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Japan Affordable Tour 10 Days
Updated
Date: Dec 04, '04
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Japan is somewhere between the elegant formality of Japanese manners and the candid, sometimes boisterous exchanges that take place over a few drinks, between the sanitised shopping malls and the unexpected rural festivals, everyone finds their own vision of Japan. Whether you end up taking photos of a reproduction Eiffel Tower, surfing an indoor wave, shacking up in a converted love hotel or kipping down in a capsule, you'll do best to come with an open mind and be prepared to be surprised.
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- Super first class accommodations throughout
- 2 lunches included
- Travel on the high-speed bullet train
- Tokyo, an exhilarating city
- Hakone, cruise on the Lake Ashi
- View the snow-capped Mt. Fuji
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (World Heritage Site)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (World Heritage Site)
- Hiroshima's Peace Memorial (World Heritage Site)
- Miyajima's Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (World Heritage Site)
- Kurashiki, Japan¡¯s Landscape Preservation area
- Okayama's famous Korakuen Garden
- Comprehensive sightseeing of each city's highlights
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| Day 1 |
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Depart Hometown
Travel across the Pacific aboard one of our selected airlines.
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| Day 2 |
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Arrive Tokyo
Upon arrival at Narita International Airport, transfer to accommodation by airport coach.
HOTEL: KEIO PLAZA |
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| Day 3 |
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Tokyo
Tokyo Morning Tour - Visit Meiji Shrine, drive by National Diet Building, Imperial East Garden (on Mon. & Fri. visit Imperial Palace Plaza instead), Asakusa Kannon Temple & Nakamise Shopping Arcade and drive through Ginza. Tour disbands on arrival in Ginza area around 1pm.The rest of the day is at leisure. |
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| Day 4 |
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Tokyo
A day to yourself to explore the city or join an optional excursion to Nikko National Park (World Heritage site). |
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| Day 5 |
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Tokyo / Mt. Fuji / Hakone (L) (escorted)
Travel by luxury coach, on today¡¯s outing to the mountains of Fuji-Hakone, one of the Japan¡¯s most beloved scenic regions. Drive through the countryside and continue to the base of snow-capped Mt. Fuji, whose graceful slopes fill your view with their perfect beauty. Lunch at Hotel Highland Resort. Enjoy a cruise on Hakone¡¯s Lake Ashi, in the heart of a volcanic hot springs resort and Mt. Komagatake Aerial Cableway. Over night at Hakone, or you may wish to enjoy an onsen hot spring bath this evening.
HOTEL: KOWAKI-EN |
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| Day 6 |
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Hakone / Kyoto
This morning, experience the local transportation at the entrance of the hotel to Hakone Okadawa Station. Lightening bullet trains ride to Kyoto. Check in at your assigned hotel and collect your luggage for the bell desk. Continue with afternoon tour to Nara, you will visit Todaiji Temple with an image of Buddha, vermilion-hued Kasuga Shrine and Nara Park.
HOTEL: NEW MIYAKO |
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| Day 7 |
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Kyoto
Your morning tour in Kyoto: Visit Nijo Castle (when closed, visit Ryoanji Temple instead), Golden Pavilion, Kyoto Imperial Palace (on Sat. Sun. and national holidays and other days when it¡¯s closed, visit Higashi Honganji Temple instead), and Kyoto Handicraft Center. You may choose to be on your own for the afternoon or take the coach to return to hotel at around 1:30pm. The rest of the day is at leisure. |
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| Day 8 |
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Kyoto / Hiroshima (escorted)
Transfer to Kyoto Station to take a Shinkansen (bullet train) to Hiroshima. Visit Itsukushima Shrine with its red torli gate in Miyajima and Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
HOTEL: RIHGA ROYAL HOTEL
Note: Inclusive of one piece of luggage transfer to Kyoto
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| Day 9 |
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Hiroshima / Kurashiki / Kyoto (Lunch included) (escorted)
This morning take a Shinkansen to Kurashiki. Visit Ohara Museum of Art and Kurashiki Folkcraft Museum. After lunch at Kurashiki International Hotel, take local train to Okayama and visit Korakuen Garden, one of the three most famous gardens in Japan. Back to Kyoto by Shinkansen. Return to hotel around 7pm.
HOTEL: NEW MIYAKO |
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| Day 10 |
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Kyoto / Hometown
Transfer to Kansai International Airport for departure.
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OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS: |
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KYOTO EXTENSION A: Kyoto / Himeji / Kobe / Kyoto (L)
Add a night in Kyoto with a full-day trip to Himeji and Kobe. Take a Shinkansen (bullet train) to Himeji, visit the beautiful Himeji Castle (World Heritage Site). Continue on the fast train to Kobe, lunch and followed by a harbor cruise. Return to Kyoto Station.
HOTEL: NEW MIYAKO
Note: Tour operates on Tue, Thu, & Sat (Jan 8 ¨C Dec 27, 2005) with minimum 2 persons
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KYOTO EXTENSION c: Kyoto / Osaka / Kyoto (L)
Add a night in Kyoto, with a full-day tour to the city of Osaka. You will visit the Floating Garden Observatory, Ohatsu Tenjin, Osaka Castle, Shitennoji Temple and Tsutenkaku Tower. Return to Kyoto via bullet train.
HOTEL: NEW MIYAKO
Note: Tour operates Daily (Jan 5 ¨C Dec 27) with minimum 2 persons
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| TOUR
PRICE 2005 -- 2006 |
| Guaranteed Departure |
Land Price |
Single
Supplement |
SAMPLE AIRFARES (Economy Class) |
| Every MON, WED, FRI |
Western (LAX/SFO) |
Eastern/Central |
| Mar 2 - 31, '05 |
$2,230 |
$730 |
$650 |
$760 |
Apr 01 - Jun 30
(Except Apr 25, 29) |
$2,230 |
$730 |
$740 |
$850 |
Jul 1 - Sep 4
(Except Aug 10) |
$2,230 |
$730 |
$880 |
$990 |
Sep 5 - Oct 31
(Except Sep 19) |
$2,230 |
$730 |
$740 |
$850 |
| Nov 1 - 23 |
$2,230 |
$730 |
$670 |
$780 |
Optional Extensions:
Kyoto extension Plan A - $250 sharing twin or $325 single room
Kyoto extension Plan C - $225 sharing twin or $300 single room |
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Notice:
- Add $75 to the Land Price if tour package does not include Transpacific airfare.
- Above SAMPLE AIRFARES are for your reference only, and are based on United Airlines or Northwest Airlines. Other lower airfares are available upon request. Please contact our sales agent for best available airfares.
- It is important that you read "Things You Should Know" and "Terms & Conditions" that will include, among other important items, information on: LAND ONLY PASSENGERS, TAXES, PORT CHARGES AND VISAS.
- Executive Class Airfares available
upon request.
- US departure taxes, foreign airport taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges are not included.
- Guaranteed departures are based on minimum of 2 passengers.
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