Japan Tour Packages From Dubai: Private, Tailor-Made Trips for Families and Couples

On this page

1. Group tour or private trip?
2. What’s included in a Japan tour package from Dubai
3. Special experiences
4. Beyond the classic route
5. Three sample plans
6. How much does a Japan tour package from Dubai cost?
7. When to book
8. How we plan your trip
9. The best seasons for a private trip
10. For Muslim travellers
11. Plan your private trip to Japan

This page explains how a private trip differs from a group tour, what is included in a Japan package from Dubai, what it costs and three sample plans.

Group tour or private trip?

	Typical group tour	Private trip
Getting around	A large tour bus with other travellers	Your own car and driver
Schedule	Fixed times for everyone	Your pace, with rest when the children need it
Hotels	Standard hotels chosen for the group	Five-star hotels and ryokan with private baths
Meals	Restaurants that take groups	Hard-to-book restaurants, including Michelin-starred sushi, wagyu and kaiseki
Places	Public opening hours, with the crowds	Some temples and gardens before or after opening hours
Language	An English-speaking tour leader	Bookings and requests made in Japanese

What’s included in a Japan tour package from Dubai

#	What we arrange	In one line
1	A tailor-made itinerary	Built around your family’s ages and pace
2	Luxury hotels and ryokan	Private open-air baths, connecting rooms, spas. See our top 10 ryokan with private onsen
3	Airport welcome	Met at arrivals, with fast-track service where available
4	Private car and driver	Airport transfers and day trips to Mount Fuji, Hakone and Nikko
5	Gran Class and Green Car seats on the shinkansen	Seats reserved and luggage sent ahead
6	Restaurant bookings	Michelin-starred sushi, wagyu and kaiseki, booked by phone in Japanese
7	Popular tickets	Shibuya Sky, priority entry to night temple visits, theme park passes that cut waiting time
8	A local guide, if you want one	Arranged separately
9	WhatsApp support during your trip	8:00 to 22:00 Japan time, 24 hours a day in an emergency
10	Visa support	From AED 600. See our Japan eVISA guide for UAE residents
11	Halal restaurants	Chosen for your plan, booked in Japanese and checked with the restaurant
12	Flights	Not included. You book your flights from the Gulf, and we plan everything around them

Special experiences

#	Experience	In one line
1	Temples and gardens before or after opening	Kyoto’s temples without the crowds
2	A museum after closing time	A private visit to a Tokyo museum
3	Special visits such as the Kyoto Imperial Palace	Places that are usually closed, with a guide
4	A private tea ceremony	With a tea master in a townhouse or temple
5	An evening with geisha or maiko	Kyoto’s traditional entertainment
6	A sake brewery visit	A tour of the brewery with the master brewer
7	Traditional crafts	Lacquerware, Edo cut glass and more
8	Iaido, the art of the sword	Learn samurai movements from a teacher
9	A helicopter flight over Mount Fuji	From Tokyo or Hakone
10	Luxury sleeper trains	Seven Stars in Kyushu and Twilight Express Mizukaze
11	A private cruise	On Tokyo Bay or in Osaka
12	Personal shopping in Ginza	Flagship stores and galleries, and help buying art
13	VIP tours at the theme parks	Tokyo Disney and Universal Studios Japan
14	Birthdays, proposals and anniversaries	Arranged at a ryokan or restaurant

Beyond the classic route

• Niseko, Hokkaido: luxury chalets and some of the best powder snow in the world, from December to March
• Okinawa and Ishigaki: beach resorts with clear blue sea, a world away from Tokyo
• Naoshima: an island of modern art museums and outdoor sculptures in the Seto Inland Sea
• Kanazawa: gardens, a geisha district and gold leaf crafts, about 2.5 hours from Tokyo by shinkansen
• Miyajima: a night at a ryokan on the island, when the day visitors have gone

Three sample plans

These are examples only. We learn about your family’s ages, interests and pace, and design every trip from the beginning.

Family, 7 nights: Tokyo, Mount Fuji and Kyoto

A family trip with no queues and no rushing, at the children’s pace

• Arrival: we meet you at the arrivals gate, and a private car takes you to your hotel suite. After a long flight, there is no queueing with luggage
• Tokyo Disney: a VIP tour guide takes you to the most popular rides with hardly any waiting
• Mount Fuji: a ryokan with its own open-air bath facing Mount Fuji, just for your family, with dinner served in your room
• Kyoto and Nara: walk through a temple with only your family, before the public arrives, and meet the deer of Nara in the quiet of the morning

Honeymoon, 7 nights: Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto

Time for the two of you, in places that feel made for you

• Tokyo: your first evening in a private room at a famous wagyu restaurant that is hard to book
• Mount Fuji and Hakone: fly over Mount Fuji by helicopter, then arrive at a ryokan in Hakone and watch the sunset over the mountains from your private open-air bath
• Kyoto: a tea ceremony held by a tea master just for the two of you, and an evening with a maiko, Kyoto’s traditional entertainment, which can be enjoyed with non-alcoholic drinks
• Celebrations: for a birthday or a proposal, we arrange a surprise with the ryokan or restaurant
• Read more: our Japan honeymoon guide and things to do in Japan for couples

Winter in Hokkaido, 7 nights

World-famous powder snow, from your own private chalet

• Niseko: a luxury chalet with a fireplace, just for your family, and a private ski instructor who teaches the children at their own level
• Snow days: on days off the slopes, snowmobiles, snow play and a hot spring bath with a view of the snow
• Sapporo: winter crab in a private room at a restaurant that is hard to book, then the White Illumination at night
• Read more: Japan in December with kids

How much does a Japan tour package from Dubai cost?

• Planning and support: from AED 3,500 for 7 nights (up to 6 travellers)
• Your trip: hotels, transport and experiences at cost. A 7-night trip from the Gulf costs from about AED 12,000 per person at 4-star level with economy flights, and from about AED 33,000 per person at 5-star level with business class. See how much a trip to Japan costs
• Your quotation shows the price of every item, and once you approve it, the price does not change
• See our planning service

When to book

The best rooms at popular ryokan, English-speaking guides and private cars are booked early. As a guide:

• Cherry blossom season (late March to early April) and the New Year holidays: 9 to 12 months ahead
• Autumn leaves (October and November): 9 months ahead
• Other times of the year: 6 months ahead

Travelling sooner? Message us anyway. We will find the best combination of what is still available.

How we plan your trip

1. Send us a message on WhatsApp. A short hello is enough to start. It helps if you can tell us when you would like to travel, how many adults and children (and the children’s ages), what kind of trip you would like (mainly Osaka, nature, the big city, food, relaxing…) and a rough budget. Not sure yet? That’s fine. We can decide together
2. We listen first. We take time to learn about your family: the children’s ages, the pace you like, your food and hotel preferences, and the moments you are dreaming of
3. We propose a plan made for you. Based on what you tell us, we suggest a route, hotels and special experiences
4. We refine it together. We adjust the plan with you until it feels right, and then you confirm

See how we work for more details.

The best seasons for a private trip

• Cherry blossom (late March to early April): the most popular season. Book early
• Autumn leaves (November): see our autumn leaves guide
• Winter (December to February): snow, hot springs and winter lights
• Eid holidays: a good time for a shorter trip

For each season, see the best time to visit Japan.

For Muslim travellers

• We choose halal restaurants and confirm the food in Japanese. See halal food in Tokyo
• We plan your days around prayer times and prayer spaces
• We tell ryokan in advance about your food: no pork, and no alcohol in the cooking
• At a geisha evening or other places where drinks are served, we can arrange non-alcoholic drinks

See whether Japan is Muslim-friendly.

Plan your private trip to Japan

Tell us about your family and the trip you have in mind. We will listen carefully and propose a plan made just for you. Start on WhatsApp.