Treasures of Japan with South Korea
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Highlights
- Visit sacred Shinto shrines and ancient Buddhist temples
- Stroll through the Peace Memorial Park at Hiroshima
- Spend a full day in Gyeongju, South Korea, with a visit to Bulguksa Temple, a World Heritage Site
- View Matsue’s architectural treasures, including a perfectly preserved medieval castle and a 250-year-old samurai house
- Watch a master potter create distinctive pastel-glazed ceramics in Hagi
- Photograph two of Japan’s most celebrated traditional gardens—Koraku-en and Kenroku-en—as well as Miyajima’s iconic red torii
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- All gratuities
- Accommodations in hotel and on board the Caledonian Sky and three nights in hotels as outlined in the itinerary
- All meals included aboard ship and with the group ashore, including house wine, beer or soft drinks with lunch and dinner onboard
- Arrival and departure transfers on group dates
- Services of the expedition staff, including lectures, briefings, slide/film shows
- All group activities and excursions
- Landing and port fees
- Medical expense coverage
- Emergency evacuation insurance
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Itinerary
Depart on your independent flight to Tokyo, Japan.
Arrive in Tokyo and transfer to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning join a city tour that showcases the modern and ancient highlights of Japan’s dynamic capital city. After lunch, ride one of the famed bullet trains to Niigata where you will embark the Caledonian Sky.
Well off the beaten path of most travelers, Sado Island possesses both the pastoral charm of verdant rice paddies and bamboo groves, and the dramatic beauty of surf-pounded seacoasts. Visit a sake brewery to learn about the venerable process, make soba noodles by hand...
Kanazawa is a thriving center of the arts, long renowned for its lacquerware, superb collectible Kutani-style pottery, gold-leaf workmanship, delicate hand-painted kimonos, and Noh theater dramas. The narrow and winding cobblestone streets have a quaint photogenic cha...
The coastline along the north shore of Honshu offers splendid views of craggy rock faces and rugged shores sculpted by waves. Matsue, the “town of water,” is nestled between a scenic lake and a large lagoon. Visit the cultural attractions of the town, which include th...
This morning disembark in the bustling port of Ulsan and depart overland for magnificent Gyeongju. Considered by UNESCO as one of the world’s ten most historically significant sites, it is often described as a “museum without walls.” As the ancient capital of the Sill...
Disembark in Shimonoseki this morning for a visit to the bustling Karato Fish Market. Then depart overland for Hagi, an exquisite medieval samurai town that served as the capital of the local daimyo, feudal lords, between 1603 and 1868. Stroll through the serene Tokoj...
Uwajima Castle was built in the early 17th century and is one of only 12 surviving castle towers built in the Edo Period. The castle houses a small museum that includes armor, furnishings, and archives of the Date family. Then stroll through Tensha-en, a traditional Japanese landscape garden constructed in 1868 as the retreat of the Date’s seventh lord, Munetada.
In Hiroshima, visit the compelling Peace Memorial Park, located in the heart of the city. A World Heritage Site, the park and its monuments are dedicated to the hope for world peace; an arch-shaped cenotaph includes the names of all the known victims of the atomic bom...
Naoshima is known for its many contemporary art museums. Visit the Benesse House Museum, with interesting displays that combine art and nature through the collaborative efforts of many world-renowned artists and architects. The Chichu Art Museum, literally, “in the ea...
Enjoy a tour of Shikoku Village, an open-air museum that exhibits a variety of traditional structures dating from the Edo and Meiji periods, including farmhouses, workshops, bridges, and a kabuki theater. Take a stroll through Noguchi Sculpture Park to view over 150 works of art on display in a traditional Japanese garden setting.
Disembark in Kobe for a morning city tour, including a museum that chronicles the devastating 1995 earthquake and recovery efforts. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to a spectacular city overlook on the verdant slopes of Mount Rokko. Board a bullet train for the trip to Kyoto. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Okura.
After breakfast enjoy a morning tour of Japan’s lovely cultural capital. Among the tour highlights is a visit to the Heian-jingu Shrine and its gardens, built in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto; the 12th-century Sanjusangen-do Temp...
After breakfast transfer to the Osaka airport for your independent flight, arriving in the USA the same day.
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What's excluded
- All air transportation
- Excess baggage charges
- Airport arrival and departure taxes
- Transfers for independent arrivals and departures
- Passport and/or visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar charges, alcoholic beverages other than listed above, e-mail/Internet/fax/telephone charges
Accommodation
Caledonian Sky Built in 1991 as a private yacht, the 100-guest Caledonian Sky has been completely refurbished to become an elegant expedition vessel. All suites offer ocean views, sitting area (some with a private balcony), well-appointed bathrooms, flat-screen TV, telephone, personal safe, hairdryer, and mini-fridge. The ship also has a dining room, two bars, library, lounge with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, a medical clinic and doctor, small gym and salon, ample outdoor decks, and an elevator that serves all decks. The vessel carries the latest safety, navigation, and communications equipment, along with roll stabilizers to minimize the ship’s motion. The captain’s open-bridge policy allows passengers onto the bridge at most times. A fleet of Zodiacs allows landings at remote locations. Category 1: Ocean-view staterooms on the Castle Deck are 244 square feet, and feature beds that are configurable into two twins or one queen, a sitting area, en suite bathroom, and three portholes. Category 2: Ocean-view staterooms on the Caledonian Deck are 232 square feet, and feature beds that are configurable into two twins or one queen, a sitting area, en suite bathroom, and one window. Category 3: Ocean-view staterooms on the Promenade Deck are 217 square feet, and feature beds that are configurable into two twins or one queen, a sitting area, en suite bathroom, and a picture window. Category 4: Ocean-view staterooms on the Promenade Deck are 217 square feet, and feature beds that are configurable into two twins or one queen, a sitting area, en suite bathroom, and a sliding mirrored glass door leading directly to the promenade. Category 5: Ocean-view staterooms on the Promenade Deck are 243 square feet, and feature beds that are configurable into two twins or one queen, a sitting area, en suite bathroom, and a sliding mirrored glass door leading directly to the promenade. Category 6: Ocean-view staterooms on the Bridge Deck are 215 square feet, and feature beds that are configurable into two twins or one queen, a sitting area, en suite bathroom, and patio doors leading to a private balcony that is 45 square feet.
- Minimum Cancellation Fee: $750 per person
- 179-120 days prior to departure: 25% of cruise cost
- 119 days or less: 100% of cruise cost
All meals included aboard ship and with the group ashore, including house wine, beer or soft drinks with lunch and dinner onboard
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