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Japan's Golden Route 5 days

Duration

 5 days

Location

 Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Hakone - Kyoto - Nara

Tour Price (Tax included)
2012 Jan - 2012 Dec

Adultfrom $1,730
Child (6-11 years)from $1,525
Single room extrafrom $444
  • * Min.: 1 person
  • * Meals: 2 Lunches
  • * Hotel-upgrade available at extra cost
  • * Airfare is not included
  • Guide: English-speaking guide service (except while on board the bullet train) on Day 2 - 4 and English-speaking assistant service at the point of transfer on Day 1 is included.

This tour takes you through Tokyo, Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto and Nara. Often referred to as the 'Golden Route' as it is the most popular route to take especially for first time visitors to Japan. This tour is great value for money taking you through some of Japan's greatest attractions. Spend your first day in Tokyo looking down over high-rise buildings from the famous Tokyo Tower, taking a brief look at the Imperial Palace Plaza and strolling through the centuries old Nakamise Shopping District on the way to Asakusa Kannon Temple. The following day, jump on a chartered bus to visit the Fuji Visitor Centre and drive half-way up Japan's tallest mountain to enjoy sweeping views. Crawl down to nearby Lake Ashi and take a relaxing cruise on a pirate boat while enjoying the majestic views of the surrounding mountains. From Mt. Fuji wander on to Kyoto to explore the nation's previous capitals, Kyoto and Nara. While here you will visit four World Heritages. 'Nijo Castle' famous for its beautifully decorated interior, 'Kinkakuji' famous for it's Japanese garden and the golden pavilion, 'Todaiji' famous for it's giant bronze Buddha and the deer park nearby, and 'Kasuga Taisha Shrine' famous for it's unrivalled atmosphere of peace and holiness. The final day lets you wind down(or explore) on your own in Kyoto until departing from Kansai airport.

Schedule

Itinerary

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Day 1: Arrive in Tokyo
Narita Airport - Hotel in Tokyo.
(Staff will meet you at the customs exit and assist you in boarding a reserved taxi.)

Place of Stay: Tokyo
Day 2: Tokyo half-day sightseeing
7:55 - 8:45 a.m. Hotel - Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal - Tokyo Tower Observatory (40 mins.) - Imperial Palace Plaza (15 mins.) - Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise Shopping Arcade (40 mins.) - Ueno (drive through)
12:00 noon - 12:20 p.m. The tour will diband upon arrival at Akihabara or Tokyo Station.
(The tour guide will tell you how to go back to your hotel.)
Afternoon free at your leisure.

Place of stay: Tokyo
Day 3: Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Hakone - Kyoto
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Hotel - Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo - (120 mins.) - Fuji Visitor Center (20 mins.) - Mt. Fuji 5th station (30 mins.)
Lunch Japanese-style lunch
  Togendai - Hakone Ropeway (20 mins.) - Owakudani Valley (30 mins.) - Togendai - Pirate Boat on Lake Ashi (30 mins.) Hakone-machi - Odawara station - (Kodama/180mins.) - Kyoto Station.
9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Hotel in Kyoto

Place of Stay: Kyoto
Day 4: Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto
7:50 - 8:45 a.m. Hotel - Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto - Nijo Castle (50 mins.) - Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) (45 mins.) - Kyoto Imperial Place (40 mins.)
Lunch Japanese-Western style lunch
  Todaiji Temple with Great Buddha (60 mins.) / Nara Park (10 mins.) - Kasuga Taisha Shrine (40mins.) - Nara Nagomikan (20 mins.)
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Hotel in Kyoto

Place of Stay: Kyoto
Day 5: Kyoto - Kansai Airport
Free at your leisure until departure.
(Departure time is announced to your hotel on the day before departure.)
Your hotel - (Seat sharing van) Kansai Airport.

Tour Highlights

UNESCO World Heritage Site

  • Tokyo Tower Observatory
  • Imperial Palace Plaza
  • Asakusa Kannon Temple & Nakamise Shopping Arcade
  • Fuji Visitor Centre & Mt. Fuji 5th station
  • Hakone Ropeway
  • Owakudani Valley
  • Pirate Boat on Lake Ashi
  • Nijo Castle
  • Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion)
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace
  • Todaiji Temple with Great Buddha
  • Nara Park
  • Kasuga Taisha Shrine
  • Nara Nagomikan

Departure dates for 2012

  • Jan 4 - Feb 22, Dec 1 - 19: Mon, Wed, Sat
    (except Feb 18)
  • Feb 27 - Nov 28: Daily
    (except Mar 8, Apr 23 - May 4, Jul 9 - 14, 19, 20, 26, 27, Aug 2, 3, 6 -14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, Sep 6, 13, 14, 20, 27, Oct 4, 5, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 21, 22)

Baggage

Your baggage will be transported from Tokyo to Kyoto on Day 3. Each person will be allowed one piece of baggage. Additional baggage will require an extra fee of JPY 2,200 per item. Each person will be allowed one piece of baggage for the seat sharing van from kyoto to kansai Airport. Additional baggage will require an extra fee of JPY 1,100 per item.

Please Note

  • Costing will vary from time to time depending on the exchange rate. The final rate will be confirmed at time of booking confirmation.
  • Rates will be slightly cheaper in the Winter months of (Dec, Jan, Feb)

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