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Family Adventure Tour Of The Treasures Of Japan’s Heartland

Duration 8 days 7 nights
Destination Nara
Price per person
From  $2,810

Summary

This tour allows children and their parents to discover the unknown side of Japan and to connect with the communities they explore. This 8-day adventure gives a deep insight into the Kansai area, offering exciting vistas of Japan from the urban delights of Kyoto to rural immersion in the communities of Asuka and Sasayama. This family tour draws deeply on Japan’s strong connections with the local communities and the people they know personally. It’s no secret that parents are happy when their kids are happy. They will be overjoyed to watch them learning the spirit and techniques of Wadaiko Japanese Taiko drumming, feeding free-roaming deer and creating their own pottery and paper lantern crafts.

Highlights

  • Explore Asuka with its picturesque scenery and the surrounding countryside.
  • Join a young farming family in Asuka and help them harvest seasonal organic vegetables.
  • Have a fun Taiko drumming lesson with the local professional team.
  • Visit a small private pottery studio and try your hand at pottery making.
  • Enjoy a scenic two-hour boat ride along the Hozu River

What is included in this tour?

Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • Full-time services of an English-speaking tour guide
  • 7 nights in hotels and Japanese-style inns (Ryokan and Minshuku)
  • Daily breakfast, 1 lunch and 6 dinners
  • All transportation between tour locations
  • Entrance to museums, temples and other sights on the group’s itinerary
  • Forwarding of one item of luggage on two occasions

What is not included in this tour?

Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
  • Flights
  • Airport transfers
  • Pay locally for drinks with meals and for lunches
  • Entrance fees to museums, temples etc. not mentioned in the itinerary
  • A single room supplement is required for solo travellers at hotels

Day by day Itinerary

Day 1

Meet in Nara

Day 2

Explore Nara and travel to Asuka

Day 3

Harvesting and lunch in a traditional home with a local farmer.

Day 4

Travel to Sasayama and make our Tambayaki pottery.

Day 5

Sightseeing in Sasayama

Day 6

By boat to Arashiyama

Day 7

Vermilion Gates in Kyoto

Day 8

Tour ends