This is amazing value for a destination such as Japan, as the price covers all of the following: 

• Return air fares with China Airlines from Sydney into Hiroshima and out of Narita (Tokyo).  Both flights go via Taipei.

• Accommodation in 3 to 4 star hotels with private facilities.  

• Nearly all meals.  

• All transfers and transport.  

• A 10 day tour of Japan by coach and train.

• A 3 day tour of Taiwan.

• Entrance fees to many attractions.
  

• Services of Japanese and Taiwanese tour guides and if there are 14 or more participants, an Australian tour leader. 

This tour will visit Japan in early Spring, when the cherry blossoms should be in full bloom. This is an opportunity to visit this beautiful country when it is at its best.

The program in Taiwan has many interesting features and this is a great opportunity to visit this fascinating yet seldom visited country.

If you don't have anyone to share with, but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will do our best to match you up with someone else in the same situation, but this is not guaranteed. For a single room there is an extra cost of $955.


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	Itinerary for Japan and Taiwan Tour
	Included meals are indicated as B = Breakfast, L =Lunch, D = Dinner
21.03.12	Australia - Taipei Depart Sydney at 10.00pm on China Airlines flight CI 52, arriving at 4.15am the next morning (22.03.12).
22.03.12	Taipei Upon arrival in Taipei you are transferred to the hotel for immediate check-in. The remainder of the day is at leisure to recover from your overnight flight or explore Taipei. Accommodation: Gala Hotel Taipei.
23.03.12 (B/L/D)	Taipei Today there is a full day tour of Taipei city. We visit the National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Martyrs' Shrine, Long Shan Temple, Hwashi Night Market and Taipei 101 (own expense if you wish to visit the observatory deck). Accommodation: Gala Hotel Taipei.
24.03.12 (B/L)	Taipei - Hiroshima, Japan This morning there is a visit to Yehliu Geographic Park to see spectacular rock formations. Enjoy a seafood lunch in Keeleung. After lunch transfer to the airport for your flight to Japan. Depart Taipei at 4.55pm on flight CI 112, arriving in Hiroshima at 8.05pm. Upon arrival, you are transferred to your hotel. Accommodation: Hiroshima Rihga Royal Hotel or similar.
25.03.12 (B/L/D)	Hiroshima - Miyajima - Hiroshima After breakfast you will leave the hotel for a sightseeing tour of Hiroshima and Miyajima. You will visit the Itsukushima Shrine. Miyajima Island is the popular name of itsuku-shima Island situated in Miyajima Town southwest of Hiroshima. It is a scenic sight in which the mountains, sea and red shrine buildings blend in harmony, and the entire island is designated as a historic site. It is one of the three most beautiful sites in Japan, along with Matsushima in Miyagi and Ama-no-hashidate in Kyoto. Accommodation: Hiroshima Rihga Royal Hotel or similar.
26.03.12 (B/L/D)	Hiroshima-Iwakuni City-Hiroshima Proceed to Iwakuni City, which was an unimportant village that was deep in the Mori family's vast domain until they lost all but Yamaguchi Prefecture after the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Hiroie Kikkawa, a relative of the Mori family, was given the responsibility of transforming a backwater into a defendable and major outpost for his clan. Today, the samurai quarter of the city that grew up around Iwakuni Castle and Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo) is a major attraction in the city. Next, visit Peace Memorial Park. The Genbaku dome (The Atomic Bomb Dome) is the symbol of Hiroshima, the city that advocates peace in the world. It is located in Hiroshima and faces Hiroshima Bay in the Seto Island Sea. It was originally the Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Hall built in 1915. While all structures vanished in the atomic bomb explosion, only this building miraculously remained standing. It was 6th August 1945 when the first atomic bomb in history was dropped on Hiroshima. Afterwards visit the Hachobori shopping area before transferring back to year hotel. Accommodation: Hiroshima Rihga Royal Hotel or similar.
27.03.12 (B/L/D)	Hiroshima - Bullet Train - Shin-Kobe - Osaka After breakfast, you are transferred to the train station to take a bullet train to Kobe. upon arrival, visit the Old Sake Breweries Museum and Nankin Machi (China Town). After that, travel to Osaka and check into your hotel. Accommodation: Rihga Royal Hotel or similar.
28.03.12 (B/L/D)	Osaka - Nara - Osaka After breakfast you will leave the hotel for a sightseeing tour of Nara. You will visit Todoiji Temple, the Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall) which is one of the world's largest wooden buildings and one of the best known temples in Japan. It enshrines a gigantic bronze statue of Buddha. Next you will visit a deer park where the deer roam freely, lending a pastoral atmosphere to the park. Visitors may feed or pet them (special food sold in the park grounds). Continue to visit Osaka Castle and Shinzaibashi area. Accommodation: Osaka Rihga Royal Hotel or similar.
29.03.12 (B/L/D)	Osaka - Kyoto Today you will start with a visit to Heian Jingu Shrine, the home of perhaps the world's most authentic and exquisite Japanese Garden, Kyoto National Museum and Philosopher Walk. Watch Kimono fashion show at Nishin ori Centre. Afterwards continue to visit Arashiyama district including Togetsu Bridge adn Ryoanji Temple. Accommodation: Kyoto Rihga Royal Hotel or similar.
30.03.12 (B/L/D)	Kyoto - Toyohashi After breakfast visit Kiyomizu Temple and the celebrated Golden Pavilion. Travel to Toyohashi by motor-coach. Stay overnight at Toyohashi Nikko Hotel or similar.
31.03.12 (B/L/D)	Toyohashi - Lake Hamanako - Mt. Fuji - Kawaguchiko Visit Lake Hamanako and continue to travel to Mt. Fuji. Climb up to the 5th station by coach, about 2300 metres above the sea level to enjoy the view of Mt. Fuji. Visit the Visitor Centre. Afterwards our coach will take you to Kawaguchiko. Enjoy hot spring spa in your hotel in the evening. Accommodation: Tominoko Hotel or similar.
01.04.12 (B/L/D)	Kawaguchiko - Hakone - Tokyo Travel to Hakone by coach. Visit the Peace Park, have a cruise on Lake Ashi, enjoy Hakone Ropeway and visit the Owakudani Valley. Afterwards continue to travel to Tokyo, the capital of Japan by coach. Accommodation: Tobu Levant Hotel or similar.
02.04.12 (B/L/D)	Tokyo This morning after breakfast you will leave the hotel for a sightseeing tour of Tokyo. Visit Edo Museum and Imperial Palace Plaza. After lunch visit Asakusa Kannon Temple and nakamise Shopping Street. The legend has it that fishermen brothers discovered and image of Kan'non (the goddess of mercy) in the Sumida River around 1370 years ago and they were inspired to enshrine it. Its symbol is a large red paper lantern that bears the word Kaminari-mon', or a thunder gate. Drive through Ginza and transfer back to your hotel. Accommodation: Tobu Levant Hotel or similar.
03.04.12 (B)	Tokyo - Sydney This morning is at leisure. Afterwards you are transferred to Narita Airport, departing at 4.30pm on flight CI 101, arriving in Taipei at 7.30pm. Transfer to your next flight. Depart Taipei at 11.55pm on flight CI 51, arriving in Sydney at 12.05pm the next day (04.04.12).
Note:	Brisbane and Melbourne passengers will have connecting domestic flights to and from Sydney for $205 per person, return.

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Deposits and Payments:  A non-refundable deposit of $400.00 per person is payable within 7 days of booking. This deposit is not refundable should you later cancel. The balance is payable 8 weeks prior to departure.
Refunds and Cancellations:  Cancellations after final payment will result in a refund limited to whatever we can recoup from the airline.
Insurance:  Adequate travel insurance is essential. We can arrange this for you if desired. Macleay Valley Travel offers Suresave Travel Insurance.  Please note that we can only process  your travel insurance when we have received full payment for the insurance and the signed Suresave Travel Insurance application form, located on the last page of the Suresave Travel Insurance information booklet. Until this time the travel insurance cannot be processed and will not be valid. Macleay Valley Travel will bare no responsibility for any consequences that may occur as a result of an incomplete insurance application.    
Passports:  All travellers require a current passport with at least 6 months left on it at the end of the tour. Non-Australian passport holders require a re-entry visa for Australia. No visas are required for Australian passport holders.
Basic Tour Price and Taxes:  Air taxes and Fuel Levies are included in the basic tour price if the tour is paid in full on or before the due date on the final invoice. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to charge for any increase in Air taxes and Fuel Levies if the tour is not paid in full by the due date.
Not  Included in the Cost:  All items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, drinks, excess baggage, tips, meals, (except those specified in the itinerary), etc. Also travel insurance. Similarly, credit card payments can only be accepted if 2% is added to the price to help defray the heavy merchant fees charged to us by the credit card companies.
Health and Fitness:  Macleay Valley Travel recommends that the passenger is reasonably healthy and/or fit to participate in this tour. Persons with a disability requiring special assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Macleay Valley Travel and their representatives cannot provide this service. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to accept/decline or terminate a passenger's participation in the tour under certain circumstances.
Booking through other Agents:  As we keep the cost of out tours as low as possible, there is insufficient margin for us to be able to pay commission to other travel agents, so some bookings can only be accepted if the client pays the other agent's commission. Macleay Valley Travel is a fully licensed travel agent and as such any monies paid to us are fully insured by the Travel Compensation Fund. We are happy for any prospective traveller with us to check us out with your local Consumer Affairs (fair trading) department.
Health and Fitness:   Macleay Valley Travel recommends that the passenger is reasonably healthy and/or fit to participate in this tour. Persons with a disability requiring special assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Macleay Valley Travel and their representatives cannot provide this service. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to accept/decline or terminate a passenger's participation in the tour under certain circumstances.
Limitation of Liability:  As Macleay Valley Travel acts only as agent for the Airlines, Hotels, Coach Companies etc., providing accommodation, transportation & other services. Macleay Valley Travel shall not be liable or responsible for death or injury to any person or loss or damage to any property including baggage arising out of or connection with any transportation, accommodation or other services, or resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of Government or other authorities, de jure or defacto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, delays or cancellations caused by changes in schedules or itinerary, or over bookings or defaults or for any causes beyond Macleay Valley Travel's control or any loss or damage resulting from improper or insufficient passports, visas or other documents & neither Macleay Valley Travel, and its servants or employees shall be or become liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the tour member as a result of the foregoing causes. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to modify the itinerary or the accommodation if circumstances make this necessary, provided that the amended itinerary is of equal value or greater value than that of the original program.
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