Southern Japan

Day 1:

Arrival to Osaka international airport. Meet and greet by level travel representative then transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure – 0vernight in Osaka

Day 2:
Breakfast at the hotel . Leave for Himeji to visit its immense castle which shows us the traditional Japanese architecture. Then you will enjoy  a cable car trip up Mount Shosa, where there is the  Engyo-ji temple complex with over a thousand years of history, where the film “the last Samurai” was shot. Lunch included in a local restaurant. proceed to Okayama ,where you will visit Korakuen; one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan, with its lakes, waterfalls and traditional teahouses – overnight in Okayama

Day 3:
Breakfast at the hotel. leave for Kurashiki; a city with a very well preserved historical centre. continue on your way to Hiroshima a city sadly known for the atomic bomb that fell on it in 1945 and which levelled the city. stroll around the Peace Memorial, the Dome of the bomb and we will visit the impressive Museum of Peace.  Enjoy a ferry trip to the to see the sanctuary of Itsukushima built partially over the sea. Enjoy your dinner in Hiroshima – overnight in Hiroshima.

Day 4:

Breakfast at the hotel. take a ferry to Shikoku Island, on a pleasant crossing that lasts two hours and a half and see the many islands that make up Japan. In Matsuyama you will take the cable car up to its impressive castle. Afterwards, enjoy a visit  to Ishite-je, a beautiful Buddhist temple and a place of pilgrimage. Enjoy your  Lunch meal . In the late afternoon, you will visit Dogo onsen (admission included); a traditional Japanese bath facility built in the 19th century – overnight in Matsuyama

Day 5:
Breakfast at the hotel. depart for Kotohira, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the God of sailors and a place of pilgrimage. The shrine stands on Mount Zosu and is reached by climbing 785 steps. Afterwards in Takamatsu we will visit Ritsurin one of the prettiest gardens in Japan , enjoy a Lunch meal. Then, in Naruto we cross an impressive bridge over the sea, stopping on the way to admire the construction and walk on its glass floor with the sea 45 metres below us the road is surrounded by beautiful scenery and then crosses long bridges between islands over the sea – overnight in Kobe

Day 6:
Breakfast at the hotel. In Kobe a visit to the Earthquake Memorial Museum, a place to remind the tragic seism that devastated the city in 1995 and its perfect reconstruction.  proceed to Osaka, free time for a stroll and lunch .

End of our services.

Departures dates  

  Apr.19: 18 

 May.19:  02, 16, 30  

  Jun.19: 13, 27 

   Jul.19: 11, 25  

 Aug.19: 08, 22  

 Sep.19: 05, 19  

  Oct.19: 03, 17, 31 

  Nov.19: 28  

  Dec.19: 26 

   Jan.20: 23  

   Feb.20: 20  

   Mar.20: 19 

1. Transportation from Osaka airports to hotel
2. Hotels accommodation for 5 nights with breakfast
3. Travel by bus with English speaking guide
4. Entrance fees and ticket admission for the all mentioned activities
5. Ferry tickets to : Hiroshima - Miyajima, Shikoku Island
6. Funicular in : Mount Shosa in Himeji, Matsuyama castle in Matsuyama
7. 4 meals ( lunch or dinner)
8. Travel insurance

• International air ticket
• Personal expenses
• Visa fees
• Return transfer to Osaka airport