Tokyo: Yesterday and Today
Description:
Day 1 (S): Arrival in Tokyo
Arriving in Tokyo. Meeting by a Japanese driver at the airport. Group transfer to the hotel. Check-in after 16:00 (early check-in on request and for an additional fee).
Attention:
- Group transfer booking is guaranteed 15 days before arrival, in case of later booking, it is possible to replace it with an individual transfer with an additional payment of $ 80 / person one way
- Group transfer booking is possible for departure and arrival flights from 8 a.m. to 20:30 p.m., other flights require a one-way transfer surcharge of $80/person.
- in case of flight data changes after booking confirmation, an additional payment for re-booking in the amount of $ 30 / person is charged
- in case of flight data changes less than 15 days before arrival, in addition to paying for a re-booking ($ 30 / person), an additional payment for an individual transfer in the amount of $ 80 / person may be required.
- When changing flights, note that Tokyo has two airports - Haneda and Narita, located 60-90 minutes drive from each other.
Excursion "Evening Tokyo" (description at the end of the program) Attention: the tour is not performed for tourists arriving later than 13:00!
Day 2 (PN): Excursion "Tokyo yesterday and today"
09:00 meeting with a Russian-speaking guide in the hotel lobby
Type of transport: public and on foot.
09:30-10:30 Experience the beautiful gardens of Tokyo. Visit Kiyosumi Garden - one of the best gardens in Tokyo, once owned by a large industrialist of the Meiji era, Iwasaki Yataro, who founded the Mitsubishi company. In autumn, this garden is especially beautiful.11:30-12:30 Next you will see the historic building of the Tokyo station, visit the KITTE postal skyscraper and take a photo at the Nijubashi Bridge, a Meiji-era architectural monument near the park of the Imperial Palace.
13:00-14:00 Lunch at the restaurant. 14:00 After lunch, we will continue to explore the Edo era in the historic district of Asakusa.
Visit the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo - Senso-ji and an independent walk along the souvenir street Nakamisa.15:30 Participation in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony - the master of the ceremony conducts a demonstration of tea preparation, then guests are given the opportunity to try to make real matcha tea. 16:30 Visit to the Samurai and Ninja Museum (excursions are conducted in English, the guide does not go to the museum, but gives explanations before or after the excursion)17:30 Moving to Odaiba - an artificial island in Tokyo Bay. You will see the famous Rainbow Bridge and enjoy the most beautiful sunset on the waterfront of the bay.
19:00 Return to the hotel.
Day 3 (W): Free day in Tokyo
Free day in Tokyo. For an additional fee, if desired: Tour "Traditions of Tokyo" (description at the end of the program)
Day 4 (Sp): Excursion to Fuji-Kawaguchiko
8:00 Guide meeting. Moving to Fuji-Kawaguchiko (about 2-2.5 hours).
Type of transport: ordered
A visit to the Fuji Kawaguchiko Herb Garden, which has about 200 species of herbs and flowers, fragrant with their aroma at any time of the year and a viewing area, offering the best views of Fuji. *Mount Fuji may not be visible due to weather conditions.
Next, you will taste wine produced in Yamanashi Prefecture, in one of the Kawaguchiko wine cellars.
12:00-13:00 Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, stop by Momiji Maple Corridor.
Further, on the picturesque shore of the lake you will visit the folklore village of Iyashi no Sato. Wooden houses covered with thatched roofs are a real historical open-air museum. Here, having previously changed into an elegant kimono, you will walk yourself and take a photo against the background of Mount Fuji. *Mount Fuji may not be visible due to weather conditions.
~15:30 Transfer to Mishima station.17:46 Wires to the train at Mishima station participants from joint tours. ~20:00 Return to Tokyo
Day 5 (Cht): Free day in Tokyo
Free day in Tokyo. Optionally, additional excursion: Excursion to Nikko with a visit to the thermal spring (09:00 – 19:00)
Day 6 (Pt): Free day in Tokyo
Free day in Tokyo If you wish: Disneyland or Disneyland – one park to choose from
Day 7 (SB): Free day in Tokyo
Free day in Tokyo. Optionally, additional excursion: Yokohama and Kamakura (09:30 – 18:00)
Day 8 (S): Conclusion of the tour
Hotel discharge before 10:00. A meeting by a driver in the hotel lobby. Group transfer to the airport.
Attention:
- Group transfer booking is guaranteed 15 days before arrival, in case of later booking, it is possible to replace it with an individual transfer with an additional payment of $ 80 / person one way
- Group transfer booking is possible for departure and arrival flights from 8 a.m. to 20:30 p.m., other flights require a one-way transfer surcharge of $80/person.
- in case of flight data changes after booking confirmation, an additional payment for re-booking in the amount of $ 30 / person is charged
- in case of flight data changes less than 15 days before arrival, in addition to paying for a re-booking ($ 30 / person), an additional payment for an individual transfer in the amount of $ 80 / person may be required.
- When changing flights, note that Tokyo has two airports - Haneda and Narita, located 60-90 minutes drive from each other. If you need to move between airports, payment for the relocation will be made at the expense of tourists.
The price includes:
The price includes:
accommodation in hotels on the basis of breakfast;
- 2 group excursions with a Russian-speaking guide on the program, including entrance tickets;
- 2 program lunches;
- group transfer airport – hotel – airport by minibus;
The price does not include:
City tax on hotel accommodation in the amount of 100-200 yen (about 1-2 dollars) per person per day (paid in cash upon registration)
- Thermal spring tax - onsen 150 yen (about $1.5) per person per day (paid in cash upon registration)
- international flight;
- medical insurance;
- additional excursions;
- personal expenses.