Experience Mt. Fuji, Japans most famous symbol and ride the re-knowned Bullet Train! Take in the amazing views from Mt.Fuji 5th Station (weather permitting) before moving to Hakone, where you will board a cruise boat and travel across Lake Ashi to Hakone-en Garden. From the garden, take the ropeway up Mt. Komagatake for a spectacular panoramic view of Mt. Fuji and the valley below. End your amazing day with a relaxing trip to the famous hot springs at the Hotel Kowaki-en in Odawara.
You will visit the following places by bus:
Deluxe Motorcoach Drive along The Expressway to Mt.Fuji
Leave Tokyo for a drive aboard a deluxe motorcoach to Mt.Fuji (3,776m . Or 12,388ft.)
Fuji Visitor Center (20 minutes)
Nature, culture and artwork concerning Mt.Fuji are on display at the information center. When the center is closed (Monday and certain other days), Peace Pagoda located on the way to Hakone will visit instead. However, if the tour is behind the schedule due to traffic jam, Peace Pagoda may be skipped.
Drive up Mt.Fuji 5th Station
A drive halfway up Mt.Fuji to the 5th Station (altitude 2,305 m.), enjoying the natural scenery en route.
Lunch
Enjoy Japanese-style lunch at a restaurant.
A Cruise on Lake Ashi (Ashinoko Yuransen) (15 minutes)
A delightful cruise on Lake Ashi (Ashinoko Yuransen) aboard a large sightseeing boat. Let the crisp air and surrounding verdure refresh you.
Mt. Komagatake Ropeway
Ride an aerial cableway up and down Mt. Komagatake for a sweeping view of celebrated Hakone National Park.
Proceed to Odawara to board a Shinkansen Train for Tokyo
Drive to Odawara Station and abroad Shinkansen (Kodama / non-reserved).
Arrive in Tokyo around 8:00 p.m.
Meals: 1 Lunch
Pick-up service: Available at major hotels (see list below)
Drop-off service: Not available
Guide: English-speaking guide service is included
N.B. Please be in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before the pick up time. Times are subject to change with or without notice.
Direct check-in passengers at the Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal are requested to show up by 20 minutes before the actual starting time.
REMARKS
1. Multilingual audio guiding devices recorded in Korean, Chinese, German and Spanish will be provided free of charge. Please make requests in advance to enjoy this special service.
2. Mt.Komagatake Aerial Cableway is skipped due to traffic conditions without alternative on the following days: Apr.29-May 1, May 6, Jul. 19, Aug. 1-2, 8-9, 16, 22-23, 29-30, Sep. 5,12,22, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 30, 31.
3. When "Fuji Visitor Center" is closed, or if the tour is behind the schedule due to traffic jam, "Fuji Visitor Center" may be skipped.
4. When the driveway up to Mt.Fuji's 5th station is closed due to heavy snow or for operational reasons you will go up the highest possible point.
5. Komagatake Ropeway or Cruise on Lake Ashi may also be omitted or substituted depending on traffic, weather conditions, or for other operational reasons. In this case, you will enjoy one in case either of them is omitted or two in case both of them are omitted out of following alternatives: Narukawa Museum in Hakone, Hakone Check Point, Cruise on Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Kawaguchi Ropeway, Hakone-en Aquarium, Hakone shrine and Owaku-dani. Tour guide will finalize alternative places, based on careful study of tour movement and other conditions.
6. You are advised to bring an overcoat or other warm clothing during autumn and winter.
7. For people proceeding to Kyoto after this tour, please note that your arrival time is usually around 21:30 p.m. but sometimes will be around 10-11 p.m. due to traffic conditions.
8. Even if you go up to the 5th station of Mt.Fuji, it so happens that you cannot see the full view of Mt.Fuji due to the weather conditions. A refund will not be made nor the tour operation be cancelled for this reason.
9. There is a possibility that your tour guide does not accompany you on the shinkansen back to Tokyo after Odawara Sta. for operational reasons. In this case, your guide will provide information on how to go back to your hotel from Tok.
Pick-up services at each hotel are available when the reservation is made more than one hour before the actual starting time.
Pick-up services are available for the staying guests only at New Sannno in Tokyo and Yoshi-ima in Kyoto.
Participants staying at Takanawa Prince Hotel and its Sakura Tower can use pick-up services from the New Takanawa Prince Hotel.
Approximate Pick-up Times
08:00 Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka
08:20 ANA Intercontinental Tokyo
08:00 Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel*
07:50 Century Hyatt Tokyo
07:40 Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel
08:10 Conrad Tokyo
07:40 Crowne Plaza Metropolitan,Tokyo
08:25 Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo
08:00 Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so
08:00 Ginza Capital Hotel (Annex bldg.)
08:25 Grand Hyatt Tokyo*
08:10 Le Meridien Hotel Grand Pacific*
07:50 Hotel Grand Palace
07:55 Hilton Tokyo Hotel
08:25 Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Main bldg.)
08:30 Inter Continental Tokyo Bay*
08:05 Keio Plaza Tokyo
07:55 Hotel Laforet Tokyo
08:15 Hotel Pacific Tokyo
07:50 Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
07:50 Hotel New Otani (Main bldg.)
08:05 The New Sanno Hotel
08:20 Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa
08:15 Hotel Nikko Tokyo*
08:10 Hotel Okura Tokyo (Main bldg.)
08:05 Palace Hotel Tokyo
07:40 Park Hyatt Tokyo*
08:20 Park Hotel Tokyo
08:15 The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo
07:50 Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo
08:15 Courtyard By Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel
07:50 Royal Park Hotel Tokyo (next to the Tokyo City Air Terminal)
08:25 Royal Park Shiodome Tower*
08:30 Shiba Park Hotel
08:05 Shinagawa Prince Hotel (East Tower)
07:45 Shinjuku Washington Hotel
07:30 Sunshine City Prince Hotel
08:20 Tokyo Dome Hotel*
08:30 Tokyo Prince Hotel
08:20 The Prince Park Tower Tokyo
08:15 Tokyo Station (Hato Bus at Marunouchi South Exit) - please note that baggage transfer is not available at this stop.
07:55 Westin Hotel Tokyo
08:05 Yaesu Fujiya Hotel
09:00 Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal
* At these hotels, a pick up service is available if reservation is made not later than 4.00pm on the previous day.
The last pick-up point is Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal.
Multilingual audio guiding devices recorded in Korean, Chinese, German and Spanish will be provided free of charge on these tours. Please make requests in advance to receive this special free service.
Please note: Due to the nature of this product we will collect your 2nd and 3rd choice dates at time of booking. In the event that we cannot fulfil your first choice date then we will endeavour to fulfil either the 2nd or 3rd choice.
Tour Info
Times: Everyday at 9.00am