G Adventures - Reviews and experiences

What an incredible experience we had with such friendly people and amazing accommodations. Our guide Marco was so accommodating and knew so much, which really made our trip enjoyable. The only downside was how exhausting the journey to get there was.

I recently went on a trip from Beijing to Mt. Fuji with a travel company, and I gotta say, it was a pretty good experience overall. The China portion of the trip was enjoyable, and that's mainly thanks to our guide Howard who was really on the ball. The only downside was that there were more people on the tour than they said there would be, so the buses felt pretty cramped, especially for the larger folks in the group.

When we got to Japan, though, things took a bit of a nosedive because our guide there wasn't so great. Still, the hotels and schedule were top-notch in both countries. Oh, and a heads up - be prepared to do a ton of walking on this trip. One day, I hit 19,000 steps!

The sailing trip around the islands was kind of disappointing, to be honest. The boat was having a bunch of issues that took away from the whole experience. The guide was alright at organizing things, but they didn't really know much about the animals and plants in the area, so it made the journey less interesting. It would've been nice to have some info sheets on board to help us identify what we were seeing. And it felt like the crew was more focused on making money than making sure we had a great time. I used to be a skipper, and I wouldn't feel right running a boat in that condition.

But, on the bright side, the chef on board was amazing! They made some really delicious meals for us during the trip.