Private day trip to Hakone only for you and your group, starting from Tokyo. Surrounded by great nature with Mt.Fuji view, lots of museums and hot springs, Hakone is one of the most popular destinations as a break from Tokyo. By using ”Odakyu Hakone Freepass”, we can enjoy various types of transportations such as Ropeway, Lake Ashi Boat Cruise, cable cars and Tozan Train(mountain tram) to get around. Ending place is arrangeable other than Tokyo.
At your hotel in Tokyo 23 wards or Shinjuku station
I'll meet you at your hotel in Tokyo 23 wards. Or, Shinjuku station to take a train to Hakone.
Following itinerary is【Basic Plan】by Romance Car with Hakone Freepass.
Take Romance Car train from Shinjuku station : 8:31 Shinjuku to 10:17 Hakone-yumoto.
*All reserved seats rapid train.
How to get around depends on your choice for options and conditions. You can rely on me to take either of clockwise or counterclockwise.
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--- Basic itinerary to visit ---
- Hakone Tozan Train①
- Cable car via Gora ②③
- Ropeway via Owakudani
- Owakudani (Volcanic activity and eat black shelled eggs)
- Togendai (pier of boat cruise / ropeway station / restaurant)
- Pirate Boat Cruise on Ashi Lake
- Moto-Hakone (Lake shore area)④⑤
- Back to Hakone-yumoto
Option A : The most unique, loved spot in Hakone.
A① Hakone Open Air Museum （Sculptures, Picasso Gallery, Foot-bath）
- *open year round
Admission : Adult :1600 yen, University/High School Students: 1,200 yen, Jr. High/Elementary School Students: 800 yen
Free for Guide with a national license when accompanying you.
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Option B : For art & garden lovers,
B② Hakone Art Museum (Art with beautiful moss garden. Green Tea. )
B③ Gora Park（French-style garden and traditional Japanese Tea Garden)
- *Closed on Thursdays
Admission :Hakone Art Museum : Adult 800 yen, High school/college students 400 yen, Children up to junior high school : Free of charge, Seniors aged over 65 :700yen
Gora Park is free of charge with Hakone Freepass holders
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Option C : For history & culture enthusiasts,
C④ Hakone Checkpoint
C⑤ Hiking along old cedar promenade
Admission : Hakone Checkpoint : Adult 400 yen, Child 150 yen with Hakone Freepass
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Option D : Special request
If you have a special interest to visit other than above, let me know. I'd love to check if we can make it.
Flexible time: Take Romance Car from Hakone-yumoto to Shinjuku. Ex. 17:02 Hakone-yumoto - 18:28 Shinjuku
I'll take you back to your hotel in Tokyo 23 wards, or we can end at Shinjuku Station for your dinner afterwards.
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*Ending point is arrangeable. If you're staying at hotel or ryokan in Hakone, I can end up tour there. Or, Odawara station end is also conveniently used for traveler heading to Kyoto after Hakone. Let me know in advance.
At your hotel in Tokyo 23 wards or Shinjuku Station. Or, your accommodation in Hakone or Odawara Station for Shinaksen to Kyoto upon your request.
guide fee, hotel pick-up, hotel drop-off
transportation fee (you and guide), food and drink (you and guide), admission (you and guide) *showed on itinerary above
[ Major transportation fees on tour day ]
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【Basic Plan】By Romance Car total : Adult : 8,500 yen, Child : 2,700 yen
Details: Hakone Freepass from Shinjuku (Valid for 2 days・All inclusive ticket ) : Adult 6,100 yen, Child 1,500 yen
Romance Car Express charge : (Adult 1,200 yen, Child 600 yen) × round trip
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【Shinkansen Plan】
With JR-pass : Adult 5,000 yen, Child 1,000 yen. Without JR-pass : Adult 11,560 yen, Child 4,280 yen.
Details : With JR-pass, Shinkansen 0 yen +Hakone Freepass from Odawara
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Without JR-pass, Shinkansen (Tokyo - Odawara) Adult 3,280 yen × round trip = 6,560 yen, Child 1,640 yen × round trip=3,280 yen
+Hakone Freepass from Odawara (Valid for 2 days・All inclusive ticket ) : Adult 5,000 yen / Child 1,000 yen
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【Private Car Plan 】from/to Tokyo (9H) *Advanced booking required with car company on GoWithGuide.
1-5 people including guide : 87,800 yen~
6-9 people including guide : 92,800 yen~
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*Highway tolls, parking lot fees, admission fees are to be paid separately.
Estimate Highway tolls :(Metropolitan 1,320~1950 yen＋Highway 2,040 yen) × round trip
+Transportation fee at the destination : Depends on what you want to try.
- I do tours with a small private group up to 4 people.
- Please kindly make an inquiry for available days on my GWG calendar.
- My tours basically start/end in Tokyo. If you like to start/end outside Tokyo 23 wards, my transportation fee from/to there should be covered. Thank you for understanding.
This tour is only available on Weekdays to escape from congestion in Hakone.
- Important【Volcanic gas warning for people with diseases.】
Owakudani is a popular tourist site with volcanic activities. But for those people who have Heart diseases, Asthma, Respiratory diseases and other health prpblems are not supposed to use ropeway between Ubako and Sounzan (including Owakudani) . If your group have someone with health problems, please let me know in advance. I'll make a plan without visiting gas area.
- In case of extremely bad weather such as heavy rain, strong winds, storm, foggy and snow, the ropeways and Ashi Lake Boat Cruise might either be suspended or unable to operate as scheduled. Please understand that we'll take alternative transportations instead in the emergency.
- We can enjoy the view of Mt.Fuji from many places in Hakone if the weather permits. Visibility is higher in winter time.
Yes. If the weather permits, you can enjoy Mt.Fuji from a lot of places in Hakone. Visibility of Mt.Fuji is highly dependent on the weather and the season.
- Visibility throughout the year is about 40% for completely and 58% for partly according to research.
- Visibility is higher in the mooring than in the afternoon, as fog comes out as the temperature goes up.
- Visibility is higher in winter than in summer as the air is clearer.
- The best visibility : October〜February. The least : June 〜August.
Hakone and Kawaguchi-ko Lake are both nice Mt.Fuji viewing spots. If you want to see big Mt.Fuji, I recommend Kawaguchi-ko Lake, cause it's nearer and bigger. Also if you're photo lover and want to shoot lake reflections of Mt.Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes is place to go.
→Check my tour for Mt.Fuji （Kawaguchi-ko)
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From Hakone, you can enjoy Mt.Fuji view if weather permits, but smaller than one from Kawaguchi-ko Lake. You can enjoy unique volcanic site of Owakudani and deep mountain nature with famous hot springs. Transportations around Hakone such as ropeways, cable cars, mountain trains are fun to experience.
Basically Hakone and Kawaguchi-ko sightseeing takes a day trip each. The distance between them is about 50km, but takes more than you expect, because Hakone is very mountainous, then roads are narrow and often has traffic congestions. So, doing both in a day is not so recommended, but it's possible if you take a hired taxi or van for a whole day from/to Tokyo.
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We enjoyed our day very much. Got to visit a range of places but the best thing was, we learnt a lot about Japanese culture which we loved.
Thank you Susan-san for giving an excellent review just after the tour! It was so fun for me to talk with each of your family. Yes, we have learnt a lot each other, but also had a great laugh all the day. Happy to hear Japan is now No.1 popular destination from Australia!! I hope we have another adventure together on your next trip, maybe for off-the-beaten next time! Enjoy the rest of your stay! Hugs and kisses, Kaori