Hiroshima: Full-Day City Highlights Private Guided Tour
ID: GYG431123-776731
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Discover the highlights of Hiroshima on a guided full-day private tour. Explore the city, see the UNESCO heritage site Genbaku Dome, take a ferry to Miyajima, and learn about the tragedy in 1945.
Spend the day with your guide exploring the highlights of the amazing city of Hiroshima. Explore the city's downtown, learn about the events of 1945, and visit the beautiful island of Miyajima.
Walk around the Peace Memorial Park which is dedicated to the memories of the direct and indirect victims of the nuclear bomb attack in 1945. Continue to Genbaku Dome, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded.
Visit the Peace Memorial Museum where you will see belongings left behind by victims of the nuclear attack, artifacts from the bomb, and read testimonies from survivors. As you explore the museum you will learn about the horrors, inhumane nature, and events of the 1945 attack.
Try some local foods like Hiroshima-yaki or oysters for lunch before you finish up your tour of downtown Hiroshima. Board a ferry downtown and head to Miyajima, the Island of the Gods. Marvel at the floating red torii gate in high tide and go inside the Itsukushima shrine built over the sea.
Highlights
- Explore downtown Hiroshima with a guide and discover the city's highlights
- Visit Peace Memorial Park and Genbaku Dome that memorialize the 1945 attack
- See artifacts and read survivor's testimonies in the Peace Memorial Museum
- Take in views of the floating red torii gate on the ferry to Miyajima
- Marvel at the stunning Shinto Itsukushima Shrine, a listed world heritage site
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour will take place rain or shine
Travel insurance is highly recommended before you visit Japan. Your guide is not responsible for any illness, injury, theft, loss, or any resulting damage incurred by guests
Children under 5 years of age can participate free of charge
Entrance fees for guides are usually free to most tourist sites but are the responsibility of the guest
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Please wait for your guide in your hotel lobby at your scheduled pickup time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
