Escape for a Moment

• Arrival at Kansai International Airport.   
• After the customs formalities, reception by a Spanish-speaking assistant (or Portuguese depending on the size of the group). Transfer to the hotel with the assistant.
• Arrival at the hotel and rest of the day is free for your personal activities.  
• Check-in at the hotel in Osaka is from 3:00 PM on. If early check-in is desired, an extra night is required pre-tour and availability cannot be guaranteed.  
• Accommodation at the hotel in Osaka for 1 night.

• Breakfast at the hotel. 
• Meet in the lobby and start the city tour with a guide to visit Osaka Castle*. 
• After the visit, departure to Nara to visit Todaiji Temple with its huge statue of Buddha* and the Sacred Deer Park. Lunch at a restaurant. 
• In the afternoon departure to Kyoto.  
• On the way, visit of the Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine.  
• After the visit, return to the hotel. 
• Accommodation at the hotel in Kyoto for 3 nights.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Meet in the lobby and start the guided tour of the ancient capital Kyoto visiting Nijo Castle*, Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion)* and Heian Shinto Shrine*.  
• Lunch at a restaurant.   
• The tour ends at the restaurant and you are free to return to your hotel. 
• Afternoon at leisure for personal activities.
• Accommodation at a hotel in Kyoto.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free day for your personal activities.

Optional Excursion to Hiroshima and Miyajima

Meet at the lobby and start the tour to Hiroshima and Miyajima with guide. Drive to Kyoto station on foot with guide.  

Departure from Kyoto to Hiroshima by JR high speed train (shinkansen) "Nozomi", tourist class Arrival in Hiroshima and beginning of the guided tour to visit the Peace Memorial Park and its museum* and the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima and the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine* in Miyajima.

Lunch at a restaurant. After the visit, return to Hiroshima station. 

• Departure from Hiroshima to Kyoto by JR "Nozomi" high speed train (shinkansen), tourist class.  Arrival in Kyoto and the tour ends at Kyoto station.  
• Transfer to your hotel.  
• Overnight in hotel in Kyoto.

• Your luggage will be transported directly to the hotel in Tokyo. Please prepare a backpack for 2 nights in Takayama and Hakone without your bags.
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Meet in the lobby and transfer to Kyoto station. 
• Departure from Kyoto to Nagoya by JR "Nozomi" high speed train (shinkansen).  
• Arrive in Nagoya and visit the villages of Magome and Tsumago, on the old Tsumago ©Mr.Colin Sinclair/© JNTO Nakasendo road. We will take a walk in Magome. Departure to Tsumago where we will visit "Waki Honjin" (Ancient Samurai Shelter)*. 
• Picnic lunch basket included. 
• Departure by road from Tsumago to Takayama.  
• Arrival in Takayama where the city tour starts, visiting the Kami-sannomachi street.  
• After the visit, transfer to your hotel.   
• Deluxe and Superior: Typical Japanese dinner and hotel accommodation for 1 night in Takayama. 
• Standard: Dinner and hotel accommodation for 1 night in Takayama.

• Breakfast at the hotel. 
• Meeting in the lobby and departure to Shirakawago with guide.
• Arrival in Shirakawago and beginning of the visit of the village (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO), to see one of the traditional houses of "Gassho-zukuri "*. After the visit, transfer to Nagoya station.  
• Lunch in a restaurant. 
• Departure from Nagoya to Odawara by JR high speed train (shinkansen). 
• Upon arrival in Odawara you will be transferred to your hotel (superior and standard categories) or ryokan (deluxe category) in Hakone. 
• Deluxe: Typical Japanese dinner and accommodation at a ryokan for 1 night in Hakone.
• Superior/Standard: Dinner and hotel accommodation (Western type) for 1 night in Hakone.

• Breakfast at the hotel. 
• Meet in the lobby and start the guided tour of Hakone National Park to see Lake Ashi on a mini-cruise* and the cable car* to enjoy the panoramic view of Hakone and Mount Fuji.
• Lunch at a restaurant.   
• After the visit, departure from Hakone to Tokyo. Arrival in Tokyo and start the tour of the Tokyo Tower*. 
• After the visit, transfer to your hotel. 
• Accommodation in hotel in Tokyo for 3 nights.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Meeting in the lobby and beginning of Tokyo city tour with guide to visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple with its Nakamise shopping arcade, the Daiba district and small boat ride*.   
• Lunch at a restaurant.   
• The tour ends at the restaurant and the return to the hotel is on your own.  
• Afternoon at leisure for personal activities.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free day for personal activities. 

Optional Excursion to Nikko

Meet at the lobby and start the guided tour to Nikko. 

Arrival in Nikko and start of the tour to visit the Toshogu Shinto Shrine(*), Chuzenji Lake and the Kegon Cascade up the zigzag "I-Ro-Ha" Road.  

Lunch at a restaurant.  

• After the visit, return to your hotel in Tokyo.  
• Accommodation in hotel in Tokyo.

• Breakfast at the hotel. 
• Meet in the lobby and transfer to Haneda or Narita International Airport on regular service with assistant. 
• Depart from Narita (or Haneda) on your flight. 
• The hotel room in Tokyo will be available until 10am.