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Caminata guiada privada por el bosque de lava de Aokigahara, al pie del monte Fuji en Mount Fuji

Operador: Fujisan Curator
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Una caminata privada guiada por Aokigahara, el bosque que crecio sobre una colada de lava del monte Fuji de mil anos, leida a nivel de copas, suelo y cuevas subterraneas. La tarifa cubre un grupo de hasta seis en lugar de por caminante.

Caminata guiada privada por el bosque de lava de Aokigahara, al pie del monte Fuji: Datos clave

PriceFrom $340 per person
DurationFrom 3 hours
Group sizeUp to 6 people
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
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Caminata guiada privada por el bosque de lava de Aokigahara, al pie del monte Fuji

Una caminata privada guiada por Aokigahara, el bosque que crecio sobre una colada de lava del monte Fuji de mil anos, le...
3 hours
English
$339.08
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Aokigahara Lava Forest Guided Nature Walk Beneath Mount Fuji

A private guided nature walk through Aokigahara, the forest that grew across a thousand-year-old Mount Fuji lava flow, r...
3 hours
English
$300
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Descripción completa

Aokigahara es un bosque con fecha de nacimiento. En el ano 864, una erupcion en el flanco noroeste del monte Fuji envio la colada de lava Jogan sobre la llanura de abajo, y todo lo que recorre aqui ha crecido sobre esa roca desde entonces. Tres mil hectareas hoy, densas y verdes y con apenas unos doce siglos, lo cual en terminos forestales es joven. Ese unico hecho explica casi todo lo extrano de este lugar, y un buen guia dedica la caminata a desentranarlo.

El suelo sobre la lava es fino, a veces de solo unos centimetros de profundidad, por lo que los arboles no pueden hundir sus raices de la forma habitual. En cambio las extienden lateralmente, y el suelo del bosque es un enredo de raices que se arrastran sobre basalto cubierto de musgo, aferrandose a la roca como dedos. Donde una colada de lava fue espesa, el suelo es desnudo y duro y solo ciertas especies se afianzan; donde se adelgazo o se dividio, bolsas de suelo mas profundas permitieron que viejos gigantes sobrevivieran. El resultado es un mosaico de zonas de vegetacion marcadamente distintas lado a lado, con grandes arboles aislados en terreno donde nada de eso deberia crecer. Una vez senalado, se puede leer la forma de la erupcion en los arboles.

El guia trabaja el bosque en tres niveles. Sobre su cabeza, el dosel y la luz que deja pasar. A sus pies, la superficie de lava, el musgo, los sistemas de raices y la pequena ecologia que vive en las grietas. Debajo de ambos, el subsuelo: tubos de lava y cuevas formados cuando el exterior de una colada se enfrio y endurecio mientras la roca fundida seguia corriendo desde dentro, dejando pasajes huecos que se mantienen lo bastante frios para conservar hielo hasta bien entrado el verano. Las cuevas de Aokigahara y el bosque mas amplio llevan designaciones de monumento natural nacional, y toda la zona se encuentra dentro del Parque Nacional Fuji-Hakone-Izu y dentro del sitio del Patrimonio Cultural Mundial Fujisan que el monte Fuji recibio en 2013 por su lugar en el arte y la peregrinacion japoneses.

Las brujulas, por cierto, realmente se comportan mal. El basalto del Fuji es inusualmente rico en hierro y magnetizado, por lo que una aguja sostenida cerca del suelo puede desviarse varios grados. Es una curiosidad geologica genuina y una de las razones por las que caminar aqui con alguien que conoce el bosque importa mas que en otros lugares: los senderos son sutiles, el terreno parece igual en todas direcciones, y las partes interesantes estan lejos de las lineas obvias.

En la practica, es una caminata facil, no una excursion, y comienza desde tres horas. El suelo es lava irregular con raices y escalones de roca bajos, por lo que se necesita pisada segura y calzado adecuado, pero no hay escalada ni mucho desnivel. Se reunen en la estacion de Fujisan en Fujiyoshida y el transporte privado hacia y desde el bosque forma parte del tour. La reserva es privada para hasta seis personas y la tarifa cubre a todo el grupo en lugar de por caminante, por lo que una familia de cinco paga lo mismo que una pareja. Solo quedan fuera los gastos personales como comida, bebidas y recuerdos. Combina de forma natural con una estancia en Kawaguchiko o Fujiyoshida y funciona casi cualquier epoca del ano, aunque el bosque esta en su mejor momento en los meses verdes y despues de la lluvia, cuando el musgo esta totalmente despierto.

Itinerario

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

Start

Meet at Fujisan Station

Meet your guide in Fujiyoshida and travel to the forest by private vehicle.

Early

Into the lava forest

An introduction to the 864 lava flow that the whole forest grew on, and how to read it in the ground.

Middle

The forest floor

Moss-covered basalt, roots crawling over rock, and the sharp boundaries between vegetation zones.

Later

Lava caves

The underground level: tubes left behind when molten rock drained out of a cooled lava crust.

End

Return to Fujisan Station

Private transport back to the meeting point.

Itinerario detallado

00:00

Meet at Fujisan Station, Fujiyoshida

Your guide meets the party at the station in Yamanashi and explains the plan for the walk.

00:15

Private transfer to the forest

A short drive to the trailhead on Fuji's northwest flank, included in the tour.

00:40

First look at the lava flow

An introduction to the 864 Jogan eruption and the rock beneath your boots, which sets up everything you see afterwards.

01:00

Roots on bare rock

Walk among trees whose roots spread sideways across the basalt because the soil is only centimetres deep, gripping the surface instead of sinking.

01:30

Reading the vegetation zones

The guide shows where a thick flow left hard, bare ground and where a thinner one allowed deeper soil, producing abruptly different plant communities and isolated giant trees.

02:00

Moss, ferns and the small ecology

Close attention to the ground layer: moss beds, ferns and the life in the crevices of the lava.

02:20

Lava caves

The underground level. Tubes formed when the outer crust of a flow hardened and molten rock kept running out from within, leaving cold hollow passages.

02:45

Magnetic curiosities

A word on the iron-rich basalt that makes compass needles wander here, and why local knowledge matters on paths that all look alike.

03:00

Return to Fujisan Station

Private transport returns the party to the meeting point. Longer walks can be arranged.

Incluye

  • Servicios de guia
  • Transporte privado de ida y vuelta desde el punto de encuentro hasta el destino

No incluye

  • Gastos personales (comida, bebidas, recuerdos)

Información importante

Punto de encuentro

Fujisan Station, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi. Round-trip private transport from the meeting point to the forest is included.

Antes de ir

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Fujisan Station, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi. Round-trip private transport from the meeting point to the forest is included.
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Servicios de guia, Transporte privado de ida y vuelta desde el punto de encuentro hasta el destino
The duration of the Caminata guiada privada por el bosque de lava de Aokigahara, al pie del monte Fuji is typically From 3 hours. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
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