2023 Japan Winter Highlights Tour with Snow Monkeys (7d/6n)
Join us on the Japan Winter Highlights Tour with Snow Monkeys in the winter of 2023!
Do you want to see the very best of what Japan has to offer during the winter season? Then this highlight tour that takes you to the bathing snow monkeys in Nagano, the picture-perfect fairytale landscape of an illuminated Shirakawago, a snow-capped Mt Fuji, and much more is for you!
Japan Winter Highlights Tour Description
- See the snow monkeys bathe in the hot spring in their natural habitat
- Experience the magical beauty of the illuminations in the traditional village Shirakawago
- Enjoy Japan’s Golden Route (Osaka, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Shirakawago, Takayama, Matsumoto, Tokyo) in the quiet winter season
Wifi is available on the bus and in the hotels.
* Before you get on the bus, everyone has to sanitize their hands with sanitizer that will be provided by us.
* There will be a maximum of 13 people on a bus that fits 22, so there is enough space between participants.
* We will provide everyone with one special health drink per day to keep everyone’s immune system up.
* We will provide everyone with one fresh bottle of mineral water per day.
Tour Date and Price
Arrival and departure: Starts in Osaka and ends in Tokyo
Tour date: winter 2023* (7 days and 6 nights) *exact dates TBA. If you’d like to be updated once the dates are known, please let us know with the inquiry form below and we will add you to our mailing list.
Tour price: USD 1,980 (price per person, based on twin room occupancy)
Single room price: USD 2430
Japan Winter Highlights Tour Highlights
Day 1: Arrival (Kansai International Airport) – Transfer to Hotel
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Arrival
Day 2: Osaka – Kyoto – Kanazawa
Day 3: Kanazawa – Gokayama – Shirakawago – Takayama
Day 4: Takayama – Matsumoto – Yudanaka
Day 5: Yudanaka – Obuse – Kawaguchiko
Day 6: Kawaguchiko – Tokyo
Day 7: Tokyo – Narita Airport
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Departure
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Kansai International Airport – Transfer to Osaka
Day 2: Osaka – Kyoto – Kanazawa
Day 3: Kanazawa – Gokayama – Shirakawago – Takayama
Day 4: Takayama – Matsumoto – Yudanaka
Day 5: Yudanaka – Obuse – Kawaguchiko
Day 6: Kawaguchiko – Tokyo
Day 7: Tokyo – Narita International Airport
INCLUDED
- 5 nights Western-style accommodation, and 1 night Japanese style accommodation
- Meet and greet upon arrival at Kansai International Airport (KIX)
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Private coach transfers between destinations in Japan
- Comprehensive escort by our professional English-speaking tour guide as described in the itinerary
- Meals as described in the itinerary (14 meals), one health drink, and one bottle of water per day
- Admission fees to sites, gardens, and museums as listed in the itinerary
EXCLUDED
- International airfares
- Meals that are not included in the itinerary
- Travel insurance
- Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks besides the health drinks and water bottles
- Personal expenses such as telephone bills, laundry, and souvenirs
- Gratuities
EXTENDED PLAN
You can extend your vacation before/after the tour in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka, or other areas. We can provide you with an extension of your stay in the same hotel as during the tour for an extra 15,000 yen ~ per night, per person. We can also help you plan your additional days. Please contact us for more details.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Transport: Travel by air-conditioned private coach, baggage handling free
Arrival/Departure Airports: For arrivals at Narita or Haneda airport, this tour starts in Tokyo and ends in Osaka.
Meal Requests: Vegetarian, halal or special meals can be arranged
Meet and Greet: Please note that the meet and greet and airport transfer to the first hotel is ONLY available on the first day of the tour after 10 AM. If you plan to stay extra nights before the start of the tour, please arrange your own hotel transfer
Please note that the tour schedule and prices are subject to change without notice
CANCELLATION POLICY
46 days prior to arrival date in Japan: no penalty
45-31 days prior to arrival date in Japan: 10% of the tour fee
30-15 days prior to arrival date in Japan: 20% of the tour fee
14- 8 days prior to arrival date in Japan: 30% of the tour fee
7 – 3 days prior to arrival date in Japan: 50% of the tour fee
<3 days prior to arrival date in Japan: 100% of the tour fee
Feedback from Clients
- Fatma P. – 2018 Winter –
- The guide was kind and a very fun guy
The sights were nice places to explore, and it was especially the guide who made the tour fun, he was kind, funny, and a very good guy. The hotels were clean and well maintained. And the monkeys were so cute!
Jonathan N. – 2019 Winter –- This tour has it all
We saw so many different places on this tour, I feel like we got a good overview of the middle of Japan. I was also very happy to see the snow monkeys as it looks like a place that is not so easy to reach by yourself. Guide Kazu was a brilliant addition to the tour, his explanations were easy to understand and he gave great service.
