Back Door to the Japan Alps Tour

15 Days/13 Nights

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Tour Inclusions

The full-time services of a Samurai Tours guide.

Local, licensed, English-speaking, Japanese guides where indicated in the itinerary detail.

Travel Select Travel Insurance Policy from Travelex, one of the world's largest travel insurance providers. (The insurance provided by Samurai Tours will cover the land portion only. Insurance to cover airfare is the tour member's responsibility.)

Download a PDF of the Travelex Travel Select Brochure

The provided insurance coverage includes:

  • Trip Cancellation (up to trip cost)
  • Trip Interruption (up to 150% of trip cost)
  • Trip Delay/Missed Connection (up to $750)
  • Medical Expense (up to $50,000)
  • Medical Evacuation/Repatriation (up to $500,000)
  • Lost or Stolen Baggage (up to $1,000)
  • Baggage Delay (up to $250)
  • Coverage for financial default of tour operator
  • A waiver of any pre-existing medical conditions that could eventually cause you to interrupt your trip

Travel Insurance Surcharge: Depending on your age at the time the travel insurance is purchased, you may be subject to the following surcharge for your travel insurance. Travel insurance surcharges will be due at the same time as your tour deposits.

  • Up to 69 - $0
  • 70-79 - $125
  • 80+ - $350

Travel Insurance Opt-Out: If you would prefer to opt out of the travel insurance, please note this at the time of registration. You will receive a $100 credit per person, which will be reflected on your invoice. In the event that you would need to cancel your tour, cancellation penalties may apply. See the Terms and Conditions page for the Cancellation Fees Schedule.

Airport transfer from Tokyo's Narita Airport and airport transfer to Tokyo's Narita Airport

Meeting service at Tokyo's Narita Airport. (For those requiring meeting or sending services on other than the scheduled arrival/departure dates, there will be a $100 fee for the meeting service from the airport into Tokyo.)

Lodging for 11 nights in Japanese-style ryokans and two nights in a western-style hotel. (The ryokans in Tsumago and Shirakawa-go will not have en-suite bathrooms.)

Meals

  • Japanese-style or Western-style breakfast every morning
    (Please Note: Some ryokans offer Japanese breakfasts only.)
  • Four Japanese-style or Western-style lunches
  • 10 Japanese-style dinners

The appropriate amount of free time to allow you to explore and discover your own personal Japan.

All transportation costs when traveling with the group. (Transportation costs during scheduled free times are the tour member's responsibility.)

Admission fees to the following destinations and activities (itinerary specifics subject to change):

  • Tokyo
  • Magome
    • Toson Memorial Museum
  • Tsumago
    • Magome to Tsumago Nakasendo Highway Walk
    • Wakihonjin Okuya
    • Honjin
  • Matsumoto
    • Matsumoto Castle
    • Ukiyoe (Wood Block Print) Musuem
    • Daio Wasabi Farm
  • Obuse
    • Sake Brewery
    • Hokusai Museum
  • Yudanaka Onsen
    • Jigokudani Monkey Park
  • Kamikochi
  • Hirayu Onsen
  • Shirakawa-go
    • Shirakawa-go Open Air Musuem
    • Myozenji Temple
    • Wada Home
  • Takayama
    • San-machi-suji
    • Morning Markets
    • Takayama Jinya

Welcome dinner at the beginning of the tour and Sayonara dinner at the end of the tour

Luggage delivery from the hotel in Tokyo to the ryokan in Matsumoto

Luggage delivery from the ryokan in Matsumoto to the ryokan in Hirayu Onsen

Luggage delivery from the ryokan in Hirayu Onsen to the ryokan in Takayama

Luggage delivery from the ryokan in Takayma to the hotel in Tokyo

Each tour member receives a tour handbook. This handbook is full of tips and suggestions taken from our Japan travel experiences that allow you to better plan and prepare for your trip, and therefore enjoy your trip even more. The tips and suggestions included cover everything from how to save while exchanging money, what to pack, some basic Japanese-language tips, general etiquette do's-and-don'ts, ryokan customs, etc.

Exclusions

Airfare is NOT included

Alcoholic beverages are NOT included - except at the dinner the first evening and the sayonara dinner