Japan Unrivalled

The trip Itinerary was fantastic allowing plenty of free time to explore the sites of Japan at your own pace. Local guides were fantastic at explaining the highlighted sites. The tour manager provided a high level of service by providing information what sites to see or resturants to explore.

Highly recommend this trip for anyone considering going to Japan! It was really fun, well organised and allowed plenty of free time to explore. The quality of hotels were good and in convenient locations, with easy access to a train station. I really enjoyed the optional extras of sushi making, okonomiyaki making, Robot Restaurant and Onsen in Tokyo. Our Trip Manager James made sure everything ran smoothly and we had some great local guides as well. Can't wait to go back to Japan again!

Amazing trip - you get to see many parts of Japan with great people. Solid accommodation choices and included activities.

Everything was fantastic!!!

Contiki does a lot of things really well. The accommodations were nice and in good locations, and the places we traveled to and activities we did were wonderful! I got to see parts of Japan I wouldn't have chosen to visit by myself, but I am so thankful I got to see them. Our trip manager, Fi, was absolutely incredible! The tour itself was really lovely. However, there is a distinct focus on drinking and partying, and while that might be a highlight for many people, I am not much of a party person and found myself feeling a bit out of place during some group outings where everyone else was drinking. If a big highlight of going on a tour is to socialize and make friends with your tour mates, I would recommend taking this tour! I'm quite reserved and not very social, however. I was able to find lots of time for myself to explore, which was great, but I also found myself a bit overwhelmed by our large group of excited people during group outings.

Itinerary was great, Fi the trip manager was great trip manager. Just know there is a lot of walking through Tokyo and public transport (not negative just so others know)

Japan Unrivalled is definitely true to Contiki’s slogan #NOREGRETS. I only wish it could be longer as it really is just a taste of Japan. Our tour guide, Jasmine, was exceptional. She always kept our individual preferences of what we wanted our trip to be in her thoughts when giving recommendations. I cannot recommend this trip enough, even if you’re usually an independent traveller as I am.

It’s a little pricy but the hotels were really nice and the fact that most of the public transportation was covered, it was worth it.

This was my second Contiki and they never fail to amaze me. The trip manager was an absolute doll and highly knowledgeable and everyone on the trip was super awesome. The sights to visit were wonderfully structured out and even though the trip was incredibly fast paced, it was still an experience I would never forget.

The trip it’s self was fantastic and the trip of a lifetime and my trip manager was very kind and friendly.

The trip was amazing and so was Jasmine, she always went out of her way for us even in her own time. The trip just needed to be a little longer in order to have been able to enjoy nights without being tired for the days.

This trip has everything you could want, exciting cities, beautiful mountain retreats, and tasty food! The Maricar was terrifyingly thrilling, a must do, so make sure you get your international license, don't miss out. Also after a long day sightseeing, going to a onsen hot spring is the perfect relaxing cure, which thankfully this trip offers multiple times. All this plus making friends with people all over the world, making great memories together. Thanks to our manager/Supreme leader Shansan for her fun positive spirit, leading us to dance all over Japan, Kampai!

The trip was amazing. Enjoyed every momment.

HANDS DOWN #NOREGRETS Such an amazing trip and worth every cent. Don’t be scared by the cost, though a higher price than other contiki tours in other countries, you stay in majority 4 star accommodation. In Japan there is a massive difference between 3 and 4 star accommodation. The special stays are amazing and were the highlight for me. I loved wearing the yakata to dinner and eating Japanese for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Seriously the best tour I have ever been on. You won’t regret it. The tour group agreed how amazing it was and I have made some friends for life through the tour. Big shoutout to Shan too aka the best tour guide EVER!!!!!!! Shan is one of a kind and a great asset to the Contiki brand.

While on the more expensive side. It does make sense the hotels were great. Breakfast was amazing in all locations. And pricing it out by myself there's no way I could beat the price.

If you could package happiness in a trip - this would be it. From the food to the activities - everything was just perfect. Our trip manager was Shan and she was great with us in terms of making sure everyone's needs were met - as everyone travels for different reasons. (Shopping, Partying, Learning history etc). The only two add on activities that I found were a waste of money, was infact the sea cruise and the sushi making class. Instead i would adventure out and find other activites that you should use your money on. Mari Kart! was my highlight and dressing up in Kimonos while wondering around the streets of kyoto eating ice cream was bliss. If you love culture, innovation, food and adventure. this is the trip for you. Be warned there is tons of walking - this isn't your usual contiki (with a contiki bus etc) however that does not take away from the fun at all - just make sure that you ready for those daily step intake. nicely done Contiki - thumbs up!

Japan Unrivalled allowed us to experience both traditional and modern Japanese culture. It was well organised and the Trip Manager ‘Fi’ was fantastic. She was able to accommodate all of the groups members from those who were interested in history, to those who wanted to party. She was always positive and bubbly which infected the whole group creating a lovely atmosphere! Japan itself is amazing and I cannot wait to return! The only criticism I can comment on is the ‘optional extras’ which we’re pricey. Despite this Fi was able to advise the members who didn’t want to join the optional extra on other fun items that can be experienced instead.

Unrivalled Japan April 6 to April 18, 2019 was so unreal. I am blessed to have Sam Sinclair (Contiki Slink) as my tour manager because he was absolutely knowledgeable, fun and easy to talk to. The itinerary was great and ticked all my want to do list in Japan besides the maricar, it was my fault not getting the license so to all Japan travellers out there please do this fun activity. Since I came from the trip I wanted to do more contiki tours and cant stop talking about it to my family, friends and colleagues!

A great trip, would recommend to anyone. For someone a bit older, it’s not as hectic as the Europe tours which suited me well. It is a little expensive for a 2 week tour but accommodation in Japan when trying to book yourself is insane.