7 Days Kyushu- Historic Treasures, Legends And Unspoiled Nature 7 Days Kyushu- Historic Treasures, Legends And Unspoiled Nature Book Trip Modify Trip Itinerary Fly Singapore/Fukuoka SQ 656 0120/0820 – Daily (6h) On arrival, visit Dazaifu Shrines, one of the most important Tenmangu Shrines in the Heian Period. Next, drive to Nagasaki, an attractive port city with European influence and check into your hotel. Enjoy some time in Hamanomachi Arcade where you can find local independent retailers and international brands there.Evening, ascend Mt Inasayama by ropeway to enjoy spectacular night view of Nagasaki.Meals included: Breakfast First stop is the Nagasaki Peace Park and Ground Zero, built on a hill to the north of the hypocenter of the atomic bomb blast with the 9.7-meter-high Peace Statue. Next, visit the Bomb Museum, which covers the history of the 9August1945 bombing as a story.Explore the Glover Garden, an open-air museum with mansions of former Western merchants and enjoy a panorama of the city from the garden.
After lunch, visit Nagasaki’s new Megami Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu!Meals included: Breakfast This morning, visit the hot spring fields of Unzen Onsen - a town near the peak of Mount Unzen. Continue to Shimbara Port for your car ferry transfer to Kumamoto.Visit the Kumamoto Castle, one of the most impressive castles and a few castles that survived since 1607. Then, head to ryokan, Kurakawa Onsen, near the foot of Mt Aso, Japan’s largest active volcano. Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Morning, drive to Kusasenri where we can see the Mt Aso Crater.This active volcano has one of the largest caldera, spanning a circumference of around 75 miles. Then, take a thrilling walk across the Kokonoe “Yume” Ootsuribashi for a feel of the Oita wilderness. This suspension footbridge, at 173 meters tall and 375 meters across, is the longest and highest of its kind in the world. Enjoy lunch in Yufuin town, a hot-spring resort with unique art museums, restaurants and coffee shops.
Visit the beautiful Lake Kinrin-ko with hot water and cold pure spring gushing from the bottom! Return to your ryokan this evening and relax. Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Drive to Takachiho town and visit Takachiho Shrine where you will be nestled in tall cedars. See the Amanoiwato Shrine, built near the cave where Amaterasu is said to have hid herself away.After lunch, take a leisurely self-rowing boat trip down the Takachiho Gorge (2 persons in one boat), , a narrow chasm cut through the rock by the Gokase River. Check into your stunning ryokan.This evening at 8pm, enjoy a Yokagura Night Dance just walking distance from your hotel. This one hour show reenacts a few scenes from the legend, performed by masked dancers with traditional instrument accompaniment.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Drive 3 hours to Kirishima, an active volcanic mountain range of stunning highlands, hot springs and numerous hiking trails. Go on a 2-3 hours easy trek (can be tailored to your fitness) to immerse in the otherworldly beauty of this area.
We end off in the small town of Ebino Kogen, nestled in the mountains.Drive further 1 hour to Kagoshima and check in to your hotel.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner This morning, visit Mt Sakurajima via ferry to see the most active volcanoes in Japan which smokes constantly. Head to the Arimura Observatory to see the geographical features and vegetation resulting from the lava flow from the great eruption of 1914. Afternoon, transfer to Chiran, a small well-preserved samurai district. Then, visit the Chiran Tokko Museum, which preserves documents, letters and belongings of the members of the special attack crops called “kamikaze pilots” who resorted to flying warplanes into enemy warships towards the end of World War 2.Drive to Kagoshima airport and connect your flight back home. Fly Kagoshima/Haneda-Tokyo NH 630 1915/2050 – Daily Haneda-Tokyo/Singapore SQ 635 2255/0520+1 – Daily (11h 5m) Alternatively, you can stay one more night in Kagoshima, and take a train to Fukuoka for a direct flight back to Singapore on SQ at 1000hrs.
Meals included: Breakfast EXTENSION - 3 DAYS YAKUSHIMA ISLAND ADVENTURE Go off the beaten track into Yakushima, a pristine subtropical island off the southern coast ofKyushuand covered by an extensive cedar forest that contains some ofJapan's oldest living tress. Immerse in ancient forests of the UNESCO world listed Yakushima for great hikes and delectable cuisine. Day 07 - Kagoshima/ Yakushima Island Transfer by express ferry to Yakushima island. Visit the Senpiro Fall where the water falls approx. 66 m on to a gigantic granite monolith.Take a walk in Yakusugi Land, a nature park populated by cedar trees over 1000 of years old. See Kigen-sugi, a 3000 year old, cedar 6km west of Yakusugi Land.Check into your resort this evening.Meals included: Breakfast, DinnerDay 08 - Yakushima Island Take on a beautiful 4- hours hike along the Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine through the mist-cloacked emerald forests full of ancient tress. (Depending on your fitness, we can recommend a hike ranging from 10- 12 hours)
Return to your resort and enjoy fine-cuisine from top quality local ingredients grown in the natural abundance of Yakushima.Meals included: Breakfast, DinnerDay 09 - Yakushima Island /KagoshimaThis morning at 1045hrs, transfer for your ferry to Kagoshima and continue your exploration of the city.Meals included: Breakfast HotelNagasakiNew Nagasaki HotelA 3-minute walk from JR Nagasaki Train Station, air-conditioned rooms with private bathrooms and Free Wi-Fi is available.Visit Hotel Website Kurokawa OnsenRyokan SangaOffering a historic charm, each room is fitted with tatami (woven-straw) flooring and traditional futon bedding, and features a low table and chairs for guests to unwind with. Free Wi-Fi is available.Visit Hotel Website Ryokan Takefue (Ryokan Collection member)Interiors are likewise rustic, but with modern amenities and huge windows giving access to the lovely surrounding forest. The onsen hot springs are generated by the same geological processes that keep nearby Mt. Aso rumbling.
Visit Hotel Website TakachihoHanare no yado KamigakureThis ryokan features spacious guest rooms surrounded by tranquil mountains. It is a 7-minute walk to Takachiho Shrine and a 6-minute drive to Takachiho-kyo Gorge. Guests can use WiFi property-wide for free. Ryokan ShinsenA 5-minute drive from the spectacular Takachiho Gorge, Ryokan Shinsen offers rooms with a Japanese-style decor and free Wi-Fi, some of which have open-air baths.Visit Hotel Website KagoshimaNishitetsu Solaria Kagoshima2-minute walk from JR Kagoshima-Chuo Train Station, its modern rooms impress with a 4-star decor, free wired internet and a spacious shower room with a bathtub.Visit Hotel Website Yakushima IslandSakara Hotel and Spa (a Small Luxury Hotel)Sits upon elevated ground on the southeastern side of Yakushima, set against the mountains looking out to the sea with 29 rooms only. The restaurants are run by the noted French chef, Chiharu Takei.Visit Hotel Website KirishimaWasurenosato GajoenJapanese-style guest rooms feature tatami (woven-straw) flooring and traditional futon bedding in this Relais & Chateaux property located 15 minutes’ drive away from the airport.
Visit Hotel Website Price PRICES PER PERSON: The prices stated can only be indicative and may be adjusted once we know your date of travel, number in your party and if you have any other specific requirements. Surcharges apply for Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year peak season Our Recommended HotelsPrice per person(Minimum 4 persons)Price per person(Minimum 2 persons) Nagasaki: New Nagasaki Hotel Kurokawa Onsen: Ryokan Sanga Takachiho: Hanare no yado Kamigakure Kagoshima: Nishitetsu Solaria S$6,500/- S$9,900/- Nagasaki: New Nagasaki Hotel Kurokawa Onsen: Ryokan Takefue Takachiho: Ryokan Shinsen Kirishima: Wasurenosato Gajoen S$7,700/- S$11,100/- Extension Our Recommended HotelsPrice per person(Minimum 4 persons)Price per person(Minimum 2 persons) 3 Days Yakushima Island Adventure Yakushima: Sanakara Hotel and Spa S$2,210/- S$2,560/- COST INCLUDES: International Airfare on N class promotion for Singapore/Fukuoka, Tokyo/Singapore on Singapore Airline. Domestic airfare on economy class for Kagoshima/Tokyo on ANA flight Accommodation on twin basis with daily breakfast Tours and transfers as described Services of 1 English Speaking guide and 1 private chauffeur COST EXCLUDES: Airport taxes (Approximately S$190 per person paid to Country Holidays and subject to change);