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Tiny streets buzzing with locals feasting on delicious food; eat like a local in Osaka’s favorite culinary neighborhood with a host in the know
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Discover London's history and enjoy afternoon tea on this immersive experience combining traditional elegance and iconic attractions
$355.66 per person
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Khalid is an excellent guide who knows Osaka food. I only had a couple hours to spend in Osaka and he showed me several local specialties that I would never have known to find. Thank you so much for your guidance. Very highly appreciated and recommended!
July 2024
Our guided tour with host Maria lead us to a lot of interesting and bustling places in the vicinities of Dotonbori and Shinsekai districts. Our guide was able to provide a lot of background info, e.g. on the meaning of the "Billiken" statuettes, the hidden Hozen-Ji temple and the reason why there is a sign on Ebisubashi bridge prohibiting diving. We were taken to well-known places, like the Kuromon fish market, but also to places we'd never have entered or even found on our own, like a tiny Karaoke pub (where they sold snake-flavoured booze), a Pachinko salon (a slot-machine hell, just for watching), a house with lots of awkward theme pubs (like one where you attend a funeral while eating) and a very nice conveyor sushi restaurant. We've enjoyed the tour a lot, Maria is a very sympathetic and well-informed guide, fluent in both Japanese and English. She planned the tour from the outset, but also took our interests into account while we were on the road. The only downer was the huge number of people, but that's part and parcel of this place, and it was Saturday. But since we were lead through side alleys where possible (with even more hidden gems inside), we could circumvent them here and there, which is a bonus of a tour given by a local. In a nutshell: Great tour, great guide, highly recommended.
July 2024
We had a fantastic time with Maria in Osaka as a family of four with two kids aged 5 and 14 coming in for a day trip from Kyoto. Maria tailored our trip to exactly what we wanted to see and do - eat delicious food, see the Osaka castle and a few kids activities. We had a blast eating some street food in Dotonbori, playing in the arcades, eating at the Cinnamoroll Cafe that Maria got us a reservation for and checking out the Osaka castle. Maria helped us navigate the subways, always kept our kids engaged and made us feel like locals. Would highly recommend Maria for a great day in Osaka!
July 2024
Our family had a great tour with Kieran. He was so friendly and knowledgeable about the city and life in Japan in general. He made the tour fun and interesting not just for my husband and myself, but also two teenage boys (which is difficult to do!). He customized the tour to our needs, interest, and timeline which we also appreciated. While we are very seasoned travelers around the globe, I am so glad we booked this tour because honestly, unless you have an unlimited amount of time on your hands, these tours are most efficient way to get to know a city. I felt like we were able to see more in Osaka than we would have if we tried to do all this ourselves. Great tour and a really affordable cost.
July 2024
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