Mt Fuji Wilderness Three-Day Bike and Hike Tour
Multi-Day
Bike and Hike
Mt Fuji & Fuji Five Lakes
- Over the course of three days, cycle around all five of the lakes in Mt Fuji's foothills
- Each day of the tour includes a half-day bike ride and a half-day hike
- Hike on ancient lava beds in the famous Aokigahara "Sea of Trees" Forest
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- Visit a magnificent shrine dedicated to Mt Fuji
- Hike along mountain ridges with outstanding yet little-known views of Mt Fuji
- See Fuji's iconic peak foregrounded by flower parks filled with colorful blooms
- Cycle on a lakeshore with dedicated bike paths where swans float across Mt Fuji's reflection on the water
- Ride under cherry blossoms in spring and colorful maple leaves in fall
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Duration: 3 days
Terrain: Mostly-flat country roads, a few hills,
Length: 30 km, 8 km per day
Total elevation gain: 30 m, 300 m per day
Departs from: Kawaguchiko Train Station
Tour fee: ¥119,500/person for 3 or more people, ¥178,000/person for 2 people or ¥353,000 for 1 person. (Peak season rates apply from 3/22 to 4/14. Inquire for details.)
What's included: Three 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 three full days, a cycling trip around all of the Fuji Five Lakes is interspersed with three half-day hikes. One of the hikes leads deep into the famous Aokigahara "Sea of Trees" Forest and across its ancient, moss-blanketed lava beds. The other hikes ascend to mountain ridges that offer diverse and outstanding views of Mt Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes.
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Each day of this tour immerses you in a variety of breathtaking natural environments, from beech and evergreen forests to wildflower-peppered hillsides to quiet country roads. On the way you'll see a uniquely beautiful Shinto shrine on a mountainside and flower parks where colorful blooms foreground Fuji's iconic peak.
The summits and waterfronts you'll visit offer some of the most spectacular sights and photo opportunities you'll have during your trip to Japan. The cycling course winds along lakeshores where swans float across Mt Fuji's reflection in the water and rows of cherry and plum trees are filled with blossoms in spring. Leaves of maple and ginko trees along the routes put on a fantastic display of fiery hues in fall.
Of all the tours we offer, this is our favorite because several of the panoramic views it offers are among the most magnificent in Japan, and yet they are also off the beaten path and among the country'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 the "Mountain Shrine" route (typically 3 hours)
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- Enjoy views of Mt Fuji and the landscapes below
- Visit a picturesque shrine on a forested mountainside
- Ride to Lake Yamanakako in our support car (5 minutes)
- Lunch break (typically 40 minutes)
- Cycle around Lake Yamanakako, stopping at sightseeing spots along the way (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
- Bike to a flower park and view fields of seasonal blooms foregrounding Mt Fuji (typically 30 minutes)
- Cycle to and sightsee on foot at a shrine dedicated to Mt Fuji (typically 40 minutes)
- Bike to Lake Kawaguchiko (typically 20 minutes)
- Ride around Lake Kawaguchiko, stopping at sightseeing spots along the way (typically 1 hour)
- Cycle over a bridge that spans the lake and offers panoramic views
- Stop at a lookout point on the lakeshore
- Bike beside rows of cherry trees on the waterfront, enjoying cherry blossom viewing in spring
- Ride through the "Maple Corridor," viewing colorful leaves in fall
- Cycle to the quiet, scenic country roads on the less-developed side of the lake
- Walk through a lakeside flower park with outstanding views
- 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 the "Aokigahara Forest" and "Treetop View" routes (typically 4 hours)
- Walk on the moss-covered lava beds of Japan's most famous forest
- Enjoy views of Mt Fuji and the landscapes below from a ridgetop lookout tower
- Our support car takes you to Lake Saiko (15 minutes)
- Lunch break (typically 40 minutes)
- Cycle around Lake Saiko (typically 45 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
- Bike through the Aokigahara Forest to Lake Shojiko (typically 20 minutes)
- Cycle around Lake Shojiko, stopping at lakefront view points along the way (typically 45 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
- Ride to Kawaguchiko in our support car (30 minutes)
- 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 40 minutes)
- Hike the "Hidden Ridge" route, enjoying views of Mt Fuji and the lakes below (typically 4½ hours)
- Lunch break (typically 40 minutes)
- Our support car takes you to Lake Motosuko (10 minutes)
- Cycle around Lake Motosuko, stopping at lakefront view points along the way (typically 1 hour)
- Ride to Kawaguchiko in our support car (40 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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