Best of Mt Fuji Two-Day Bike Tour

• see Mount Fuji foregrounded by colorful blooms at a flower park

Day 2: Two Lakes and Shrine

• bike around the two most peaceful and secluded of the lakes in Mt Fuji's foothills
• experience the iconic mountain from quiet country roads relatively few tourists visit
• visit a magnificent shrine and learn about ancient Japanese myths
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• Get an introduction to the bikes and the rules of the road for cyclists in Japan (10 minutes)
• Bike part of the way around Lake Kawaguchiko (typically 90 minutes)
  • Cycle over a bridge that spans the lake and offers beautiful views
  • Stop at a lookout point on the lakeshore
  • Bike beside rows of cherry trees on the waterfront, enjoying cherry blossom viewing in spring
  • Cycle through the "Maple Corridor," viewing colorful leaves in fall
  • Visit a flower park with excellent Mt Fuji views
• Bike uphill to Lake Sai (8 minutes)
• Cycle part of the way around Lake Sai (typically 25 minutes)
  • Bike past plum and cherry trees on the waterfront, enjoying flower viewing in spring
  • Cycle past maple trees, viewing colorful leaves in fall
• Stop at a beach with an excellent view of Mt Fuji (10 minutes)
• Explore on foot at an ancient village of thatched-roof houses where local artisans display traditional Japanese crafts (typically 1 hour)
• Resume biking around Lake Sai (35 minutes)
• Lunch (typically 40 minutes)
• Bike downhill to Lake Kawaguchiko (5 minutes)
• Resume biking around Lake Kawaguchiko (typically 30 minutes)
• Visit a park with a panoramic view of Lake Kawaguchiko and Mt Fuji (15 minutes)
• Complete the bike ride around Lake Kawaguchiko (15 minutes)
• Day concludes with drop off at your Kawaguchiko-area hotel

Day 2

• Pick up in our private car at your Kawaguchiko-area hotel
• Our guide takes you by private car to the shores of Lake Shojiko (typically 30 minutes)
• Cycle around Lake Shojiko, stopping at lakefront view points along the way (typically 40 minutes)
  • Bike past plum and cherry trees on the waterfront, enjoying flower viewing in spring
  • Stop at a beach with an excellent view of Mt Fuji
  • Cycle past maple trees, viewing colorful leaves in fall
  • Complete the bike ride around Lake Shojiko
• Bike to Lake Motosuko (typically 15 minutes)
• Cycle around Lake Motosuko, stopping at lakefront view points along the way (typically 90 minutes)
• Lunch (typically 40 minutes)
• Bike back to Lake Shojiko (typically 25 minutes)
• Ride to a Mt Fuji shrine in our private car (35 minutes)
• Explore on foot at the shrine and learn about ancient Japanese myths (45 minutes)
• Ride to Kawaguchiko in our private car (20 minutes)
• Tour concludes at Kawaguchiko Station or your Kawaguchiko-area hotel

Important note:
The itinerary above is composed of the attractions we typically visit during this tour if our pace enables us to visit them during the time allotted for the tour.

When biking, hiking or walking, our pace is close to that of the slowest member of your group. When driving, our pace is affected by traffic, road conditions and weather. Our pace is also impacted by the frequency and duration of stops for food, drink, photos, rest, etc.

Since our pace is determined by the above factors that are unpredictable and beyond our control, we do not guarantee we will visit all the attractions in the itinerary during your tour.

Our guides may skip, substitute or change the order of attractions in the itinerary to adapt to weather, road conditions, traffic, our pace or other circumstances.

We will not increase the duration of your tour or reimburse part or all of the tour price if we are unable to visit all the attractions in the itinerary during your tour or if our guides skip or substitute attractions.
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