Private Fuji Half-day Car Tour with Hotel Pickup and Local Guide
Description
This private tour is perfect for those who want to make the most of their half-day experiencing the charm of Mount Fuji and its surrounding areas. The tour's greatest strength is its flexibility. Considering the season, weather, and your preferences, our experienced guide will create a customized itinerary for you during a briefing at your pick-up point. For example, if you wish to see Mount Fuji from various angles, we visit Oshino Hakkai, Lake Kawaguchi, and the Chureito Pagoda. If you are interested in exploring nature, we visit Narusawa Ice Cave and Shiraito Falls. For those who enjoy a good drink, a plan visiting Fujisan Brewery or Fujiyama Winery is available. Due to time constraints, we will visit recommended spots, but depending on your pick-up location, we may not be able to visit all your desired locations. Typically, we visit 3-4 locations. Our tour guide will propose and create the perfect tour for you!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Shinkura Fuji Sengen Shrine: This shrine boasts an excellent location offering a direct view of Mount Fuji. The contrast between the vermillion torii gate and Mount Fuji is beautiful, making it popular among photography enthusiasts. The shrine grounds also feature a historically significant five-storied pagoda, creating a sacred atmosphere perfect for quiet contemplation. It's also known as a power spot, deeply rooted in the history of Mount Fuji worship. Entrance Fee: Free
Oshino Hakkai: Eight stunning ponds fed by the pristine waters of Mount Fuji, creating a harmonious blend of crystal-clear water and lush nature. Each pond has its own unique character, offering diverse scenery as you stroll along. You can even drink the pure spring water! Entrance Fee: Free
Lake Kawaguchiko: Enjoy breathtaking views of Mount Fuji reflected on the lake's surface. This popular tourist spot offers a variety of activities, including boat tours, onsen (hot springs), and exploration of nearby attractions. The sunset views and nighttime illuminations against the backdrop of Mount Fuji are particularly stunning. Many restaurants and accommodations are also available in the area. Entrance Fee: Free (boat tours and onsen facilities are separately charged)
Ide Sake Brewery: This brewery produces sake using traditional techniques. While you can't tour the brewery, savoring their carefully crafted sake is an experience in itself. You can also purchase sake and related goods as souvenirs. Entrance Fee: Free (tasting and tours may require reservations)
Fujiyama Beer Harvest Terrace: Enjoy locally-sourced craft beer and meals while taking in the magnificent views of Mount Fuji at this open-air beer garden. A wide variety of beers are available, making it a perfect place to relax from noon until night. Entrance Fee: Free (food and drinks are separately charged)
Narusawa Ice Cave: A natural ice cave formed by lava flow, offering a mystical atmosphere and a refreshing coolness even in summer. The ice formations inside are breathtaking. Entrance Fee: Adults 350 yen, Children 150 yen
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine: This shrine, a sacred site for Mount Fuji worship since ancient times, has a sacred atmosphere and is surrounded by historically significant structures. Contemplate the majestic Mount Fuji in the tranquil setting. Entrance Fee: Free
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will be waiting for you at the front desk of your hotel or any train/bus station you have selected for your pick-up.(pick-up location options available) Our car will have "Sunny Tours Japan logo mark" on the side.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please let us know how many children under 5 years old will be joining the tour, as they will need to use a car seat.
Reviews(30)
John is a fantastic tour guide. We had made our own itinerary but he took us to a few places we hadn’t thought about that were fantastic, and to a fantastic and well priced lunch spot.
We looked on trip advisor as the weather stopped us from going up the planned day of Mt Fuji so was looking for something else to do and came upon “sunny tours”….what a find Sun the company owner agreed to pick us up and spend five fantastic hours with us . At exactly 10 am the next morning Sun turned up and we went to the most beautiful waterfalls then a winery and then Sun took us to a great local restaurant for lunch then to a facility that explains all about Mt Fuji as well as a film and then to a saki brewery . Sun tailor makes the day for you so whatever your interests are he adapts the day for a fulfilling informative day with lots of laughs and insights into the Japanese culture Thank you Sun for a great day Ron , Carmen Dylan , leighee
Kumi was an exceptional guide who made this half day trip fantastic.
Our tour was spectacular! Our tour guide Nao was amazing at showing us around the local spots and knew so much about the history of Fuji and gave us recommendations in other cities as well! Definitely recommend him and Sunny Tours for your next trip to Japan!
Sun was such an excellent guide. Really, the best we’ve had in Japan! Can not recommend him and his company and this tour enough! He was even kind enough to drop us at a stop completely out of his way. His picture taking of us was perfect also- not a bad one in the bunch!
We had the best experience with our guide, Sun. He was the most knowledgeable and fun guide we’ve ever had. He owns the the company Viator used and he was very flexible with our schedule. I had some problem with scheduling at first thinking our tour was canceled. Sun was very punctual. Despite of our late start ( our own choice), we were able to cover a lot. He showed us a live you tube webcam of the destination of its worth going. We are chasing Mt. Fuji but unfortunately by 10 AM, she was ready to hide behind the clouds. But we went around and he drove us around everywhere ( according to my checklist to see.) We took his info and we’ll definitely use if we go back to Mt. Fuji! It was one of the highlights of our trip.
The driver, Sun was very knowledgeable and spoke English well. My family and I had a delightful tour. Viator has done it again.
We had an awesome afternoon with Sun. We told him what we wanted to see and he added a few more spots to see that we didn’t know about. He went at our pace and was very accommodating and responsive to our needs. He was very knowledgeable about the area and history and we enjoyed our conversations about the Japanese culture and economy as well. Definitely worth booking a private tour with Sunny Tours. We wouldn’t have seen all we saw without him. Definitely recommend!
We had a terrific day with Daisuke! He was a great guide and had lots of information to share. There was a bit of confusion as to how the itinerary is determined (may have been my fault), but we were able to pick out places we wanted to go with Daisuke when he picked us up. Highly recommend as an option - particularly for a group (we were six people). Conversations with tour operator in advance are very easy too if you have questions.
Our trip with John was a great experience, he took us around the greatest hits of Hakone for 4 hours and had lots of good information to share! He knew which places would have large crowds and which places to skip which we appreciated. Great driver with great English so the conversation was great. Thank you for your time!
