departures are guaranteed (min 2 participants). Subject to availability
starting from 22 days before departure, availability is on request
transfers and visits by private and public means (train, bus, shuttle, or on foot)
transfers might be shared with tourists from several countries
Itinerary
Day 1 — Kyoto
Dopo le formalità doganali e il ritiro bagaglio, dirigersi al banco 'MK COUNTER' del MKSkygate shuttle Counter situato vicino al 'North Terminal' dove incontrerete l'autista del van (condiviso con altri turisti) che utilizzerete per raggiungere Kyoto. Attenzione: il van si fermerà presso il Keihan Kyoto Grande hotel, dovrete raggiungere a piedi il Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo, a 500 metri circa (7 minuti)., single check-in at the hotel (no assistance is provided), Rooms will be available from 15, you will find a welcome letter for you when you check in, As soon as you catch sight of Kyoto’s skyscrapers, you will be tempted to think it a hypermodern city. You will soon find out, however, that the heart of Kyoto is as traditional as it can be. With its beautiful Zen gardens and cherry trees, it’s almost a window on the ancient, mysterious Land of the Rising Sun. Aside from being a historic landmark, this old capital is also the only Japanese big city that was spared by the devastation of the Second World War. Today, the city takes pride in its temples and shrines, imperial palaces, gardens, and traditional wooden townhouses. Many of these sites are UNESCO-listed. Kyoto is also the city that has the greatest concentration of artisans in Japan. It is not just temple and shrines, then, that make it unique: its humming daily routine is just as special., free evening and night, accommodation All sights of Mexico,
Day 2 — Kyoto
Breakfast, all-day visit of the city, by public transport. With Italian-speaking guide, the tour starts at 9 and ends at 18, lunch at a restaurant, return to the hotel, free evening and night, accommodation,
Day 3 — Kyoto
Breakfast, free day, accommodation ***OPTIONAL ACTIVITY*** (see extras). Optional excursion (not included) to Nara with Italian-speaking guide, by public transport. Lunch is included, the tour starts at 9 and ends at 17, Nara is Japan’s oldest capital – the actual cradle of the Japanese civilisation, rich with beautiful temples and timeproof works of art. The highlight of the visit is undoubtedly the massive bronze statue of Buddha in Todai-ji. A pleasant walk through the deer park, along a path lined with 3,000 stone and bronze lanterns will lead you to Kasuga Taisha – Japan’s most venerated Shinto shrine. A genuine Japanese experience awaits you: the ladies will have the chance to wear a kimono (or its summer version, a yukata) as they stroll through Naramachi, the oldest part of the town, where many machiya – the traditional wooden townhouses – are still standing., return to, free evening and night,
Ship
Day 4 — Kyoto → Nagoya
Breakfast, Your main luggage will be shipped separately from Nagoya to Tokyo, the guide will let you know in good time the collection point and time for shipping your luggage, bring along a carry-on baggage with any personal belonging you might need (including toiletries for the night) in Matsumoto, at 8.30, transfer to the station (by shuttle or on foot), at 9:10, express train transfer to Uji-Yamada e proseguimento per Ise-Shima, accompanied by your guide, arrival at 12:10, at 15.48, express train transfer to Nagoya, accompanied by your guide, arrival and transfer to the hotel, single check in, free evening and night, accommodation dinner at VIA TOSCANA Wine Bar,
Ship
Day 5 — Nagoya → Matsumoto
Breakfast, at 10.00, express train transfer to Nakatsugawa, accompanied by your guide, continue by coach towards Magome, lunch at a restaurant, continue by coach towards Nagiso, at 16.00, express train transfer to Matsumoto, accompanied by your guide, arrival and transfer to the hotel, accommodation at the ryokan, typical dinner, accommodation Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour with Expert Naturalist,
Ship
Day 6 — Matsumoto → Tokyo
Breakfast, morning visit of Tokyo, lunch at a restaurant, travel by high-speed train to, arrival at 18:07, transfer to the hotel by public transport, free evening and night, accommodation,
Day 7 — Tokyo
Breakfast, all-day visit of the city, by public transport. With Italian-speaking guide, the tour starts at 9 and ends at 18, Tokyo is a unique, unpredictable, puzzling city. Those who have never seen it, and might be expecting an exotic Eastern capital, are in for disappointment: Tokyo is an enormous, chaotic, hypermodern megalopolis, unbelievably thick with building. Every centimetre square matters. It’s a wild urban jungle, void of the rationale, the monuments, the boulevards, the palaces that are typical to most great cities. Yet with Tokyo appearances are deceiving. Its history and truest essence emerge in the details; its secret beauty hides in the interior. Sheer vivacity permeates its thriving cultural landscape and unanimously celebrated museums, filling the everyday life of a people that never stops., late afternoon return to the hotel, accommodation,
Day 8 — Tokyo
Breakfast, all-day visit of , by public transport. With Italian-speaking guide, the tour starts at 8 and ends at 18, Hakone is a beautiful location overlooking the Ashi lake, 90 km west of Tokyo. It offers a stunning alpine scenery and many hot springs (onsen)., 45-minute cruise on the on the picturesque Ashi lake; cable car ride up to Owakudani, a spectacular volcanic valley. If the sulphur emissions are too intense to visit the valley, you will go for an alternative visit to the Hakone Shinto shrine, overlooking the lake. Weather permitting, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of Mount Fuji (note, however, that summers are usually cloudy in the area)., lunch at a restaurant, return to the hotel; the rest of the night is free, accommodation,
Day 9 — Tokyo
Breakfast, free day, accommodation ***OPTIONAL ACTIVITY*** (see extras). Dinner at an Izakaya in Tokyo (Japanese pub)
Around 7:00 PM, meet with the guide and walk to an Izakaya near the hotel. You will be able to enjoy a typical Japanese dinner (set menu with drinks). The guide will help you understand what you will be eating and give you some advice. Return to the hotel on foot. Duration is approximately 2 hours.,
Day 10 — Tokyo
Breakfast, Rooms have to be vacated in the morning, transfer by shuttle to the airport of (without guide), the guide will give you a shuttle ticket to be used for going to Hakone, end of the tour,
Notes
BAGGAGE: One medium-size baggage (max. 20 kg) per person is allowed. Storage room is extremely limited on Japanese trains. In the event of your luggage being shipped separately to your final destination, we suggest you bring along a carry-on baggage with any personal belonging you might need during the trip (including toiletries for the night). Upon payment of a supplement, you can ship an extra luggage (service is provided upon request).
ROOMS: 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. 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 / 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.
TIPS: not included; at your discretion
MEALS: not included when not specified
PUNCTUALITY: you are advised to be punctual. No refund is issued to passengers failing to meet at designated time.
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
TRANSFERS: not included when not specified. When included, a supplement for private transfer is applied in the event of arrival/departure late in the evening/night or early in the morning (usually between 8pm and 7am). A supplement is always charged to individual passengers.
TATTOOS: Very few people in Japan have tattoos, which are almost always considered as the distinguishing mark of the Yakuza (the Japanese mafia). It is forbidden to bathe in the onsen if you have tattoos – even small ones.
TRANSFERS: not included when not specified. When included, transfers operate only from/to the hotels included in the tour. A supplement is charged for transfers from/to different hotels, and in the event of arrival/departure occurring from 00.00 to 7.30am (transfers are on request). A supplement is always charged to individual passengers. Requests for unscheduled transfers from/to different hotels, or in the event of flights outside timetable must be issued at least 3 weeks before departure; otherwise, an additional urgency surcharge will be imposed.
Starts from
9 days / 5 nights – from Kyoto to Tokyo,
Meals
Key: B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner,
Price includes
Local Italian-speaking guides for all destinations, separate baggage delivery service (1 piece per person, max. 20 kg) from Kyoto to Tokyo, admissions, visits and excursions: as scheduled, accommodation at the scheduled hotel (or similar), meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners.
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, porterage, tips, air travel and taxes, everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes",
Important notes
Double rooms in Japan are extremely uncommon; are always subject to request and never guaranteed, you can purchase optional excursions at the time of booking, l'escursione a Nara non si effettua per la partenze del tour dal 9 dicembre 2025 al 17 febbraio 2026, we recommend you wear comfortable footwear,
