Ibusuki & Chiran highlights tour in Kagoshima

Highly recommend this tour. We were well looked after. The tour was very informative. An added bonus was a visit to a tea farm.

Miki is a wonderful guide. Her English is impeccable and easy to understand. She's friendly and knowledgeable and happy to accommodate our every need. We had a memorable time at Ibusuki Sand Baths and then to Chiran Samurai Village. On the way we made a number of stops for photos of various produce growing in the paddocks and the beautiful backdrop of the countryside and volcanos. She took us to a huge shopping centre where we needed to buy a few things including delicious Sushi platters which we took back to our cruise ship to enjoy. I can highly recommend Miki to guide you around Kagoshima and would not hesitate to use her services again.

It was a wonderful day! It was personal, funny, informative and with surprises. Aside from the sand baths and the samurai houses we were treated to green tea stop at a local farm and had great conversation with the owner and his wife. We also had a wonderful surprise for lunch at a beautiful restaurant with great local produce. A great day!

Mikiko earns 5 stars plus! And if lucky enough to have our same driver he also earns 5 stars plus! She speaks excellent English. She is on time and ready to go. She is quickly responsive by email. She is sweet, sift-spoken, and very polite. And most importantly, she knows her stuff! She was so prepared, we ran a few minutes ahead, which gave us tome for green tea soft serve ice cream made in-store with locally grown green tea & dusted with green tea. We would absolutely use Mikiko, and her driver again!

We had just a fantastic day with Mikiko and couldn't ask for a better guide: She met us at the port and had transportation ready for us to go to the sand baths in Ibusuki city. Great experience and she was extremely helpful in making this so private. She took us to Shrines and gardens and the kamikaze pilot museum. For lunch she took us to a local place and we had Noodles. The day was full and she made sure we got back to our ship on time I highly recommend her as a guide. Very personable.