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Group
Trip to Kyoto
May 18-29, 2005!
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Every year since 1996, we
go to Kyoto in April to shop at the temple markets for more kimonos.
In 2002 and 2003 we took some of you with us, and we'd like to
invite you along in 2005 too! This will be a small group tour,
with 10-16 people joining me and my buyer in Kyoto to not only
visit the markets but also get an insider's taste of amazing
Kyoto. We leave on Wednesday, May 18th (arriving in Kyoto on
the 19th) spend 10 nights in Kyoto, and return on the 29th (departing
Japan and arrving in The States on the same calender day). |
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What's included?
The
in-country cost is $2500 (this does not include airfare) and
covers:
-6 nights in a western-style
hotel
-4 nights at a traditional-style Japanese Inn (ryokan)
-Three workshops of hands-on activities
-All meals, transportation, tour and event expenses on the TOUR
days
(Expenses (except hotel and breakfast) on the FREE day are up
to you.) |
The price is based on a
minimum of eight people. The price could decrease if more than
ten people come along. Maximum number of participants is 16. |
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Caution! This trip is not for everyone. While
we will do our best to accommodate everyone, hand-holding will
be at a minimum (more of it at first, less of it near the end).
If you're flexible, healthy, normally not inclined to travel
in groups, and eager to visit Japan - this could be the trip
you've been waiting for. If you're a hesitant traveller, have
strong dietary or physical limitations, have a low threshold
for discomfort or a low tolerance for the unfamiliar, this is
not the trip for you. Click here to review photos
and feedback from our April 2002 trip. |
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Comfort
Level :
$2500 may seem like a lot of money, but it does not get you luxury-level
comfort in Japan. This is not a "high end" tour. The
accomodation will be clean, convenient and comfortable, but we
won't be staying in five-star hotels. We're more interested in
making person-to-person connections, so in addition to keeping
the trip small, we're hoping to arrange one meal at the home
of a Japanese famly, and have several Japanese friends come along
on the tours to translate and help out. We will also be happy
to help arrange activities for you on your free days if you like.
The focus of the trip will be to enjoy Kyoto at a reasonable
pace - we can't possibly see it all, so lets be in good spirits
and well-rested to enjoy what we can see in 11 days. |
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Join us next
year! |
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