Private Tour - Hakone Day Trip! A Tour to Explore All Must-Sees!
Description
Hakone, which can be reached in just 73 minutes from Shinjuku, is famous as a tourist destination where you can refresh yourself in nature. On this tour, you will travel around Hakone by train, cable car, ropeway, boat, and bus. Let's cover all the must-see spots in Hakone in one day, such as Owakudani, Lake Ashi, and Hakone Shrine. [Visit Spots] ・Ajisai Bridge ・Hakone Shrine ・Hakone Pirate Ship ・Togendai View Restaurant ・Hakone Tozan Cablecar & ropeway ・Owakudani ・cu-mo Hakone
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Itinerary
A beautiful vermilion bridge, located near Hakone-Yumoto Station, which is famous as a photo spot. Hydrangea is a flower that blooms in June, and Hakone is also a famous hydrangea, so it was named Hydrangea Bridge.
A shrine with a history of 1,200 years or more. In particular, the Torii (wooden gate) standing on the lake is recently getting popular as a place where you can take unique photos. The vermilion Torii in the clear blue color lake is such a fantastic view!
Hakone Pirate Ship (Motohakone Port): A large boat to cruise Lake Ashi. You can enjoy the magnificent view of Lake Ashi and the extraordinary onboard space decorated with French, British, and Swedish ships as models.
Located inside Togendai Station, you can enjoy authentic grilled dishes and dishes made with local ingredients while looking out at Lake Ashi and pirate ships.
As you ride the Hakone Ropeway, you're suddenly greeted by the billowing smoke of Owakudani right before your eyes. It's a sight that will surely take your breath away. On clear days, you can also enjoy the breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji. The ropeway operates at approximately one-minute intervals and consists of gondolas that can accommodate 18 people.
cu-mo Hakone: This new spot, situated at an altitude of approximately 757 meters, offers a stunning view of Hakone's beautiful landscape while providing the opportunity to enjoy foot baths. The scenery from the observation deck is breathtaking, making it the perfect place to unwind and rejuvenate after your travels.
Owakudani, created by the eruption of Hakone Volcano 3,000 years ago, still emits white smoke from all over the valley. Unlike Hakone, which is full of greenery, the rock surface is exposed and vegetation does not grow throughout the year. This is one of the must-see Hakone symbols where you can feel the breath of the earth.
Hakone Tozan Cable Car(Sounzan to Gora): The Hakone Tozan Cable Car, which opened in 1921 (Taisho 10), is the oldest cable car in the Kanto region with a rich history. It connects Hakone Tozan Railway's Gora Station to Hakone Ropeway's Sounzan Station, traversing a steep incline of 214 meters in elevation difference.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
- If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
- Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot.
- Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
- If you are unable to make it to the meeting point by the start time, there is a possibility that we might not be able to provide the full experience this tour has to offer, due to the time taken to get to the meeting point via public transport. Please ensure that you have ample time to get to the meeting point on time.
- Please note that the waiting time for transportation becomes quite long during congestion and on weekends. Therefore there is possibility to shorten the stay time at each spot or skip some spots.
- There is spot where you can try a footbath, so we recommend bringing your own towel.
Reviews(85)
Yutaka Sumita a fantastic guide. He had secret tips :) to make us walk less (for example in the main temple, he knew exactly how to avoid lines and took us through paths without stairs) He also knows restaurants and where to get the better quality cruise. This tour does not include a car, you move with public transportation. That's when the guide (speaking in Japanese with the public bus driver) got us in front of the line and in the best seats) The tour is one of the best investment to save time and get insights into Japanese culture. Highly recommended.
We did the private Hakone tour today with Mr Yoshi. We had a wonderful time and learned all about the area. It was so much better than the bus tours we saw where everybody was packed together and following a single guide holding a sign and rushing them through everything. Would definitely recommend this tour and Yoshi in particular.
Yoshi was an excellent guide! Kept us moving along well but also gave us good times to see all the beautiful sights around Hakone! Highly recommend.
Great experience with Yutaka Sumita. Absolutely an amazing tour including the important stops around Hakone.
The best experience I’ve ever had with a Tour. Everything went so smoothly that the experience felt calm and well planned out. The tour guide was so accommodating and nice, you could tell he truly loves being a guide. I would 100% book again. I learned so much and the experience was very positive!
I had a wonderful tour with Kentaro, I was able to see a lot of what Hakone has to offer and really enjoyed myself plus he was very knowledgeable and pleasant. It was really fun and I would totally do something like this again.
We wanted to do the Hakone loop but didn’t want to deal with the logistics of figuring out the trains, cable car, ropeway, pirate ship and bus back to Hakone station because we have two kids with us. Shinobu was our guide and he was amazing!!! So knowledgeable - he helped us with all the tickets (even when there was a mix up with my kids Hakone free pass vouchers). He was great and tolerant with my very wild kids. At the end of the tour he actually went out of his way to walk us to an onsen about 15 mins away that we never would have known about. We have small tattoos so I was worried about being able to have an onsen experience but he was very reassuring. We had a great time all day!
Our guide, Yoshi, was very thorough and prepared with lots of information . We had a great time and learned a lot. There was quite a bit of walking but we saw a lot of beautiful views and extraordinary sights. It was a beautiful day to see Mt. Fuji.
Terrific tour with Yoshi We saw and traveled and had a great day Informative and fun we can all highly recommend 6 modes of transport, art, gardens and scenery. Great guide
We had a very good experience overall with this private tour in Hakone. Our guide Osamu was excellent — very friendly, knowledgeable, and organized throughout the day. He shared a lot of interesting information about the area, history, and local culture, which made the tour much more enjoyable. The only downside was that 6 hours felt too short for Hakone, especially because of the long queues for the ropeway and buses, which seem to be very common in the area. We lost quite a lot of time waiting in lines, so later we had to rush through some of the attractions to stay on schedule. I would recommend either extending the tour time or planning fewer stops in order to enjoy each place more calmly. Still, thanks to our guide’s professionalism and positive attitude, we had a memorable day and were able to see many beautiful places in Hakone.
