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Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Tour Director at the destination airportDay 3: Tokyo
Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Take a walking tour of Shibuya
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Visit an arcade and immerse yourself in a popular aspect of Japanese culture
Day 4: Tokyo • Kyoto
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
Take a guided tour of Kyoto
Visit Nijō Castle, where the Tokugawa shogunate kept a second home
Explore the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple
Take a tour of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Day 5: Kyoto
Take a guided tour of Nara
Visit Todaiji Temple
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
Day 6: Kyoto • Osaka • Seoul
Fly to Seoul
Enjoy time for independent exploration of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Day 7: Seoul
Take a tour of Seoul
With your Tour Director, you will:
- Visit Cheonggye Plaza
- See the Cheonggyecheon Stream
- Visit Gwanghwamun Square
- Visit Gyeongbokgung Palace
Visit the Bukchon Hanok Village
Take a walking tour of the Ikseon-dong neighborhood
Enjoy 360-degree views from the Sky Terrace at the top of Lotte World Tower
Korean Martial Arts Experience
Explore the discipline of both body and mind as you participate in an introductory Korean martial arts class. Learn the basics of either modern taekwondo or traditional taekyyeon, one of the oldest martial arts in the country and considered to be taekwondo's predecessor.
Day 8: Seoul • Busan
Travel to Busan
Visit Bulguksa Temple
Visit Gamcheon Culture Village
Day 9: Busan
Explore the UN Memorial Cemetery and Peace Memorial Museum
Enjoy a cable car ride over Songdo Beach
Visit Taejongdae Park
Explore the white sands of Haeundae Beach
Day 10: Busan • Seoul
Travel by train to Seoul
Visit the Odusan Unification Observatory and learn about the division of North and South Korea
Participate in a Korean cooking class, including a kimchi tasting
Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 11: Seoul • Beijing
Fly to Beijing
Take a walking tour of the alleys of Old Beijing in the Nanluoguxiang district
Stop to snack on some local street food
Take a rickshaw tour of a traditional Beijing neighborhood
Enjoy an authentic Chinese meal with a local family
Day 12: Beijing
Take a guided tour of Beijing
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Tiananmen Square [tyahn-ahn-men]
- Forbidden City
- Summer Palace
Enjoy a dragon boat ride (Available April–October only)
Enjoy a Peking duck dinner
Day 13: Beijing
Visit the Temple of Heaven Park (time permitting)
Participate in a tai chi lesson
Take a day trip to the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China
Participate in a tea ceremony
Day 14: Depart for home
