Perfectly organised from start to finish
Rohan and Meera
Every hotel, transfer and guide in Japan was spot on. Tokyo was the highlight – Hi Tours thought of everything so we could just enjoy it.
12 May 2026
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Best of China and Japan: Great Wall to Mount Fuji
15 days9 cities
This holiday takes you to
BeijingNanjingShanghaiTokyoKawaguchikoKyotoOsakaOkayamaHiroshima
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₹3,55,665SAVE 10%From₹3,55,665per person
Design Your EscapeWhat’s included
- 9 hotels
- 23 experiences
- 22 transfers
- 14 meals
- 24/7 support
- CustomisationExpert customisation
Rated 4.7 on Google
Rated 4.9 on TripAdvisor
Rated 4.9 on TripAdvisor
Trip created by Mei, China expert at Hi Tours
“Two countries in one run, with the Great Wall at the start and Mount Fuji in the middle. Nobody comes back wanting more.”
Your suggested itinerary
Fully customisable with our holiday experts
Arrival in Beijing
BeijingMutianyu
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- Arrival at Beijing Daxing and transfer to your hotel
- Check in and the rest of the day free
- Leisure time along Wangfujing street
- Optional: the National Art Museum of China
Overnight in Beijing
Your accommodation
Mercure Beijing Downtown, Beijing
3 nights · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Central hotel a short walk from Wangfujing
Great Wall and Temple of Heaven
- Early breakfast, then north to Mutianyu
- The cable car and the walk along the wall
- The 798 art district in the afternoon
- The Temple of Heaven and its round halls
- A tai chi lesson and a foot rub to finish
Overnight in Beijing
Your activities
(3)Great Wall at Mutianyu
Tickets for the Mutianyu section, the steepest and least crowded of the restored stretches, reached by cable car from the valley.
Temple of Heaven
The round sacrificial halls and long raised walkway where Ming and Qing emperors prayed each year for a good harvest.
Tai chi lesson with a foot rub
A short guided tai chi session in the park, followed by a traditional Chinese foot massage to settle the legs after the wall.
Imperial Palace and the hutongs
- Breakfast, then a guided day in the old centre
- Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Palace courtyards
- The Capital Museum and the performing arts centre
- A tricycle ride through the hutong lanes
Overnight in Beijing
Your activities
(2)Beijing city tour
A guided day across Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Palace, with the Capital Museum and the performing arts centre.
Hutong tricycle tour
A ride by cycle rickshaw through the grey brick hutong lanes, the old courtyard housing that survives behind the main roads.
Beijing to Nanjing
- Breakfast and check out of your Beijing hotel
- Station transfer and the fast train south to Nanjing
- Purple Mountain and the Sun Yat sen mausoleum
- Linggu temple before checking in for the night
Overnight in Nanjing
Your accommodation
Novotel Nanjing Central, Nanjing
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Central hotel close to the Xinjiekou shops
Your activities
(1)Nanjing sightseeing tour
A guided afternoon on Purple Mountain with the Sun Yat sen mausoleum and the pine groves around Linggu temple.
Suzhou, Tongli and on to Shanghai
ShanghaiSuzhou and Tongli
- Breakfast, then check out and head east
- Suzhou and the Humble Administrator's Garden
- The old shopfronts along Pingjiang road
- A boat ride on the water at Tongli
- Evening transfer on to Shanghai
Overnight in Shanghai
Your accommodation
Novotel Shanghai Atlantis, Shanghai
2 nights · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Riverside hotel in Pudong with skyline views
Your activities
(2)Suzhou sightseeing
The Humble Administrator's Garden, the largest of the classical Suzhou gardens, and the old shopfronts along Pingjiang road.
Boat ride on Tongli lake
A slow boat across the water at Tongli, a canal town of stone bridges and whitewashed houses an hour from Shanghai.
Shanghai city tour
- Breakfast, then a guided day in the city
- The Bund waterfront and the Pudong towers
- The restored lanes of Xintiandi and Tianzifang
- Afternoon free for the Yu garden
Overnight in Shanghai
Your activities
(1)Shanghai city tour
A guided day along the Bund waterfront and across to Pudong, with the restored lanes of Xintiandi and Tianzifang.
Shanghai to Tokyo
- Breakfast, then transfer to Pudong airport
- Optional: flight Shanghai to Tokyo, booked with us
- Arrival transfer from Haneda to your hotel
- Leisure time in the Shinjuku district
Overnight in Tokyo
Your accommodation
Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Tokyo
2 nights · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Large hotel beside Shinagawa station on the main rail lines
A full day across Tokyo
- Breakfast, then a guided day across Tokyo
- Sensoji temple and the Nakamise stalls
- Meiji Jingu and the Shibuya crossing
- Akihabara and the sumo arena at Ryogoku
Overnight in Tokyo
Your activities
(1)Tokyo sightseeing tour
A guided day with Sensoji temple and the Nakamise stalls, Meiji Jingu, the Shibuya crossing and the sumo arena at Ryogoku.
Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi
- Breakfast and check out, then west to Kawaguchiko
- Arakurayama Sengen park and the pagoda view
- A boat ride on Lake Kawaguchi
- Up to the fifth station on Mount Fuji
Overnight in Kawaguchiko
Your accommodation
Fuji Kawaguchiko Resort, Kawaguchiko
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Lakeside resort with Mount Fuji across the water
Your activities
(3)Arakurayama Sengen Park
The hillside park above Fujiyoshida where the Chureito pagoda frames Mount Fuji, the view on most Japan postcards.
Boat ride on Lake Kawaguchi
A short sailing on the lake with the mountain reflected in the water on a clear day and the wooded shoreline behind.
Mount Fuji fifth station
The highest point reachable without climbing, at the tree line on the north face, with the crater rim above you.
Shiraito Falls and the Toyota museum
KyotoShiraito Falls and Nagakute
- Breakfast, then on through Iyashi no Sato Nenba
- Thatched farmhouses and the old water mill
- The wide curtain of the Shiraito falls
- The Toyota Automobile Museum before Kyoto
Overnight in Kyoto
Your accommodation
Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo, Kyoto
2 nights · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Comfortable hotel facing Kyoto station
Your activities
(3)Iyashi no Sato Nenba village
A rebuilt village of thatched farmhouses under Mount Fuji, with craft workshops and an old water mill still turning.
Shiraito Falls
A wide curtain of spring water falling from a rock face in threads, fed by snowmelt running off the slopes of Mount Fuji.
Toyota Automobile Museum
Three floors of restored cars tracing the motor car from early European models through to the Japanese production years.
Kyoto sightseeing
- Breakfast, then a guided day around Kyoto
- Kinkakuji and the torii rows at Fushimi Inari
- Tenryuji temple and the Togetsukyo bridge
- Gion in the evening light
Overnight in Kyoto
Your activities
(1)Kyoto sightseeing tour
A guided day with the gold pavilion at Kinkakuji, the torii rows at Fushimi Inari, Tenryuji temple and the Gion lanes.
Nara and on to Osaka
OsakaNara
- Breakfast and check out, then south to Nara
- Todaiji and its great bronze buddha
- The old timber halls of Horyuji
- On to Osaka and the Hozenji lanes
Overnight in Osaka
Your accommodation
Holiday Inn Express Osaka Midosuji, Osaka
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Modern hotel on Midosuji close to the Namba lanes
Your activities
(1)Nara sightseeing tour
Todaiji with its great bronze buddha and the old timber halls of Horyuji, among the oldest wooden buildings standing anywhere.
Himeji Castle and Korakuen
OkayamaHimeji
- Breakfast, then west towards Okayama
- The white keep of Himeji castle
- Korakuen gardens beside the river
- Kibitsu Jinja and its long roofed corridor
Overnight in Okayama
Your accommodation
Hotel Granvia Okayama, Okayama
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Station hotel a short walk from Korakuen
Your activities
(3)Himeji Castle
The white keep above the town, the finest surviving Japanese castle and the only major one never destroyed by fire or war.
Korakuen gardens
One of the three great gardens of Japan, laid out beside the river with wide lawns, tea houses and a borrowed castle view.
Kibitsu Jinja
A hillside shrine with a roofed corridor running almost four hundred metres down the slope between cedar trees.
Kurashiki, Hiroshima and Miyajima
HiroshimaKurashiki and Miyajima
- Breakfast, then on via Kurashiki
- The canal quarter and the Ohara museum
- Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome
- The floating gate of Itsukushima shrine
Overnight in Hiroshima
Your accommodation
Hilton Hiroshima, Hiroshima
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · City hotel a short walk from Peace Memorial Park
Your activities
(2)
Hiroshima sightseeing tour
A guided walk through Peace Memorial Park, the museum and the Atomic Bomb Dome left standing as it was in 1945.
Itsukushima shrine
The vermilion gate standing in the shallows off Miyajima island, one of the most photographed structures in Japan.
Departure from Hiroshima
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out
- Private transfer to the airport for your flight home
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Tour summary
Fifteen days across China and Japan on a group tour: the Great Wall and the hutongs of Beijing, Nanjing and Suzhou, the Bund in Shanghai, then Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji and Hiroshima.
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What customers say about booking Japan with Hi Tours
Excellent4.8 out of 5based on 420 Japan reviews
A trip the whole family loved
The Kapoor family
From Hakone to Kyoto, the pace was perfect for the kids and the guides were wonderful. We would book Japan with Hi Tours again in a heartbeat.
28 April 2026
Expert advice that made the difference
Nikhil
Our expert knew Japan inside out and tailored the route to what we love. Seamless, personal and great value.
9 April 2026
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