Day 1London
Fly overnight from London to Tokyo arriving the following morning.
You are met at Narita airport by our English speaking representative and assisted with your onward transfer into Tokyo. You will also be able to exchange your rail pass voucher and book any required trains.
This morning make the most of any jet lag and visit Tsukiji fish market to see the early tuna auctions. Later, explore Tokyo's main attractions at your own pace.
Transfer to Haneda airport and then take the short domestic flight to Nagasaki. On arrival visit the emotive Peace Park and Glover Gardens.
Today you travel from Nagasaki to the famous castle town of Kumamoto, via Unzen and Shimabara. Explore the town in the afternoon.
Pick up your hire car today and drive to the Aso-Kuju National Park to see the spectacular caldera here. You drop off the car on your return to Kumamoto.
Transfer to Kagoshima by train and the explore the city in the afternoon.
Pick up your second hire car and after a visit to the smouldering volcano on Sakurajima head into the Kirishima national park. The afternoon is at leisure.
Walk or drive in the the park- the views over the plateau are wonderful .
Today is a long but scenic drive through some of Kyushu's countryside and the beautiful Takachiho Gorge. You arrive in quiet Kurokawa in the early evening.
At leisure in Kurokawa to simply relax in one of the many hotspring baths that pepper the town.
Drive to Fukuoka and take the train to Tokyo for your final afternoon in Japan.
Transfer by limousine bus back to Narita for the return flight home.