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Independent Traveler: Japan's Golden Route SITA specializes in constructing tailor-made itineraries that allow you to discover all that China & the Orient has to offer at your own pace. Inclusions
Includes: Accommodations on twin sharing basis with American breakfast daily, seven lunches, sightseeing tours and transfers on seat-in-coach basis, Entrance fees to monuments, train tickets as per the itinerary. English-speaking assistant provided on Days 1 & 10 and English-speaking guide provided from Day 2 to 9. Your baggage will be transported by land from Hakone to Kyoto on Day 6 and Kyoto to Tokyo on Day 9. For the overnight stay in Toba, we recommend you carry a light overnight bag with you. |
| Call (800) 999-1216 for more information or to book today! Mention code 6582405 | | SITA World Tours | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Tokyo | Arrive Tokyo : Arrive at Narita Airport this evening. You will be met by a SITA representative at the exit and assisted on board an airport limousine bus to your hotel. | | Day 2 | Tokyo | Tokyo Sightseeing : Enjoy your seat-in-coach (SIC) tour of Tokyo. The tour will visit Tokyo Tower Observatory, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise shopping arcade. Enjoy a Tea Ceremony at a Japanese garden and have a barbecue lunch at Chinzanso Garden Restaurant. Also enjoy a boat trip up the Sumida River. (BL) | | Day 3 | Tokyo | Nikko Excursion : Enjoy your full-day excursion to Nikko by motorcoach, starting with a visit to Toshogu Shrine. Drive up on the Irohazaka zigzag to the mountains. After a Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant, visit Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Waterfall. Return back to Tokyo. Tour disband at Ginza or Shinjuku. No drop-off service provided (BL) | | Day 4 | Tokyo | Hase and Kamakura excursion : Board a train this morning to Hase. Upon arrival, proceed by foot to visit Great Buddha and Hase Kannon Temple. After a Western-style lunch, travel by Eno-Den train to Kamakura. Continue your walking tour to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine through the second and third Torii gates. Walk back to Kamakura station via Komachi shopping street, taking a short break to enjoy Japanese-style green tea and refreshments. Return to Tokyo. The tour disbands on arrival at Tokyo station around 5:30 p.m. (BL) | | Day 5 | Hakone | Tokyo / Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour : Travel this morning by deluxe coach to Mt. Fuji. Drive halfway up Japan's highest mountain to enjoy a spectacular view from a height of 7,500 feet. After lunch at the Hotel Highland Resort, transfer to Hakone. Enjoy a Lake Ashi Boat Cruise and Mt. Komagatake Aerial Cableway (may be omitted due to traffic conditions). HAKONE HOTEL KOWAKIEN (BL) | | Day 6 | Toba | Hakone / Nagoya / Toba : Transfer to Odawara station this morning to board a train to Nagoya. Upon arrival, visit Nagoya Castle and Tokugawa Museum of Art. Later, transfer to Nagoya station to board a train for Toba. TOBA HOTEL INTERNATIONAL (B) | | Day 7 | Kyoto | Toba / Ise / Kyoto : This morning, visit Mikimoto Pearl Island and Ise Jingu Shrine. Later, travel by train to Kyoto. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. (B) | | Day 8 | Kyoto | Kyoto Sightseeing / Nara Excursion : This morning, enjoy a tour of Kyoto. Visit Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle* and Kyoto Imperial Palace. Following lunch at Kyoto Handicraft Center, proceed to Nara. Visit Todaiji Temple, which houses the Great Buddha; colorful Kasuga Shrine with 3,000 lanterns; and Deer Park. (BL) * If Nijo Castle is closed, the tour will visit Ryoanji Temple. If Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed, the tour will visit Higashi Honganji Temple or Kitano Temmagu Shrine instead. | | Day 9 | Tokyo | Kyoto / Tokyo : This morning is at leisure. This evening, board a train for Tokyo. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. (B) | | Day 10 | Return Home | Tokyo / Home : This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home. (B)
Tour operates: every Friday from Jan - Feb (except Feb 15, 22) and Mon & Fri from Mar - Dec. Some blackout dates apply. Tour operates: Every Friday from Jan 5-Mar 9, May 25-Sep 21 and Nov 23-Dec 21. Monday and Friday from Mar 12-23, May 07-18 and Oct 29-Nov 16, Monday, Tuesday, Fridays and Saturday from Mar 26-Apr 23 and Sep 24-Oct 26. (Except Feb 16, Aug 10, Sep 14, and Oct 2 & 15) |
| | | Includes: Accommodations on twin sharing basis with American breakfast daily, seven lunches, sightseeing tours and transfers on seat-in-coach basis, Entrance fees to monuments, train tickets as per the itinerary. English-speaking assistant provided on Days 1 & 10 and English-speaking guide provided from Day 2 to 9. Your baggage will be transported by land from Hakone to Kyoto on Day 6 and Kyoto to Tokyo on Day 9. For the overnight stay in Toba, we recommend you carry a light overnight bag with you. |
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Independent Traveler: Japan's Golden Route