Private Tour - Hakone Day Trip! A Tour to Explore All Must-Sees!
Description
Hakone, which can be reached in just 73 minutes from Shinjuku, is famous as a tourist destination where you can refresh yourself in nature. On this tour, you will travel around Hakone by train, cable car, ropeway, boat, and bus. Let's cover all the must-see spots in Hakone in one day, such as Owakudani, Lake Ashi, and Hakone Shrine. [Visit Spots] ・Ajisai Bridge ・Hakone Shrine ・Hakone Pirate Ship ・Togendai View Restaurant ・Hakone Tozan Cablecar & ropeway ・Owakudani ・cu-mo Hakone
Tour Options
Itinerary
A beautiful vermilion bridge, located near Hakone-Yumoto Station, which is famous as a photo spot. Hydrangea is a flower that blooms in June, and Hakone is also a famous hydrangea, so it was named Hydrangea Bridge.
A shrine with a history of 1,200 years or more. In particular, the Torii (wooden gate) standing on the lake is recently getting popular as a place where you can take unique photos. The vermilion Torii in the clear blue color lake is such a fantastic view!
Hakone Pirate Ship (Motohakone Port): A large boat to cruise Lake Ashi. You can enjoy the magnificent view of Lake Ashi and the extraordinary onboard space decorated with French, British, and Swedish ships as models.
Located inside Togendai Station, you can enjoy authentic grilled dishes and dishes made with local ingredients while looking out at Lake Ashi and pirate ships.
As you ride the Hakone Ropeway, you're suddenly greeted by the billowing smoke of Owakudani right before your eyes. It's a sight that will surely take your breath away. On clear days, you can also enjoy the breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji. The ropeway operates at approximately one-minute intervals and consists of gondolas that can accommodate 18 people.
cu-mo Hakone: This new spot, situated at an altitude of approximately 757 meters, offers a stunning view of Hakone's beautiful landscape while providing the opportunity to enjoy foot baths. The scenery from the observation deck is breathtaking, making it the perfect place to unwind and rejuvenate after your travels.
Owakudani, created by the eruption of Hakone Volcano 3,000 years ago, still emits white smoke from all over the valley. Unlike Hakone, which is full of greenery, the rock surface is exposed and vegetation does not grow throughout the year. This is one of the must-see Hakone symbols where you can feel the breath of the earth.
Hakone Tozan Cable Car(Sounzan to Gora): The Hakone Tozan Cable Car, which opened in 1921 (Taisho 10), is the oldest cable car in the Kanto region with a rich history. It connects Hakone Tozan Railway's Gora Station to Hakone Ropeway's Sounzan Station, traversing a steep incline of 214 meters in elevation difference.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
- If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
- Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot.
- Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
- If you are unable to make it to the meeting point by the start time, there is a possibility that we might not be able to provide the full experience this tour has to offer, due to the time taken to get to the meeting point via public transport. Please ensure that you have ample time to get to the meeting point on time.
- Please note that the waiting time for transportation becomes quite long during congestion and on weekends. Therefore there is possibility to shorten the stay time at each spot or skip some spots.
- There is spot where you can try a footbath, so we recommend bringing your own towel.
Reviews(78)
Our guide, Yoshi, was very thorough and prepared with lots of information . We had a great time and learned a lot. There was quite a bit of walking but we saw a lot of beautiful views and extraordinary sights. It was a beautiful day to see Mt. Fuji.
Terrific tour with Yoshi We saw and traveled and had a great day Informative and fun we can all highly recommend 6 modes of transport, art, gardens and scenery. Great guide
We had a very good experience overall with this private tour in Hakone. Our guide Osamu was excellent — very friendly, knowledgeable, and organized throughout the day. He shared a lot of interesting information about the area, history, and local culture, which made the tour much more enjoyable. The only downside was that 6 hours felt too short for Hakone, especially because of the long queues for the ropeway and buses, which seem to be very common in the area. We lost quite a lot of time waiting in lines, so later we had to rush through some of the attractions to stay on schedule. I would recommend either extending the tour time or planning fewer stops in order to enjoy each place more calmly. Still, thanks to our guide’s professionalism and positive attitude, we had a memorable day and were able to see many beautiful places in Hakone.
Great experience would recommend the 8 hour trip. Enough to do in one day. Hakonne is a beautiful and relaxing place having come from Tokyo. Yutaka Sumita was our excellent English speaking tour guide. He explained the planned itinerary to us and accommodated any requests or changes. Sumita was very knowledgeable, super friendly and great to spend the day with. Would love to do it again. Thanks for a great day Sumita. Lisa & Nick
We were happy we got a wonderful guide to take us around Hakone for the day. Eriko met us at train station and assisted us in all transportation means and actvities and was very flexible to what we wanted to do. She spoke good English and translated so much for us. We did part of the Hakone loop, the pitate ship, ate the black eggs which were delicious, wentt to small museum to learn about the volcanic springs we enjoyed in Hakone, saw a beautiful garden, took place in a nice tea ceremony there and Eriko took care of all the communication we needed to make the day enjoyable and fun. I would recommend her for your tour. It was nice not trying to do everything on our own for the day for a change:) We were repsnsible for all transportation, lunch, and event fees throughout the day which we knew.
Atsushi was a perfect guide as we did the entire Hakone loop and even had time to explore the Open Air Museum. We accomplished so much and Atsushi added plenty of informative tidbits along the way - even helping us navigate a very crowded Sunday in Hakone.
All in all, a great day out, doing things you probably could do yourself but it takes any stress out of the day having all planned out in a logical and timely fashion. Tatsu was a great guide - no information overload, just enthusiastic detail and explanation of Japanese culture and traditions. The tour was conducted at a pace we were comfortable with and yes, I guess we were lucky wirh the weather but a second perfect day of Mount Fuji views, enjoying the Ashinoko Lake cruise and Odawara steaming Volcano landscape in between the Peace Torii Gate & Shrine and lastly the Gora gardens. Ideally you aditionally need the Hakone freepass, which we purhased at the start of the day.
Great visit with Ikuko that was organized, listening throughout this beautiful visit. She was available and responsive before the visit as well. An effective family visit that we recommend.
Wonderful day with Yutaka Sumita, we saw so many things and learned a lot about Hakone. He was so knowledgeable and friendly
Masami was a complete gem. He was so thorough and you can tell he truly enjoys explaining the culture. He was so methodical and pivoted our trip to ensure some amazing views of Mt. Fuji. Great great tour with a chance to see all the highlights of Hakone. Honestly, I wouldn’t have been able to navigate without a small group tour. The other large groups waited in long lines and traffic.
