JAPAN: GOLDEN ROUTE TOUR – OSAKA – TOKYO

Morning: After breakfast at the hotel, the group checks out.
Guests experience one leg on the Shinkansen bullet train – the pride of the Japanese, reaching average speeds of up to 300km/h at times.
Then the coach takes you to the Mount Fuji area for sightseeing:
Mount Fuji – the symbol of Japan: In good weather, you will go up to the 5th station and see the peak of Mount Fuji glistening with its silver snowcap in the sunshine.
Continuing the journey, you visit one of the following two sites, depending on the time of your tour:
Oishi Park – viewing the Kochia grass changing colour: (for tours in October through to mid-November, and December tours, depending on how the leaves are changing colour): Nestled on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi, Oishi Park offers many unique spots for viewing Mount Fuji. Visitors easily fall in love with the mountains, the lake and the flower fields that bloom through the seasons here. From about October to early November is the time of the Kochia grass in Japan. Kochia, also called the colour-changing grass or burning grass, shifts from fresh green in summer to bright red in autumn. Kochia carpets stretching beneath Mount Fuji create a brilliant and striking autumn picture.
Maple Tunnel – Momiji Kairo: (for tours from mid-November onwards, depending on how the leaves are changing colour) Located on the northern shore of Lake Kawaguchi, along an old river. In essence, this is a long riverside walking path, where maple trees – called “momiji” in Japanese – line both sides of the road. In autumn, these maple leaves turn red and orange and fall to the ground. The brilliant red-orange canopies embracing the path look like a tunnel, which is why this place is also known as the “maple leaf tunnel”.
Evening: The group has dinner and stays overnight at a hotel in the Mount Fuji area. After dinner, you are free to enjoy a natural hot spring bath in the hotel grounds in the Japanese style (known in Japanese as Onsen – the Japanese believe that soaking in hot springs can relieve joint pain, aching muscles and some other ailments).
SPECIAL: On the day of the Mount Fuji sightseeing, guests will be given gold-dusted matcha ice cream and a meal that includes snow crab – a special gift from the travel company.

Morning: You have breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, the coach and tour guide take you sightseeing at one of the following two sites, depending on the group's departure time:
Imperial Palace of Japan: also called the Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the Emperor of Japan. Lying right in the heart of bustling Tokyo, it is a peaceful oasis with vast gardens and refined traditional architecture. The palace was built on the grounds of the ancient Edo Castle, bearing the marks of Japanese history and culture. It is not only a famous tourist destination but also a symbol of the power and endurance of the Japanese imperial family. (Photos taken from outside)
Free shopping at Aeon Mall (if time allows)
Noon: You have lunch at a restaurant. The coach and tour guide take you to Narita Airport for flight VJ935 (16h25 – 20h55) to Noi Bai Airport.
On arrival in Hanoi, the tour guide says goodbye to the group and the programme ends. We look forward to welcoming you again on your next journey!/

***Please note: The timing of cherry blossoms and other seasonal flowers blooming, and the turning of yellow and red leaves, are natural phenomena that depend greatly on each year's weather – temperature, rainfall and sunlight. Therefore the timing of flowering and leaf colour change can vary from year to year and is difficult to predict precisely. We sincerely hope you will understand this force majeure factor. We hope that a small change in nature will not take away from your wonderful experience of the Japan journey, as Japan's scenery is always impressive at any time, and we always strive to offer dedicated, quality service so that you can fully enjoy this memorable trip to the Land of the Rising Sun.