Westerdam Cruise Excursions 28 Mar – 11 Apr, 2020

Intended Travel date: 28 Mar – 11 Apr, 2020
Cruise line: Holland America
Number of participants: 2 – 14 people
Note: To deliver the best value with more affordable price, we offer tour price from 8 pax.
The quotation for group of 2 – 5 is up on request. Contact us for more details.

Westerdam Cruise Itinerary Detail

Kobe, Japan 30th Mar, 2020 (0800(+1)1700)

Program Day 01: Kyoto Highlights (7.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Nijo-jo Castle
Visit Kinkakuji Temple (the Golden Pavillion)
Visit Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Stroll Higashiyama District (if time permits)
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
16:00 Return at port
(Overnight at port)

Trip Price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Private transfer service
• Entrance fee: Nijo-jo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple, Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Exclusions:

• Meal
• Tips
• Personal expense

Program Day 2: Osaka Highlights Tour (6.0 hours)

8:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to Nara by chartered car/coach.
Visit Osaka Castle
Visit Floating Garden Observatory
Stroll Dotonbori Area
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
14:00 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Private transfer service
• Entrance fee: Osaka Castle, Floating Garden Observatory

Exclusions:

• Meal
• Tips
• Personal expense

Naha, Japan 2nd Apr, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Okinawa Highlights (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Former Japanese Naval Underground Headquarters
Visit Himeyuri Monumen
Visit Peace Memorial Park
Visit Okinawa World & Gyokusendo Cave
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
15:00 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Private transfer service
• Entrance fee: Former Naval Underground HQ, Okinawa World & Gyokusendo Cave

Exclusions:

• Meal
• Tips
• Personal expense

Ishigaki, Japan 3rd Apr, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Ishigaki Highlights (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Torinji Temple
Visit Banna Mountain Observation Deck
Visit Ishigaki Yaima Village
Drive through Nagura Bay
Visit Kabira Bay (Glass-bottom boat available on clients account)
Visit Yonekoyaki Pottery & Seesah Garden
15:00 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Private transfer service
• Entrance fee: Ishigaki Yaima Village

Exclusions:

• Meal
• Tips
• Personal expense

Hualien, Taiwan 4th Apr, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Hualien – Taroko Gorge National Park (7.5 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
8:30 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
9:00 Transfer to Taroko
10:00 Visit Taroko Gorge National Park
15:00 Return to Hualien Harbor
16:00 Arrive Hualien harbor
17:00 Ship departure
**The itinerary is subject to change according to the cruise arrival and departure time as well as the traffic condition**.
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Private transfer service
• Admission fee as above mentioned
• Local insurance
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• Taiwan visa
• Travel insurance
• Tips to the guide and driver
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Personal expenses
• Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary.

Keelung, Taiwan 5th Apr, 2020 (0800-1800)

Program: Taipei City Highlights Tour (8-hours)

08:00 Cruise arrival, pick up from Kaohsiung Harbor transfer to Taipei City
09:00 Visit to
National Palace Museum
Taipei 101 Building (NOT incl. observatory ticket)
Lunch at Din Tai Fung
Longshan Temple
National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine
Transfer back to Kaohsiung harbor
16:00 Arrive in Kaohsiung harbor
18:00 Cruise Departure
**The itinerary is subject to change according to the cruise arrival and departure time as well as the traffic condition**.
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Private transfer service
• Admission fee as above mentioned
• Local insurance
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• Taiwan visa
• Travel insurance
• Tips to the guide and driver
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Personal expenses
• Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary.

Kagoshima, Japan 7th Apr, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Chiran & Kagoshima (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Samurai Residents’ District, with visit to refined Japanese Garden
Visit Chiran Peace Museum (Tokko Heiwa Kaikan)
Visit Kagoshima city/ Shiroyama Observatory for panoramic vies
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
15:00 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Samurai Residents’ District, Chiran Peace Museum

Exclusions:

• Meal
• Tips
• Personal expense

Aburatsu, Japan 08th Apr, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Miyazaki Aoshima (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Obi Castle and stroll Castle Town
Aoshima Shrine & Hyuga Mythology Museum
Michi-no-Eki Phoenix (the road-side station)
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
15:00 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Obi Castle, Hyuga Mythology Museum

Exclusions:

• Meal & Drinks
• Tips
• Personal expense

Shimizu, Japan 10th Apr, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Hakone Excursion (5.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Transfer to Gora
Visit Owakudani Valley by Cable-car and Rope-way. See Mount Fuji on clear days, taste “black egg” from the sulfuric hot springs (on clients’ own account)
Rope-way to Togendai
14:30 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Cable-car & Rope-way

Exclusions:

• Meal
• Tips
• Personal expense