Gourmet Awaji Island, the Miketsukuni
Explore Awaji Island, Japan’s Miketsukuni, discover the source of ingredients reserved for the imperial court, and see a top-class fish market auction and traditional handmade salt-making.
Japan Kansai premium private small group tour · 4 days 3 nights
(Kyoto, Awaji) Experience and Dine in Royalty
Kyoto · Kinkaku-ji · Kiyomizu-dera · Arashiyama Bamboo Grove · Awaji Island, the Miketsukuni · Fish market auction · Helicopter experience (optional)
4 days and 3 nightsPremium in-depth Kansai tour
From HKD 14,880 per personYour own group of 2 or more
Professional driver guideLocal driver and professional guide throughout
Luxury accommodationIncludes top-class private hot spring hotels in Kyoto and on Awaji Island
Private small group tour price reference
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From HK$14,880 per person
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Prices for private tours are subject to change based on departure date, number of travelers, room type, and availability. The final price will be confirmed by Travel Mama.
AWAGI & KYOTO PRIVATE TOUR
Explore Awaji Island, Japan’s Miketsukuni, and its imperial-class food culture, with private guided tours of Kyoto’s famous sights
This 4-day, 3-night premium private small group tour of Awaji Island and Kyoto brings you an ultra-luxurious, in-depth experience of Japanese culture and cuisine! Highlights include exploring Awaji Island, the historic culinary heartland known as the “Miketsukuni”, and discovering the source of ingredients once reserved for the imperial court; private guided tours of Kyoto’s historic and cultural sights, including Kinkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari Taisha and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove; exclusive fish market auction, traditional handmade salt and farm-picking experiences; plus an optional helicopter flight direct from Kyoto to New Hotel Awaji on Awaji Island, with sweeping views from above. Throughout, you stay in luxury hotels with a private hot spring bath in the room, and enjoy a limited private dinner created by top chefs, for an unrivalled premium holiday with family and friends!
Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji & Kiyomizu-dera
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove & Fushimi Inari
Helicopter direct to Awaji Island (optional)
Awaji Island fish market & salt-making experience
Onion picking and handmade somen
Kinkaku-ji & Kiyomizu-dera
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove & Fushimi Inari
Helicopter direct to Awaji Island (optional)
Awaji Island fish market & salt-making experience
Onion picking and handmade somen
Guided tour of Kyoto’s thousand-year-old sights
A private guided tour of Kyoto’s historic and cultural sights: Kinkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, the thousand torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove path.
Exclusive helicopter and private chef
Add an optional helicopter flight direct from Kyoto to Awaji Island, with spectacular views from above, and enjoy a private dinner by top competition chefs, limited to one group per day.
Luxury stays with private hot springs
Stay at Hotel Utano Kyoto Besho, which has only 10 rooms, and New Hotel Awaji on Awaji Island. Every room has a private hot spring bath, and the Awaji Island hotel offers unbeatable sea views.
Included
- Self-organized group of 2 or more people
- Local driver and professional guide throughout
- Private vehicle transfers
- Luxury hotel accommodation (Kyoto & Awaji Island, two people per room throughout)
- Daily Breakfast
- Lunch and dinner (meals listed in the itinerary; please refer to the itinerary for details).
- Activities and experiences listed in the itinerary.
- All hotel accommodations included in the itinerary.
Exclusions
- ✗ The airfare is not included
- ✗ Driver and guide gratuities
- ✗ Personal expenses
- ✗ Insurance
- ✗ Customs duties for inbound and outbound luggage
- ✗ Other costs not mentioned (e.g. helicopter experience surcharge)
4-DAY ITINERARY
4-day sample itinerary
Actual transportation arrangements and tour times may be adjusted according to the departure date, local operating conditions, and traffic conditions.
Day 1
Exploring Kyoto’s history and culture (13:00 – 16:30)
As Japan’s capital for more than a thousand years, Kyoto brings together a deep heritage of history, religion and tradition. Today’s visits include: Kinkaku-ji (famed for its magnificent gold-leaf-covered architecture) and Kiyomizu-dera (a historic temple overlooking Kyoto, where you can feel the spiritual and cultural beauty of the former imperial capital).
🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Utano Kyoto Besho (check-in from 17:00; only 10 rooms; a tranquil setting with a private Japanese garden designed by the renowned garden designer Mirei Shigemori; a private hot spring bath in each room).
Day 2
Kyoto’s highlights in depth (09:30 – 14:00)
Today you continue exploring Kyoto’s historic and cultural heritage, visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha (the thousand torii gates), the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove path (a serene bamboo forest) and Nijō Castle (a historic site of the Tokugawa shogunate).
🚁 Helicopter experience (optional activity / extra charge from JPY 400,000):The route flies direct from Kyoto to New Hotel Awaji on Awaji Island, with spectacular aerial views of Kyoto.
🏨 Accommodation: New Hotel Awaji — unbeatable sea views, with a private open-air hot spring bath in each room.
🍽 Exclusive dining experience:A limited private dinner carefully created by top chefs and pastry chefs who have represented Japan at world culinary competitions (such as the Bocuse d’Or and the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie), for just one group of guests per day.
Day 3
Unique Awaji Island experiences
Today on Awaji Island, immerse yourself in local culture and traditions:
📍 Fish market auction experience:Visit an Awaji Island fish market that supplies Tokyo’s Toyosu Market and Michelin restaurants, and see the local fishing culture and the auction up close.
📍 Salt-making experience:Head to Awaji Island’s west coast to try the Miketsukuni way of making salt for yourself and learn traditional handmade salt-making techniques.
Day 4
Awaji Island farming and traditional crafts
📍 Onion-picking experience:Visit Hamada Farm on Awaji Island’s Mihara Plain to pick the island’s most famous produce, Awaji onions, by hand, and enjoy the fun of a country harvest.
📍 Handmade somen experience:Visit a traditional somen workshop founded in the first year of the Keiō era (1865), learn the craft of hand-stretching noodles and experience the artisan spirit.
STAY IN KANSAI
Top luxury accommodation (for reference)
Throughout the trip you stay in distinctive luxury hotels where every room has its own private hot spring, so you can relax completely between exploring history and food. Actual hotels are subject to availability.
KYOTO
Kyoto (Night 1)
- Hotel Utano Kyoto BeshoOnly 10 rooms, with private hot spring baths and a Japanese garden
AWAJI ISLAND
Awaji Island (Nights 2-3)
- New Hotel AwajiUnbeatable sea views, with a private open-air hot spring bath in each room
Precautions and Frequently Asked Questions
- Vehicle usage standards: Toyota Alphard or Hiace with driver-guide for 8 hours (overseas green-plated tourist bus or TOYOTA ALPHARD 7-seater, HIACE 10/14-seater; vehicle model is for reference only).
- Contact information: Please provide valid contact details that work overseas for yourself and at least one travelling companion.
- Itinerary Adjustment: The tour guide may adjust the order of sightseeing spots temporarily based on actual conditions such as weather, itinerary, and traffic, and with the consent of the guests.
- force majeure: The company is not responsible for time delays, or for changes to or cancellation of the itinerary or sights, caused by force majeure such as traffic or weather, and fees will not be refunded.
- Insurance recommendations: We recommend purchasing suitable travel medical insurance before departure and checking overseas medical and emergency-assistance coverage.
- Punctuality: Please be at the designated meeting point at the designated time. We cannot wait for latecomers, and no refunds or changes can be made.
- Package Code: Kyoto-Awaji-Private-004
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