Ginza Tours

Tokyo . Nikko . Mount Fuji . Hakone . Himeji . Hiroshima . Miyajima Island . Kyoto An in-depth exploration of the "land of the rising sun" including visits to three UNESCO World Heritage sites.

OUR WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• All intra-Japan land transportation
• Includes all intra-Japan transfers between airports and hotels (initial arrival and final departure transfers are included when transpacific air is purchased through Pacific Delight Tours, Inc.)
• 10 nights in Deluxe hotels
• 10 breakfast, 1 lunch
• Includes baggage handling, hotel taxes and service fees Ask about our preferred transpacific airfare rates - each purchase include $100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance. Earn frequent flyer credit with each air/land purchase.

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

• TOKYO: Tokyo Tower; Imperial Palace Plaza; Asakusa Kannon Temple with Nakamise shopping arcade; Tasaki Pearl Gallery
• NIKKO (UNESCO World Heritage Site): Toshugo Shrine, Drive through Irohazaka, Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Waterfall, Ginza district
• HAKONE (MOUNT FUJI): Mount Fuji with stop at Fifth Station for scenic views; Hakone National Park with cruise on Lake Ashi; Hakone Ropeway (cable car) ride to Owakudani station
• HIMEJI (UNESCO World Heritage Site): sightseeing at Himeji and Himeji Castle
• MIYAJIMA EXCURSION: Torii Gate at Itsukushima Shrine
• HIROSHIMA: Peace Memorial Park; Peace Memorial Museum
• KYOTO (UNESCO World Heritage Site): Nijo Castle or Ryoanji Temple; Kinkakuji Temple's Golden Pavilion; Kyoto Imperial Palace or Kitano Tenmangu Shrine; Kyoto Handicraft Center

Take an unforgettable 13-day tour through Japan one of the most culturally rich and advanced countries in the world. See the riches of Kyoto, Nara and Osaka, then experience the excitement of Tokyo’s bustling streets and happening nightlife. Trip costs include: Air transportation with a major airline, airport transfers and escorts The services of a bilingual Go Ahead Tour Director A licensed local city guide in Osaka, Kobe, Nara, Kyoto, Hakone and Tokyo 11 nights accommodation in comfortable, well-located hotels with twin beds and private bath or shower All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling and local taxes Buffet breakfast (B) daily 5 three-course dinners, including wine or beer (D) 2 lunches Private deluxe motorcoach Guided sightseeing and entrance fees to select sights as described Go Ahead travel gift and increased status in our World Traveler Club, including credit toward your next tour

Tokyo . Kyoto Featuring the modern metropolis of Tokyo and teh ancient capital of Kyoto

Tokyo . Kyoto Featuring the modern metropolis of Tokyo and teh ancient capital of Kyoto

OUR WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• All intra-Japan land transportation
• Includes all intra-Japan transfers between airports and hotels (initial arrival and final departure transfers are included when transpacific air is purchased through Pacific Delight Tours, Inc.)
• 5 nights in Deluxe hotels
• 5 breakfasts
• Includes baggage handling, hotel taxes and service fees Ask about our preferred transpacific airfare rates - each purchase include $100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance. Earn frequent flyer credit with each air/land purchase.

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

• TOKYO: Tokyo Tower; Imperial Palace Plaza; Asakusa Kannon Temple with Nakamise shopping arcade; Tasaki Pearl Gallery
• KYOTO (UNESCO World Heritage Site): Nijo Castle or Ryoanji Temple; Kinkakuji Temple's Golden Pavilion; Kyoto Imperial Palace or Kitano Tenmangu Shrine; Kyoto Handicraft Center

Design Your Own Tour... A great way to travel independently, relax and enjoy the tour of your dreams. Combine city modules for a custom vacation created to your specifications Your choice of tour offerings, plus transfers and sightseeing Transfers take the worry out of arriving in an unfamiliar city on your own Included sightseeing tours help you to familiarize yourself with the highlights of each city

WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• 3 nights in the Superior First Class; Park Hotel - Tokyo
• 2 nights in the Superior First Class; The Westin Miyako - Kyoto
• 5 breakfasts, 1 lunch
• Sightseeing activities as noted in itinerary
• Local guide (local guides provide sightseeing, information and assistance)
• Baggage handling, hotel taxes, service charges
• USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program

Tokyo . Beijing . Xi'an . Guilin . Shanghai Featuring the ancient heritage and modern future of the Japanese and Chinese cultures

Tokyo . Beijing . Xi'an . Guilin . Shanghai Featuring the ancient heritage and modern future of the Japanese and Chinese cultures

OUR WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• All intra-China and Japan air/land transportation*
• Includes all intra-China and Japan transfers between airports and hotels (initial arrival and final departure transfers are included when transpacific air is purchased through Pacific Delight Tours, Inc.)
• 13 nights in Five-Star and Deluxe hotels
• 13 breakfast, 5 lunches, 9 dinners
• Comprehensive sightseeing, special cultural activities and performances as noted
• Includes baggage handling, hotel taxes and service fees Ask about our preferred transpacific airfare rates - each purchase include $100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance. Earn frequent flyer credit with each air/land purchase.

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

• TOKYO: Tokyo Tower; Imperial Palace Plaza; Asakusa Kannon Temple with Nakamise shopping arcade; Tasaki Pearl Gallery
• BEIJING: Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum and jewelry section; Summer Palace; Beijing Duck dinner party; The Great Wall; Cloisonné Factory; Temple of Heaven
• XI'AN: Terra-Cotta Warriors, Circle Vision Movie, Bronze Chariot; Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an History Museum
• GUILIN: Reed Flute Cave, Fu Bo Hill; Li River cruise to Yangshuo with lunch on board
• SHANGHAI: Shanghai Museum including special audio tour; Nanjing or Huai Hai Road shopping streets; Yu Garden and Old Town; The Bund; Xintiandi; Silk Factory *The Tokyo/Beijing air sector is not included in the Land Price for this tour. Call us for details.

Design Your Own Tour... A great way to travel independently, relax and enjoy the tour of your dreams. Combine city modules for a custom vacation created to your specifications Your choice of tour offerings, plus transfers and sightseeing Transfers take the worry out of arriving in an unfamiliar city on your own Included sightseeing tours help you to familiarize yourself with the highlights of each city

WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• 3 nights in the Superior First Class; Prince Park Hotel
• 3 breakfasts
• Sightseeing activities as noted in itinerary
• Local guide (local guides provide sightseeing, information and assistance)
• Baggage handling, hotel taxes, service charges
• USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program

From bustling cities to quiet mountain villages, experience the distinct culture of the “Land of the Rising Sun” during this vacation to Japan. Start your trip in Tokyo, Japan’s capital, and see the Meiji Shrine, a magnificent 20th-century Shinto monument set in a man-made forest. Visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple with the Nakamise shopping arcade, and take a walking tour among the dazzling neon lights of Tokyo. Also enjoy a full day in Tokyo to explore this remarkable city on your own. Then stop in Matsumoto, gateway to the Japanese Alps. See the famous Matsumoto Castle, which dates back to 1593, and the Japan Folklore Museum on your way to Takayama. Here, your tour includes visits to the Kusakabe Heritage House for a glimpse of late 19th-century architecture and the Hida Minzoku-Mura Folk Village, a collection of traditional buildings, farm houses, and artifacts relating to life and work of local villagers. Next, see the unique Gassho-Zukuri (joined hands)-style thatched houses in Shirakawa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then head to Kanazawa to tour one of Japan’s greatest gardens, Kenroku-En, the “Garden of Six Qualities,” dating from the 1670s. Marvel at the Fushimi Inari Shrine en route to Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan.In Kyoto, visit the Nijo Castle, built in 1603 as the official residence of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu; Temple of the Gold Pavilion; and Heian Shrine and Garden. In Kyoto, have fun participating in a Japanese cooking class. Your trip concludes with a full day at leisure to discover additional temples, shrines, palaces, and pagodas on your own. A farewell dinner is a perfect way to end your wondrous vacation to Japan.

Kanazawa, Tokyo, Takayama, Kyoto

Your Treasures of Japan & China vacation begins in Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, with wonders that include the Meiji Shrine, a 20th-century Shinto monument set in a man-made forest, Imperial Palace Plaza, and Asakusa Kannon Temple. Also, enjoy a walking tour among the dazzling neon lights of Tokyo. From Tokyo, your tour heads south for Hakone and a cable car ride with panoramic views of spectacular Mount Fuji (weather permitting). Then, a thrilling ride on Japan’s bullet train delivers you to Kyoto. Established in 1964, Japan’s bullet trains were the world’s first high-speed trains and now travel in excess of 185 miles per hour. In Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan, visit Nijo Castle, completed in 1603 as the official residence of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. You also visit Kinkakuji, the Temple of the Gold Pavilion, and the Heian Shrine & Garden. A full day of leisure in Kyoto gives you time to enjoy the many temples, shrines, palaces, and pagodas at your own pace. In Japan, you not only visit the famous sights, you also have an opportunity to try on a traditional kimono and enjoy a tea ceremony. The next part of your trip takes you to China. Fly to Shanghai, China’s most populous city and center of trade and industry. On your Shanghai sightseeing tour, experience the Shanghai Museum; Yu Yuan Gardens, built in the Ming Dynasty; and the Children’s Palace, one of China’s famous kindergartens. Then travel to Guilin for vistas of unique limestone mountains during a leisurely Li River cruise. After a short flight to Xi’an, enjoy “The Tang Dynasty” dinner show and see the enormous tomb of China’s first emperor with its legion of Terracotta Warriors. Next, fly to Beijing, China’s capital. Enjoy a sightseeing tour that includes the Forbidden City’s Imperial Palace, once the sacred home of China’s great emperors, and Tian’anmen Square, the largest public square in the world and where the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949. Your sightseeing tour also includes the Beijing Zoo to see pandas and the former Imperial Summer Palace, a complex of pavilions, temples, and galleries situated around Kunming Lake. No vacation to China is complete without seeing the Great Wall of China, and on this tour, you get a chance to walk along the wall to enjoy sweeping vistas of this mammoth fortress. After lunch in a local restaurant, take a leisurely walk down the Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs.Finally, fly to Hong Kong and enjoy a cable car ride up Victoria Peak for panoramic views of the city. Continue your discovery at Repulse Bay, a popular beach area; the Aberdeen fishing village for a Sampan ride on Hong Kong’s harbor; and Stanley Market to browse for clothing, arts, and crafts. A full day at leisure in Hong Kong concludes your amazing and adventurous vacation to Japan and China.

Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong Extension, Beijing, Xi’an, Odawara–Kyoto, Sightseeing including a personal headset in Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai, Guilin, Kyoto

Destinations

Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka

Your Itinerary Includes

• All round trip airport and train station transfers
• 3 nights Tokyo
• Dynamic Tokyo half day tour
• Kamakura Walking Tour
• Coach transfer from Tokyo to Hakone (via Mount Fuji)
• 1 night Hakone
• Hakone tour and hot springs bath
• Bullet train from (Odawara to Kyoto)
• 3 nights Kyoto
• Kyoto half day city tour
• Bullet train from Kyoto to Hiroshima
• 1 night Hiroshima
• Hiroshima and Miyajima tour
• Bullet train from Hiroshima to Kurashiki
• Okayama and Kurashiki tour
• Train journey from Kurashiki to Osaka
• 1 night Osaka
• 9 breakfasts 3 lunches

Destinations

Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto

Your Itinerary Includes

• All round trip airport transfers
• 2 nights Tokyo
• Dynamic Tokyo half day tour
• Luggage delivery from Tokyo to Kyoto
• Coach transfer from Tokyo to Hakone (via Mount Fuji)
• 1 night Hakone
• Hakone tour and hot springs bath
• Bullet train (Odawara to Kyoto)
• Nara half day tour
• 2 nights Kyoto
• Kyoto half day city tour
• 5 breakfasts 3 lunches

Destinations

Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Takayama, Kanazawa, Osaka

Your Itinerary Includes

• Internal coach class air in Japan
• All round trip airport and train station transfers
• All luggage transfers
• 3 nights Tokyo
• Cityrama Tokyo morning tour
• Tokyo Modern afternoon tour
• Kamakura private walking tour
• Coach transfer from Tokyo to Hakone (Via Mt. Fuji)
• 1 night Hakone
• Hakone tour and hot springs bath
• Bullet train to Kyoto
• 3 nights Kyoto
• Nara afternoon tour
• Kyoto full day tour
• Sagano-Arashiyama private walking tour
• Bullet train to Takayama
• 1 night Takayama
• Takayama morning tour
• 1 night Kanazawa
• Kanazawa morning tour
• 1 night Osaka
• 10 breakfasts 2 lunches

From bustling cities to quiet mountain villages, experience the distinct culture of the “Land of the Rising Sun” during this vacation to Japan. Start your trip in Tokyo, Japan’s capital, and see the Meiji Shrine, a magnificent 20th-century Shinto monument set in a man-made forest. Visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple with the Nakamise shopping arcade, and take a walking tour among the dazzling neon lights of Tokyo. Also enjoy a full day in Tokyo to explore this remarkable city on your own. Then stop in Matsumoto, gateway to the Japanese Alps. See the famous Matsumoto Castle, which dates back to 1593, and the Japan Folklore Museum on your way to Takayama. Here, your tour includes visits to the Kusakabe Heritage House for a glimpse of late 19th-century architecture and the Hida Minzoku-Mura Folk Village, a collection of traditional buildings, farm houses, and artifacts relating to life and work of local villagers. Next, see the unique Gassho-Zukuri (joined hands)-style thatched houses in Shirakawa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then head to Kanazawa to tour one of Japan’s greatest gardens, Kenroku-En, the “Garden of Six Qualities,” dating from the 1670s. Marvel at the Fushimi Inari Shrine en route to Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan.In Kyoto, visit the Nijo Castle, built in 1603 as the official residence of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu; Temple of the Gold Pavilion; and Heian Shrine and Garden. In Kyoto, have fun participating in a Japanese cooking class. You also have a full day at leisure to discover additional temples, shrines, palaces, and pagodas on your own.Finally, board one of Japan’s famous bullet trains and head to Hiroshima to see the Itsukushima Shrine, noted for its floating Torii Gate. A sightseeing tour of Hiroshima includes the Shukkeien Landscape Garden and the Peace Park with its Memorial Hall, memorializing victims of the atomic bomb. Travel by motorcoach to Kurashiki and then to Himeji to see Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This wondrous trip to Japan ends in Osaka.

Kanazawa, Hiroshima Extension, Tokyo, Takayama, Kyoto

Your Treasures of Japan & China vacation begins in Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, with wonders that include the Meiji Shrine, a 20th-century Shinto monument set in a man-made forest, Imperial Palace Plaza, and Asakusa Kannon Temple. Also, enjoy a walking tour among the dazzling neon lights of Tokyo. From Tokyo, your tour heads south for Hakone and a cable car ride with panoramic views of spectacular Mount Fuji (weather permitting). Then, a thrilling ride on Japan’s bullet train delivers you to Kyoto. Established in 1964, Japan’s bullet trains were the world’s first high-speed trains and now travel in excess of 185 miles per hour. In Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan, visit Nijo Castle, completed in 1603 as the official residence of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. You also visit Kinkakuji, the Temple of the Gold Pavilion, and the Heian Shrine & Garden. A full day of leisure in Kyoto gives you time to enjoy the many temples, shrines, palaces, and pagodas at your own pace. In Japan, you not only visit the famous sights, you also have an opportunity to try on a traditional kimono and enjoy a tea ceremony. The next part of your trip takes you to China. Fly to Shanghai, China’s most populous city and center of trade and industry. On your Shanghai sightseeing tour, experience the Shanghai Museum; Yu Yuan Gardens, built in the Ming Dynasty; and the Children’s Palace, one of China’s famous kindergartens. Then travel to Guilin for vistas of unique limestone mountains during a leisurely Li River cruise. After a short flight to Xi’an, enjoy “The Tang Dynasty” dinner show and see the enormous tomb of China’s first emperor with its legion of Terracotta Warriors. Finally, fly to Beijing, China’s capital. Enjoy a sightseeing tour that includes the Forbidden City’s Imperial Palace, once the sacred home of China’s great emperors, and Tian’anmen Square, the largest public square in the world and where the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949. Your sightseeing tour also includes the Beijing Zoo to see pandas and the former Imperial Summer Palace, a complex of pavilions, temples, and galleries situated around Kunming Lake. No vacation to China is complete without seeing the Great Wall of China, and on this tour, you get a chance to walk along the wall to enjoy sweeping vistas of this mammoth fortress. After lunch in a local restaurant, take a leisurely walk down the Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs. Your adventurous vacation to China and Japan concludes with a delightful Peking duck dinner in Beijing.

Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing, Xi’an, Odawara–Kyoto, Sightseeing including a personal headset in Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai, Guilin, Kyoto

American breakfast (B) daily, 1 lunch (L); Local Host service in each city; city maps; sightseeing as outlined in day-by-day itinerary.

American breakfast (B) daily; Local Host service in each city; city maps; sightseeing as outlined in day-by-day itinerary.