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Group Trip to
Kyoto
May 18-29, 2007
We have 11 people signed up for 2007 so registration is closed for this year. Take a look at the photo and info on this page - each year the trip will be similar - and if you are interested in joining us in 2008, email me to get on the "keep me posted" list.
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BASIC ITINERARY: We go to Kyoto to shop at the temple markets for more kimonos, learn about Japanese textiles and culture, and tour one of the most beautiful and exotic cities in the world. Yes, we spend the entire time in Kyoto, and it's never long enough!
We rendez-vous in Japan (airfare is on your own but we can help with recommendations), leaving the US on May 18th (arriving in Kyoto on the 19th) spend 10 nights in Kyoto (6 in a western style hotel, four in a ryokan),
and return on the 29th (departing Japan and arrving home on
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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 (Rikiya Ryokan in 2005)
-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.
Maximum number of participants is 12. Click here for the typical itinerary (from 2005) |
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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 previous trips. |
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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 will have several Japanese friends come along on the tours to
translate and help out. We will also be happy to help arrange
the activities you want to do on your free days. 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! Email me with any questions or if you'd like to be added to the "first dibs" list! |
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