From Tokyo: 8-Day Golden Route Loop with Ise Private Tour From Tokyo: 8-Day Golden Route Loop with Ise Private Tour
ID: GYG1523583-O-2343409
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Land: Japan
Duur:
8 dagen
Beschrijving
Round trip from Tokyo in 8 days by private van: Mt Fuji, Nagoya Castle, Kyoto, Nara, Ise Grand Shrine and the Shizuoka coast, back to your Tokyo hotel.
Your driver-guide picks you up at your hotel in central Tokyo and brings you back there 8 days later. The loop takes in Mt Fuji, Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara and Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred shrine in Japan. You return along the Pacific coast through Hamamatsu and Shizuoka. Your luggage stays in the van.
Day 1: Drive about 2 hours to Lake Kawaguchi. Climb to Chureito Pagoda for the classic Fuji view. Walk Oishi Park and the spring ponds of Oshino Hakkai village.
Day 2: See the wide curtain of Shiraito Falls and the main Fuji shrine in Fujinomiya. Drive about 3 hours to Nagoya. Visit Nagoya Castle and its painted Honmaru Palace. Lunch of hitsumabushi grilled eel is included.
Day 3: Drive about 2 hours to Kyoto. Walk the torii gates of Fushimi Inari. Visit Kiyomizu-dera and the stone lanes of Sannenzaka. Evening walk in Gion.
Day 4: Morning in the Arashiyama bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji garden. Visit the Golden Pavilion and the rock garden of Ryoan-ji. Tofu lunch near Tenryu-ji and a wagashi sweet making class are included.
Day 5: Drive 1 hour to Nara. See the Great Buddha in Todai-ji and the lantern paths of Kasuga Taisha. Deer roam freely in the park. Walk the old merchant houses of Naramachi.
Day 6: Drive about 2 hours to Ise. Visit Geku, the outer shrine, then Naiku, the inner shrine of the sun goddess. Lunch of Ise udon in the Okage Yokocho old street is included.
Day 7: See the Meoto Iwa wedded rocks at sunrise light. Drive about 3.5 hours around Ise Bay to Lake Hamana. Short visit to Hamamatsu Castle, where young Tokugawa Ieyasu ruled.
Day 8: Drive 1 hour to Shizuoka. See Mt Fuji from Nihondaira and visit Kunozan Toshogu shrine. Walk the pine beach of Miho no Matsubara. Seafood lunch at Shimizu port included. Drive about 2.5 hours back to your Tokyo hotel.
Hotels are not included. You book your own hotel in each overnight town: Night 1 Kawaguchiko, Night 2 Nagoya, Nights 3-4 Kyoto, Night 5 Nara, Night 6 Ise, Night 7 Hamamatsu.
Your plan is customizable: you can reorder, skip or swap nearby stops on the day, as long as the day stays within the touring hours.
This is a private tour. Only your group.
If Ise Grand Shrine is closed or cancelled on your date, your driver-guide takes you to a similar place nearby instead. For example, we can visit Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya and the Toba coast.
Hoogtepunten
- Admire Mt Fuji views from Chureito Pagoda and Miho no Matsubara
- Visit Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred shrine in Japan
- Explore Kyoto temples and Arashiyama bamboo, and enjoy a tea ceremony
- Enjoy round-trip travel from your Tokyo hotel with luggage in the van
Talen
BELANGRIJKE INFORMATIE
Pickup from your hotel in central Tokyo at about 08:30. We will tell you the exact time before the tour
Book your own hotel for each night: Night 1 Kawaguchiko, Night 2 Nagoya, Nights 3-4 Kyoto, Night 5 Nara, Night 6 Ise, Night 7 Hamamatsu
Luggage: one large suitcase per person. Bags stay in the van while you sightsee
Walking: easy to moderate, about 5 to 8 km a day. Kunozan Toshogu is reached by a long stone stair or the optional ropeway
Season: all year. Mt Fuji is clearest from November to February. Summer is hot and humid
If Ise Grand Shrine is closed or cancelled on your date, your driver-guide takes you to a similar place nearby instead. For example, we can visit Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya and the Toba coast
INCLUDED
- Private air-conditioned van for your group only
- English-speaking driver-guide (Hindi and Urdu also available)
- Hotel pickup in central Tokyo
- Drop-off at your hotel in central Tokyo, and daily pickup and drop-off at your hotel in each overnight town
- Space for your suitcases (one large case per person)
- Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
- Bottled water
- Hitsumabushi eel lunch in Nagoya
- Ise udon lunch at Okage Yokocho
- Entry to Nagoya Castle
- Entry to Kiyomizu-dera
- Entry to Tenryu-ji garden
- Entry to Kinkaku-ji
- Entry to Ryoan-ji
- Tofu lunch in Arashiyama
- Wagashi sweet making class in Kyoto
- Entry to Todai-ji Great Buddha Hall
- Entry to Kunozan Toshogu
- Seafood lunch at Shimizu port
- Entry to Hamamatsu Castle
NIET INBEGREPEN.
- Hotels and accommodation (you book your own)
- Shinkansen, train, flight and ferry tickets
- Meals and drinks unless listed as included
- Optional Nihondaira ropeway to Kunozan
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
Wanneer moet ik boeken?
Om de beschikbaarheid te garanderen, dient u zo snel mogelijk te reserveren. Vroegboekkorting is het overwegen waard, vooral als u de reis plant tijdens het hoogseizoen, zoals op feestdagen of in het weekend.
Annuleringen
Deze excursie kunt u kosteloos annuleren tot: annuleringstijd voor aanvang van de reis. Bij annulering na: annulering na: annuleringstijd of niet aanwezig zijn op de excursie wordt de volledige prijs van de activiteit alsnog in rekening gebracht. Te laat komen bij het ophalen of vertrekken wordt beschouwd als niet komen opdagen.