions and made suggestions for changes to capture the spirit of what we were looking to do, but reduce the crowds. As it turns out, his changes ended up being our favorite part of the day. This is why you choose Zack! A few days before our ship was on port, Zack confirmed again. That morning we connected via WhatsApp. He met us right at the cruise terminal; it was easy. We walked right to his car and began our day. He had a paper itinerary for us, which was exactly what we discussed months earlier. On the drive, we got to know each other better. Zack provided some information and asked what sorts of things we might want to eat, see, or experience not in our plans. Zack parked right at out first spot and we began! He provided details on what we were seeing, and offered to take pictures for us. Our first stop allowed us to choose how long we stayed, saw, or experienced and Zack went along with our whims. It was very busy. We then drove to our next spot, which was Zack's recommendation. It was beautiful and had very few tourists. It was a delight after the crowds of our first spot. We then drove to our last area, which allowed us to walk to several spots we wanted to see. Zack recommended a coffee shop for lunch, which was excellent. As we walked around, he provided interesting information regarding what we were seeing and made suggestions on other places we could go while we were there. We went into some shops and he helped us interact with the clerks. We had a little extra time so he found us another easy thing to enjoy to ensure we maximized our time. I let Zack know early in the day I was collecting Goshuin, and he helped us interact with the staff as each spot operated a bit differently. I got three wonderful Goshuin this day! We arrived back at the Pier after a full day, but with plenty of time. This was the way to experience Kyoto from a cruise ship. We got as much as we could have out of the day despite the time restrictions, and Zack made it a thoroughly enjoyable and comfortable experience. If we're able to come back to the area again, we would seek Zack out again without hesitation.

We had tour guide Asako. She was such a great tour guide. We had only about 4.5hrs with her as it took longer to get through immigration. However once we started it went smooth and was a pleasure visiting with Asako. We went from the cruise terminal to the Herb gardens and rode the Ropeway up to the top and then walked down to the mid station and took the ropeway back down. Enjoyed out time there then it was off to Chinatown. Talked through some shopping areas and enjoyed our visit to China town. After Chinatown we went to Kobe tower and did some Sake tasting which was really good and we purchased some. Then off to a shrine visit then the tour ended at our restaurant we wanted to eat at. Asako was a great guide and we really enjoyed spending the time with her and learning about Kobe and each of our stops. Highly recommend this tour to anyone heading to Kobe.

During our tour with Reiko, we were able to visit a well known local sake brewery and learn about this craft (plus tasting of their sake). We then went to a very old steak house were we experienced the preparation/cooking of Kobe beef. Chef's were superb and the beef was fantastic. Would highly recommend to everyon.