What is Included:
Accommodations
• 7 nights (standard-level rooms at 3 and 4 star accommodations)
Transportation
• 1 Airport Limousine Bus ticket from Haneda or Narita Airport.
• Group Bus transportation during group guided tour in Tokyo, Hakone, Nara,Kyoto
• Group Bus transportation to Mt.Fuji
• Lake Ashi Cruise Boat
• Hakone Komagatake Ropeway
• Bullet train ticket from Odawara to Kyoto
• Bullet train ticket from Kyoto to Tokyo
Guiding
• 5 days with a group guide in Tokyo, Hakone, Nara*, Kyoto (half-day guided group bus tour in Nara)
Meals and Other
• 7 Breakfasts / 4 Lunch
• Admission Fees included for the destination that this tour covers
• Basic travel insurance with medical coverage up to $10,000 per person
Day 1
Arrive at Haneda or Narita Airport
Upon landing at either Narita Airport or Haneda Airport, meet an assistant and then take an airport limousine bus to your hotel.
The remainder of the day will be free time in Tokyo to spend however you please.
Accommodation: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (breakfast included)
Included Services: Assistant at Narita/Haneda Airport; airport limousine bus to accommodation in Tokyo
Day 2
Guided Bus Tour in Tokyo
In the morning, meet your guided bus tour group in front of the “LOVE” statue in Shinjuku. Today’s tour will start at Meiji Jingu Shrine and include driving by Harajuku Takeshita Ave, Omotesando Street, and the National Diet Building. After visiting Meiji Jingu Shrine, we will continue to the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Asakusa, and TOKYO Skytree, where you can enjoy a spectacular view of metropolitan Tokyo.
Accommodation: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (breakfast included)
Included Services: 10-hour guided group bus tour; lunch
Day 3
Independent Day in Tokyo
Today is an independent day where you can explore Tokyo at your leisure.
Accommodation: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (breakfast included)
Day 4
Guided Bus Tour From Tokyo to Hakone
In the morning, you will depart for Mt. Fuji and the hot springs town of Hakone on a guided group bus tour. We will travel to the Subaru Line's Fuji 5th Station, located 7,546 feet above sea level, where stunning views await you above the clouds. After lunch, you will enjoy a boat ride on Lake Ashi and a ride on a ropeway to the top of Mt. Komagatake. Your day will conclude with a stay at a hot spring resort.
Accommodation: Yumoto Fujiya Hotel or similar (breakfast included)
Included Services: Guided group bus tour, lunch
Day 5
Travel From Hakone to Kyoto
Today, you will be transferred by taxi or bus to Odawara Station to take the bullet train (shinkansen) from Odawara to Kyoto via Shin-Yokohama Station. After arriving in Kyoto, you will join a guided bus tour to Nara, which includes visits to Todai-ji Temple, Nara Park, and Kasuga Taisha Shrine during this half-day tour.
Accommodation: Miyaji Hotel Hachijoguchi (breakfast included)
Included Services: Assistant from accommodation in Hakone to Shin-Yokohama Station; lunch, half-day guided group bus tour in Nara
Day 6
Guided Bus Tour in Kyoto
In the morning, join a guided group bus tour through the ancient capital city of Kyoto. This tour includes visits to Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace (or Kitano Tenmangu Shrine on days when the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed), Fushimi Inari Shrine, Sanjusangen-do Temple, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
Accommodation: Miyaji Hotel Hachijoguchi (breakfast included)
Included Services: Guided group bus tour; lunch
Day 7
Travel From Kyoto to Tokyo
Today is an independent day where you can explore Kyoto at your leisure before departing on the bullet train back to Tokyo.
Accommodation: Shinagawa Prince Hotel or similar (breakfast included)
Included Services: Assistant from hotel in Kyoto to Kyoto Station; bullet train ticket from Kyoto to Tokyo
Day 8
Depart Japan
Today, you will make your own way to the airport for your departure from Japan.
Included Services: N/A