In April 2023 Lauren and her team helped us plan and pull off a very memorable and special multi-generational family trip to Japan, specifically to Tokyo and Kyoto with a memorable high speed bullet train journey in between. The especially notable part was that she did this in a way with respect to logistics and itinerary that allowed to us enjoy Japan while traveling with our son who was 9 months old at the time. We were able to fit in all of our “must see and do” parts of our itinerary in the relatively short amount of time (5 days) that we allocated to our first visit to Japan on our way to Cambodia and Thailand for the next part of that trip. We were looking to travel to Japan during what happened to be one of its busiest and most popular periods in its tourist history ever due to its recent reopening after shutting down for tourism for an extended period of time during the height of Covid and due to it being cherry blossom season, which historically is one of the most popular times to visit Japan in general. Lauren was very realistic upfront with us about the challenges that planning a last-minute trip during this time would pose, but she remain hopeful and optimistic that it could be done and she was correct. Our guides were superb and the trip flowed smoothly without any issues. We felt independent there and able to explore while still benefiting from the itinerary being mapped out and having guides for all pertinent portions of the trip. I have no doubt that her experience and her can do attitude allowed us to have a wonderful time whereas if we attempted to plan this on our own, we would have likely been unsuccessful for this trip despite our ample travel experience. We can’t wait for another another trip to Japan in the future and will surely be reaching out to Lauren for her expertise again. We are a very well traveled family, and are thorough and discerning about who we entrust our travel planning to. I can confidently say that you’ll be in excellent hands with Lauren and her team.

ZI did a fabulous job setting up my visit to Japan after a 10 year absence! I lived in Japan from 2003-2015 and it was special! ZI made my return exceptional! Hotels, restaurants, and travel were done accurately and noteworthy. They also arranged a side trip from Tokyo to Hakone for 3 days of R&R in the hot spring onsens in the mountains! Lovely! I highly recommend you choose ZI for your Japan travel!

We used Zelek International for our recent 27 day trip to Japan & I can say without a doubt that our trip was better because of it. Their support and assistance from the initial call, during our trip and even post trip, Lauren and her team were excellent. They were extremely helpful in arranging activities, purchasing tickets even helping get us a babysitter service in multiple cities so my wife and I could get a few nights out. I highly recommend that if you are looking to visit Japan, and you're seeking a real travel "agent" partner then look no further than Zelek International.

Magical Japan!!! ZI planned a fabulous trip to Japan for my husband and I. We only had a short period of time (6 days) to fly to Tokyo and see Kyoto and Hiroshima. Lauren and her team curated our itinerary, let us know exactly how to book our train tickets, suggested itinerary, found amazing hotels -- especially the boutique hotel in Kyoto -- and gave great restaurant recommendations! We were lucky enough to be there during the peak of the cherry blossom blooms -- and it was just magical! I would highly recommend utilizing their services if you are traveling to Japan!

Lauren’s warmth and kindness really helped me feel welcome in a country that I had never been to. She gave me solid advice on how to deeply respect the culture, as well as useful information on how to use the metro system and where to purchase my metro card. My stay in Tokyo started out just right with Laurens help! She granted me a lot confidence in a country that was very foreign to me, and for that I am very thankful!