Italian-speaking courier/guide from Osaka to Monte Koya
departures are guaranteed (min 2 participants). Subject to availability
meals included (see “Price includes”) private tour from gennaio to dicembre (except from 27 aprile to 5 maggio, from 13 giugno to 15 giugno and from 10 agosto to 17 agosto)
Itinerary
Day 1 — Mt Koya
Meeting with the Italian guide at Osaka Station.
Full day guided tour to Mount Koya. Transfer from Osaka to Gokurakubashi to Koyasan by public transportation. Arrival at this UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist site that attracts millions of pilgrims every year, including a visit to Okuno-in, a monumental cemetery where the mausoleum of the monk Kukai, founder of the esoteric Shingon Buddhism school, is located; Kongobu-ji temple, the residence of the abbot of Mount Koya renowned for its exquisite decorated panels; and finally Konpon Daito, the largest and most important pagoda in the sacred complex, whose architectural structure resembles a mandala. Arrival at the monastery that accommodates visitors (check-in available from 3:00 pm).
Monastic-style dinner (vegetarian cuisine) and overnight stay in the monastery (shared bathroom facilities).
*For the feasibility of the tour, please do not bring large or wheeled suitcases.
**The guided tour ends once you arrive at the monastery in Mount Koya.,
Ship
Day 2 — Mt Koya → Osaka
In the early morning, there will be a morning ceremony at the monastery (around 6:30 am) followed by a monastic-style breakfast (vegetarian). The rest of the day is free to visit other sites in the area with the Koyasan World Heritage Ticket. After the visits, we will depart for Osaka without assistance (tickets will be given by the guide the day before). In Osaka, rooms will be available from 3:00 pm. Once in Osaka, you are free to explore the city and its lively neighborhoods.,
Day 3 — Osaka
Breakfast, free day, end of the tour,
Notes
ROOMS: a double room is a room with two beds. Double beds are very rare in Japan and several hotels do not provide them. We are thus unable to grant you a double bed at the time of reservation. Triple rooms are double rooms plus an extra bed, typically smaller than the other two. Triple rooms are subject to availability at the time of reservation. Please note that single rooms can be extremely small. Special requests for smoking, communicating, adjoining, high floor, low floor rooms etc. are always upon request and the service is never to be intended as guaranteed. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: before the start of the tour, all the participants must make sure they possess the required documents to enter the destination countries, and that such documents are comprehensive and valid. HOTEL, CHECK-IN: rooms are usually assigned starting from 3pm. Earlier check-in is at the hotel’s discretion. If you request earlier assignation, you must book an extra night at the beginning of your stay. HOTEL, CHECK-OUT: rooms must be left in the morning (the exact time will be provided by the hotel). Supplements for late check-outs amount to an extra night's charge FINAL HOTEL LIST: as in the travel documents HOTEL / ITINERARY, CHANGES: The Organizing Body reserves the right to substitute the itinerary and/or the hotels to alternative of a similar or superior category in the event of unplanned circumstances, and if the safe and normal proceeding of the tour is threatened. Furthermore, when in the impossibility for all of the travellers to stay at the same hotel, the group will be split amidst several hotels of the same category. MEALS: not included when not specified REFUNDS: If the tour or any part thereof cannot be conducted due to Force Majeure or Vis Majeure, the Company shall not be responsible to give any refund; also, no refund will be given for any portions of the tour unused by the traveler
Starts from
3 days / 2 nights – from Mt Koya to Osaka,
Meals
Key: B breakfast, D dinner,
Price includes
Accommodation at the scheduled hotel (or similar), meals: breakfasts, dinners, Italian-speaking local courier / guide from Kyoto to Monte Koya, Public transportation for transfers Kyoto - Koyasan - Osaka and Koyasan World Heritage Ticket 2 days.,
Price does not include
Administration fees and “no-risk” coverage, trip cancellation, medical expense & baggage coverage, meals that have not been specified; beverage; any extra, tips, air travel and taxes, everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes",
