Oriental harmonies: Japan and the Fiji Islands

Arrival at Osaka Kansai Airport. Welcome by a local English-speaking assistant, who will assist you in activating your Japan Rail Pass and handing over your Wi-Fi pocket. Transfer by MK Shuttle Bus to New Miyako Hotel, accommodation in premium room. Free meals and overnight stay.

JAPAN RAIL PASS

Japan Railway (JR) trains are among the best in the world: very punctual, fast, clean, frequent and comfortable. The Japan Rail Pass allows you complete freedom to travel around Japan and allows you to use any JR service including the very fast Shinkansen (except the new NOZOMI). When you arrive in Japan you will present your JRPass purchase order, along with your passport, at one of the JR Travel Service Centres, located at major stations as well as Narita and Kansai airports. To study the timetable of trains to be booked at the time of activation: www.hyperdia.com.

Breakfast. Full day at leisure. Free lunch and dinner.

We recommend a visit to the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, famous for its impressive tunnel formed by thousands of vermilion torii, which winds its way from the temple to the top of Mount Inari, 233 metres above sea level, through dense forest. Continue with the same local train to Nara, to admire the Todaiji Temple with its imposing bronze Buddha, the Daibutsu; the Kasuga Shrine, adorned with over 3000 stone and bronze lanterns; the Horyuji Temple and the characteristic “Deer Park”, populated by free-roaming deer. In Kyoto you cannot miss: the Kiyomizu Temple, with its panoramic terrace offering a splendid view over the city; the Sanjusangendo Temple; the famous Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion; the Nijo Castle and the charming historical quarter of Gion.

Breakfast. Departure by train, using your Japan Rail Pass for Kanazawa. Arrival and accommodation at Daiwa Roynet Hotel, standard room.

Afternoon at leisure for sightseeing. We recommend starting your visit with the Kenrokuen Garden, one of Japan's most famous gardens where you can watch and participate in the tea ceremony inside the Shiguri-tei house. Don't miss an afternoon visit to the Nagamachi Samurai House and the Higashi Chayagai district, a neat row of tea rooms run by “geisha”. If you are lucky, you will be able to get inside the house of Geisha Shima.

Note: plan to pack a hand luggage with enough for 2 nights as the main luggage travels separately and arrives directly in Tokyo.

Breakfast. Full day at leisure for individual visits. Overnight stay in Kaga Onsen at one of Japan's finest ecoluxury ryokan: The Kayotei, accommodation in a Japanese-style room. Traditional dinner included and overnight stay.

We recommend taking the Nohi Bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawago. In Ogimachi you can admire the characteristic gassho-zukuri houses, with steeply sloping thatched roofs, designed to withstand heavy winter snowfall and similar in shape to clasped hands in prayer. In the early afternoon, return to Kanazawa by the same bus and continue to Kaga Onsen by taxi or public transport.

Breakfast. Departure from Kanazawa Station for Tokyo, using your Japan Rail Pass.

Arrival and accommodation at Park Hotel. Free meals and overnight.

Breakfast. Full day at leisure for individual activities or optional visits. Free lunch and dinner.

Breakfast. Free day dedicated to sightseeing and shopping. In the late afternoon, transfer to the airport by limousine bus and check-in on the Fijian Airways flight to Nadi.

Arrival in Nadi at 9:00 am. Meet with a local assistant and transfer by fast boat to Lomani Island Resort, accommodation in beachfront bure. Dinner included and overnight.

Half board. Days at leisure for bathing activities and relaxation.

Breakfast. Departure by boat for Nadi. Accommodation at Novotel Nadi, standard room. Free meals and overnight.

Early morning transfer for Cathay flight to Hong Kong. Expected arrival in the afternoon. Free time at leisure to explore the city on your own.

Alternatively, access to the Cathay lounge is available at a surcharge.