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Day
1
Depart from your preferred airport for a scheduled flight to Tokyo.
Meals on board.
Day
2
Tokyo
Arrive at Narita Airport in Tokyo, you are met by your tour assistant
and transferred to your hotel for a 3 night stay. The rest of the
day is at your leisure to adjust to the 9 hours time difference.
Day
3
Tokyo
Morning - City tour of Tokyo visiting a number of the main highlights
of this magnificent City. The tour includes a visit to the Tokyo
Tower where you can enjoy panoramic views across the city from
the observation tower. We proceed to the peaceful picturesque
setting of the Meiji Shrine, set in thick woodland
and considered to be one of the finest examples of Shinto
Architecture. Next we visit the 'Akasaka Guest
House' for a photo opportunity. The Guest House is a
magnificent 'Western Style Palace' built in the Baroque Architectural
style. We then drive alongside the imposing National Diet
Building, which is home to the Japanese House of Parliament.
Our tour continues across Tokyo to the Imperial Palace East
Garden, where we enjoy a pleasant walk in the East Garden of
the Imperial Palace, which is filled with scenic and historic beauty.
(Alternatively for tours on Monday & Friday we will visit the
Imperial Palace plaza and famous Double bridge instead of the East
Garden, including a visit to the inner moat and towering Palace
walls surrounded by pine trees). Our tour will continue with a drive
and stroll along Ginza high street, the famous shopping area
of Tokyo. Our tour will disband at Ginza giving you the opportunity
for shopping. We also recommend you visit the Sony Centre building
to see the futuristic electronics on display. Ginza is also convenient
for the subway to explore further.
Afternoon - free at leisure or take optional afternoon city
tour, which includes Asakusa Kannon Temple and Sumida
river cruise. (ask for details at time of booking).
Day
4
Tokyo - MT Fuji - Hakone - Tokyo (includes:
Lunch)
Our guide will meet you at your hotel and you will be driven by
deluxe motorcoach to Mount Fuji. Along the way enjoy the
scenery of rural Japan, panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean
and mountainous peaks. From our vantage point on the 5th station
on MT Fuji, we will enjoy spectacular views (weather permitting).
Lunch will be provided at a Hotel/Restaurant in Hakone.
In the afternoon we proceed to the Hakone National Park where
we will take a cable car ride with the opportunity to see
the magnificent volcanic Hakone mountain range below. We will then
travel to the Owakudani Boiling Valley where you will see
ancient volcanic craters with sulfurous fumes and clouds of steam
spiraling from crevasses across the mountain side giving a truly
mystical image. We then take a unique boat cruise on Lake
Ashi, which is set in serene natural beauty, where weather permitting
spectacular views of Mount Fuji can be seen silhouetted in the lake.
After the tour we return by coach back to Tokyo.
Day
5
Tokyo - Nagano (Hakuba)
Unassisted transfer by bullet train to your hotel in the Olympic
ski resort of Nagano (5 nights). Transfer to the train station and
board the bullet train at the designated time on your tickets (tickets
included in your welcome pack). Upon arrival at Nagano take the
bus outside the station for the 70-90 minute journey to your hotel
(bus ticket included) and take a short walk to your hotel in Hakuba.
Hakuba and Happo-one are the quintessential Japan Alps Ski Resort.
It offers great views along with excellent powder snow. The village
Restaurants and bars are open till late providing plenty of evening
entertainment.
Hakuba
Course data: Advanced 20%, intermediate 50%, Beginners 30%
Lift:
1 Gondolas, 30 lifts
Ski lift price: 1 day adult JPY 4500 (at time of print)
Ski set, board set - aprox JPY 3000 per day
Day
6-9
Nagano Skiing
(Includes daily Breakfast)
After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy Skiing in Hakuba, Nagano. Lift
pass, ski and board rental are available locally and can be pre-booked.
Optional
tour: See the Snow monkeys in Yudanaka. Watch the facinating
red faced snow monkeys bath in the warm volcanic spa waters. Enquire
at time of booking for details and tour price.
Also
whilst in Nagano we recommend that you take time off the slopes
to visit the amazing Zenkoji Buddhist temple, built in the
7th century.
Day
10
Nagoya (Breakfast)
After breakfast take the unassisted transfer to Nagoya by train.
Nagoya is Japans 4th Largest city and has many sight seeing attractions
and gardens that can be explored, such as the Kenchuji temple
and the magnificent Nagoya Castle.
Nagoya has a relaxed and friendly feel to the city with an abundance
of excellent dining and shopping possibilities, both at more affordable
prices than found generally elsewhere in Japan.
The
hotel we arrange is 5 minutes walk from the Station and is very
convenient for you to explore these attractions by yourselves.
Day
11
Nagoya
- Kyoto
Take the Shinkansen (Bullet train) to Kyoto. Accommodation
at the New Miyako hotel or similar (3 nights). Afternoon
at leisure to explore Kyoto.
Day
12
Kyoto
Morning sight seeing tour of Kyoto including
a visit to Nijo Castle, former residence of the Tokugawa
Shogun built in 1603. Nijo Castle is noted for its Ornate interior
and 'nightingale floor' designed to sing when stepped upon to warn
of Ninja assassins. Next we visit the Kinkakuji Temple (Golden
Pavilion) centred around one of the best examples of a Japanese
Zen gardens in the world. We then travel to Kyoto Imperial
Palace, the impressive former residence of the Imperial family.
Tour ends around 1:00pm.
Afternoon
is free at leisure, or take an optional tour to Nara.
The optional tour includes visiting Nara Deer Park
and the Todaiji temple housing the Great Buddha in the worlds
largest wooden building. Next we visit the Kasuga Taisha Shinto
Shrine which features 3,000 stone and bronze lanterns. Finally
enjoy Nara Nagomikan before retuning to Kyoto. (Optional
tour includes buffet lunch). Enquire at time of booking
to include the Nara tour in your itinerary)
Day
13 Kyoto
Day free at Leisure to explore the fascinating city of Kyoto or
purchase an optional afternoon tour to the colourful Heian
Shrine and inner garden and ponds, Sanjusangendo Hall,
a renowned long wooden hall housing all of 1,001 statues that date
back to the 13th century and magnificent Kiyomizu Temple
with spectacular views across the entire city. (This highly recommended
afternoon tour can be pre-arranged at time of booking and Kiyomizu
Temple is a must-see).
Day
14 Osaka
to homeward
You will be met at your hotel and transferred to the futuristic
Kansai International Airport in Osaka for departure flight homeward.
2016 Departure Dates & Price from (£)
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Resort
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weekly
departure
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Twin
share (land only)
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Hakuba
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Dec
- March
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£1810
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The
price may be different around festival periods in Japan. Please
Contact
Us for confirmation
of the tour price.
We
also arrange private tour or tailor made departure according to
this itinerary, please contact us to discuss your requirement.
Price
Includes (The
prices shown above are 'per person')
- Airport
meet & greet service and airport to hotel transfers within
Japan.
- Selections
of quality accommodation in well furnished rooms with private
facilities.
- Sightseeing
tours by professional English-speaking tour guide.
- All
Train tickets & bus transfers
- All
Entrance fees whilst on guided tours.
- Meals
as specified in the itinerary.
- Daily
breakfast in Hakuba Nagano.
- Guaranteed
Departures
Price
Does Not Include
- International
Flights: We are happy to provide flights with full ATOL Protection.
- Ski
& Snow board instruction is available. As for details at time
of booking.
- bus
fare from Nagano station to chosen hotel (approx £15-£20)
- Lift
pass, ski and board rental.
-
Optional Ski Equiment overland luggage transfer.
- Optional
tours.
- Travel
Insurance.
Optional
Tours & Ryokan Experience
A
stay at a traditional Ryokan (Japanese style Inn) is a highly recommended
experience, with excellent standards of service. We can arrange
a 1 night Ryokan stay on your last day in Kyoto. The supplement
starts from £160 per person for 1 night with Japanese breakfast
& Dinner included.
This
tour is suitable for travellers who are reasonably fit and healthy.
Add on tours and city extensions are available, for details visit
optional
tours
page.
Optional
Overland luggage transfer service If you have your own
Ski Equiment, we can arrange for it to be transported to Nagano
upon your arrival at Narita Airport and also to Kyoto. Ask for details
at time of booking.This safe and affordable service carries your
luggage by van between hotels to enable your transfer to be more
relaxed and enjoyable. Contact us for prices & details at time
of booking.
FAQ
and further Tour information
Please
see our FAQ
page for further essential tour information. Daily breakfast
is provided in Hakuba Nagano and lunch is included on Day 4 tour.
Additional
Tour Notes:
Nijo
Castle (Kyoto) is closed (Tue in Jul & Aug), therefore if your
tour falls on these dates, we will visit Ryoanji Temple instead.
Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed at weekends and on national holidays,
we will visit Kitano Tenmangu, or Ryoanji Temple instead.
Our
itinerary is designed according to the most up to date information
available at the time. The
above itinerary highlights the main attractions that are to be visited
each day. In
regards to expected transfer times and train times these may vary
as they are subject to schedules and availability controlled by
the various railway companies. It
is extremely rare that itineraries ever need changes and we will
always act
in your best interest to handle any amendments
if this did occur. However we reserve the right to change, amend
or alter the itinerary if required,
for example occasionally the tour sequence and duration of time
spent in each city can change due to local conditions which are
out of our control or
due to heavy traffic conditions or bad weather.
Please refer to the booking form for detailed
terms & conditions.
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