Japan and Korea Escorted Tour (2024)

Fly with Air Canada to Vancouver from your hometown connecting Air Canada non-stop flight to Tokyo (Japan).  Start your worry-free vacation with our Canadian Tour Leader.

Cross the International Date Line and arrive in Tokyo. You will be greeted and transferred to the hotel.

Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro  or Similar (4-Star)

After breakfast, visit Asakusa Kannon Temple (Sensoji Temple) and Nakamise Market. Then visit Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck for a skyline view of Tokyo and Group Photo. Visit Tokyo National Museum before dinner. ( B / L / D )

Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro  or Similar (4-Star)

Morning visit Meiji Shrine, the most important and popular Shinto shrine in Tokyo. Then
visit Tsukiji Fish Market, take a Sushi Making Class with lunch, and drive by the Imperial
Palace and Nijubashi Bridge. In the afternoon, visit Ginza Shopping District, if time
allows, explore Odaiba. (B / L / D)

Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro /  Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo or Similar (4-Star)

Leave Tokyo to Hakone, a 1.5-hour drive. Taking a calming, 30-minute Cruise on Lake Ashi. After lunch, drive to Mt. Fuji 5th Station (depending on weather conditions), if time allows, visit the eight springs Oshino Hakkai. Dinner at a local restaurant. ( B / L / D )

Hotel Associa Shizuoka or Similar (4-Star)

After breakfast, drive to Nagoya (3.5 hours bus ride). After lunch, visit Nagoya Castle and Atsuta Shrine. Then proceed to visit Osu Kannon Temple / Shopping Arcade, a network of covered shopping streets with over 400 shops and restaurants. ( B / L / D )

ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Nagoya  or Similar (4-Star)

After breakfast, take a 2-hour bus ride to Kyoto. After lunch, visit Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Visit the district of Gion and try to catch a glimpse of geikos (Kyoto dialect for geisha) or
maikos (geiko apprentices) at Hanami-koji Street. You will experience a Tea Ceremony
and a Maiko Performance. Western Dinner at night. (B / L / WD)

ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kyoto  or Similar (4-Star)

After breakfast, visit Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Togetsukyo Bridge. Then tour to Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) and Kiyomizu Temple. Dinner on your own arrangement.

( B / L )

 ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kyoto   or Similar (4-Star)

Take the morning Bullet Train from Kyoto to Hiroshima. Visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Museum.  Then take the ferry to Miyajima Island, visit Itsukushima Shrine  Lunch on your own arrangement. In the late afternoon, take the Bullet Train to Osaka. Dinner at a local restaurant. ( B / D )

Sheraton Miyako Osaka  or Similar (4-Star)

Nara is an hour drive from Osaka. Visit Todaiji Temple, held the record as the largest wooden building in Japan. Onward to Nara Deer Park, home to hundreds of freely roaming deer. Visit Kofukuji Temple and take a stroll in Naramachi, the former merchant district of Nara. Head back to Osaka and explore the largest shopping district Shinsaibashi. Enjoy a Special Dinner in Osaka.

( B / L / SD )

Sheraton Miyako Osaka  or Similar (4-Star)

After breakfast, take the flight to Busan. Greeted by a Korean local guide and straight to a tour of Oryukdo Skywalk and Taejongdae Cliff. Then visit Busan International Film Festival Square and the biggest Fish Market, Jagalchi Fish Market. Korean Hot Pot Dinner at a local restaurant. ( B / L / D )

Busan ASTI Hotel or Similar (4-Star)

Today, visit Gamcheon Culture Village, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple see the Cheongsapo Red and White Lighthouse. Then walk along Busan famous Haeundae Beach and get a ride on Haeundae Coastal Train. Enjoy a Korean Dinner at night. ( B / L / D )

Busan ASTI Hotel or Similar (4-Star)

After breakfast, enjoy a ride to Gyeongju. Today visit 2 UNESCO Heritage sites – Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple. And then Cheomsongdae Observatory, Daerungwon Tomb Complex, and Gyeongju National Museum. Buffet Dinner at Ashley Restaurant. ( B / L / SD )

Gyeongju Commodore Hotel or Similar (4-Star)

In the morning, drive to Seoul. Upon arrival, have Korean Ginseng Soup with Rice for lunch. Then visit Gyeongbokgung Palace and experience wearing Korean Traditional Cloth – Hanbok. After, visit the National Folk Museum and Bukchon Hanok Village. Then watch The Painters show (or Nanta) and visit Dongdaemun-gu.  Dinner on your own arrangement. ( B  / L  )

Four Points by Sheraton Josun, Seoul Station or Similar Hotel (4-Star)

In the morning, visit DMZ Area to see the reality of divided nation in the world. Itinerary includes the Third Tunnel Experience. Afternoon, visit the War Memorial of Korea and Insadong. We will have a Special Farewell Dinner – Korean BBQ. Visit Myeongdong Night Market before going back to the hotel. ( B / L / SD ) 

Four Points by Sheraton Josun, Seoul Station or Similar Hotel (4-Star)

After breakfast, take a closer look at N Seoul Tower (No observatory) and visit a Local Products Store then transfer to Incheon International Airport. Take the Air Canada non-stop flight to Vancouver, arrive home on the same day. 

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