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Tour in Hakone, taking in Owakudani, Sightseeing cruise and Lake Ashi. Run by DeepExperience, Inc., booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- Train
- Cable car
- Owakudani
- Sightseeing cruise
- Runs 4.5 hours
- Expert English-speaking guide throughout the journey
Hakone Adventure: Explore Nature’s Beauty and Tranquility by Local Operator: Key Facts
| Price | From $156.5 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4.5 hours |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Full description
This is a 4.5-hour experience in Hakone, built around Train, Cable car and Owakudani. It is run by DeepExperience, Inc., an operator we book with directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can hold your place with them before we treat your booking as final.
Hakone is the hot-spring resort in the mountains 90 minutes south-west of Tokyo, inside the caldera of an old volcano. The standard loop is the Hakone Ropeway over the Owakudani sulphur vents, where eggs are boiled black in the springs, a boat across Lake Ashi past the red torii of Hakone Shrine, and, on a clear day, Fuji over the lake. Onsen bathing follows the usual rules: wash before entering, no swimwear, and many baths still refuse tattoos or ask for a cover. The Hakone Free Pass covers the trains, cable car, ropeway and boat; the ropeway closes in high wind and when volcanic gas rises, which happens a few days a year.
The price covers Expert English-speaking guide throughout the journey, Curated route covering Hakone’s top sights, Flexible departure options from multiple meeting points and Seamless navigation across Hakone’s transport network. It does not cover Transportation fares, Food and drinks and Ropeway and Ship fares, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price.
DeepExperience, Inc. sends the meeting point and time by email as soon as the booking is confirmed. We need at least one day's notice, and we confirm the date with DeepExperience, Inc. before treating your booking as final. If they cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
4 starting location options
箱根湯本駅, 向山公園, 新宿警察署 新宿駅東口交番, 小田原駅観光案内所
Train
(1 hour)
Cable car
(40 minutes)
Owakudani
Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing (20 minutes)
Sightseeing cruise
(50 minutes)
Lake Ashi
Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing (10 minutes)
Hakone Shrine
Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing (45 minutes)
Bus/coach
(45 minutes)
2 drop-off locations
箱根湯本駅, 新宿警察署 新宿駅東口交番
Detailed Itinerary
4 starting location options: 箱根湯本駅, 向山公園, 新宿警察署 新宿駅東口交番, 小田原駅観光案内所
Train: (1 hour)
Cable car: (40 minutes)
Owakudani: Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing (20 minutes)
Sightseeing cruise: (50 minutes)
Lake Ashi: Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing (10 minutes)
Hakone Shrine: Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing (45 minutes)
Bus/coach: (45 minutes)
Includes
- Expert English-speaking guide throughout the journey
- Curated route covering Hakone’s top sights
- Flexible departure options from multiple meeting points
- Seamless navigation across Hakone’s transport network
Excludes
- Transportation fares (paid separately during the tour)
- Food and drinks
- Ropeway and Ship fares
Important information
Meeting point
DeepExperience, Inc. sends the meeting point and time by email as soon as the booking is confirmed.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
This guided tour was breathtaking and probably the highlight of our trip! We were astonished by all the beautiful sites that we got to see and even were lucky enough to see Mt. Fuji after taking the rope-way to the top of the sulfur mountain tops. Not only that but our tour guide Minoru Ando was very kind, personable, informative, and professional during the guided tour which made it that much better! We both give this a 5-out-of-5 stars!
It was extraordinary! Yumiko was absolutely incredible. She was so knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. She was also the best photographer. She took us all over the place and we got to see everything we wanted to see. Thank you, Yumiko!
Enjoyed our tour. Guide Taku was lovely and made sure the day ran as smoothly as possible, considering there were a few transport changes during the day. Tour is relatively expensive as it seems tours like this that are starting in Hakone are only offered as a private group, and you need to pay for transport costs on top of the tour cost. Also, even though it was Monday it was so crowded that we had to queue for ages to get on the ropeway, and this meant we ran out of time at the end of the day (as we had a train booked to return to Tokyo) and could not visit the shrine, which was disappointin
Loved the Day today! We got to do all the stuff & even got to see Mt. Fuji in its full glory! Takashi San, our guide was wonderful since he lived in this area in summers. Highly recommended for short trippers to Hakone. You shoukd buy the one day Pass which works very efficiently & is good value - note its not 48 hours but 2 days inclyding when you buy. GYG should recommend to buy this once you get off at Odawara!
This was a great way to see the key sights in the Hakone area without traveling to and from Tokyo on the same day. We traveled to all of the sights by various forms of public transportation, including cable car. The whole area is breathtaking and we were even lucky enough to see Mt. Fuji. Our guide Yumiko was prompt, enthusiastic, and considerate of our preferences.
Great tour with Taku who provided local information and background for the sights. We really appreciated the extra thoughtfulness for ease of travelling with slight mobility issues, and the assistance with transport
Yuki was a most impressive guide. Very knowledgeable and interesting with his explanations. I would have missed so much without his help. A 5 star rating for Hakone and to Yuki
Sadly this tour really is poor value. I didn’t expect to have to buy train tickets on top of the very high cost of this tour. So check the details before you buy. You can just buy the round trip ticket for about 1/3 the price of this tour and find the way yourself. The guide was very nice person.
Cable car, deux téléphériques, bateau sur le lac Ashi... Nature, paysages, découverte des oeufs noirs... Volcan, points de vue sublimes, sanctuaire... beaucoup d'expériences et de beauté en juste quelques heures ! Yuuki est un guide fiable et attentionné avec lequel on apprend beaucoup. Très belle activité, à recommander par beau temps (et hors week-ends pour éviter la foule dans les différents transports). Maintenant que je connais le chemin, je referai un jour l'ensemble avec plaisir en prenant un peu plus de temps pour savourer chacun des lieux découverts ! Mais la journée était vraiment op
Visite très intéressante. Merci à Kyo pour ces précieuses informations.
Our tour guide, Yuuki, was very accommodating and friendly. He exhibited tremendous knowledge in many areas. We recommend on him very highly!
Sehr gut, man bekommt viel zu sehen, erfährt einiges vom Guide und muss sich um nichts kümmern. Aber verglichen mit Touren in Tokio oder Kanazawa sehr teuer.








