Japan, tailor made travel

 

Jerrycan Voyages

 

Wettstein - Travelhouse

 

etc.

 

By your own

 

1st day Switzerland - Tokyo
via Paris or Zürich

 

2nd day Arrival at Tokyo Airport
New International (Narita). Transfer by Shuttle-Bus to your hotel. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

3rd day
to
6th day Full day free
(take advantage of your Japan Rail Pass)

 

7th day Osaka or Kyoto
Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

8th day Osaka - Switzerland

via Paris


Transfer to the Kansai International Airport (Osaka) by train

round trip flight - economic Class with Japan Airlines

overnight in double room - Hotel, standard Class - services and taxes included,

2 nights - 1N Tokyo - 1N Kyoto or Osaka)

1 Japan Rail Pass - 7 days in 2nd Class

bus transfer at the arrival

 

Extra charge: 

airport tax

meals and breakfast if not mentioned in programme

assistance

supplement for single room

 

History and landscape in Japan

 

1st day Switzerland - Tokyo
via Paris or Zürich

 

2nd day Arrival at Tokyo Airport
New International (Narita). Assistance by your English-speaking guide to show you the Shuttle-Bus drives you to your Hotel. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

3rd day Tokyo

Morning: City tour of Tokyo with English speaking guide. Visit Tokyo Tower, Imperial Palace Plaza, Temple d'Asakusa Kannon, etc. Shopping in Ginza district. Afternoon free, Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

4th day Tokyo - Mount Fuji - Hakone
Leave by car from Tokyo to Hakone, National Park of Fuji/Hakone and stop at the 5th station (half-level) of Mount Fuji. Lunch in a local Japanese restaurant. Afternoon walk - Cable car to Owakundani Valley and small excursion by boat at Lake Ashi. Overnight in Hakone (thermal station - hot water springs) Hotel standard Class.

 

5th day Hakone - Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto
Transfer for Odawara station. From Odawara, travel by Shinkansen - "Bullet Train" for Kyoto in 2nd Class. Lunch in New Miayko Hotel or in a local restaurant. Afternoon: excursion to Nara by bus and visit the Todaiji Temple with the Giant Buddha, sanctuary and the deer park. Overnight in Kyoto, Hotel standard Class.

 

6th day Kyoto
Morning: City tour with English-speaking guides in Kyoto. Visits: Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion old Imperial Palace (on Saturday and Sunday the visit will replaced by the Highasi Honganji Temple). Afternoon: free. Overnight in Kyoto, Hotel standard Class.

 

7th day Kyoto - Osaka - Switzerland
Transfer to Kansai International Airport (Osaka) by JR "Hukura" train (the English speaking guide will escort you from the Hotel to the Kyoto train station). Flight, Osaka - Switzerland via Paris.

 

Round trip flight - economic Class with Japan Airlines

overnight in double room - Hotel standard Class - services and taxes included.

Lunch at 4th and 5th day

visit and entrance fees according the program

English speaking guide according the program

 

Extra charge:

airport tax

supplement for single room

meals and breakfast if not mentioned in programme

 

Japanese classic treasury

 

1st day Switzerland - Tokyo
Via Paris or Zürich

 

2nd day Arrival at Tokyo Airport
New International (Narita). Assistance by your English-speaking guide to show you the Shuttle-Bus drives you to your Hotel. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

3rd day Tokyo
Morning: City tour with your English-speaking guides. Visits: Tokyo Tower, Imperial Palace Plaza, Temple d'Asakusa Kannon and Tasaki Pearl. Afternoon free. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

4th day Tokyo
Full day free. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

5th day Tokyo - Mount Fuji - Hakone
Leave by coach Tokyo for the National Park of Fuji/Hakone. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the Afternoon, walks in Hakone region. Overnight à Hakone (station thermal "Onsen"- hot water springs). Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

6th day Hakone - Nagoya - Toba
Transfer to Odawara station. From Odawara, travel by Shinkansen - "Bullet Train" for Nagoya in 2nd Class. Lunch in a local restaurant in Nagoya. Afternoon: visit of Nagoya Castle and the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology (if closed, visit of Osu Kannon Temple). Transfer for Toba by train. Overnight in Toba, Hotel standard Class

 

7th day Toba - Ise - Kyoto
Morning: visit of Pearl Island to watch the technique and culture of Pearl divers. Lunch in a local restaurant. Afternoon: visit the sanctuaries of Ise-jingu, the most sacred of Japan. Continuation to Uji-Yamada station and transfer by train to Kyoto. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

8th day Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto
Morning: City tour with your English-speaking guides in Kyoto. Visit: Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion, former Imperial Palace (if closed visit Highasi Honganji Temple). Lunch in a local restaurant. Afternoon: excursion to Nara with your English-speaking guides. Visit Todaiji Temple with the giant Buddha, sanctuaries of Kasuga, Deer Park, etc. Return to Kyoto. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

9th day Kyoto - Miyajima - Hiroshima
Transfer from Kyoto by "Shinkansen" train for Hiroshima and continuation for Miyajima Island. Afternoon: visit the sanctuaries of Itsukushima in Miyajima with his red painted entrance door emerge from the sea. Back to Hiroshima and visit the Peace Memorial (Park and museum dedicate the A-bomb). Overnight in Hiroshima, Hotel standard Class

 

10th day Hiroshima - Kurashiki - Osaka
Transfer by train for Kurashiki, (old town with his picturesque channels). Visit Art museum Ohara, museum Kusashiki regional folkcraft. Lunch in a local restaurant. Afternoon: transfer by train to Okayama and visit the Japanese garden of Korakuen. Transfer by train for Osaka. Overnight in Osaka, Hotel standard Class

 

11th day Osaka
Full day free: (Last shopping day!). Overnight in Osaka, Hotel standard Class

 

12th day Osaka - Switzerland
Transfer by Shuttle-Bus from your Hotel to Kansai Airport. Flight, Osaka - Switzerland via Paris or Zürich

 

Round trip flight - economic Class with Japan Airlines

overnight in double room - Hotel standard Class - services and taxes included.

meals according the programmes (5 Lunch)

visit, entrance fees and transfer according the program

English-speaking guide according the program

 

Extra charge:

airports tax

meals and breakfast if not mentioned in programme

supplement for single room

 

Japan's traditional heritage

 

1st day Switzerland - Tokyo
via Paris or Zürich

 

2nd day Arrival at Tokyo Airport
New International (Narita). Assistance by your English-speaking guide to show you the Shuttle-Bus drives you to your Hotel. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

3rd day Tokyo
Morning: City tour with your English-speaking guise of Tokyo. Visit Tokyo Tower, Happo-en garden pour assist at the Tea ceremony. Imperial Palace Plaza. Lunch in typical Japanese restaurant. Boat ride on Sumida River. Visit of Asakusa Kannon Temple and traditional shops around. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

4th day Tokyo - Lac Suwa - Matsumoto
Leave Tokyo, with your English-speaking guide, by train for Kamisuwa, visit Lake Suwa and his Temple. Transfer by coach to Utsukushigahara Lake (via Venus Line Highway). If closed, visit the Shirakaba Lake. Visit Matsumoto Castle. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

5th day Matsumoto - Takayama
Leave Takayama by coach. On the way, visit Naraino Shuku (old post stage). In Takayama, visit Yatai Kaikan, where traditional car - participating at the annual festival - are exhibited. Strolling trough Kami Sannomachi City. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

6th day Takayama - Shirakawago - Kanazawa
Morning visit of the famous Takayama market. Leave by coach for Shirakawago where traditional houses are preserved. Visit the museum of popular arts and traditions from the Toyama family. You will discover the rural live of Japan and learn to make "washi", traditional Japanese rice paper. Continuation by coach for Kanazawa. Overnight, Hotel standard Class

 

7th day Kanazawa - Kyoto
Morning: City tour in Kanazawa, visit the Kenroku-en garden, one of the most famous in Japan. Visit the potter's workshop in Kutaniyaki and sightseeing in Nagamachi region. Train transfer to Kyoto. Overnight. Hotel standard Class

 

8th day Kyoto - Osaka - Switzerland
Transfer by JR "Hukura" to Osaka Kansai Airport (your English-speaking guide will escort you from the Hotel to the train station). Flight Osaka - Switzerland via Paris or Zürich

 

Round trip flight - economic Class with Japan Airlines

overnight in double room - Hotel standard Class - services and taxes included.

visit, entrance fees and transfer according the program

English-speaking guide according the program

 

Extra charge:

Airports tax

meals and breakfast if not mentioned in programme

supplement for single room

 

Documentation, informations and prices on request

 

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