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Stunning Hakone Highlights Tour
Joined 2016
Hakone is the fantastic tour spot covering panoramic view of various mountains including Mt Fuji, beautiful Lake Ashi, fantastic ropeway and cable car and historic remains such as the old Hakone Check Point and Hakone Shrine.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Your hotel
Meet you at your hotel
Shinjuku Station
Take Odakyu Romance Car train (limited super express train)
Hakone Yumoto Station
Take mountain train, cable car and ropeway from Hakone Yumoto to Togendai pier with stopover at Hakone Oowakudan
Hakone Owakudani
Enjoy viewing valcanic activity and Mt Fuji, if you are lucky. Have lunch at the observatory retaurant
Lake Ashi
Enjoy the pirate ship cruising. you can possibly view Mt fuji if the sky is clear enough
Hakone town walk covering Hakone Old Check point and Hakone cedar street
Enjoy Hakone town walk and visit either Hakone Old Check point or Hakone Shrine, as much as time allows
Hakone Yumoto Station
Take Odakyu Romance Car limited super express train back to Shinjuku station
Your hotel
See you off at your hotel
Ending Point
At your hotel
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up in the center of Tokyo
-Transportation fee of you and guide, meals fee, entrance fee.
-Transportation fee would cost 8500 yen per person covering Odakyu Romance Car (limited super express train) fare & Hakone Free Pass which cover all the fee of attracting vehicles such as mountain train, cable car, ropeway, pirate ship and bus.
-I need to book Odakyu Romance Car train seats and buy the tickets of all passengers including the guide one month in advance of the tour. Therefore, I ask you to pay the total cost to me by cash on the tour day.
-You are kindly requested to pay the above transportation fee (Odakyu Romance Car + Hakone Free Pass) for the guide and yourself.
Tour Important Information
1.You can enjoy riding on the mountain train,cable car and ropeway on the way to Oowakudani where you can watch energetic volcanic activity of Hakone mountain.
2.You can enjoy wonderful pirate ship cruising from Togendai pier,which is the terminal station of ropeway, to Hakone town pier.
3.You can enjoy walking around Hakone town covering the old Check Point, Hakone cedar street and shopping center.
4.Tour itinerary is as follows:
Pick up at your hotel in the center of Tokyo - Shinjuku station - Take Odakyu Super Express Romance car train to Hakone Yumoto station - Change to mountain railway to Gora station - Take a cable car for Sounzan station - Change to ropeway for Owakudani station - Have a lunch break at Owakudani, Take a ropeway down to Togendai pier of Lake Ashi - Enjoy the pirate ship cruising on Lake Ashi - Arrive at Hakone town or Moto-Hakone pier - Walk around Hakone town - Visit Hakone Check Point Museum or Hakone Shrine, if time permits
- Get on a bus back to Hakone Yumoto station - Take Odakyu Romance Car back to Shinjuku station - See you off at your hotel
5.Total duration is about 10 hours. If we start 9:00 am, we will return to the hotel at around 19:00 pm.
6.There are several beautiful view points of Mt Fuji during our excursion in Hakone, such as Owakudani,Togendai,Lake Ashi,Hakone town.
The possibility of viewing clear Mt Fuji is higher in winter when the air is clearer than summer when it can be foggy around Mt Fuji.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2016
About Tour Guide Masaharu N.
Hello, My name is Masaharu.
I am the National Licenced Tour Guide and Interpreter in English.
I used to stay in London, UK for 14 years on business.
This valuable experience gave me great passion for talking to many people with entirely different culture and historical background.
Therefore, it is my great pleasure to show foreign tourists from all over the world exciting tour spots by featuring traditional as well as modern faces of Japan.
Let's share together history, culture, natural beauty and seasonal delicacy of Japanese food.
See you in Japan soon!
Reviews
“Great tour with a great guide!”
Masaharu was a top notch tour guide for our day together in Tokyo. He knew the best spots and background of each site, including Tsukiji, Asakusa and much more. Our day was extremely hot and humid and he was very accommodating for our group, giving us time to rest and cool off when needed while still getting us to and from our multiple stops. You can't find a better guide. Thank you Masa!
Masaharu N.
Dear Jonathan, Thank you for your nice review and heart-warming words. It was my great pleasure sharing such a lovely time with you and your wonderful family around Tokyo. I also enjoyed learning a lot about your amazing way of life in US. I hope you will further have fun touring around Tokyo for the rest of days and bring good memories back home. Wishing you and your family all the best!
“Excellent Guide”
Thank you so much Masa-San for 2 wonderful days in Japan! Our family of 7 had great memories to visit Hakone and Tokyo the first time. We even learn and enjoy to navigate Metro and train in Tokyo. Masa-San help us to organize the trip 2 months before our visit. He is very dedicated to make sure all of my 5 children have a good time and enjoy best food in Japan. I highly recommend Masa-San and his tour. His English is excellent. Thank you very much. Tuyet Nguyen.
Masaharu N.
Dear Tuyet-san, Thank you for your nice review. It was such a wonderful time sharing with your lovely family for two days around Hakone and Tokyo. I also enjoyed learning a lot about your family history and culture. I am looking forward to seeing you again in the near future. Wishing your family all the best! Masaharu
“one day city tour”
I had one day in Tokyo, and best thing I did was to hire Masa to take me around. Don't bother to try to do this by yourself.
Masaharu N.
Hi Moshe-san, Thank you for your warm words and a nice review. It was my great pleasure helping you enjoy touring around Tokyo. Wishing you all the best! Masaharu
$461/ per group
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