Starting From
$2,650.00
BEST SEASON
Mar to May
GROUP
Max 8
DIFFICULTY
Easy
Great for:
Culture Seekers
Food Lovers
Slow Travellers
★★★★★
(4.8 / 5)
Asia
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5 Days / 4 Nights
Kyoto, slowly and properly
This journey is built around time rather than a checklist. Begin the day in peaceful temple gardens, spend afternoons discovering Japanese craft and cuisine, and let evenings unfold along the lantern-lit lanes of Gion.
Stay in a traditional machiya-inspired property, meet local makers in their workshops and share a guided tea experience. A small group and knowledgeable local hosts make room for meaningful encounters and unhurried discovery.
Destinations on this journey
Package Details:
LOCATIONS
Kyoto • Arashiyama • Fushimi Inari • Nara • Gion
PACKAGE INFO
5 Days / 4 Nights
STARTING POINT
Kyoto, Japan
Package itinerary
Five thoughtful days of temple visits, traditional craft, tea culture and neighbourhood walks in Japan's historic capital.
DAY 1
Arrival in Kyoto
Arrive at Kansai Airport and take the express train to Kyoto. Settle into your machiya townhouse, then stroll the lantern-lit lanes of Gion before a welcome dinner of kaiseki.
DAY 2
Temples and the tea ceremony
Begin early at Kinkaku-ji and Ryoan-ji while the gardens are quiet. In the afternoon, spend a private session with a tea master learning the ceremony and its history.
DAY 3
Arashiyama and the geisha district
Walk the bamboo grove at first light, then ride the scenic Sagano train. Evening brings a guided walk through Gion, with a chance to meet a maiko over dinner.
DAY 4
Fushimi Inari and Nara
Climb the thousands of vermilion torii at Fushimi Inari before the tour groups arrive, then take a short train to Nara to meet the deer and see the great Buddha at Todai-ji.
DAY 5
Departure
A relaxed morning for last-minute shopping at Nishiki Market, then a transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Package includes
4 nights in a traditional machiya townhouse
Private tea ceremony with a tea master
Guided temple and garden walks
Scenic Sagano train ticket
Welcome kaiseki dinner
Airport transfers by rail with a host
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