Product Description
★Stay overnight in Kyoto + Tokyo for 4 nights to experience the charms of Japanese ancient culture and international cosmopolitan
★Take Shinkansen (High Speed Train) from Osaka to Hiroshima and Kyoto to Hakone, quick and easy, to save your time and effort!
★No shopping tour at all, no designated expenses;
★Visiting: Osaka Castle Park, Kuromon Market, Nara Park & Todaiji Temple, Kiyomizu Temple, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Ninenzaka and Sannezaka, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Lake Ashi, Kamakura Daibutsu, Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, Tokyo Tower, Sensoji Temple, Imperial Palace, Shibuya and other famous attractions!
What is Included
- Incheon - Osaka one way flight, including one piece of 15kg luggage
- Hotel Accommodation
- Professional local English speaking guide
- Modern air-conditioned coach
- Meals as indicate in the itinerary
- International airfare,
- Tipping,
- Optional programs fees,
- Travel insurance,
- Visa fee
- Personal expenses and any extra cost beyond control.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Hometown-Seoul
Arrive at Seoul Incheon International Airport. For arrival between the hours of 10:30AM – 9:30PM into Incheon Airport Terminal 1, you will meet the tour guide on the 1st Floor Arrival Hall at Door 12. For guests arriving at Terminal 2, please make your own way by airport terminal bus to Terminal 1 to meet the guide for a group transfer. Guests who arrive before or after the designated time can take the free hotel shuttle to the hotel at Gate 14, Terminal 1. (The hotel check-in time is after 2pm) *It is an approximate USD$10/per car cost to transfer to the hotel by taxi.
Hotel: Howard Johnson Hotel Incheon Airport or similar
Day 2: Seoul-Gangwon-do(B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit the “Dae Jang Geum Theme Park”, which is Korea’s first TV drama theme park and one of the major shooting venues for <Dai Jang-Igma>. Afterwards, you can visit Nami Island, where the Korean drama “Winter Sonata” was recorded. The island is full of meadows and walking trails. The island is where the two main characters begin and end their dramatic love story. Soyang Skywalk is a recently emerged attraction located in the middle section of the pedal lane. It is not only a beautiful viewing platform but also a good place for a photo stop. Skywalk is a transparent glass about 12 meters high from the water surface. The platform allows the illusion of walking on air and falling into the water, giving people a thrilling sensation. Then, go to Seoraksan National Park, which is one of the eastern peaks of South Korea located in a famous tourist attraction in Gangwon-do. Also known as snow-capped mountains, each year it snows early and remains there for a long time. Afterwards, visit Shinhungsa Temple. Dinner to the hotel to rest.
Hotel: Hanwha-Seorak Resort Hotel or similar
Day 3: Gangwon-do-Seoul(B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit the Imperial Palace of the Joseon Dynasty – Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Museum of Folklore, and watch the changing of the guards ceremony from the Joseon Dynasty. Later, go to Bukchon Hanok Village. It is a well-preserved 600-year-old Korean traditional residential area in Seoul. The village is best known for its eight views of Bukchon. Afterwards, visit the N Seoul Tower (Photo stop). Afterwards, visit one of Korea’s most representative spots-Namdaemun Market for shopping. Then, check out the Trick Eye 3D Art Museum before dinner. Return to the hotel and rest afterwards.
Hotel: Sheraton Seoul Palace Hotel or similar
Day 4: Seoul(B)
After breakfast, free day at leisure in the city Seoul. The rest of meals, please arrange on your own.
Hotel: Sheraton Seoul Palace Hotel or similar
Day 5: Seoul-Osaka(B)
After breakfast, you can take the bus on own expense(USD$15/per person) to Incheon Airport(buses will run for the flight departing time between 10AM to 18:00PM). Free pick-up service is available for all flights, which arrive from 11AM to 9PM at Osaka Kansai Airport Terminal 1. We will have a guide onsite to assist you to take a free hotel shuttle to the hotel. Travelers who arrive at the other times can take the limo bus on own expense(the fare costs around USD$30/pp) to the hotel. The hotel check-in is available after 3PM with your passport. (If booking flight on your own, please choose the flights arrive Osaka between 10AM to 18:00PM)
Hotel: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka or similar
Day 6: Osaka-Hiroshima-Osaka(B)
After breakfast, free leisure day or join one-day Hiroshima optional tour(USD$369pp).
Optional tour: After breakfast, take high speed train to Hiroshima(1.5hrs). Upon arrival, visit Itsukushima, Atomic Bomb Dome and Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Return to Osaka by high speed train in the evening.
Hotel: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka or similar
Day 7: Osaka – Kyoto(B/L)
In the moming, visit Osaka’s landmark – Osaka Castle, and then visit the Osaka Fish Market-Kuromon Market. Enjoy a variety of fishery cuisine and sushi. Visit Nara Park and Todai-ji Temple to see the deer and traditional temple. In the afternoon, proceed to Kyoto to visit the World Cultural Heritage site, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and stroll along the Ninenzaka and Sannezaka. Tonight, return to the hotel within the designated time by the tour guide. Dinner on your own arrangement.
Hotel: Westin Kyoto Hotel or similar
Day 8: Kyoto(B/L)
After breakfast, head to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Togetukyo Bridge. After, visit the famous attraction, Golden Pavilion, and then visit a traditional brewery to taste and learn the brewing process of sake. Then, visit Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. Fushimi Inari Shrine is a shrine on the south side of Kyoto. It serves the god of agriculture. Free leisure time afterwards. Dinner is on your own arrangement.
Hotel: Westin Kyoto Hotel or similar
Day 9: Kyoto-Hakone – Tokyo(B/L/D)
After breakfast, accompanied by a guide, take the Shinkansen (high-speed train) to Hakone (Baggage carried on own). After arriving in Hakone, take the bus to Oshino – Hakkai and take a boat to see the beauty of Lake Ashi. Lake Ashi is a great place to see the views of Mount Fuji. Afterwards, head to Kamakura to visit the famous World Cultural Heritage Site – Kamakura Big Buddha, the creation of Song Dynasty style, which was popular during in the Kamakura Period. The Buddha statue is valued as the national treasure of Japan! Then, visit the popular spots on Michelin Tourist Guide – Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and “Hase dera Temple”. After dinner, transfer back to the hotel in Tokyo.
Hotel: Tokyo Prince Hotel or similar
Day 10: Tokyo(B/L)
Visit The Imperial Palace Nijubashi Bridge, the home of the Emperor of Japan. Then, proceed to Meiji Jingu Shrine, a shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and the Emperor Shozo Empress of Japan. This temple has the largest archway in front of Shrine Bridge in Japan. View the tallest standing tower in the world – Tokyo Skytree from afar. Later, Visit Senso-ji to admire the ancient Buddhist temple, which is the oldest temple in Tokyo. Later, enjoy barbecue for lunch and visit Tokyo Tower (Photo-stop) in the afternoon. Then, go to Shibuya for shopping and touring. We will stay in Shibuya no less than 90 minutes. Afterward, return to the hotel around 8 pm or opt to stay in Shibuya area and you make your own way back to the hotel.
Hotel: Tokyo Prince Hotel or similar
Day 11: Tokyo-Hometown(B)
After breakfast, take limousine bus on your own expense and arrangement from the hotel to the airport for the homebound flight. The end of journey.