Golden Route

10 nights from $4500 AUD per person (twin share)
Accommodation: 3 stars

What's included:

10 nights accommodation
On call culinary assistance support
GF meals planned and booked
10 Breakfasts 
1 Kaiseki Dinner
1 traditional Ryokan stay
Pocket wifi device 
All transport between major cities and some local travel
Hakone Free Pass
6 hour private guide in Tokyo
7 day Japan Rail Pass
Airport transfers

Not included:

• International flights, Travel insurance
• Meals outside of breakfast and one dinner
• Alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages
• Some local travel
• Baggage handling

Destinations:

Tokyo, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Unesco World heritage temples, Nara, Osaka, Hakone,
Traditional Ryokan stay

Day
Schedule
Day 1
Arrive 
Day 2
Explore inner Tokyo on your first day with your private tour guide exploring Tsukiji fish marketsand the temples in Asakusa area
Day 3
Visit the Shinjuku Gyoen gardens , metropolitan building observatory, Meiji shrine, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya
Day 4
Travel to Hakone. Enjoys views of Mount Fuji on the lake Ashi pirate ship. Stay in a
traditional ryokan and enjoyhot springs
Day 5
Visit the open air sculpture museum before taking the Shinkansen train to Kyoto
Day 6
World heritage temples in Kyoto. You will get to see Yasaka, shrine, Kodai-ji, Maruyama park. Walk the cobbled streets of Sanenzaka dori towards Kiyomizu dera
Day 7
Bamboo forest, Tenryu-Ji, Togetsu- Kyo bridge, the monkey park and the stunning Okochi Sanso Japanese Garden. Explore Gion in the evening
Day 8
Take a trip to Nara and feed the deer in Nara Park. Visit Todai-Ji Temple, Kasuga Shrine, Kofuku-Ji temple and Isuien Japanese gardens
Day 9
Visit Osaka and enjoy a visit to Osaka Castle, Dotonbori & Namba and the floating garden observatory
Day10
Return to Tokyo by Shinkansen. Enjoy a stroll through Ueno park on your way to the bustling Ameyoko Market
Day11
Departure