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We have just returned from an excellent trip, Japan Uncovered. Blessed by outstanding weather, and in cherry blossom season this trip covered all the major sites that we most wanted to see in Japan. Our guide, Mina, was fabulous. Patient, knowledgeable and with a great sense of humour. Her English was excellent. Our group of 27 included English, Irish and Australian participants. A few of us had food requests and allergies which Mina took time to understand and to ensure that the restaurants were aware of. Before embarking on a trip such as this though, I would urge people to do their homework. This is a trip designed to cover as many peoples interests as possible. Therefore, there will be occasions when you like certain activities more than others. This is not a personalised trip. This also applies to the food. Sometimes you will eat at fairly high end restaurants and sometimes the equivalent of a cafe. The food is predominantly Japanese because that is what people eat in Japan! I am not a huge fan of Japanese food but I tried everything and I was never hungry. The days are long and there is often quite a bit of walking. So when it is stated that a good level of fitness is required, that is what they mean. On the first day we walked over 20,000 steps as well as travelling by coach and boat; and recovering from jet lag. English is not widely spoken but with a smile and a sense of humour most things can be communicated. We were happy with all of the hotels that we stayed in but Japanese hotel rooms tend to be small and rather warm. There often isn’t a bar to relax in, in the evenings but the vending machines are excellent. We will definitely be keeping our eyes peeled for other Wendy Wu tours but I think that this one will be hard to beat both in terms of cost and the amount of Japan that we were able to see. Just a couple of thousand photos to go through now.

When spending over £6000 each you can only hope that your tour company is as good as their reputation. Wendy Wu certainly was! We were fortunate to have a group of 28 wonderful companions and the most fabulous Tour Guide in ‘Jimmy’ who ensured everything went as smoothly as possible. Every aspect of the trip was covered to the last detail so no need to worry about anything. The hotels ranged from basic to amazing but all were clean and comfortable. Our favourite being the Fujisan Mishima Tokyu Hotel which provided one of my personal highlights of the tour - the rooftop onsen watching the sunrise over Mount Fuji. The Experience Japan Tour takes in an awful lot with little free time but we loved it. The Snow Monkey Park was incredible. If I were to be very picky my only criticism is the time in Tokyo as I would have liked to have seen more of the actual city. Retrospectively we would have opted out of the visit to the National Museum and the Skytree and done our own thing, or alternatively extended our stay. We were exceptionally lucky with the weather although cherry season was late this year so the blossoms were not in full bloom. The food throughout the tour was very good albeit the breakfasts varied somewhat. So to sum up … this is a fabulous tour and Wendy Wu is highly recommended. You may even be lucky enough to have ‘Jimmy’ as your guide.

Greetings have just arrived back in New Zealand from my 4th Wendy tour. This time did Vietnam mekong river cruise and Cambodia. 22 days the tour was and again I will always recommend this brilliant company to others. In Cambodia our guide solky was incredibly well presented, knowledgeable and caring for the other 23 tour group he called us his family. This man is a credit to a very well run company a strong representative of his area and a lovely person. Our team wish him well and I hope even though all my guides have been great he gets many more tours. Cheers Christine mills

We were really excited for this tour as we have previously been on a WW tour which was 5* ( that was a group of 10) however this experience left a lot to be desired. Firstly there was 29 in our group which far too many making travelling in a large group quite uncomfortable and rather hectic at times We left the UK on the morning of the 26th January which Wendy Wu classed as our first day (therefore, our first evening of our holiday was the flight) we finally arrived at THE Park hotel, New Delhi at 9.25am on the 27th. Over 24 hours travelling (plus time difference) Upon arrival we were told that our room would not be available until standard booking in time of 3pm and we had to wait at the pool bar very exhausted, as Wendy Wu had not booked a room for occupancy any earlier, but surely this should have not been so, as the 27th, according to WW was our 2nd day, therefore feel we should have had a room available upon arrival. We were not offered any food or refreshments and were unable to purchase as the hotel would only accept charges to a room number which we had not been issued ! So a very disappointing start to the holiday. We were advised by the hotel that if WW had paid for that day we could have had a room immediately, this should have been taken into account by WW and included in our tour cost, I am still awaiting a satisfactory response from WW on this matter The tour its self was very hectic, some very early starts for example 6.00am due to being at the attractions (Taj Mahal, Tiger reservation for example) before the crowds which we appreciated, but the travelling distance between hotels could be upto 6 hours meaning we could arrive 7pm then dinner, have a one night stay, and up for an early morning departure for another coach journey. Overall, we enjoyed the trip, hotels were clean and acceptable, although charges for drinks could vary drastically from hotel to hotel, which again as a large tour operator WW should negotiate standard prices (ie bottle of King Fisher with your meal could vary from 350 rupees up to 500 (local shop 110 rupees) we had some wonderful experiences, and met like mind fellow travellers, but found to be very exhausting tour, and at times felt that WW had put profit before clients comfort.

Wonderful experience from start to finish with Wendy Wu. They took our requests for a 2 week bespoke trip to Thailand in November 2023. They pulled together an itinerary that met everything we wanted, for a good price. They kept us updated and delivered a pack a few weeks before travel with everything we needed, and were on hand to answer any additional questions over email. The trip went without a hitch - every transfer was on time, all trips were well planned and guides were fantastic (especially Olivia in Bangkok). Hotels were great, clean and convenient. We had an incredible trip and we'll definitely be using Wendy Wu in the future.