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SITA specializes in constructing tailor-made itineraries that allow you to discover all that China & the Orient has to offer at your own pace.

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Includes: Accommodations on twin sharing basis with American breakfast daily, four lunches, one dinner, 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 & 8 and English-speaking guide provided from Day 2 to 7. Your baggage will be transported by land from Hakone to Kyoto on Day 4 and Kyoto to Tokyo on Day 7. For the overnight stay in Inuyama, we recommend you carry a light overnight bag with you.

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Tour OperatorSITA World Tours
Duration
8 Days
Escorted
Escorted - No
Itinerary
DayDestinationDescription
Day 1TokyoArrive Tokyo : Arrive at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport). Upon arrival, you will be met by a SITA representative at the exit and assisted on board an airport limousine bus to your hotel.
Day 2TokyoTokyo Sightseeing : Enjoy a seat-in-coach (SIC) tour of Tokyo. The tour will visit Tokyo Tower Observatory, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise shopping arcade and Tasaki Pearl Gallery. The afternoon is at leisure. (B)
Day 3HakoneTokyo / 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 4InuyamaHakone / Inuyama : Transfer to Odawara station and board a Shinkansen for Nagoya. Change to Meitetsu train at Nagoya and arrive at Inuyama around at 12:50 p.m. After lunch, visit Inuyama Castle and enjoy a Japan Rhine Boat Cruise. Following dinner at your hotel, enjoy a cormorant fishing show (Ukai) exhibiting the traditional Japanese fishing method. Meitetsu Inuyama Hotel (BLD)
Day 5KyotoInuyama / Nagoya / Kyoto : This morning, proceed to Nagoya. Your sightseeing tour includes a visit to Noritake Garden, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, Nagoya Castle and Tokugawa Museum of Art. Transfer to Nagoya station to board your train for Kyoto. Upon arrival in Kyoto, you are transferred to your hotel. (BL)
Day 6KyotoKyoto 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 7TokyoKyoto / Tokyo : This morning is at leisure. This evening, board a train for Tokyo. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. (B)
Day 8Return HomeTokyo / Home : This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home. (B)

Tour operates: every Tue & Sat (except Jan 15, 22, 29, Feb 2, 5, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, Apr 26, 29, May 3, Jun 10, Aug 9, 12, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2, 9, 16)

Dates/Pricing
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DatePrice / DescriptionQuote
 $2,695.00* (USD) / 2008 : Jan - Dec : Standard : : Double Occ - Single Supp. $640Quote
 $2,880.00* (USD) / 2008 : Jan - Dec : First Class : : Double Occ - Single Supp. $750Quote
 $3,295.00* (USD) / 2008 : Jan - Dec : Deluxe : : Double Occ - Single Supp. $1,180Quote
Disclaimer
Includes: Accommodations on twin sharing basis with American breakfast daily, four lunches, one dinner, 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 & 8 and English-speaking guide provided from Day 2 to 7. Your baggage will be transported by land from Hakone to Kyoto on Day 4 and Kyoto to Tokyo on Day 7. For the overnight stay in Inuyama, we recommend you carry a light overnight bag with you.