Rating & Reviews : Kumano TREK, English Speaking Guides
Tour/Activity
4.76
Results: 88 View Reviews
Date: Jan/2026
5.00
Reliable Service
No guest review.
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
Best guide ever
Very friendly and helpful guide. Nice to know the how to use and behave during the trek.
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
Keiji (2days)
Very good English. The best of our four guides. Had the most free flowing and natural of conversations. Learned a lot. Stayed at the same guesthouse as us. So kind, so helpful. Got much needed cold medicine for one of us by talking with the store owner (she had it, but it wasn't out on the shelves!). Made sure we made it all the way to Hotel Urashima, and helped us navigate the ticket machine in Katsuura station :).
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
Shin-Ya
Good English. Knowledgeble, kind. Oldest of our four guides but still incredibly fit.
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
Matsushita
Good English. Knowledgeble, kind. Incredibly fit. (Multiple marathon runner!)
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
Hiro
Good English. Knowledgeable, kind.
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
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Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We had a great day hiking the Kumano Kodo while learning about its history.
Date: Oct/2025
5.00
English speaking guide
An excellent guide who kept us going through the somewhat arduous last day. He had lots of local historical information, was flexible about our pace and stops and kindly met us at our accommodation. We were self-guided for the other 3 days, so it was great to benefit from local knowledge on the last day.
Date: Oct/2025
5.00
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Having a guide for the first day of our hike was fantastic as he helped us find our feet (literally) and provided such wonderful historical context during our walk. We really loved our time with Shio!
Date: Jan/2025
5.00
Mako-san was the best!
Mako-san took us, a family with out-of-shape 50-year-olds, up the very big first slope very slowly and carefully, and made our whole 4-day walking trip possible! In addition to setting the pace for us, she told us great stories, pointed out the sights, and generally showed us that we can take it slow as we want, and still get to our destination by sundown. She also gave us practical advice on Days 2-4, found a later bus transfer for us so we could sleep in. She was the one who contacted Kumano Travel for us when our train was delayed, arranging for some extra help on arrival, so we could catch the train. Thank you Mako-san, you were the best :)
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