March 15 - 27th 2025
JAPAN - Temples & Technology
NARITA - TOKYO - OSAKA - KYOTO - NARA - LAKE KAWAGUCHI
Included in Tour (min.4 max.10 guests):
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11 nights accommodation in selected hotels including breakfast (double-room occupation)
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Transportation to- & from airports
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SUICA card (rechargeable) with 6,000 Yen active balance for use in subways, trains and busses
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Excursion (1 day) to Lake Kawaguchi from Tokyo
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Excursion (1 day) to Nara from Osaka
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Boat tour on the Sumidagawa River in Tokyo
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Entrance fees to 9 different attractions*
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Nozomi train ride (1st class) from Tokyo to Kyoto
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Multilingual Tourguide
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personalized video as a souvenir of the trip
(3 - 4 weeks after the journey)
U$ 2,850
*Entrance fees included to: 🇯🇵 Tokyo Tower 🇯🇵 Shibuya Sky
🇯🇵 TeamLab Borderless 🇯🇵 Kinkakuji - Golden Pavillon 🇯🇵 Monkey Park Iwatayama
🇯🇵 Kiyomizu-dera Temple 🇯🇵 Osaka Castle 🇯🇵 Todaji Museum + Great Buddha in Nara 🇯🇵 Universal Studios Japan or Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
DAY 01 (March 16th)
✈️✈️ - NARITA
Most likely your flight is leaving on March 15th, and will land at Narita airport the next day.
Pick-up from the intl. Airport Narita (Tokyo) and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon we'll visit the charming town of Narita with the Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple and its traditional streets and houses. Narita also has a great selection of different restaurants and bars.
DAY 02 (March 17th)
NARITA - TOKYO
After breakfast a taxi will pick us up and bring us directly to our next hotel, located right in the heart of Tokyo. Leaving our luggage at the reception, we then explore Asakusa district and its iconic Sensō-ji temple, the oldest religious building in Tokyo. We'll stroll through Asakusas shopping streets such as Kappabashi and Shin-Nakamise. From Sumida Park we have a gorgeous view of Tokyo Skytree, which is illuminated at night.
DAY 03 (March 18th)
TOKYO/ ODAIBA
Today we're going on a cruise down the Sumidagawa River. We'll pass under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay towards Odaiba, which is a high-tech entertainment centre on an artificial island. Here we can stroll through Odaiba Marine Park and also check out the giant Gundam statue in front of the Divers City mall.
We'll return to Tokyo on the futuristic Yuricamome train and dive into the wonderful world of TeamLab Borderless. A trip up the iconic Tokyo Tower is a must for some stunning views of the city.
Day 04 (March 19th)
LAKE KAWAGUCHI
Today we go on an exceptional tour of Lake Kawaguchi with its incomparable views of Mount Fuji. We will first make a stop at the famous Chureito Pagoda temple and then we will head to Oishi Park, which offers beautiful landscapes with various types of flowers planted on the shores of the lake. We'll also visit a traditional village that is famous for its cute houses with thatched roofs.
DAY 05 (March 20th)
TOKYO/ SHIBUYA
Today we're going to explore the Shibuya district! You can't miss walking the iconic crossing and climbing the Shibuya Sky Tower. We will also visit the beautiful Meiji shrine, as well as immerse ourselves in the quite crazy fun neighborhood of Harajuku. Here you can find an infinity of underground- & cosplay clothing stores on Takeshita Street. At night we can spend a little time in the famous "Don Quijote" in Shibuya, one of the largest and most iconic stores in Tokyo... and tax free for tourists ;)
Day 06 (March 21st)
TOKYO - KYOTO
Today we'll take the famous Nozomi Shinkansen train from Tokyo to Kyoto, the former capital of Japan. After checking in at our hotel, we're going to visit the Arashiyama Bamboo Forrest, the Kimono Forrest and Iwatayama, the fun monkey park...
DAY 07 (March 22nd)
KYOTO
It is worth getting up early in the morning to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha and climb up along the thousands of torii ⛩ before the thousands of tourists arrive... later we will visit the Imperial Palace of Kyoto with its beautiful garden.
Finally we can't miss strolling through the traditional Nishiki market in the centre of Kyoto.
DAY 8 (March 23rd)
KYOTO
In the morning we will visit Kinkakuji, the beautiful Golden Pavillon. It is probably the most famous Zen temple in all of Japan. In the afternoon we'll get to visit another photogenic temple, Kiyomizu-dera. Later we can walk along the historic streets of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka, famous for their traditional wooden buildings.
DAY 9 (March 24th)
KYOTO - OSAKA
We take the train to Osaka in the morning, and after leaving our suitcases at the hotel, let's go and visit Osaka Castle.
As our hotel is located in the very center of Osaka, it is easy to just walk the streets of the Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori neighborhoods and enjoy a wide variety of restaurants and an endless number of cute shops. We can't miss visiting the Namba Shrine with its charismatic lion's head.
Day 10 (March 25th)
NARA & OSAKA
Let's explore the ancient city of Nara today! It has the oldest temples in all of Japan, and the park is home to the famous deer who roam freely. Inside the impressive Todaji Temple we find the largest bronze Buddha statue in the world.
Back in Osaka we can visit the lively Shinsekai district, which captures the avant-garde spirit of this city.
DAY 11 (March 26th)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS or
AQUARIUM KAIYUKAN
Universal Studios Japan (together with Super Nintendo World) is one of the most exciting theme parks in Japan and is worth visiting, especially if you like exciting attractions and characters like Mario and Luigi or Harry Potter.
Alternatively, there is also the possibility of visiting the impressive Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, the largest aquarium in the world.
DAY 12 (March 27th)
OSAKA - ✈️ home
Transfer to Osaka International Airport and return flight home, ...or if you choose to add a few days of korean experience to this journey, we’ll take a flight directly to Seoul Incheon from here.
*more information about our add-on tour to Seoul can be found in our 🇰🇷 eBooklet.