Itinerary
- Day 1
Beijing
- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mercure Beijing Downtown), Hotel (Grand Concordia), Hotel (Grand Mercure Beijing Central)
Included Activities
- Transfer to hotel
- Evening transfer to Wangfujing Street
- Dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks Wangfujing Street 
- Day 2
Beijing
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mercure Beijing Downtown), Hotel (Grand Concordia), Hotel (Grand Mercure Beijing Central)
Included Activities
- Full-day city tour
- Visit Forbidden City (entrance fee included)
- Visit Jingshan Park (entrance fee included)
- Visit Tiananmen Square
- Visit Summer Palace (entrance fee included)
- Tricycle ride through Hutong neighborhoods
- Visit Siheyuan courtyard house
- Lunch
Optional Activities
- Visit Confucius Temple (if Forbidden City unavailable)
- Visit Lama Temple (if Forbidden City unavailable)
Landmarks Forbidden City Jingshan Park Coal Hill Tiananmen Square Great National Theater Summer Palace Hutong neighborhoods Confucius Temple Lama Temple - Day 3
Beijing
- Meals
- Dinner (Lacquered duck dinner)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mercure Beijing Downtown), Hotel (Grand Concordia), Hotel (Grand Mercure Beijing Central)
Included Activities
- Visit Great Wall of China at Mutianyu section (entrance fee included)
- Cable car ride at Great Wall
- Visit 798 Art District
- Visit Temple of Heaven (entrance fee included)
- Foot massage (included)
- Tai Chi class (included)
- Lacquered duck dinner
Landmarks Great Wall of China (Mutianyu section) 798 Art District Temple of Heaven - Day 4
Beijing to Seoul
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mercure Ambassador Hongdae)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Flight from Beijing to Seoul
- Subway tour of Seoul
- Visit City Hall
- View Deoksugung Palace
- Visit Myeongdong shopping district
- Dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks City Hall Deoksugung Palace Myeongdong 
- Day 5
Seoul
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mercure Ambassador Hongdae)
Included Activities
- Five-hour city tour of Seoul
- Visit Changdeokgung Palace
- Pass by Bukchon Hanok Village
- Visit War Memorial of Korea museum
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Visit Gangnam District
- Visit Lotte World Tower area
Optional Activities
- Admission to Lotte World Tower (ticket not included)
Landmarks Changdeokgung Palace Bukchon Hanok Village War Memorial of Korea Gangnam District Lotte World Tower 
- Day 6
Seoul - Suwon - Jeonju
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Best Western Plus Jeonju), Hotel (Gloucester)
Included Activities
- Visit Gyeongbokgung Palace
- Watch ceremonial changing of the guard (if available)
- Visit Suwon UNESCO World Heritage walls
- Visit Hwaseong Haenggung summer palace
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Explore Jeonju Hanok Village (historic center)
Landmarks Gyeongbokgung Palace Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Hwaseong Haenggung Jeonju Hanok Village 
- Day 7
Jeonju - Damyang - Haeinsa - Busan
- Meals
- Lunch (Rice cooked and served inside a bamboo stalk (local specialty))
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crown Harbor), Hotel (Ramada Encore Busan Station)
Included Activities
- Hands-on gochujang (chili paste) making experience at Sunchang Gochujang Village
- Visit Juknokwon Bamboo Forest in Damyang
- Visit Bamboo Museum
- Lunch - rice cooked in bamboo stalk (local specialty)
- Visit Haeinsa Buddhist temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- View Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures (80,000 wooden tablets)
Landmarks Sunchang Gochujang Village Mount Amisan Juknokwon Bamboo Forest Bamboo Museum Haeinsa Buddhist Temple 
- Day 8
Busan to Shimonoseki Ferry
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ferry Busan Shimonoseki)
Included Activities
- Visit Haedong Yonggung Buddhist temple
- Visit United Nations Memorial
- Visit largest fish market in the country
- Lunch
- Visit Yongdusan Park and 120-meter pagoda
- Ferry boarding
Landmarks Haedong Yonggung United Nations Memorial Nampo Port Yongdusan Park - Day 9
Shimonoseki - Iwakuni - Itsukushima - Hiroshima
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Hiroshima), Hotel (Ana Crowne Plaza Hiroshima)
Included Activities
- Border crossing
- Pass by Kintai-Kyo Bridge in Iwakuni (entrance fee included)
- Ferry to Miyajima Island
- Visit Itsukushima Shrine (entrance fee included)
- Explore Miyajima town center
- Lunch
- Tour Peace Memorial in Hiroshima
- View Atomic Bomb Dome
- Visit Peace Museum (entrance fee included)
- Dinner
Landmarks Kintai-Kyo Bridge Miyajima Island Itsukushima Shrine Shimonoseki Port Atomic Bomb Dome Peace Memorial Peace Museum 
- Day 10
Hiroshima to Matsuyama
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ana Crowne Plaza Matsuyama), Hotel (Candeo Hotel Matsuyama), Hotel (Dormy Inn Matsuyama)
Included Activities
- Ferry to Shikoku Island
- Cable car ride to Matsuyama Castle
- Visit Matsuyama Castle
- Visit Ishiteji Buddhist temple (entrance fee included)
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Admission to Dogo Onsen (entrance fee included)
Landmarks Shikoku Island Matsuyama Castle Ishiteji Temple Dogo Onsen 
- Day 11
Matsuyama - Kotohira - Takamatsu - Naruto - Kobe
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel), Hotel (Candeo Kobe Torroad), Hotel (Monterey Kobe)
Included Activities
- Visit Kotohira Shinto shrine (entrance fee included)
- Climb 785 steps to Mount Zosu shrine
- Visit Ritsurin garden in Takamatsu (entrance fee included)
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Visit Naruto Bridge (entrance fee included)
- Walk on glass floor of Naruto Bridge
- Observe sea whirlpools from bridge
Landmarks Kotohira Shinto Shrine Mount Zosu Ritsurin Garden Naruto Bridge 
- Day 12
Kobe - Mount Koya
- Meals
- Dinner (Vegetarian meal)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Monasterio Hojoin), Hotel (Monasterio Fukuchi In)
Included Activities
- Visit Earthquake Memorial Museum in Kobe (entrance fee included)
- Travel to Mount Koya
- Visit Okuno Mausoleum (entrance fee included)
- Visit Kongobuji Temple (entrance fee included)
- Zen meditation practice (Ajikan) with monks
- Stay in Buddhist monastery
- Vegetarian dinner
- Optional: Religious ceremony at temple (before breakfast)
Optional Activities
- Sake Museum visit (alternative to Earthquake Memorial Museum on certain dates)
- Kobe Tower visit (alternative to Earthquake Memorial Museum on certain dates)
Landmarks Earthquake Memorial Museum Mount Koya Okuno Mausoleum Kongobuji Temple Sake Museum Kobe Tower 
- Day 13
Mount Koya to Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast (Traditional Japanese breakfast at temple)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (New Miyako Hotel), Hotel (Miyako Kioto Hachijyo)
Included Activities
- Traditional Japanese breakfast at temple
- Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine (entrance fee included)
- Visit Imperial Palace (entrance fee included)
- Visit Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavilion) (entrance fee included)
- Free time to explore Kyoto
- Visit Gion traditional district
- Free time in Gion
Landmarks Fushimi Inari Shrine Imperial Palace Kinkaku-ji Temple Gion 
- Day 14
Kyoto to Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Shinagawa Prince Hotel), Hotel (Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho), Hotel (Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba)
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Transfer to station
- Bullet train to Tokyo
- Day 15
Tokyo
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Shinagawa Prince Hotel), Hotel (Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho), Hotel (Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba)
Included Activities
- Approximately 5-hour guided city tour
- Visit Zojoji Temple (entrance fee included)
- View Tokyo Tower from temple
- Visit Shibuya Crossing
- Visit Meiji Shrine (entrance fee included)
- Drive along Omotesando Avenue
- View Imperial Palace and gardens (entrance fee included)
- View Nijubashi Bridge
- Pass through Akihabara district
- View Kokugikan sumo arena
- Visit Sensoji Temple (entrance fee included)
- Visit Nakamise Street
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Metro to Shinjuku (tickets included)
- Stroll through Shinjuku
- Dinner at local restaurant
- Metro return to hotel (tickets included)
Landmarks Zojoji Temple Tokyo Tower Shibuya Crossing Meiji Shrine Omotesando Avenue Imperial Palace Nijubashi Bridge Akihabara Kokugikan Sensoji Temple Nakamise Street Shinjuku 
- Day 16
Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast
