About this trip
A private 10-day route through Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Mt Fuji, Hakone and Tokyo, built for families and first-time visitors who'd rather go at their own pace than keep up with a group. It's just you and your own party, with local guides and private transport arranged around your schedule.
The pace is relaxed rather than packed. Guided sightseeing is mixed with free time in Osaka and Kyoto, so there's room to wander on your own between the bigger sights.
Because it's private, the itinerary can be adjusted before or during the trip, which suits multi-generation groups or anyone travelling with children who don't want a rigid group timetable.
What you'll do
- Explore Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Mt Fuji, Hakone and Tokyo
- Ride the Shinkansen bullet train between cities
- Free time built in around Osaka and Kyoto to explore independently
- Travel with English-speaking local guides throughout
- Private transport for the whole journey, no group joining
- Designed for a relaxed pace rather than a packed schedule
- Suited to families, multi-generation groups and first-time visitors to Japan
- Itinerary can be customized before and during the trip
Worth it if you value stress-free logistics, a private guide, and balanced structure with free exploration. Think twice if you need guaranteed communication clarity and confirmed transfer policies upfront.
- Private guide kept kids engaged while delivering genuine historical context at Hiroshima, Fushimi Inari, and Senso-ji temple.
- Shinkansen arranged, hotels conveniently located, and logistics handled seamlessly meant families could relax instead of planning.
- Final itinerary arrived two days before departure, not two weeks as promised, making advance planning impossible.
- Airport transfers listed as included but some guests paid their own taxis; contract ambiguity on group size limits caused friction.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Osaka · 19 Jul – 20 Jul
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