Private Tour: Full-Day Walking Tour with Professional Local Guide in Yakushima Island

Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Customize your sightseeing experience of the UNESCO-listed Yakushima island on a private day tour, which includes hotel pickup and drop-off. During this leisurely walking tour, you’ll hike through dense forests to a giant waterfall and a 3,000-year-old cedar tree. Bathe in an ‘onsen’ (hot spring), absorb stunning ocean views, and learn about the island’s rich history, all the while receiving undivided attention from your guide.

Private full-day walking tour of Yakushima island
A customizable tour for travelers seeking a personalized experience
Hike through forests and visit a waterfall and a 3,000-year-old cedar tree
Bathe in an onsen and learn about the island's history from a guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off are included

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
English-speaking professional local guide
lunch
insurance
private tour photos by your guide

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

The pickup time can be determined with the hotel address.

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Kick off your private tour with pickup at your Yakushima accommodation, when you’ll greet your guide and discuss the day’s itinerary. Customize the schedule to suit your interests or let your guide lead the way to handpicked highlights on the UNESCO-listed island.

During a leisurely forest hike, you’ll visit a giant waterfall and marvel at a 3,000-year-old cedar tree set against tropical banyan trees. Soothe your muscles in the thermal waters of an onsen and ascend to vantage points for spectacular views of Yakushima’s ocean and forests.

Step on the golden sands of a beach, paddle in the gentle waves of the ocean, and learn about Yakushima’s rich history, all the while receiving undivided attention from your private guide.

Your tour concludes with evening hotel drop-off.

Yakusugi Land

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Senpiro Falls (Pass By)

Nagata Inakahama

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

A maximum of 4 people per booking
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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One day tour in Yakushima discovering the cedar forests and the coastal landscape

Anoosh_G, Oct 2024

We were picked up at our hotel and taken to the cedar forest and water falls shared our meal and taken around the island watching the wild life ( monkeys and deer’s) It was very enjoyable and our guide, Jun, was very experienced and pleasant.