Ultimate Japan

Meals

6 breakfasts and 4 dinners are included

Transport

Boat, Public Bus, Private Bus, Cable Car, Ferry, Metro, Bullet Train, Train

Accomodation

Hotel (16 nights), Japanese Inn (3 nights), Homestay (3 night)

Included Activities

• Hakone - Cable car/Ropeway
• Hakone - Lake Ashinoko boat cruise
• Takayama - Hida Folk Village
• Takayama - Incense making in Zenkoji Temple
• Takayama - Morning Market visit
• Hiroshima - Peace Park & A - Bomb Dome
• Hiroshima - Peace Museum
• Hiroshima - Miyajima Island
• Hagi - Hagi Castle and Samurai district walking tour
• Hagi - Homestay and home-cooked meals
• Hagi - Countryside cycling tour
• Hagi - Homestay local experiences
• Hagi - Female sake brewer visit
• Kyoto - Gion District walk
• Kyoto - Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
• Kyoto - Fushimi Inari-Taisha
• Takamatsu - Ritsurin Garden & Sanuki Folkcraft Museum
• Takamatsu - Naoshima day trip (ferry, public bus & bicycle)
• Matsuyama - Matsuyama Castle
• Usuki - Local Sake brewery visit and tasting
• Usuki - Japanese home-cooking experience
• Beppu - 'Hells' of Beppu (Jigoku)
• Beppu - local onsen
• Beppu - Steamed lunch (Beppu style)
• Mount Aso - Nakadake Crater
• Mount Aso - Sunasenri trail hike (or Kusasenri trail, weather and access dependent)
• Mount Aso - Ogi Rice terraces
• Mount Aso - Daikanbo Observatory
• Nagasaki - Glover Garden
• Nagasaki - Peace Park & Atomic Bomb Museum
• Nagasaki - tram day pass
• Nagasaki - A-bomb survivor talk

• Soar high above Lake Ashi and (on a clear day) get a glimpse of the iconic Mt Fuji on a ride on the Hakone ropeway.
• Stay in a countryside homestay, taking you off the beaten track to experience classic Japanese hospitality. Feast on home-cooked meals over conversations with your welcoming hosts and learn about rural life in Japan. 
• Explore the iconic temples of Kyoto and craft your own experience in this ancient capital during your free time, with recommendations from your local leader.
• Watch the steam coming out of the ‘hells’ (hot spring pools in Jigoku) of Beppu, then cook and steam your food right in the hot spring steam, said to be rich with healthy minerals.
• Discover the little town of Takayama that sits within the Japanese Northern Alps and take in the stunning view of the five peaks of Mount Aso from the Daikanbo Observatory.