Sakura_C12 Days Standard (❀❀❀)

Cairo CAI Airport EK924 (18:50) Departure to Dubai (DXP airport) Transit time is 2hours 15minuts

Transfer from Narita airport to Tokyo Downtown by JR Narita Express (NEX) or JR Sobu Line or Keisei Skyliner or Keisei Limited Express or Keisei/Keikyu Narita-Haneda Limited Express or Bus or Taxi .

Welcome to Tokyo 

the ultramodern and the traditional at the same time capital of Japan! An English-speaking assistant meets you at the arrivals hall and takes you to your private driver for the transfer to your hotel. Upon arrival to the hotel, you check in and have the rest of the day at leisure to relax after your trip or start exploring the vibrant city on your own. (Overnight in Tokyo).

Introduction to Tokyo & River Cruise In the morning after breakfast you meet your private guide and start your first full day tour of Tokyo. During the tour you use the convenient Tokyo public train transportation to travel around the city. Today you visit the Asakusa Temple, the oldest temple in Tokyo, and learn the legend of how this temple was built. The temple is known to bring good luck in almost anything, so make sure to make a wish! Here you can feel the traditional Japanese culture the moment you step on the temple grounds. A shopping street, called Nakamise, leads from the outer gate to the temple's second gate, here you can find a great selection of souvenirs as well as local confectionaries that the locals admire so much. Then you have a visit the Tokyo Sky Tree, a television broadcasting tower and the tallest structure in Japan. Its observation decks offering spectacular views over Tokyo are the highlights of the tower. You visit the deck located at the height of 350 meters (1148 feet), so make sure to have your camera and phone charged! After a break for lunch, you enjoy a river cruise and rediscover Tokyo from water. Later you proceed to Hamarikyu, a large landscape garden in the heart of the city. The traditionally styled garden with seawater ponds stands in stark contrast to the skyscrapers of the adjacent modern district. The garden has its own history that goes back several centuries, and your local guide will share its stories to you. Before returning to your hotel, you explore Ginza, Japan's premier shopping, dining and entertainment district, which has one of the most expensive real estate in all of Japan. After the tour you return to your hotel and have the evening at leisure.

In the morning after breakfast you have some leisure time to enjoy the hot spring baths at your ryokan hotel. Later you meet your private guide and take a public bus to the train station to catch your bullet train.(3H by Train) to Kyoto. Fushimi Inari Shrine & Sanjusangendo Temple Upon arrival at Kyoto, you take the hotel shuttle bus to the hotel. After check-in you have a half day tour to explore Fushimi Inari Shrine and Sanjusangendo. You will reach these sights by the convenient system of public trains. Fushimi Inari Shrine is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of red torii gates, which stand astride a network of trails. The trails lead into the forest of the sacred Mount Inari. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. You can take a hike on these trails and learn how the thousands of the torrid gates appeared here. Then you proceed to the Sanjusangendo Temple, famous for its 1001 human sized statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. Once inside, you see a large wooden statue composition of the Kannon, equipped with numerous heads and arms, the goddess of mercy can better witness the suffering of humans and better help them fight the suffering. After the tour you return to your hotel in Kyoto and have the evening at leisure.

In the morning after breakfast you meet your private guide and start your full day exploration of Kyoto. You start with a Japanese tea ceremony experience, that provides an engaging induction to the traditional tea ceremony. This activity dates back hundreds of years and is the most idealistic pastime of ancient Japan. In this ceremony you will have an opportunity to wear traditional kimono robes, taste the green matcha tea and eat unique Japanese sweets specifically made to match the tea's flavour. After soaking up the Japanese tea culture, you proceed to the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the Imperial Family's residence from 794 until 1868, during the times when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. Here you have a chance to explore the palace buildings (from the outside) and the gardens, which was just recently opened to the public. After a break for lunch, you visit the Arashiyama, the second-most important sightseeing district in Kyoto that is filled with temples and shrines. The highlight of the district is the famed Bamboo Forest, one of the most photographed sights in Kyoto. Standing in the midst of this sprawling bamboo grove is like being in another world, it has a sense of otherness that is very much unlike that of any other forest. This is an experience that is not to be missed! After the tour you return to your hotel and have the evening at leisure.

In the morning after breakfast and check-out you meet your private guide and embark on a day trip to Nara. Please note: Direct luggage transfer from Kyoto hotel to Osaka hotel is arranged. In the morning after breakfast you meet your private guide and embark on a full day trip to Nara. Together with your guide you take a train to Nara, Japan's first permanent capital then knows as Heijo. Before the establishment of the first permanent capital in 710, the capital used to be moved to a new location whenever a new emperor ascended to the throne. Nara (Heijo) remained a capital for less than a century, but the city’s past had a significant impact and the city remains full of historic treasures, including some of Japan's oldest and largest temples. You take a bus to the Todaiji Temple, that was constructed in 742 as a head of all provincial temples and grew so powerful that the capital of Japan has to be moved to Nagoka in 784 to lower the temple's influence on government affairs. The temple’s main hall, the Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall) is currently the world's largest wooden building, even though its present reconstruction of 1692 is only two thirds of the original size. The massive building houses one of Japan's largest bronze statues of Buddha (Daibutsu). The beautiful temple is located in Nara Park, which is also famous for being the home to hundreds of freely roaming deer. After a break for lunch, you explore Kasuga Taisha , which is most celebrated shrine in Nara. This shrine is famous for its lanterns, are donated by worshipers. Hundreds of bronze lanterns are hanging from the buildings, while as many stone lanterns line its approaches. Here you also find the Kasuga Taisha Shinen Manyo Botanical Garden that boasts about 250 kinds of plants described in the Manyoshu, Japan's oldest collection of poems which dates to the Nara Period, when Nara was the capital from 710 to 784. After the tour, you take a Kyoto - Osaka train and continue your adventure.(1H by Train) Upon arrival in Osaka, you walk to your centrally located hotel (located within walking distance from the station), check in and have the evening at leisure.

In the morning after breakfast you meet your private guide and to explore Osaka on a full day tour of the city. During the tour you use public transportation, just like a local. First you visit the Umeda Sky Building, a high rise building that consists of two towers connected with each other by the "Floating Garden Observatory" on the 39th floor. The observatory offers great views of the city through its windows and from its open-air deck. Then you have a chance to see the Osaka Castle. The construction of the original castle, that was intended to become the center of a new, unified Japan under Toyotomi rule, started in 1583. It was the largest castle at the time. Your guide will share with you the history of the castle, that was destroyed and rebuilt since then. After some time for lunch, you proceed to the Shinsaibashi shopping area, the best-known shopping area in Osaka, and a symbol of the city that has its own history of nearly 400 years. Among the numerous shops you can find here local specialties and great cafes and restaurants. After having some free time at the Shinsaibashi, you return to your hotel.

In the morning after breakfast you meet your private guide and embark on a full day trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. Together with your guide you take a bullet train to Hiroshima, a city that was mostly destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Here you visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park located in the area that used to be the political and commercial heart of the city, before the bomb. The main site at the park is the Peace Memorial Museum that focuses on the events of August 6: the dropping of the bomb and its outcome in human suffering. The exposition serves as a reminder that peace should not be taken for granted. The A-Bomb Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is what remains of the former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, it was one of the few buildings to remain standing when the bomb exploded. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the A-Bomb Dome today is a tangible link to Hiroshima's unique past. After some time for lunch, together with your guide you take a ferry to Miyajima Island. The island is officially named Itsukushima, but more popularly known as "Miyajima", literally "shrine island" in Japanese, thanks to its most important attraction - the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine. The shrine and its torii gate are unique for being built over water, as if floating in the sea during high tide. Please note: Renovation works on the floating torii gate started on June 3, 2019. During the renovation works, the torii gate will be covered up by scaffolding. It is not known yet exactly how long the renovations will take, but they are expected to take at least around one year. After the tour you return to Osaka by bullet train and have the evening at leisure.

Tourist places recommended in Osaka *Transfer to Osaka (KIX Airport) * KIX Airport EK317 (23:45) Departure. * Dubai(DXP airport) Transit time is 3hours 25minuts

CAI Airport 10:05 Arrival