13 days tour

Classical Korea And Japan End Tokyo

Classical Korea And Japan End Tokyo

This tour includes:

Insurance

Basic insurance is included on this tour. The policy comes into effect on arriving at the destination, at the start of the services with Europamundo and it expires when the circuit arranged by our company has ended.

Transport

Includes arrival transfer Evening transfer: Myeongdong quarter in Seoul, Traditional quarter of Gion , Shinjuku

Accommodation

SEUL : HOTEL COURTYARD TIMES SQUARE JEONJU : RAMADA BY WYNDHAM JEONJU BUSAN : IBIS AMBASSADOR HAEUNDAE HIROSHIMA : HOTEL ANA CROWNE PLAZA MATSUYAMA : ANA CROWNE PLAZA MATSUYAMA OSAKA : HINODE OSAKA MONTE KOYA : MONASTERIO HOJOIN KIOTO : VISCHIO or MIYAKO KIOTO HACHIJYO TOKIO : SHINAGAWA PRINCE HOTEL We know how important hotels are on your trip. The hotels have been selected taking into consideration quality, price and location. They are located in the cities we visit, most of them not in the city center but all of them with easy access to public transportation nearby. Our accommodation is not based on luxury hotels. Please keep in mind that standards, bed sizes and room dimensions can vary between hotels of the same class in different locations. All rooms are equipped with private bathroom and TV. Some of them also offer a mini-bar, safe box, and hair dryer. Many hotels, mainly in North Europe, do not have air conditioning or local legislation establishes limited dates of use.

Meals

Breakfast buffet 7 Lunch included in: SEOUL, SUWON, DAEGU, BUSAN, MATSUYAMA, TAKAMATSU, TOKYO 4 dinner included in: SEOUL, HIROSHIMA, MOUNT KOYA, TOKYO

Others

City tour in: SEOUL, KYOTO, TOKYO Ticket admission: Metro in SEOUL, Changdeokgung Palace, Gyeongbokgung Palace, War Memorial in Seoul in SEOUL, Hwaseong Haenggung in Suwon; Samsung Innovation Museum (not always guaranteed); in SUWON, Haeinsa Temple in HAEINSA, Hyundai Motors plant in Ulsan in ULSAN, Yongdusan Park, U.N. Memorial and Doosan Haeundae in Busan in BUSAN, Kintaikyo in Iwakuni in IWAKUNI, Itsukushima Temple in ITSUKUSHIMA, Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima in HIROSHIMA, Dogo Onsen, Ishiteji Temple in Matsuyama in MATSUYAMA, Shinto shrine in KOTOHIRA, Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu in TAKAMATSU, Naruto Brigde in NARUTO, Earthquake Memorial Museum in KOBE, Okuno Mausoleum,Kongobuji Temple and Ajikan or Zazen meditation in Mount Koya in MOUNT KOYA, Shrine of Fushimi Inari, Imperial Palace, Kinkaku-ji Temple in KYOTO, Metro, Metropolitan Tower in TOKYO, Zojoji Temple, Meiji Temple, Sensoji Temple in TOKYO

Guide

English speaking tour in: SEOUL, KYOTO, TOKYO Please note also that your tour guide might be changed once or several times during the tour. On some tours, according to the number of passengers, the service may be provided in bilingual (usually in English and Spanish), either accompanied by two tour leaders, one for each language, or a single tour leader for smaller groups explaining in both languages.

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services not included.

Others

.Other activities and services not included

Flights

International flights not included.

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Itinerary of your trip Classical Korea And Japan End Tokyo

  • Day 1 Day 1: Seoul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Seoul

      Welcome to Korea! Transfer to hotel in group transport. Meeting with your guide. At the end of the afternoon, we are going to enter this fascinating country and with our guide we will go on the modern and efficient underground (we will be taught to use this public transport) to City Hall to see this building shaped like a tsunami. In front of the City Hall, we will also see the Deoksugung Palace, which is lit up at night and which allows us to appreciate the tradition and modernity of this country together. On foot, we will then go from here to the district of Myeongdong, the largest and busiest shopping area in Korea. Its name means โ€œbrilliant tunnelโ€. Dinner included in a local restaurant. Accommodation.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Seoul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Seoul

      Today we include a tour of the city of Seoul lasting five hours. We will see Changdeokgung Palace. This is a World Heritage Site formed by a group of palaces inside a large park. After the visit, we will go to Bukchon Hanok Village, a traditional historical neighbourhood with tiny houses. Afterwards we will visit the War Memorial, an impressive war museum that tells of the different conflicts suffered by Korea during its history, particular the Korean War with the United Nations in which soldiers from many different countries took part. We continue to the Gangnam District, one of the busiest areas of the city, where there are numerous shopping and leisure centres. To finish, we stop at LOTTE WORLD TOWER, an impressive 550 m building where there will be time to climb the tower (entrance not included) or stroll in the park or around the luxury shopping centres. Lunch included in a local restaurant. Return to the centre and free time.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Seoul, Suwon, Jeonju
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Seoul, Suwon, Jeonju

      Today we include in Seoul the Gyeongbokgung Palace, an impressive palace that is 600 years old, where we will see the Changing of the Guard ceremony (if scheduled). Our next stop is the city of SUWON, former capital of Korea, a World Heritage Site famous for its walls Heritage of Mankind. We will stop at the Samsung Innovation Museum to learn about the history of this famous technological company. Note: The visit to the Samsung Innovation Museum has been suspended due to pandemic. We will see the impressive wall with its fortifications and will visit Hwaseong Haenggung, the summer palace. Lunch included in a local restaurant. We continue to JEONJU, where we will see its fascinating old town (Hanok Village), with its tiny houses, traditional shops and art galleries.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Jeonju, Haeinsa, Daegu, Busan
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Jeonju, Haeinsa, Daegu, Busan

      Amidst impressive mountain forest scenery, we come to HAEINSA, a Buddhist temple built in the year 802 where we discover the Tripitaka, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts engraved on 80,000 blocks of wood. We will visit the temple and the museum on the Tripitaka. We go on to DAEGU where we see the market of traditional medicines with its different herbs, and especially ginseng, and the Museum of Oriental medicine. Lunch included. We come to BUSAN. We are in the second largest city in Korea, full of life. Time in the fantastic Doosan Haeundae complex with its more than 300 m skyscraper and its sports marina. Accommodation.

  • Day 5 Day 5: Busan, Ferry Busan Shimonoseki
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Busan, Ferry Busan Shimonoseki

      Day in BUSAN. We are going out to the city of Busan to visit HAEDONG YONGGUNG, 14th century Buddhist temple located by the sea. Return to Busan. We see the memorial to the United Nations with its cemetery were people from numerous countries are buried. We approach the largest fish market in the country, which is alongside Nampo port. Lunch included. Then we walk from there to Yongdusan park with its immense 120 m pagoda. Afternoon free. Night on a ferry, expected departure at 21.00hrs, crossing the sea of Japan in double cabins with bathroom.Note: Due to the ferryยดs limited capacity in double cabins, we will sometimes take a fast ferry leaving Busan at 15:00 hrs. and arriving in FUKUOKA at 18:30 hrs. (border crossing, free time in Fukuoka and hotel accommodation).

  • Day 6 Day 6: Ferry Busan Shimonoseki, Shimonoseki, Iwakuni, Itsukushima, Hiroshima
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Ferry Busan Shimonoseki, Shimonoseki, Iwakuni, Itsukushima, Hiroshima

      We dock at the port of Shimonoseki at 08.00hrs (breakfast not included) and cross the border. We then depart for IWAKUNI, a small city where we will stop to admire the beautiful historic Kintai-Kyo Bridge. We then continue to Miyajimaguchi where we take a ferry to Miyajima, the island โ€œwhere men and Gods live together in peaceโ€, with its Itsukushima shrine dedicated to the guardian of the seas, built partly over the sea. Here we have time to visit the temple, stroll through its attractive centre and have lunch. Then we continue to HIROSHIMA, sadly famous as the site where the atomic bomb fell in 1945, which destroyed the whole city. We will visit the Peace Memorial Park, the Atomic bomb dome and the impressive Peace Memorial Museum. Dinner included.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Hiroshima, Matsuyama
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Hiroshima, Matsuyama

      Today we will take a ferry to Shikoku Island, on a pleasant crossing that lasts two hours and a half and see the many islands that make up Japan. In MATSUYAMA we will take the cable car up to its impressive castle. Afterwards, we will visit ISHITEJI, a beautiful Buddhist temple and a place of pilgrimage. Lunch included. In the late afternoon, we will visit DOGO ONSEN (admission included), a traditional Japanese bath facility built in the 19th century.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Matsuyama, Kotohira, Takamatsu, Naruto, Kobe
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Matsuyama, Kotohira, Takamatsu, Naruto, Kobe

      We depart for KOTOHIRA, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the God of sailors and a place of pilgrimage. The shrine stands on Mount Zosu and is reached by climbing 785 steps. Afterwards in TAKAMATSU we will visit RITSURIN, one of the prettiest gardens in Japan. Lunch included. Then, in NARUTO, we cross an impressive bridge over the sea, stopping on the way to admire the construction and walk on its glass floor with the sea 45 metres below us. Our road is surrounded by beautiful scenery and then crosses long bridges between islands over the sea. Arrival in KOBE, accommodation.

  • Day 9 Day 9: Kobe, Osaka, Mount Koya
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Kobe, Osaka, Mount Koya

      In Kobe we visited the Earthquake Memorial Museum, a place to remind the tragic seism that devastated the city in 1995 and its perfect reconstruction. Note: On some dates, the Earthquake Museum may be changed for the Sake Museum or a climb up Kobe Tower. We go on to Osaka. We will depart from this city to visit, MOUNT KOYA, one of Japanโ€™s sacred mountains and Japanโ€™s main centre of Shingon Buddhism. There are 120 shrines and monasteries on this mountain which is a magical place of pilgrimage. We will visit Okuno Mausoleum, a spiritual place and an immense cemetery in the wilderness that has more than 200,000 graves. We will visit Kongobuji temple, built in 1593. We will spend this night at a Buddhist monastery. The monks will offer us a Zen meditation session (Ajikan). Dinner included (vegetarian food). There is religious ceremony at the temple early in the morning if you wish to attend it. Note: We consider the sojourn at the monastery as an experience of great existential value. The rooms at this place are modest, without bathrooms, in the traditional Japanese style with tatamis. Bathrooms are communal.

  • Day 10 Day 10: Mount Koya, Kyoto
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Mount Koya, Kyoto

      Japanese breakfast at the temple. Then we leave early for KYOTO, to spend the whole day in the city, which was the capital of Japan between 794 and 1868 and home to the Imperial Court. During World War II the city was the only major Japanese to escape the bombardments, and so it still preserves its wealth of artistic heritage; the famous protocol restricting greenhouse gas emissions was signed in Kyoto in 1997. The visit includes a trip to one of the most important parts of the city. We will see the marvellous Shinto Shrine of Fushimi Inari, the Imperial Palace and Kinkakuji temple, โ€œthe golden pavilionโ€ and its wonderful gardens. Free time before visiting GION, a busy traditional quarter famous for its Geisha. Free time. Note: If you already visited Kyoto on your circuit, our guide will offer you information and advice on visiting the other parts of the city unaccompanied.

  • Day 11 Day 11: Kyoto, Tokyo
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Kyoto, Tokyo

      After breakfast transfer to the station to take the BULLET TRAIN to Tokyo. Arrival to Tokyo after almost 500 km in just over two hours.Late in the afternoon, we will pay a visit to this fascinating city by taking a trip on the metro (tickets included) to the Shinjuku district and see the crowds of people who use this modern and efficient collective transport system. Shinjuku is one of the most important nightlife districts. Dinner included and return to hotel.

  • Day 12 Day 12: Tokyo
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Tokyo

      In the morning, we take part in a 5-hour trip with our guide to see this amazing city, with its hustle and bustle and extremely modern districts that coexist with quiet, peaceful areas. Brief stop at the Zojoji Temple to make a beautiful photograph of the Tokyo Tower. Pay attention to the hundred of Jizos, stone traditional protecting deities who guide us on our travels, give power to those who are weak (such children) and those in dangerous places, and who are dressed including hats, robes and windmills. Then we head to the junction of Shibuya, a junction that is said to be the most crowded in the world. The Meiji Temple is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji, his wife, and their spirits. We continue on our bus along the elegant street of Omotesando. We will edge the most beautiful part of the Imperial Palace and the gardens. Stop to visit the famous Nijubashi Bridge. We will pass through the district of Akihabara, the โ€œelectric townโ€ with icons from the popular Japanese Manga and Anime culture and then see Kokugikan, the Sumo stadium, home of this Japanese sport. We will also visit the Buddhist temple of Sensoji, the oldest and most important temple in Tokyo, with its 55-metre high pagoda. Then we will have some free time to visit the traditional commercial street of Nakamise in the district of Asakusa. Lunch included in a local restaurant. Return to hotel.Free time in the afternoon. NOTE: During the Japanese Olympics, accommodation may be given near Narita airport.

  • Day 13 Day 13: Tokyo
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: Tokyo

      After breakfast, end of our services.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 1 / Max: 85

Age range allowed for this experience.

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