Autumn in Japan: Osaka – Nara – Kyoto – Mount Fuji – Tokyo, 6 days 5 nights

Tour overview

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Tour type

Group tour with a guide

Departs from

Hanoi

Pickup

Meeting point in Hanoi, transfer to Noi Bai Airport

Flights

Return flights included (Vietnam Airlines); flight times confirmed for each departure

Next departure

23 Nov · 2 dates open

• Direct Vietnam Airlines flights from Hanoi
• Kiyomizu and Fushimi Inari in autumn colours
• Golden ginkgo avenue in Tokyo

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1 · Hanoi – Osaka

   Around 19:30 the coach and guide collect you at the Hanoi meeting point for Noi Bai Airport and Vietnam Airlines’ after-midnight flight to Osaka. Night on board.

2. 2

   Day 2 · Osaka – Nara – Osaka

   Land at Kansai early in the morning and drive to Nara to stroll the park around Tōdai-ji, where deer wander freely. After lunch return to Osaka to photograph Osaka Castle on its two high stone bases inside the moats, then free shopping in Shinsaibashi and Nipponbashi. Dinner and overnight in Osaka.

3. 3

   Day 3 · Shinkansen – Kyoto – Nagoya

   Check out and ride a section of the Shinkansen on the way to Kyoto. Visit Kiyomizu-dera, whose wooden main hall stands on hundreds of tall pillars, a World Heritage site since 1994. In the afternoon walk the rows of red torii at Fushimi Inari Shrine, then continue to Nagoya or Chubu for the night.

4. 4

   Day 4 · Nagoya – Mount Fuji

   Travel to the Mount Fuji area and go up to the 5th Station if weather allows for a closer look at the peak. After lunch stroll Oishi Park on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi and the old village of Oshino Hakkai. Dinner at a restaurant, a hot-spring bath at the hotel and the night in the Fuji area.

5. 5

   Day 5 · Mount Fuji – Tokyo

   Drive to Tokyo to photograph the Skytree from outside and visit Asakusa Kannon Temple, dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy. Wagyu beef lunch, then a Geisha performance and free time in Akihabara if time allows. Night in a Tokyo hotel.

6. 6

   Day 6 · Tokyo – Hanoi

   Morning walk along the Meiji Jingu Gaien ginkgo avenue, which turns bright gold from mid-November to early December (weather permitting), then on to Odaiba. After lunch transfer to Haneda for the afternoon flight to Hanoi, landing at Noi Bai around 20:50 and returning to the meeting point.

What's included

Good to know

• The price includes a Japanese group visa for holders of ordinary Vietnamese passports, as listed under inclusions in the itinerary; we send the document checklist (original passport, photos, employment and financial papers) when you book
• Passports must be valid for more than 6 months after the tour ends; holders of non-Vietnamese passports should message us to check entry rules before booking
• Golden and red leaves and the ginkgo colours depend on each year’s weather and are not guaranteed on every departure
• There is free shopping time in Shinsaibashi, Akihabara and the airport duty-free shops
• The final itinerary is confirmed 1–2 days before departure; the order of visits may change with weather and traffic
• Children aged 2–12 sharing their parents’ bed have separate rates