If you only have a few days in Nagoya and want to experience the Shirakawa-go Village and Takayama, this would be a great way to do so. Although you only have 90-120 minutes per stop, its enough to see the sights and taste the food. It's not one to go shopping for hours and immerse in the culture. Our English-speaking guide, Leonardo, helped in making key suggestions on where to go, what to see, what to eat and how to get there while we were on the bus. So we easily got to identify how to maximise our time. He even had recommendations on where to go and what to eat near the Nagoya station. His thoughtfulness and initiative ensured that we made the most out of our quick trip!

I had a great experience on this day tour! Our guide, Alberto, was very accommodating and knowledgeable about both Shirakawago and Hida Takayama. He shared interesting facts and even recommended local food and things to do at each stop. Although I didn’t go with the Hida beef set option, Alberto suggested some alternative meal spots that turned out to be really good. The tour price mainly covers transportation to and from the two locations, which I found reasonable and convenient. A tip for future travelers: take some time during the bus ride to plan what you want to see and do at each location. It’ll help you make the most of the time available at each stop. Overall, a smooth and enjoyable trip!

Nice guide tour mr alberto (english speaker) and ms hely (chinese speaker) The tour itself give much time for us to explore both takayama and shirakawago Once again thanks for the bus driver, the tour guides, and also pelago for the experience

Such a great experience. The tour guide was really informative, the driver was great and the tour was amazing with the best lunch

Such a great experience. The tour guide was really informative, the driver was great and the tour was amazing with the best lunch

I had a wonderful trip to Hida Takayama (old houses, some dating hundred years back) and Shirakawago (wooden houses with thatched roofs in a valley surrounded by forests and mountains - still snow-capped in May). The Hida grilled beef lunch was a nice touch. But it was the guide, Gu-san, who really made the trip all good. He was effectively trilingual in Japanese, Chinese and English; and was very methodical, very organized and anticipative of customer needs (toilet visits, garbage plastic bags, seating plan). He introduced each site and explained what we would see on the selected route before we got there with a map and even PowerPoint slides. Each of us was given a map of the two destinations. This made our self-guided walks more productive. He suggested places/stores to visit, souvenirs to buy, food to try, and where to find toilets along the route. Gu-san is the best tour guide I have come across. Top marks for him! The driver, Ito-san, had the tough job of driving for 160-200 km or 2.5 hours each way. He was a careful driver but the highways were so full of metal grating speed bumps every 100m or so at some stretches, it woke us up with every jolt… Overall, I would give 5/5 for this tour.