Tour Name: GARDENS & GALLERIES

This tour offers the perfect balance if you enjoy scenic walks, colourful gardens, contemporary and traditional work of art designs and rich culture and comforts.

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When & Where?

Route: Tokyo - Kurashiki - Naoshima - Kyoto - Kanazawa - Tokyo
Tour Type: Self Guided
Travel Dates: All Year Round
Starts: Tokyo | Ends: Tokyo
Duration: 12 nights/13 days

Pricing

From €2,700 per person sharing twin room or similar

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What’s included?

Narita Airport Meet & Greet on arrival
Airport Transfer Tickets (arrival / departure dates)
12 Nights accommodation at selected hotels
Meals: Breakfast daily & 3 dinners
Tokyo subway card
14 Day Japan Rail Pass
Kairakuen & Bonsai Mura full day guide service
Return ferry tickets to Naoshima Island including guide
Tokyo & Kyoto full day private guide
Kyoto Authentic Tea Ceremony
Unique Japan Tours Essential Travel Pack

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Daily Itinerary

Day 1: Met by English speaking assistant on arrival at Tokyo Narita Airport
Exchange your Japan Rail Pass & make train reservations with assistant
Transfer to Tokyo by train on your own
Free time in Tokyo
Day 2: Breakfast at your hotel
Meet your guide at your hotel lobby
Full day sightseeing with guide using public transport, including Kairakuen Garden & Bonsai Mura
Day 3: Breakfast at your hotel
Meet your guide at your hotel lobby
Full day sightseeing with guide using public transport (Entrance fees & lunch paid on the spot)
Day 4: Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer to Kurashiki by Shinkansen
Evening free time (Optional visit Kurashiki Ohara Museum of Art)
Day 5: Breakfast at your hotel
Free day in Kurashiki (Optional day trip to Okayama Korakuen Garden)
Day 6: Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer to Naoshima Island by ferry
Free time in Naoshima (Bennesse Museum)
Dinner at local Minshuku
Day 7: Breakfast at your Minshuku
Transfer to Kyoto by ferry & Shinkansen
Afternoon free time in Kyoto
Dinner at your ryokan
Day 8: Breakfast at your ryokan
Meet your guide at your hotel lobby
Full day sightseeing with guide using public transport (Lunch & entrance fees paid on the spot), tea ceremony & Gion (Geisha/Maiko) district walking
Dinner at your ryokan
Day 9: Breakfast at your ryokan
Free day in Kyoto (Optional day trip to Nara, Arashiyama & Bamboo forest on your own)
Day 10: Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer to Kanazawa on your own
Afternoon free time in Kanazawa
Day 11: Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer to Tokyo by trains
Evening free time in Tokyo
Day 12: Breakfast at your hotel
Free day in Tokyo (Optional day trip to Kamakura & Yokohama)
Day 13: Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer to Narita Airport using Japan Rail Pass

Tour Highlights

Tokyo - Learn about Bonsai's and Japanese style gardens with local expert guide, Kairakuen Garden, traditional & contemporary museums, Tsukiji fishmarket, Meiji shrine at Yoyogi park
Okayama & Naoshima - Kurashiki canal town, Ohara Museum, Korakuen in Okayama, Seto Bridge, Bennesse Museum, Art House Project & Chihu Art Museum on Naoshima island, ferry ride, local transport & guide
Kanazawa- 21st century Contemporary Art museum, Kenrokuen garden, geisha and samurai streets
Kyoto - Miho Museum, Ohara area, Bamboo forest grove, Zen gardens, authentic tea ceremony at local te house, ancient temples and shrines