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Kyoto, Tsumago and Matsumoto
Duration
2 Days
Physical rate
Moderate
Starting city
Tokyo
Available
April 2025 / November 2025
Detailed day by day description
Introduction
Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.
Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.
TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Europamundo or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..
Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.
IMPORTANT: If you had additional nights upon arrival the hotel will have your reservation, but his travel guide normally will not be until the night before the start of the tour.
07:00 a.m. - Departure from the hotel. We’ll transfer to Tokyo Station to board a high-speed bullet train. The journey will take approximately two hours and fifteen minutes.
Note: You’ll be accompanied to the station, but during the train journey, a guide will not travel with you if the group for this section of the trip has fewer than 15 people. Upon your arrival at Kyoto Station, our guide will be waiting to continue the tour.
10:30 a.m. - Kyoto. We’ll meet our main guide and begin exploring this historic city, which served as Japan’s capital from 794 to 1868 and hosted the Imperial Court. Remarkably, Kyoto was the only major Japanese city spared from bombing during World War II, allowing it to preserve its extraordinary artistic and cultural heritage. Kyoto is also known as the site where the 1997 Kyoto Protocol was signed, a treaty aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Our visit will include the city’s most iconic landmarks. We’ll admire the stunning Fushimi Inari Shrine, the Imperial Palace; and the Kinkakuji Temple, known as the “Golden Pavilion,” surrounded by magnificent gardens.
07:00 p.m. - After the tour, enjoy free time to explore Gion, Kyoto’s traditional district, known for its vibrant atmosphere and Geishas.
08:00 a.m. – Departure from Kyoto. We’ll travel to Tsumago through beautiful rural landscapes.
11:15 a.m. – Arrival in Tsumago, a charming wooden village, considered one of the most beautiful in Japan. You’ll have free time to explore and lunch will be included at a local restaurant.
01:30 p.m. – Departure from Tsumago.
02:45 p.m. – Arrival in Matsumoto, a popular tourist city where we’ll visit the impressive Matsumoto Castle, a 16th-century fortress known as "The Crow" due to its black color. Afterward, you’ll have free time to explore this vibrant city.
05:00 p.m. – Departure from Matsumoto.
08:30 p.m. – Tokyo.