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Adventure Holiday: Explore Japanese Mountains and Temples Vacation Type: Archaeologic and Historic Tours Walking Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Walk from lodge-to-lodge as you view the Kita Alps in Japan.Enjoy the rich culture and natural beauty of Japan.Stay in guest houses with futons and traditional hot baths.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Sail and Kayak off the Kuril Islands Vacation Type: Sea Kayaking Boat Journeys Travel Location: Eastern Europe Russia Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Explore the Kuril Islands, between Russia and Japan, by sailboat and kayak.Venture inland to see volcanoes, craters and hot springs.Camp in one of the world’s last undeveloped areas.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Japan Cultural Expedition Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Natural History Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Visit the fantastic shrines and temples of Japan.Study art and drama during visits to a craft museum and Kabuki theatre.Visit the ancient city of Kyoto, the former capital of Japan.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Brushes with the Past and Present in Japan Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Art Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Tokyo Kyoto Visit master artisans, an Ikebana class and a Butoh dance performance.Stay in a Shinto shrine in an ancient forest and visit a Honda factory.Enjoy tours of a mountaintop sculpture garden and Imperial [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Japan’s Alps and Mt. Fuji Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Mountaineering Travel Location: Asia Japan Attempt challenging hikes on the peaks and ridges of Japan’s North Alps.See the cultural splendor of the ancient city of Kyoto.Enjoy hospitality in Japan’s mountain huts and climb the peak of Mt. Fuji.Children may participate. Vacation Contact [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Touring Japan’s Sacred Mountains Vacation Type: Healing and Spirituality Walking Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Combine spiritual stimulation with exploration of these sacred mountains.Explore Nikko’s 17th-century Toshogu shrine, a world masterpiece.Walk on Mount Hiei, where the Tendai school of Zen is based.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of A bridge in [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Exploring the Japanese Alps Vacation Type: Walking Tours Natural History Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Spend five days rambling through the Kita, also known as Japan’s Alps.Stay in elegantly-provisioned huts along this leisurely hike.Make an optional ascent of Mount Hotaka for views of Mount Fuji.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Trans-Siberian Railway Vacation Type: Train Journeys Native Culture Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Tokyom Moscow Irkutsk St. Petersburg Take one of the world’s most classic train journeys.Travel across the steppes of Russia, from Siberia to Moscow.Visit the great cities of Russia–Irkutsk, Moscow and St. Petersburg.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Mountains, Temples and Hamlets of Japan Vacation Type: Healing and Spirituality Native Culture Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Tokyo Hike lodge to lodge in the Kita Alps wilderness area of Japan.Stay in traditional inns, eat Japanese food and enjoy hot baths.Climb high peaks and visit temples, villas, shrines and gardens.Children may participate. Vacation [...]

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Adventure Holiday: Tour Japanese Country Inns Vacation Type: Walking Tours Native Culture Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Visit Tokyo and Nikko and experience both modern and traditional Japan.Stay in country inns, hot spring resorts and temples.Explore the beautiful Fuji Five Lakes region and visit Mt. Fuji.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of Inside [...]

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