Mt Fuji Vistas Two-Day Bike and Hike Tour
Multi-Day
Bike and Hike
Mt Fuji & Fuji Five Lakes
- Ride around four picturesque lakes in Mt Fuji's foothills
- Take four hikes that traverse spectacular landscapes and varied natural environments
- Ascend to summits with outstanding Mt Fuji views
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- Visit a flower park where vast fields of blooms foreground Mt Fuji
- Stop at beaches and lakeside outlook points with excellent Fuji views
- Cycle under arches formed by maple branches whose leaves turn red in fall
- Bike along routes bordered by plum and cherry trees that are covered with red, pink and white blossoms in spring
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Duration: 2 days
Terrain: Mostly flat country roads, a few hills,
Length: 35 km, 5 km per day
Total elevation gain: 20 m, 400 m per day
Departs from: Kawaguchiko Train Station
Tour fee: ¥81,000/person for 3 or more people, ¥119,500/person for 2 people or ¥236,000 for 1 person. (Peak season rates apply from 3/22 to 4/14. Inquire for details.)
What's included: Two full days of touring, private car, native English-speaking guide, bicycle, helmet, light hiking backpack, lunches, snacks, bottled water, basic insurance and drop off at your Kawaguchiko-area hotel at the end of each day (or at Kawaguchiko Station on the last day of the tour).
What's not included: Train and/or bus transportation to and from the start and end points of the tour, hotel stays, breakfasts and dinners. We will provide links to train and bus schedules and booking information for travel to and from the start and end points of the tour, and you will book and pay for your train and/or bus trips. On request, we will also provide a list of convenient hotels you can choose from, and you will book and pay for your hotel stays for the tour dates.
Description: Over the course of two full days, cycle the shores of four scenic lakes in Mt Fuji's foothills and take four short hikes that offer diverse views of the iconic mountain and its surrounding forests and countryside. Each tour day includes two hikes and cycling trips around two lakes.
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On the first tour day, you'll ascend a mountainside dotted with wildflowers and blanketed with tall pampas grass that turns gold in fall. Sweeping views of the Fuji Five Lakes region and Mt Fuji unfold all the way to the summit. The hike is followed by a lakeside ride on dedicated bike paths. Stop at a beach where Mt Fuji is often reflected in the lake waters, forming a spectacular "double Fuji" image. Then visit a flower park where the iconic mountain towers behind vast fields of seasonal blooms.
The next hike winds up through groves of hydrangeas that frame Mt Fuji with purple and pink blossoms in summer. After the hike you'll cycle around a second lake to picturesque country roads relatively few tourists ever see. Ride under cherry blossoms that bloom in spring and maples that turn fiery colors in autumn.
The second tour day begins with a hike across the ancient, moss-covered lava beds of Japan's most famous forest, the Aokigahara "Sea of Trees", and up to a lookout tower with magnificent views of Mt Fuji. After descending, you'll ride around two of the region's most remote and peaceful lakes, where the water is crystal clear.
This two-day tour is topped off with a hike to a mountain ridge featuring a breathtaking panorama that is among Japan's best-kept secrets.
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Day 1
- Meet our guides at Kawaguchiko Station
- Our support car takes you to a trailhead (typically 30 minutes)
- Hike to the summit on the "Golden Highlands" route (typically 30 minutes)
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- Enjoy the view of Mt Fuji and the lake below, and then descend to the trailhead (typically 30 minutes)
- Our support car takes you to Lake Yamanakako (10 minutes)
- Cycle part of the way around Lake Yamanakako (typically 1 hour)
- 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
- Ride on dedicated bike paths and boardwalks from which swans can be seen floating on the lake
- Ride to a flower park in our support car, and view fields of seasonal blooms foregrounding Mt Fuji (typically 30 minutes) [In winter, a visit to a spectacular shrine in a cypress grove will be substituted for the tour of the flower park].
- Lunch break (typically 45 minutes)
- Our support car takes you to a trailhead (typically 30 minutes)
- Hike up the "Lake Overlook" route among hydrangeas and white beech (typically 50 minutes)
- Enjoy the view of Mt Fuji from a lookout point on the ridge, and then descend to the trailhead (typically 45 minutes)
- Bike 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
- Day concludes with drop off at your Kawaguchiko-area hotel
- Pick up at your Kawaguchiko-area hotel
- Our support car takes you to a trailhead (typically 30 minutes)
- Hike through the Aokigahara Forest and up to a mountain ridge on the "Treetop View" route (typically 90 minutes)
- Enjoy the view of Mt Fuji and the surrounding forests from the lookout point on the ridge, and then descend to a trailhead (typically 1 hour)
- Our support car takes you to Lake Saiko (10 minutes)
- Cycle around Lake Saiko (typically 35 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
- Lunch break (typically 45 minutes)
- Ride to Lake Shojiko in our support car (10 minutes)
- Cycle around Lake Shojiko (typically 35 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
- Hike up to a mountain ridge (typically 1 hour)
- Enjoy the view of Mt Fuji and the lake below from the lookout point on the ridge, and then descend to the trailhead (typically 45 minutes)
- Ride to Kawaguchiko in our support car (typically 30 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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