Small group guided tours of Japan from €2,975 to €4,500 per person are offered in 2012 by Unique Japan Tours – which was rebranded in 2011 from Japan Ireland Travel.
The seven tours, with a choice of 22 departure dates, range in price from €2,975 for the six-night Highlights of Japan (monthly departures April – December) to €4,500 for the 12-night Japan Discovered (monthly April – November), with one departure each for the 12-night Lost in Japan (August, €3,730) and 13-night Sakura Spring (April, €3,900), Wonders of the West (May, €4,242), The Northern Trail (August, €4,242) and Traditional & Tropical Japan (October, €4,100).
All tours begin and end in Japan (international flights not included) and are run with a minimum of six persons, average 10-12 and maximum 14 persons.
The tours are fully led throughout by English-speaking tour leaders who are passionate about Japan and include all accommodation, internal transport, day trips, entrance fees, many meals and local guides.