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Day
1
Depart from Heathrow or 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 nights stay. The rest 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 panorama views across the city from
the observation tower. We proceed to the peaceful picturesque
setting of the Meiji Shrine considered to be one of
the finest example of Shinto Architecture set in thick woodland.
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 - (Nikko optional tour)
Free day to explore Tokyo at your leisure or purchase an optional
full day tour excursion to Nikko (ask for details at time of booking).
The optional tour involves taking a Deluxe motorcoach to Nikko National
park, a designated World Cultural Heritage site and home to some
of the most spectacular examples of ancient 17th-century Architecture
in Japan. The tour includes a visit to the magnificent Toshogu shrine,
which houses the Mausoleum of the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
We will see the Five-Story Pagoda, Niomon Gate, Three Monkeys, Yomeimon
Gate and Main Sacred Hall. We then travel along the scenic Irohazaka
hairpin driveway for Japanese style lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch we travel to the spectacular Kegon waterfall which is
100 meters in height. We continue our tour with a scenic drive alongside
Lake Chuzenji (reported to be 161.5 meters deep) and MT Nantai.
Day
5
Tokyo - MT Fuji - Hakone - Nagoya
You shall be picked up from your hotel and driven by deluxe motorcoach
on Mount Fuji. Along the way you will enjoy 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 proceed with our tour for a 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.
Proceed to Odawara and take the Shinkansen (Bullet train)
to Nagoya for 2 nights stay.
Day
6
Nagoya
Nagoya is Japans 4th Largest city and has many site 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 use (5 minutes walk from the Station) is very convinient
for you to explore these attractions by yourselves. For the evening,
we recommend optional tour to observe Cormorant Night
Fishing, with Japanese style box dinner included. (ask for details
at time of booking).
Day
7
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
8
Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto
Full day site seeing tour of Kyoto & Nara including a visit
to the Kinkakuji temple (Golden Pavilion) centred around
one of the best examples of a Japanese Zen gardens in the world,
Nijo Castle 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.(When
closed visit Ryoanji temple). We then travel to the Old
Kyoto Imperial Palace (on Sat/Sun & national holidays visit
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine or Hagashi Honganji temple instead).
Finally we explore the Kyoto Handicraft Center where we enjoy demonstrations
of Japanese traditional arts and crafts. Buffet lunch is provided
at the Kyoto handicraft centre. After
lunch we travel to the ancient capital of Japan, Nara. Our
tour includes a visit Todaiji Temple one of the world's largest
wooden buildings housing the Great Buddha. We proceed to
the Kasuga Shinto Shrine the most famous and beautiful Shinto
shrine in Nara with 3,000 antique stone and bronze lanterns. Finally
we explore Nara Deer Park with more than 1,000 deer roaming
freely around the 1,250 acres park. Return to your hotel in Kyoto
(includes:
Lunch).
Day
9
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. Optional full
day tour to Hiroshima also available. Visit the Peace
Memorial Park, the Island of Miyajima and Torii Gate.
Day
10 Osaka
to UK
Transfer to the futuristic Kansai International Airport in Osaka
for departure to UK.
Arriving UK later the same day.
Departure
Dates & Price 2008 (£)
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Ref
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Every
Mondays
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Twin
share
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Single
supp
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Single
traveller
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Upgrade
to Sup/Deluxe
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SMJ1
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March
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1800
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380
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2210
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235
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SMJ1
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April
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1840
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380
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2250
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235
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SMJ2
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May
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1840
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380
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2250
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235
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SMJ2
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June
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1840
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380
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2250
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205
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SMJ3
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July
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1970
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380
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2380
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205
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SMJ1
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August
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1970
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380
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2380
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235
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SMJ2
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September
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1870
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380
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2280
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235
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SMJ2
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October
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1870
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380
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2280
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235
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SMJ3
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November
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1870
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380
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2280
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235
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The
2008 price may be different around the bank holidays in the UK,
and the festivals period in Japan. Please contact us for confirmation.
The single supplement is based on 3 people in 1 group. The hotel
upgrade price is based on twin share for the whole trip, for single
room upgrade please contact us.
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')
- All
flights including
airport tax. We can also arrange your local airport departure
from £65. Please enquire at the time of your booking.
- Airport/hotel
transfers.
- Sightseeing
tours by professional English-speaking tour guide.
- Selections
of quality accommodation in well furnished hotel rooms with private
facilities.
- Meals
as specified in the itinerary.
- Free
luggage transfer from hotel to hotel between Tokyo & Kyoto.
Price
Does Not Include
- Optional
tours.
- Travel
Insurance.
Why
choose to travel with Magical Japan?
We
take away all the hassles on your holiday from the moment you talk
to our travel consultant who have all traveled extensively to Japan.
Our service include meet & greet service at airport, free luggage
transfer from hotel to hotel, private group van transfer to Osaka
Airport from the hotel etc. There is no additional entrance fee
or transportation cost on any sightseeing places that already listed
in our programme. Your tours are with officially qualified professional
English tour guide, transferred by air-conditioned deluxe coach,
and you will have time to enjoy each sightseeing places on foot.
The tour itineraries are regularly checked and provides an ideal
length of time to show you the sights, with free time to explore
according to own interests.
We
recommend Ryokan experience (Japanese guest house) on the last day
while you in Kyoto. The supplement starts from £145 per person
for 1 night with Japanese Dinner included.
Your
Accommodation Carefully
selected medium level quality accommodations in ideal locations,
with upgrade to deluxe level available.
Your
Meals Breakfast at hotel can be booked in advance at
£13 per person per day. Alternatively, there are many places
around the hotels that you can buy meals from.
Flights
As agent of many airline consolidators, we can obtain flights in
various class, with reputable airlines such as BA, Virgin, Air France,
KLM, Lufthansa, Finnair etc. We will book airline ticket according
to availability unless you specify at the booking stage. We can
also provide land-only tours if you prefer to organise your own
flights and save air miles.
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 on weekends and national holidays,
we will visit Kitano Tenmangu, or Ryoanji Temple instead.
Suitable
for all age travellers. Add on tours and city extension available,
for details visit pick
& mix tours
page.
The
itinerary is designed according to the most updated information
of flights schedules available, although occasionally the sequence
in which cities are visited and duration of time spent in each city
can change due to local conditions which are out of our control.
The above itinerary highlights the main attractions that are to
be visited each day. MT Fuji - Hakone - We reserve the right to
change or amend our tour itinerary due to heavy traffic conditions
or bad weather.We reserve the right to change, amend or alter the
itinerary, although we will act in your best interests to handle
any amendments. Please refer to the booking form for detailed terms
& conditions.
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