Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comNikko National Park Day Trip from Tokyo
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Duration: 10 - 11 hours (approx.)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Product code: 2142TYO_F300_F308
Explore the scenic shrines and countryside of the Nikko National Park on a day trip from Tokyo. Nikko has been a center of Shinto and Buddhist mountain worship for centuries, and is famous for its shrines, mountain landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, wild monkeys and hiking trails.
You’ll also visit Nikko, a small city at the entrance to the national park. The highlight here is the world-famous Toshogu Shrine, the mausoleum of the first Tokugawa Shogun. It's a gorgeous complex of colorful structures featuring the superb craftsmanship of Japan's 17th-century artisans. Look out for the famous carving of the “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” monkeys.
You’ll then enjoy a delightful drive up the zigzagging Irohazaka driveway up the mountains, negotiating 20 hairpin curves. After a Japanese lunch at a local restaurant, you’ll visit beautiful Lake Chuzenji (Chuzenjiko) in Nikko National Park, at the foot of the sacred volcano Mount Nantai. The lake was formed by lava flows from the now-extinct volcano several thousand years ago.
After viewing the 351-foot (100-meter) Kegon Waterfall, one of the three finest falls in Japan, you’ll follow the Irohazaka zigzag driveway back down the mountains, following a different route with 28 bends.
Nikko and the area around Lake Chuzenji are well known for their beautiful fall foliage (koyo). The best times to view the rust-colored leaves is usually mid-October for Lake Chuzenji and early to mid-November for central Nikko.
- Full-day trip from Tokyo to Nikko National Park
- Toshogu Shrine at Nikko
- Zigzagging Irohazaka driveway up and down the mountains
- Japanese lunch at a local restaurant
- Lake Chuzenji at the foot of Mt Nantai
- Kegon Waterfall, one of Japan's three finest falls
- English-speaking guide
- Pickup from selected Tokyo hotels
Nikko National Park Day Trip from Tokyo
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sundays from January 1 to 31
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays from February 1 to 28
- Daily from March to December
Tour departs from the Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal, or selected hotels in Tokyo.
JR Train Line:
Take Yamanote Line or Keihin Tohoku Lines to Hamamatsucho Station (follow signs to bus terminal)
Subway:
Take Asakusa Line to Daimon Station (follow signs to bus terminal)
- 9.00am
Passengers commencing the tour from central departure point (Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal) will need to be there by 8.40am at the latest in order to check in for the tour.
Duration: 10 - 11 hours (approx.) Return details:Tour concludes upon arrival at Ginza and Shinjuku around 8.30pm. Hotel drop-off is not available.
Hotel Pickup:Selected Tokyo hotels as per the list below. If you are staying at one of the following hotels and wish for a hotel pick up, you MUST enter your hotel details (Name and address) in the 'Hotel Pick Up" box.
If you do not indicate this at the time of booking, you will be required to call the supplier and advise them of this information directly. The supplier contact details will be on your voucher once you have a confirmed booking.
If your hotel is not on the list below, you will need to make your way to the central departure point, Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal, at 9.00am.
Hotel Pick Up List and Times:
- Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka - 8:00am
- ANA InterContinental Tokyo - 8:25am
- Ariake Washington - 8:00am
- Century Hyatt - 7:50am
- Cerulean Tower Tokyu - 7:40am
- Conrad Tokyo - 8:10am
- Crowne Plaza Metropolitan Tokyo - 7:40am
- Daiichi Hotel Tokyo - 8:25am
- Four Seasons (Chinzan-so) - 8:00am
- Ginza Capital (annex bldg.) - 8:00am
- Grand Hyatt Tokyo - 8:25am
- Grand Pacific Meridien - 8:10am
- Grand Palace - 7:50am
- Hilton Tokyo - 7:55am
- Imperial (main bldg.) - 8:25am
- Intercontinental Tokyo Bay - 8:30am
- Keio Plaza Tokyo - 8:05am
- Laforet Tokyo - 7:55am
- Le Meridien Pacific Tokyo - 8:15am
- Mandarin Oriental - 7:50am
- New Otani (main bldg.) - 7:50am
- New Sanno - 8:05am
- Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa - 8:20am
- Nikko Tokyo - 8:15am
- Okura (main bldg.) - 8:10am
- Palace - 8:05am
- Park Hotel Tokyo - 8:20am
- Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo - 7:50am
- Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel - 8:15am
- Royal Park - 7:50am
- Royal Park Shiodome Tower - 8:25am
- Shiba Park - 8:30am
- Shinagawa Prince Hotel (Main Tower) - 8:05am
- Shinjuku Washington - 7:45am
- Sunshine City Prince - 7:30am
- Tokyo Dome - 8:20am
- Tokyo Prince - 8:30am
- The Prince Park Tower Tokyo - 8:20am
- Tokyo St. (Hato Bus at Marunouchi South Exit) - 8:15am
- Westin Tokyo - 7:55am
- Yaesu Fujiya - 8:05am
- Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal - 9:00am
You will need to be in the hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to the above departure times.
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- Infants aged 5 years and under are free of charge, as long as the infant is sitting on parent's lap. No meals are included for infants.
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- Child prices are applicable for children aged 6 - 11 years
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- Full-day guided tour of Nikko National Park
- Hotel pickup and drop off by deluxe motorcoach
- Admission Fees
- Japenese lunch at a local restaurant
- English speaking guide
- Tax
- Dinner
- This tour must be booked at least 3 days in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking, unless you are booking within 7 days of your tour date. In this case, confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability.
- Tours are conducted in English unless otherwise stated
- For motorcoach tours, arrival in Tokyo may be delayed due to traffic conditions.
- Participants are advised to bring a topcoat or other warm clothing in autumn and winter.
- This tour is wheelchair accessible, however passengers who require assistance must provide their own carer.
- Please note that the pathway to Kegon Waterfalls and Lake Chuzenji may require assistance. Also there is no wheelchair access to Toshugu.
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An awesome guide filled with facts - and pretty funny, too! The trivia game on the bus back was a nice ... Read more ›
Kathy D, United States of America, October 2008
A great day's sightseeing! Well worth the trip out from Tokyo. Read more ›
Lorna B, United Kingdom, October 2008
