Departures 3
Guests
Itinerary
Meeting at Istanbul Airport and Turkish Airlines flight to Seoul at 5:05 PM. Dinner and overnight on board.
After arriving at 8:55 AM, a Seoul city tour highlighted by Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Namsan cable car. Dinner and overnight in Seoul.
After breakfast, a visit to Namsangol Hanok Village with its traditional Korean houses, then the KTX high-speed train to Busan. Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, a visit to the UN Memorial Cemetery where Turkish soldiers of the Korean War rest, then a Korean Air flight to Osaka. Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, Osaka Castle (exterior) and the Umeda Sky Building observatory, with free time in the city's lively districts. Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, visits to Todaiji Temple with its Great Buddha in Nara and Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto, with a kimono and tea ceremony experience. Return to Osaka for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, the Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo (approx. 2.5 hours), followed by a jinrikisha ride in Asakusa and a visit to Tokyo Skytree. Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, an excursion to Hakone with a boat tour on Lake Ashi and the Owakudani ropeway, with views of Mount Fuji weather permitting. Return to Tokyo for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, visits to Meiji Jingu Shrine and Tokyo Mosque, Japan's largest mosque, followed by a walk in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, free time in Akihabara and the teamLab digital art experience, then transfer to the airport for the overnight Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul.
Arrival in Istanbul at 5:40 AM local time and end of the tour.
Included / Excluded
Included
- Turkish Airlines flights Istanbul – Seoul and Tokyo – Istanbul, Korean Air flight Busan – Osaka, and airport taxes
- High-speed train tickets Seoul – Busan (KTX) and Osaka – Tokyo (Shinkansen)
- All transfers in the program
- 8 nights in 5-star hotels (Seoul 1, Busan 1, Osaka 3, Tokyo 3)
- 8 breakfasts and 8 dinners
- All city tours and entrance fees in the program
- Namsan cable car, Umeda Sky Building, Todaiji, Kinkaku-ji, Tokyo Skytree and Shinjuku Gyoen entrance fees
- Kimono experience, tea ceremony and 30-minute jinrikisha ride
- Hakone – Fuji excursion, Lake Ashi boat tour and Owakudani ropeway
- Luggage forwarding from Osaka to Tokyo before the Shinkansen
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide
- Accompanied by a Toprak Turizm tour leader
- Mandatory travel health insurance
- Hotel and tourism taxes
Excluded
- Lunches
- Drinks with meals
- Hotel extras
- Personal expenses
- International departure tax
- Tips for the guide and driver
- Tours, transfers and services not listed in the program
- Domestic connecting flight to Istanbul from other cities (domestic transfer flight fee: EUR 200)
- Turkish Airlines flights Istanbul – Seoul and Tokyo – Istanbul, Korean Air flight Busan – Osaka, and airport taxes
- High-speed train tickets Seoul – Busan (KTX) and Osaka – Tokyo (Shinkansen)
- All transfers in the program
- 8 nights in 5-star hotels (Seoul 1, Busan 1, Osaka 3, Tokyo 3)
- 8 breakfasts and 8 dinners
- All city tours and entrance fees in the program
- Namsan cable car, Umeda Sky Building, Todaiji, Kinkaku-ji, Tokyo Skytree and Shinjuku Gyoen entrance fees
- Kimono experience, tea ceremony and 30-minute jinrikisha ride
- Hakone – Fuji excursion, Lake Ashi boat tour and Owakudani ropeway
- Luggage forwarding from Osaka to Tokyo before the Shinkansen
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide
- Accompanied by a Toprak Turizm tour leader
- Mandatory travel health insurance
- Hotel and tourism taxes