Luxury Japan tours from USA & Canada – if that’s what you are looking for, you’ve just found the right Japan tour company in Laurus Travel. As Asia travel specialists, we have been offering luxury Japan tours from USA and Canada for many years.
Our luxury Japan tours are conducted in a small group environment (20 participants maximum) with a strong focus on culture and history. One key factor that sets us apart from the competition is the quality of our guides – licensed professionals handpicked by the owners of Laurus Travel. The majority of our guests are seniors in their 60’s and 70’s from Canada and the United States with a small percentage coming from the United Kingdom, Australia and some other English-speaking countries.
Many of our American and Canadian travellers going to Japan with us fly either business class or premium economy. This is where we can add significant value by combining our decades of experience with exclusive access discounted business and premium economy airfares that the general public don’t get to see. Give us a try and you’ll be positively surprised.
We make sure that our travel style meets the needs of our discerning travellers who care much about comfort. That’s why we only stay at centrally located nice hotels, not necessarily luxurious but very comfortable nonetheless. Also, the group meals included in our tours are of high-quality Japanese cuisine and Western fare at restaurants frequented by local middle-class consumers, not cheap tour groups.
Although many tour operators competing primarily on price claim they offer luxury or deluxe Japan tours. The reality might be far from what they say. Check out their reputation and ready what customers have to say about them. There are so many to cut corners and you only find them out once you are there. For instance, they may feed you cheap food at shabby restaurants full of large tourist groups. Or, they charge you frequently for things that should be been included such as special fees to go indoors at some temples and castles.
Are Laurus Travel’s Japan tours are truly luxury?
Everyone has their own definition of luxury. Maybe “premium quality” is a more fitting term to describe our Japan tours. We generally do not stay at 5-star hotels in Japan, unlike we do in other countries such as South Korea and China, because those 5-star hotels if well located cost too much. In the meantime, the first-class/4-star and boutique hotels we patronize are good enough for the great majority of our guests. In special cases when a customer has too much money and still prefers to go with us, we sometimes let them choose their own hotels and charge them accordingly. This would be a good compromise for us and the guest. As far as guide service and meals are concerned, many guests do feel our Japan tours are luxury class.
Laurus Travel has several Japan tour itineraries available. The 14-day Best of Japan has been very popular. Please check it out and don’t forget that we have early booking discount available for those who act early. If it is not “luxury” enough for you, please let us know and we’ll make some adjustments with hotel accommodations to offer you a truly luxury Japan tour.
14-day Best of Japan Tour
Tokyo – Mt. Fuji – Hakone – Kanazawa – Takayama – Shirakawa-go – Kyoto – Nara – Osaka – Tokyo
With a focus on history and culture, this premium small-group Japan tour conducted by outstanding guides showcases the best of the Land of the Rising Sun. From the present capital of Tokyo to the former imperial seat of Kyoto, Japan’s illustrious blend of ancient traditions with state-of-the-art modernity is on full display.
Important Features
- Small group size (average 15, maximum 20)
- Expert guides
- No shopping stops
- Quality Japanese & Western cuisines
- Traditional dinner (kaiseki) with maiko (geisha trainee) performance
- Special dinner featuring premium Japanese beef (wagyu)
- Optional day trip to Hiroshima & Miyajima
Meal Code: B = breakfast / L = lunch / D = dinner
Day 1/Mon: Departing Home City
The journey begins with your transpacific flight departing from a city of your choice. You’ll lose a day upon crossing the International Date Line.
Day 2/Tue: Arrival in Tokyo
Welcome to Tokyo!
Please make your way to the hotel on your own. Detailed up-to-date information on how to get to the hotel will be provided in the pre-trip update two weeks before departure.
Day 3/Wed: Tokyo (B/L)
Tokyo, literally meaning “eastern capital” and officially named Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the most populous mega-cities in the world with a population of 14 million. Formerly known as Edo, the city has been the de facto seat of the Japanese government since 1603 when shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu chose the city for his headquarters. The shogun (general) was a hereditary commander ceremoniously appointed by the emperor but held real power over the country during the shogunate period between 1192 and 1867. Edo was renamed Tokyo after Emperor Meiji moved his seat from Kyoto in 1868 when the last shogun was forced to return power to the imperial court. The city covers an area of 2,187 square kilometres following the merger in 1943 of the city of Tokyo and Tokyo Prefecture.
Our full-day sightseeing begins at Senso-ji (Shallow Grass Temple), the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo dating back to 628.
We then drive through ritzy Ginza shopping district to arrive at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace (the palace itself is closed to tourists) for a stroll.
After lunch, we tour the grounds of the tranquil Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852 -1912) and his wife.
We end the day with a visit to the observation deck inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku. On a clear day, the visitor should be able to see the peak of Mount Fuji which is located about 84 km to the west.
Read what our customers have to say
Our 14 day Best of Japan tour was simply “the best” and then some. We had a spectacular time while visiting a place I had dreamed of for many years, on our 30th wedding anniversary. Our guides and our tour mates were a joy. I look forward to future journeys with Laurus Travel and would highly recommend them to my family and friends.
Elizabeth R
Miami, Florida
