Adventure Travel - Africa Specialists

Trip Style
Traditional inns 12 nights, hotel 1 night
Transportation is by bus, bullet train, tram, express train, cable car, ferry and by foot

Profile
All travellers must arrive with a 14-day Japan Rail pass. Please arrange this through your travel agent. Some accommodation has shared bathroom facilities.
Group size 12

Meals
2 breakfast, 2 dinner

Itinerary

Day 1-2	Join Tokyo; visit Ueno Park or go shopping to upmarket Ginza
Day 3	Nikko; explore the sacred sites of the Tokugawa shoguns or visit Mt. Nakimushi
Day 4-5	Boat across Lake Ashinoko, spot Mt Fuji, in Hakon an onsen(hot springs)
Day 6-7	Bullet train to Takayama, visit the Hida folk village
Day 8-10	Hiroshima, visit the A-Bomb Dome, the Peace Museum
Day 11-14	Explore the feudal fortress of Himeji-jo Castle, explore Kyoto and visit the gold plated Kinkaku-ji temple, tour of the geisha district of Gion.