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Honshu Tokyo
Japan
Shikoku Kumamoto Kyushu
Kyoto Osaka
Temples, Tea & Trails -
Japan
Temples, Tea & Trails
Tour Duration: 18 days Grade: Price: £2295 (land only) Estimated Flight Cost: £650 Optional: Bike Hire £175 Insurance £61 Carbon Offset Cost: £21 Tour Details: Place to place 15 nights ryokans/minshuku/ youth hostels 2 nights ferry 80% meals provided 12 days biking 3 days sightseeing Guided & vehicle support Tour Dates & Codes:
starts
10 Apr 08 15 May 08 13 Jun 08 25 Sep 08 19 Oct 08 09 Apr 09 14 May 09 24 Sep 09 20 Oct 09
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ander through ancient temples, cycle quiet back roads, admire rugged coastlines and peer into volcanic craters. Much more than a cycling trip, our Japan Explorer trip is an opportunity to really experience Japanese culture and meet people ready to share their wonderful cuisine and centuries old traditions.
Predominantly on very quiet roads through an ever-changing landscape of wooded valleys, rice paddies and rugged coastlines. We then visit Kyushu heading to the worlds largest caldera surrounding Mt Aso. We ride to the edge of an active volcanic crater with bubbling sulphur pools. Enjoy riding through remote farming villages, rolling pastures and smoke belching mountains. There is nothing better than ending your riding day then soaking away in a wonderfully relaxing Japanese bath. Natural hot-spring baths are often part of your accommodations. Food is number one in Japan and we ensure you get the chance to experience great cuisine. We stay in very comfortable and traditional minshuku, ryokan and hotels. Your lead guide is Vincent, a longtime resident of Japan and well travelled cyclist.
He has a deep appreciation of many things Japanese and loves to share his passion and enthusiasm for Japan with visitors from around the globe. For those who prefer road rather than off road and like to do a few more miles each day, see our Temples, Tea and Tarmac holiday.
ends
27 Apr 08 01 Jun 08 29 Jun 08 12 Oct 08 05 Nov 08 26 Apr 09 31 May 09 11 Oct 09 06 Nov 09
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JAP08/01 JAP08/02 JAP08/03 JAP08/04 JAP08/05 JAP09/01* JAP09/02* JAP09/03* JAP09/04*
Beginning in Kyoto, where you experience the contrast of traditional and modern Japan. Here we visit Zen temples with immaculate gardens and explore the back streets of this 1200 year old city. From there we go off the usual tourist trail, cycle across to the Japan Sea Coast.
For a detailed tour dossier 0191 265 1110 www.skedaddle.co.uk
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* Prices for 2009 subject to increase.
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