Snow Monkey Explorer (Small Group Tours)

Highlights

• Have a full day excursion of Yudanaka Onsen area visiting Snow Monkey Reserve (Jigokudani Yaen Koen) where you'll have the opportunity to see the Snow Monkeys bathe and play in their natural environment
• Tokyo - Explore Sensoji Temple district and temple, Harajuku, Takeshita Street, Meiji Shrine and Shibuya Crossing
• Kamakura - Visit Big Buddha Statue, Hokokuji Zen Temple and the Bamboo Forest with its delightful village atmosphere. Why not opt to try a traditional Japanese Shabu Shabu dinner?
• Lake Kawaguchi in Fuji Hakone Izu National Park - Marvel at the spectacular mountain scenery and views of Mt Fuji
• Stay in a ryokan - Sample Japanese hospitality, bathe in natural hot springs, wearing a Yukata (casual Kimono) and sleep on a futon
• Kyoto - Explore Sanjusagen-do Temple with its 1000 life-like statues and Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) & Tea Ceremony
• Kyoto - Join a walking tour of the famed Geisha District (Gion), with its ancient cobbled streets, streams, bridges and quaint tea houses and the opportunity to see Geisha and Maiko en route to their next engagement
• UNESCO Listed Himeji Castle - See the towering 6 story structure is the best preserved and largest of all castles in Japan
• Hiroshima - Visit Peace Park, Peace Memorial Museum, UNESCO Listed A-Bomb Dome and Children's Peace Monument (with thousands of paper cranes from children around the world)
• Enjoy Miyajima Island with its UNESCO Listed iconic Red Torii Gate (Itsukushima shrine) standing in the sea. Cable car to the top of Mt Misen - The highest peak on Miyajima for spectacular views of the Seto Inland Sea, some 150 islands and Hiroshima

Included in Price

• Breakfast daily and 1 Japanese dinner at the ryokan
• 12 nights 3 star hotels and traditional ryokan stay.
• Entrance fees to all included sightseeing
• Guided sightseeing and walking tours in Tokyo, Kamakura, Lake Kawaguchi, Kyoto, Himeji, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island and Yudanaka Onsen
• Tea at Hokouji Temple, Lake Kawaguchi and Mt Fuji - Kachikachi-yama Ropeway and Observatory. Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Snow Monkey Park)
• Ferry to Miyajima Island and cable car to the top of Mt Misen
• Escorted by licensed English speaking Japanese tour guides for all included site-seeing, unescorted train/bus travel between cities
• Arrival transfer (escorted) - by train from Narita or Haneda International Airport. Unescorted departure transfer
• All transportation and transfers - buses, trains and bullet trains including Suica swipe card
• Baggage forwarding service from Tokyo to Kyoto, Kyoto to Nagano and from Nagano to Tokyo (one bag per person)

NOT included in price

• International flights and visa
• Tipping - An entirely personal gesture

Travel Package

This is an Organised Group Tour: the itinerary has been predefined by the tour operator. The tour destinations, duration, accommodations, departure dates and the price are fix. You can join, enjoy and meet other people.

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