Subject to Change Due to Weather or Operational Issues (Always Including the Same Services)
DAY 01 (TUESDAY) TOKYO
Arrival at Narita or Haneda International Airport.
NARITA (NRT): After immigration and customs procedures, a Spanish-speaking assistant will help you board the Airport Limousine Bus (shared regular service to the hotel). The assistant will not board the bus with the passengers nor escort them to the hotel. Depending on the flight arrival time, there may not be a direct Airport Limousine Bus to the hotel. In such cases, you will take a bus to Tokyo Station and then a taxi to the hotel. If the Airport Limousine Bus is not operational, an alternative transfer (train + taxi, etc.) will be provided.
HANEDA (HND): If arriving at Haneda, an additional fee of approximately 56 USD per passenger will apply since a taxi will be used instead of the Airport Limousine Bus. If traveling alone, this fee will be 112 USD.
After immigration and customs procedures, a Spanish-speaking assistant will meet you. You will then be transferred to the hotel by taxi. The assistant will not board the taxi with the passengers nor escort them to the hotel.
Hotel check-in is available from 3:00 PM.
On Tuesday, there will be an information desk at the hotel, staffed by a Spanish-speaking guide, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The information desk is located in the Sofa Lounge (the area with sofas and chairs near the reception in the main tower, The Main).
Accommodation.
DAY 02 (WEDNESDAY) TOKYO
Breakfast at the hotel. At 8:20 AM, meet in the lobby on the ground floor / 1st floor of the main tower, The Main, for a half-day group tour of Tokyo with a Spanish-speaking guide. We will visit:
Meiji Shrine (dedicated to Emperor Meiji)
Imperial Palace Plaza (no entry to the palace grounds)
Senso-ji Temple & Nakamise Street with rows of souvenir shops.
The tour will end at around 1:00 PM in Ginza. The afternoon will be free for leisure. Return to the hotel on your own (the guide will explain how to return to the hotel).
For those who prefer a guided tour in the afternoon, we offer an optional city tour. Between July and mid-September, when it's particularly hot in Japan, the tour will be conducted by private bus (Version 2). The rest of the year, it will operate as Version 1.
OPTIONAL TOKYO TOUR (VERSION 1): Minimum 5 passengers required for operation. This optional tour may be canceled in case of rain or if a guide is unavailable. Available at the destination for approximately 5,000 JPY (about 50 USD) per person. It includes visits to:
Odaiba (futuristic buildings on an artificial island) boat ride not included
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (observation deck at 202 meters).
Return to the hotel by around 8:30 PM. Lunch is NOT included.
OPTIONAL TOKYO TOUR (VERSION 2): Available at the destination for approximately 10,000 JPY (about 100 USD) per person. We will visit by private bus:
Odaiba
Zojo-ji Temple (photos with the temple and Tokyo Tower)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Return to the hotel around 6:30 PM. Lunch is NOT included. (Itinerary for the optional Tokyo tour is subject to change).
DAY 03 (THURSDAY) TOKYO – HAKONE – TOKYO
Breakfast at the hotel. At 7:50 AM, meet in the lobby for a full-day group excursion to Hakone with a Spanish-speaking guide. We will visit:
Lake Ashi (boat cruise)
Owakudani Valley (on clear days, enjoy views of Mount Fuji from both Lake Ashi and Owakudani)
Hakone Open-Air Museum.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If the boat is not operational due to heavy rain and wind, we will visit Hakone Sekishoato (a reconstructed checkpoint on an ancient road). Depending on volcanic gas density, we may not be able to visit Owakudani Valley, or there could be heavy traffic preventing access. In such cases, we will visit Hakone Shrine.
Around 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, return to the hotel. Lunch at a local restaurant is included.
Accommodation.
DAY 04 (FRIDAY) TOKYO – KYOTO – NARA – KYOTO
Breakfast at the hotel. One suitcase per person will be sent separately by truck from the Tokyo hotel to the Kyoto hotel.
At 8:15 AM, meet in the lobby and transfer to Tokyo Station with a Spanish-speaking assistant.
At 9:21 AM, depart from Tokyo by Nozomi Bullet Train #215, arriving at Kyoto Station around 11:32 AM, where a Spanish-speaking guide will greet you. (Train times are subject to change).
We will then begin a group excursion to Nara to visit:
Todai-ji Temple (with the colossal Buddha statue)
Nara Park (home to many deer).
In Kyoto, we will visit:
Gion (the geisha district).
Arrival at the Kyoto hotel around 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Check-in.
Lunch is NOT included (we will have free time to have lunch).
NOTE: The order of visits in Kyoto may change. If this happens, we will visit Gion the next day.
DAY 05 (SATURDAY) KYOTO
Breakfast at the hotel. At 8:20 AM, meet in the lobby for a full-day group tour of Kyoto with a Spanish-speaking guide. We will visit:
Sanjusangendo Temple (with 1,000 statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy)
Fushimi Inari Shrine (with thousands of "torii" gates)
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Tenryu-ji Temple (with a beautiful Japanese garden)
Sagano Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama.
Return to the hotel around 5:30 PM.
Lunch at a local restaurant is included.
Accommodation.
DAY 06 (SUNDAY) KYOTO
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day for personal activities.
OPTIONAL TOUR TO HIROSHIMA & MIYAJIMA (500 USD PER PERSON):
At 7:30 AM, meet in the hotel lobby with the Spanish-speaking guide and transfer to Kyoto Station.
At 8:26 AM, depart from Kyoto by Nozomi Bullet Train #3, arriving in Hiroshima at 10:01 AM, and start the visit. (If there are fewer than 10 passengers, the tour will be conducted using public transport; if there are 10 or more passengers, the optional tour will be by private bus.)
We will visit:
Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum
Atomic Bomb Dome.
At the end of the tour, we will transfer to Hiroshima Station for the 5:57 PM departure to Kyoto by Nozomi Bullet Train #52.
The tour ends upon arrival at Kyoto Station at 7:37 PM.
Transfer from the station to the hotel is at your own expense, by hotel shuttle bus or taxi.
Lunch is NOT included.
Accommodation.
DAY 07 (MONDAY) KYOTO – DEPARTURE FROM JAPAN (KANSAI OR ITAMI)
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet in the lobby with an MK Skygate Shuttle driver and transfer to Kansai (KIX) or Itami (ITM) Airport.
NO SPANISH ASSISTANCE.
The vehicle may stop at several hotels before heading directly to the airport.
Only one suitcase per person is allowed. If you carry more than one, the driver will charge an additional 1,000 JPY (approx. 10 USD) per extra suitcase. In addition to the one allowed suitcase, you can carry up to two small pieces of luggage, such as backpacks, as long as the sum of the three dimensions of each piece does not exceed 100 cm.
Pick-up time will be informed at the hotel reception the afternoon before (around 5:00 PM). Please speak with a receptionist to confirm the pick-up time.
Rooms must be vacated before check-out time (11:00 AM).
Arrival at the airport and check-in at your airline counter is at your own expense.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the MK Skygate Shuttle is not full or operational, the transfer will be by Airport Limousine Bus from the bus stop in front of Kyoto Station or by Haruka Express Train from Kyoto Station. In this case, an English-speaking assistant will accompany the passengers to the bus stop or platform. The assistant will not accompany passengers to the airport.
MK Skygate Shuttle cannot reach Kansai (KIX) or Itami (ITM) airports before 6:00 AM, so if your flight departs before 8:00 AM, you will need to take a reserved taxi to the airport, with a supplement of 15,000 JPY (approx. 150 USD) per passenger. If traveling alone, the supplement will be 30,000 JPY (approx. 300 USD).
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