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Japan: Land of the Rising Sun (18 destinations)

13 days
From Tokyo to Kyoto
4.7
123 traveler reviews
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Explorer
Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 12
Ages 15+
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Highlights

  • Explore Tokyo's vibrant culture and cuisine
  • Ride the shinkansen and local trains across Japan
  • Visit ancient shrines and temples in Nikko
  • Relax in a traditional onsen in Hakone
  • Discover Kyoto's temples and traditional markets

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Tokyo
  2. Day 2 Tokyo - Nikko
  3. Day 3 Nikko
  4. Day 4 Hakone
  5. Day 5 Hakone
  6. Day 6 Takayama
  7. Day 7 Takayama
  8. Day 8 Hiroshima
  9. Day 9 Miyajima - Hiroshima
  10. Day 10 Kyoto
  11. Day 11 Kyoto
  12. Day 12 Kyoto
  13. Day 13 Kyoto
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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.7
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.5
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.4
  • Accommodation
    Good
    4.0
  • Food
    Good
    3.8
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  • Japan: Land of the Rising Sun (18 destinations) reviewer 1
    · April 29th, 2024
    The accommodations were good the food was excellent and the tour was exactly what I wanted it was an active tour that we spent most of our time out doors and in smaller cities and towns Our tour guide Toshi was excellent
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    Thank you for taking the time to post a review. It’s great to know the trip was everything you wanted and more and that Toshi was an excellent guide. We hope you will find another of our itineraries to your liking and we can welcome you on another of... Show more
    Trip date: April 2024
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Trip ran smoothly. Guide treated everyone nicely. He helped people with big luggage and made sure all got back to hotel safely. Eric was helpful and caring to us all.
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    Trip date: January 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Got to see lots of Japan. Was really pleased to see some of the smaller cities (Takayama, Nikko and Hakone) as these would be places you may not go to if not on a guided tour.
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    Trip date: January 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    I loved the trip, it gave a good taste of japan and a lot in it.
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    Trip date: January 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    The tour leader was excellent and the itinerary was good so as a solo traveller I loved it! The trip could be done a lot cheaper independently but I don’t think I would have learned as much about the culture without the tour leader
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    Trip date: January 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    I LOVED the GUIDEhe was A+ His love and interest and KNOWLEDGE was one of the best I have had.The holidays made it difficult in the end of trip to visit certain restaurants and Pease Museum so that was a bummer.Darn 4 day holiday at News Years, does not happen in US so I had no idea.BUT it was IDEAL timing for me to travel and I heard others say the same thing.But the cost vs the off season seems like it was expensive.I paid a lot and it was off season.Also for me I was with 2 families and a couple that I felt as an individual traveler made it difficult to make friends they had their unit.GREAT thing was there were 3 of us that did not have others with us.Without those two people my trip would have been terrible because I would not have had anyone to hangout with.I think I need to upgrade to the comfort trip I guess I would like to understand the difference better.
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    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    I would recommend Intrepid based on the group size and the ability of the tour to deliver real and local experiences of the countries culture to its clients.
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    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Alain Sabourin was an excellent tour guide - he has both the personality and local knowledge required
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    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    I find Japan a daunting place to travel - lots of rigid social rules and my inability to communicate in Japanese make it harder than most. Alain Sabourin did an excellent job of leading the trip - coping with the logistics relatively seamlessly, and remaining cheerful and willing to help throughout.
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    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Great leader. Well organized and designed trip with good amounts of freedom.
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    Trip date: December 2018

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13 days
Japan: Land of the Rising Sun (18 destinations)
From Tokyo to Kyoto

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