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Wakayama Castle 2 hour tour

Wakayama
2 hours

Wakayama Castle is located in the city center and a symbol of Wakayama city. It takes only 40 minutes from Kansai International Airport. The grounds of the castle contain other features such as the Ohashi Roka Bridge , Nishinomaru Teien Garden , and the Koshoan teahouse , a traditional Japanese teahouse where you can enjoy a cup of tea. In every season of the year,different kinds of flowers and trees welcome you . You can enjoy not only historic spots but also a panoramic view of Wakayama city from the observatory of the castle. Also in and around the castle, you will find 'Ninjas’ . There is a small zoo in the ground, too. Please, come pay a visit to Wakayama Castle!

FROM$82/ per group
Noriko I.
4.60 / 5
(10 reviews)

Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route and Nachi

Wakayama
10 hours

Start at Shirahama station. Short walks or drive through along Kumano Kodo ancient pilgrimage route. Visit hot springs and some attraction.

FROM$205/ per group
Yasuo H.
4.50 / 5
(4 reviews)

②:Experience Dainichi-goe trail with YOKO! (~2hrs. 3.4km/ 2mi)

Wakayama
3 hours

It's 2hrs walk, relatively steep trail over Mt.Dainichi. Please choose Plan A or B. A: Meet at Kumano Hongu Taisha-mae, take bus(830/1240) to Yunomine-onsen(300JPY/pp),walk back to Hongu Grand Shrine.Explore Hongu Town! B: Meet at Yunomine-onsen bus stop, take bus(856/1109/1326) to Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine(300JPY/pp)walk back to Yunomine-onsen. Enjoy hotspring village!

FROM$123/ per group
Yoko M.
5.00 / 5
(3 reviews)

Kumano Nachi and Shirahama walking

Wakayama
2 days

Yuo can learn Japanese nature, history and custom from walking ancient pilgrimage route in Kumano and coast line in Shirahama. Nachi is the final distination of pilgrimage to Kumano. Kumano Kodo in Nachi is the most beautiful ancient road from Kyoto or Ise. There are many beautiful sites in southern Wakayama. Nachi water fall, Sandanbeki and Senjo-jiki are the typical ones.

FROM$273/ per group
Yasuo H.
4.50 / 5
(4 reviews)

To Koyasan from Wakayama city : the corridor of nation building history

Wakayama
8 hours

Why don't you add one day from Wakayama city( or Kansai airport) to Koyasan. There are many historic sites on this route. Wakayama has one of the longest history in Japan and well reserved.

FROM$164/ per group
Yasuo H.
4.50 / 5
(4 reviews)

③: Experience ①+② pilgrimage trail with YOKO! (~6hrs,10.9km/6 mi)

Wakayama
6 hours

If you feel like walking much longer than plan①, let's try plan② too! Get a local bus from Kumano Hongu Taisha-mae @9:20/10:10 to Hosshinmon-oji (460yen/15min). Walk: Hossinmon-oji ~ Fushiogami-oji~Look out point ~ Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine~ Oyunohara ~ trail head ~ Yunomine-oji~Yunomine

FROM$191/ per group
Yoko M.
5.00 / 5
(3 reviews)

①:Experience Pilgrimage trail with YOKO! Hosshinmon-oji to Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine

Wakayama
4 hours

Meet at Kumano Hongu Taisha bus stop. Use Hotel shuttle to Hossinmon-oji (free of charge) or get the local bus at 9:20/10:10 to Hosshinmon-oji (460yen/15min). Pleasant walk form Hosshinmon-oji to Kumano Hongu Grand Shrinne( 7.5km / 4.7ml, 4hrs). Enjoy local nature and flowers. Learn Kumano Pilgrimage history as well as experience local lifestyle in rural area.

FROM$164/ per group
Yoko M.
5.00 / 5
(3 reviews)

Wakayama Day Trip Tours

Day Trips from Wakayama

Reviews

Sian W.

5 / 5
Sep 1, 2024

Family 3 Day Tour with Kazuhiro

Kazuhiro was everything we hoped for. Professional, prepared, thoughtful, knowledgeable and accommodating. I would highly recommend him as your guide. I had no worries as he took good care of us. His handouts and binder of information was very informative. He took great care in sharing his knowledge with us. His English is very good and we had no communication challenges. Thanks for a wonderful 3 days!!

Kazuhiko G.

Thank you for the nice review. I apologize for making you walk a lot in the hot weather. I apologize for any inconvenience caused by train delays. I hope you will recover from your fatigue soon. I was also happy to have spent three enjoyable days with your family. I hope this tour will be a tour to remember. Thank you!!

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Susan R.

5 / 5
Sep 1, 2024

Marie was amazing!!

We loved our experienced touring Kyoto with Mari. She went above and beyond and showed us tasty spots to eat lunch and dessert. She was knowledgeable about the area and all the best places for pictures!! She was flexible and open to visiting places around the city which caught our interest- Fushimi Inari was especially fun with her as our guide. Thank you for the wonderful experience

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Alison R.

5 / 5
Sep 1, 2024

Excellent Time and Tour with Taro

Taro is the ultimate tour guide. Kind, insightful, knowledgeable and flexible, Taro made our (family of 5) tour of Tokyo simply amazing. Taro knows Tokyo inside and out, and he took us to the most amazing sights in the city. He knows all of the vintage areas as well as the major destinations and provided us with historical context as well. Vintage shopping is super cool in Japan and Taro has insider knowledge and knows where to go. He is also very flexible as we had to modify our tour due to a typhoon hitting Japan which delayed our arrival. But it was no problem for Taro, and he made the necessary adjustments. He took us to the most incredible Wagyu beef restaurant for lunch—a meal we will not forget. He is interesting to talk to and knows the music industry thoroughly. Taro responded quickly to my questions when I was initially setting up the tour and made great itinerary suggestions. Anyone looking for an insightful, fun and dynamic tour, Taro is your guy! I highly recommend him.

Taro S.

I truly appreciate your wonderful review. Unfortunately, we experienced a typhoon during your visit, but I’m so happy to hear that you still enjoyed the tour. It was a pleasure to see your interest in our culture, and I had such a great time discussing our history and traditions with you. As a tour guide, it’s an honor to be a part of your travel experience. You and your family are amazing—so kind and heartwarming. Thank you so much again. I look forward to seeing you again sometime soon!

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Kim R.

5 / 5
Sep 1, 2024

Fabulous wine tour in Yamanashi

Chinami guided us on a very nice tour through Yamanashi, where we visited several wineries. She went far beyond what we had expected in finding good wineries, both showing small local wineries, and finding the more high end larger producers. She also had extensive knowledge of the region and gave a lot of great information along the way. Thank you for making it a sunny day even though the rain was trying to drown us at times :-)

Chinami N.

Thank you for joining the tour. I feel sorry that you had to change the plan to climb Mt Fuji. So I wanted to have something special memory in Yamanashi. I am so happy that you liked the tour and enjoyed tasting wines. I hope you to visit other area in Yamanashi since most people come only in Mt Fuji area. Let's go other wineries and try some sake next time! Chinami

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