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ELEGANT JAPAN & SOUTH KOREA with Qatar Airlines, 7 Nights

Tour code EJGK-QR7N-2027-7N9D

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ELEGANT JAPAN & SOUTH KOREA with Qatar Airlines, 7 Nights, photo 1
Duration
7 nights · 9 days
Departure
Istanbul Airport, Istanbul
Airline
Qatar Airways
Departures
1 date

Dates and prices

Prices are per person, sharing a double room. Availability and prices come from our reservation system; your agency confirms the final details at the time of booking.

Price and availability information can't be updated right now. Last updated: 21 October 2026 17:01. Please check with your travel agency for confirmed details.

January 2027

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day1ISTANBUL – DOHA

    We meet at the international departures terminal of Istanbul New Airport three hours before the flight. After completing baggage, ticketing and boarding procedures, we begin our flight to Doha on a scheduled Qatar Airways service.

  2. Day2DOHA – SEOUL

    Upon arrival in Doha, we will connect to our scheduled Qatar Airways flight to Seoul. Overnight on board. Upon arrival in Seoul, we will board our private coach waiting at the airport and begin our panoramic Seoul city tour. Panoramic sights include Gyeongbokgung Palace, the National Folk Museum of Korea, Insadong Antique Street and Myeongdong Street. We will then transfer to Myeongdong, home to shops, cosmetics stores and numerous restaurants. Here, you can shop as you wish before leaving the country and sample local flavours. After a break for shopping, dining and photographs, transfer to our hotel in Seoul and free time to relax. Overnight at our hotel.

  3. Day3SEOUL – OSAKA

    After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Gangnam Square. Meaning “south of the Han River”, Gangnam is Seoul’s third-largest district. Popularised by PSY’s song Gangnam Style, the district offers panoramic sights including Cheongdam Fashion Street, Gangnam Station, Bongeunsa Temple and Starfield Library. After a break for shopping, dining and photographs, transfer to Seoul Airport at the time specified by our guide for our flight to Osaka. Following passport and baggage formalities, we will fly to Osaka with a local airline. Upon arrival, transfer to our hotel in Osaka and free time to relax. Overnight at our hotel.

  4. Day4OSAKA – DOTONBORI & SHINSAIBASHI – HIROSHIMA – OSAKA

    After breakfast at the hotel, we take a panoramic city tour of Osaka, Japan's second-largest metropolitan area after Tokyo. Sights include Osaka Castle, built in the 16th century and instrumental in the unification of the Japanese nation, the Umeda Sky Building, comprising two 173-metre towers, Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi. We then depart for our visit to the Umeda Sky Building, a magnificent high-rise near Osaka and Umeda stations. The 173-metre building consists of two towers connected by the “Floating Garden Observatory” on the 39th floor. The observatory offers wonderful city views through its windows and from its open-air deck. We then depart for our Hiroshima tour, arriving in Hiroshima by high-speed train. On our city tour, we see the Hiroshima Peace Memorial panoramically. Located in Hiroshima, Japan, and also known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996, it is one of the principal places commemorating those who lost their lives in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. We then see Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The park is dedicated to Hiroshima, the world's first city to suffer a nuclear attack, with the death toll reaching 140.000 by the end of 1945. Before the bombing, the area now occupied by the Peace Park was the city's political and commercial heart, which is why it was selected as the pilot's target. Four years after the bombing, it was decided that the area would not be redeveloped but would instead be dedicated to peace memorial facilities. After also seeing the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, we transfer to Hiroshima railway station. Following our journey by high-speed train, transfer to our hotel in Osaka and free time to rest. Overnight stay at our hotel.

  5. Day5OSAKA – TODAIJI – NARA DEER PARK – KOFUKUJI – FUSHIMI INARI – KYOTO

    After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our Osaka Castle tour. With a history dating back almost 450 years, the five-storey castle is one of the country's most visually magnificent creations and a fine testament to traditional Japanese architecture, from its subtle balance of colours to the elegant patterns and shapes adorning each floor. After the tour, transfer to Kyoto and free time for the whole day. We then depart for our Nara tour, beginning with Todaiji Temple. Built in 752, the temple was intended to serve as the head of all Buddhist temples. As its influence grew, it also began to affect politics in the 8th century. Todaiji's main hall has entered the record books as the world's largest wooden structure. This immense building houses one of Japan's largest bronze Buddha statues (Daibutsu). We then visit Nara Park, a large park in central Nara. It is home to many of Nara's main attractions, including Todaiji, Kofukuji and the Nara National Museum, as well as hundreds of freely roaming deer. After an opportunity to take photographs with the deer, we visit Kofukuji Temple. Finally, we visit Fushimi Inari Shrine, one of Kyoto's best-known landmarks. Dedicated to the Shinto faith, this shrine is particularly famous for its thousands of red “torii” gates. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Kyoto and free time to rest. Overnight stay at our hotel.

  6. Day6KYOTO – KINKAKUJI – KIYOMIZUDERA – GION – KYOTO

    After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our full-day Kyoto tour. We begin with the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, where visitors are welcomed by a 500-metre walking trail. As we walk along the trail, you can enjoy the sound of the wind passing through the bamboo and take photographs of the forest. We then continue with our Kinkakuji Temple tour. A Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are entirely covered in gold leaf, Kinkakuji is also known as the Golden Pavilion. Overlooking a large pond, this impressive building features a different architectural style on each floor. After free time, we visit Kiyomizudera (Pure Water) Temple, founded in 780 at the site of Otowa Waterfall in the wooded hills east of Kyoto and named after the waterfall's pure waters. We then transfer to Gion, Kyoto's most famous geisha district, located around Shijo Avenue between Yasaka Shrine to the east and the Kamo River to the west. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Kyoto and free time to rest. Overnight stay at our hotel.

    Note: When leaving the hotel on the morning of the tour, you must take a small bag with everything you need for one day. All other belongings left at the hotel will be transferred to the hotel in Tokyo 1 day in advance, as we will travel from Kyoto to Tokyo by high-speed train the following day.

  7. Day7KYOTO – MOUNT FUJI – HAKONE – LAKE ASHI – GOTEMBA OUTLET – TOKYO

    After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Tokyo by high-speed train, then depart for Fuji. At 3776 metres, Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain and is known for its elegant conical shape. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. A sacred symbol of the country, the volcano has temples and shrines on its slopes and around its base. Weather permitting, we will reach the fifth station, where you can admire magnificent views of Mount Fuji from above the clouds in a wonderful atmosphere. We will then depart for our Hakone tour. One of Hakone’s most distinctive features is the exceptional scenery afforded by its proximity to Mount Fuji. Here, we will take a boat tour on Lake Ashi to enjoy these magnificent views together. We will then ascend Owakudani Hill by cable car for a chance to admire the beauty of the Hakone Valley from above. Next, we will head to the outlet. Gotemba Premium Outlet is a large outlet shopping centre at the foot of Mount Fuji in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 2000, it is one of Japan’s largest outlets, with 290 stores. During our visit, you can shop as you wish and enjoy free time. Afterwards, transfer to our hotel in Tokyo and free time to relax. Overnight at our hotel.

  8. Day8TOKYO – ASAKUSA – NAKAMISE – MEIJI – SHIBUYA CROSSING – GINZA

    After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our full-day Tokyo city tour. Our panoramic tour includes Tokyo Imperial Palace, built as the residence of the Imperial Family in central Tokyo, surrounded by trees, flowers, moats and Japan's natural scenery. The Imperial Palace has served as the residence of successive emperors since 1868. We stop for photos at Tokyo Tower. We then visit Asakusa Temple, also known as Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Asakusa and one of Tokyo's oldest and most colourful temples. According to legend, it was built by 2 fisherman brothers to pay their respects to Kannon, the goddess of mercy. Completed in 645, the temple is approached through the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate), which leads to Nakamise, a shopping street stretching over 200 metres. The other end of the street leads to Hozomon, the temple's second gate. During our break on the shopping street, you can purchase traditional Japanese souvenirs such as kimonos and folding fans, or sample a variety of traditional local snacks from the Asakusa area. We then head to Ginza, Tokyo's most famous luxury shopping, dining and entertainment district, home to numerous shops, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, nightclubs and cafés. From 1612 to 1800, a silver coin mint stood in what is now Ginza, giving the district its name, which means "silver mint" in Japanese. Our tour continues with a visit to Shibuya Crossing, known as one of the busiest pedestrian crossings, in Shibuya, one of the 23 special wards of Japan's capital, Tokyo. Situated among business and shopping centres in one of the city's busiest areas, it is known as the world's busiest pedestrian crossing. At the end of the tour, we transfer to our hotel in Tokyo, with free time to relax. Overnight at our hotel.

  9. Day9TOKYO – DOHA

    Check out early in the morning and transfer to Tokyo Airport for our flight to Istanbul via Doha. After baggage, passport and ticketing formalities, we will board our Qatar Airways flight to Doha. Overnight on board.

  10. Day11DOHA – ISTANBUL

    Upon arrival in Doha, we will connect to our flight to Istanbul. Our tour and services end upon arrival at Istanbul New Airport.

Included and excluded services

Included in the price

  • Economy-class airfare on scheduled Qatar Airways flights, outbound Istanbul (IST)-Seoul (ICN), return Tokyo (NRT)-Istanbul (IST)
  • One-way economy-class airfare from Seoul (ICN ) to Osaka (KIX) on a scheduled local airline flight (20kg baggage allowance),
  • Airport taxes
  • 7 nights' accommodation at 4* hotels on a bed & breakfast basis
  • Airport–hotel–airport transfers
  • All specified city transfers by our private coaches
  • High-speed train tickets from Kyoto to Tokyo
  • Round-trip high-speed train tickets between Osaka and Hiroshima
  • Hiroshima Tour
  • Tokyo City Tour
  • Asakusa & Nakamise Tour
  • Shibuya Crossing Tour
  • Hakone Tour
  • Mount Fuji Tour
  • Lake Ashi Boat Tour
  • Kyoto City Tour
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Tour
  • Nara Tour
  • Osaka City Tour
  • Seoul City Tour
  • Professional Turkish-speaking guide service and assistance
  • TURSAB professional liability insurance

Not included in the price

  • City tourist taxes
  • Travel health insurance
  • Lunches and dinnersnot specified in the itinerary
  • All personal expenses and hotel extras
  • Museum and archaeological site admission fees
  • International departure tax
  • Driver tips: 10 Euro per person (optional)

Important information

The Turkish version is binding.

Hotel and flight information

o Hotel check-in times are between 15:00 – 17:00 / check-out times are between 10:00 – 12:00.

o Departure and arrival times are local.

o Flights marked with * arrive at their destination 1 calendar day after the departure date.

o These prices do not apply to groups. Please enquire about our special group rates.

o The participant agrees in advance to take part in the tours specified in the itinerary without disrupting the programme and to pay the tour representative separately during the trip the amount stated in advance in the itinerary to cover expenses such as local guides, museum & archaeological site admissions, city taxes and audio headset systems, where applicable. The participant has been fully informed of these requirements.

o The Kyoto–Tokyo transfer will be by train for an easier and faster journey. To travel comfortably without having to carry their luggage during these transfers, guests must prepare a small bag with 1 day's essentials before leaving the hotel on the morning specified in the itinerary. Their remaining belongings will be transferred from Kyoto to the hotel in Tokyo.

o The Mount Fuji fifth station tour is subject to weather conditions.

o Hotel rooms in Japan are predominantly Twin rooms (two separate single beds). Guests who purchase our tour are deemed to have accepted this condition.

o Due to the limited size of hotel rooms, triple occupancy (3 adults) is not available.

o To enter Japan, guests must create an account on the "Visit Japan Web" page linked below and upload their passport, flight and other relevant details to this account.

Visit Japan Web:

https://vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/

o Guests travelling to Korea must apply and obtain approval through the website (www.k-eta.go.kr) or mobile application (K-ETA) no later than 1 month before boarding their flight. The Consulate General cannot assist with the K-ETA application process. To allow sufficient time to monitor the visa process, applications are recommended 40 days before the tour departure.

For those whose K-ETA applications have been rejected, the link to the visa application and the steps to follow is provided below:

https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/tr-istanbul-tr/brd/m_8764/view.do?seq=761645&page=1

28 OCAK QR240 ISTDOH 1350 1805

28 OCAK QR862 DOHICN 1955 1030*

05 ŞUBAT QR807 NRTDOH 2155 0440*

06 ŞUBAT QR239 DOHIST 0735 1220

4* Hotels

Seoul / 4* Golden Seoul Hotel or similar

Osaka / 4* Holiday Inn Express Osaka City Center – MIDOSUJI by IHG or similar

Kyoto / 4* Hotel Sui Kyoto Kiyomizu or similar

Tokyo / 4* Hotel Monday Premium Toyosu or similar

Extra services

Museum, Archaeological Site and Temple Admission Fees and Local Guides + Tourist City Taxes

195€ per person

***To be paid to our guide during the tour***

Tour conditions and notes

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • Our tour requires a minimum of 30 participants. If there are insufficient participants, notice of cancellation will be given no later than 21 days before departure. You will be notified through your agency if the tour is cancelled due to insufficient participation.
  • If the tour operates despite insufficient participation, guiding services may be provided in English.
  • Where the itinerary specifies only a hotel category without naming the hotel(s) and/or lists alternative hotels for the same destination, your agency will inform you of the hotel(s) 48 hours before departure.
  • Triple rooms are not available. Rooms accommodating 3 guests may be provided subject to hotel availability, and the bed allocated to the 3rd guest in these rooms is smaller than a standard bed. Rooms accommodating 3 guests consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Extra beds are folding beds or sofa beds. When booking for a 3rd guest and/or a child, tour participants are deemed to accept the bed type and any limited space in the room. Child discounts apply to a single child within the eligible age group sharing a room with 2 adults. Beds are not guaranteed at hotels for children aged 0-2.
  • Hotel breakfasts included in the tour programme reflect the breakfast traditions of the country visited and generally consist of a limited menu known as a continental breakfast, comprising butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee. Groups may be served in a separate room allocated to them.
  • As tour flights are booked with group tickets, flight times may change. You can confirm the latest flight details with your agency. Your agency will provide the updated times with the tour information.
  • Tour flight times must be confirmed before purchasing domestic flights. Guests who purchase their domestic connecting flights independently from a provider other than the agency cannot request any refund from the agency if the tour is cancelled by the agency or flight times change. By purchasing the tour, guests accept in advance any financial or non-financial losses that may arise from the cancellation or modification of the tour. Fly Express cannot be held responsible for such circumstances. Fly Express is not responsible if guests who arrange their own domestic flights miss their international flights due to delays, flight cancellations or similar reasons.
  • Under airline rules, if the outbound flight on a round-trip ticket is not used, the airline will cancel the return flight.
  • Guests joining the tour without flights must make their own way to the tour's starting point and arrive on time. Otherwise, they will be responsible for arranging all their own transfers.
  • Fly Express is not responsible if guests are unable to take their flight because they are not at the specified airport at the times advised in accordance with airline rules, fail to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or complete these procedures on time but are unable to board the aircraft. Guests who miss their flight are responsible for all expenses required to join the tour, including new round-trip flight tickets and transfers at the destination.
  • Tour participants are responsible for their personal belongings, bags, suitcases, passports / identity documents. Fly Express is not responsible for items that are left behind, lost or stolen. If forgotten items are found, there is no obligation to return them to the country and/or their owner, and any costs incurred in returning them are payable by the owner.
  • In cases of illness, loss, theft or similar incidents, the guide cannot accompany guests individually, as the guide's priority is to keep the group together and ensure the tour continues.
  • When purchasing the tour, you must provide your name as it appears in your passport, your date of birth and your passport number accurately. Flight tickets are issued using this information. Any ticket cancellation or change penalties resulting from incorrect information will be charged to you.
  • Some airlines may charge for food, drinks and online check-in services.
  • Specific coach seat numbers cannot be guaranteed during the tour.
  • The times announced by our guide during tours are departure times, when the vehicle starts moving. Our guide is responsible for treating all guests equally and will depart at the meeting time without waiting. Guests who arrive late must make their own way to the next stop.
  • Optional tours are organised by the local agency providing our services and require a minimum of 20 participants. If there are insufficient participants, the tours may not operate, or their prices, content and vehicles may vary according to the number of participants. The guide may also change the days and times of tours according to the opening schedules of museums and archaeological sites and the weather conditions. A different guide may accompany guests on optional tours.
  • In our classic packages that do not include optional tours, participation in these tours is voluntary. Guests who do not wish to join optional tours arranged during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest stop along the route. These guests will be dropped off at the rest stop before the optional tour begins and picked up from the same location after it ends.
  • For itineraries that include optional excursions, museum & archaeological site entrance fees must be paid to the guide during the tour.
  • The participant agrees in advance to join the tours specified in the itinerary without disrupting the programme and to pay the tour representative separately during the trip the amount stated in advance in the itinerary to cover expenses such as local guides, museum & archaeological site admissions, city taxes and audio headsets, where applicable. The participant has been fully informed of these arrangements.
  • Fly Express acts as an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. Scheduled and charter flights may be delayed, and flight times may change before the tour and flight. Fly Express is obliged to communicate these changes as soon as possible. By purchasing the tour, passengers acknowledge and accept that flight details may change.

VISA

  • Turkish citizens do not require a visa for Japan. K-ETA approval or a visa is required to enter Korea. Visa applications must be submitted with a passport valid for at least 8 months beyond the end date of the trip.
  • All guests, regardless of age or passport type, must apply for K-ETA approval and carry printouts of their K-ETA approvals.
  • Immigration officers have the authority to deny you entry to the country. Fly Express is not responsible for this; responsibility rests with the passenger.
  • The visa information provided in the programme applies to citizens of the Republic of Türkiye. Guests holding passports issued by other countries should obtain visa information from the relevant consulates.
  • To avoid problems with border officials upon arrival in the destination country, passports that are torn, worn, water-damaged and/or have sustained similar damage must be renewed. If the destination country requires a visa for Turkish citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility rests with the passenger.
  • When guests under 18 travel alone or with only one parent, border police may request a document showing the consent of both parents upon entry or exit. We therefore advise guests under 18 and their parents to pay particular attention to this requirement.
Cancellation policy
  • For cancellations made at least 30 days before departure, the full tour price will be refunded.
  • For cancellations made 29-16 days before departure, 50% of the tour price excluding airfare will be refunded. Airfare is non-refundable.
  • For cancellations made 15-0 days before departure, the full tour price is forfeited and no refund will be issued.
  • If a guest fails to join the tour on the departure date because they miss their flight, coach or other means of transport, the full tour price is forfeited and no refund will be issued.
  • If a guest does not continue the tour at its outset or during the trip, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the full amount paid is forfeited and no refund will be issued.

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Selected departure

28 January 2027 – 5 February 2027

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from €2,649per person, sharing a double room

Price and availability information can't be updated right now. Last updated: 21 October 2026 17:01. Please check with your travel agency for confirmed details.

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