A short small-group guided walking tour with three hikes of 3-6 hours of village-to-village walking on the Nakasendō Trail
Nakasendo and the Kiso Valley
Nakasendo and the Kiso Valley
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Nakasendo and the Kiso Valley
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Single room additional charge
USD 605
Solo supplements guarantee solo rooms at the hotels on your tour. At inns, you will share with another member of your departure of the same gender.
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- Duration: 8 days
- Trip level:Active
- Availability: April to November
- Type:Guided tour with an expert bilingual guide
- Price: USD 2,940(Price per person, based on 2 travellers sharing a room)
Departures
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Highlights
- Enjoy the key walks and villages along the old Nakasendō Trail
- Visit Tsumago, Magome and Narai – three lovingly maintained historic villages along the trail
- Bathe in relaxing thermal onsen waters at multiple hot spring inns
- Enjoy walking in historic Kyōto and Nara with your experienced bilingual guide
- Stay at a charming family-run inn offering warm and inviting hospitality
- Experience a bullet train journey from Kyōto
The Nakasendō, or 'road through the central mountains', was a key route in feudal Japan's network of highways. Merchants and travellers moving between Tōkyō and Kyōto spent multiple days to travel the Nakasendō, staying in post towns each evening. A key section of the original route in the Kiso Valley region retains much of the nature and character of this historically significant period of Japan's history, enabling you to walk from village to village along forested trails, as you overnight in traditional inns with excellent local cuisine and baths.
Our 8-day small-group guided tour, Nakasendō and the Kiso Valley, spends two nights in Kyōto, where the trail begins. We will also take a side trip to nearby Nara for an excellent hike while here. Next, we enjoy three days of excellent walking along the Nakasendō Trail – by day we will walk along the ancient route as it passes through beautifully preserved villages along a gentle path, and by evening we will stay in traditional inns. During these stays, we will enjoy exquisite regional cuisine prepared from the freshest ingredients, soak in natural hot springs, and enjoy the warm hospitality of our hosts. Finally, our time together will end in Tōkyō.
What is included
 | Full-time services of an English-speaking tour guide |
 | 7 nights in hotels and Japanese-style inns |
 | Daily breakfast and 5 dinners |
 | All transportation between tour locations |
 | Entrance to museums, temples, and other sights on the group's itinerary |
 | Forwarding of 1 item of luggage on 2 occasions |
What is not included
 | Flights |
 | Airport transfers |
 | Drinks and meals not included in itinerary |
 | Entrance fees to museums, temples, etc. not mentioned in the itinerary |
 | Single room supplement for solo travellers at hotels |
Itinerary
Tour itineraries are subject to change. We will inform you of any amendments as soon as we become aware of them.
Day 1: Meet in Kyōto to begin the tour
Day 2: Enjoy a day of sightseeing in Kyōto
Day 3: Hike the Yamanobe-no-michi in Nara
Day 4: Hike from Magome to Tsumago
Day 5: Hike from Tsumago to Nojiri
Day 6: Hike from Yabuhara to Narai
Day 7: Sightsee in Matsumoto and Tōkyō
Day 8: Complete the tour in Tōkyō