Private Car Day Trip to the Kobe Mountains, Gardens and Hot Springs from Osaka | La Vacanza Travel

Private Car Day Trip to the Kobe Mountains, Gardens and Hot Springs from Osaka

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: Japan, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka
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  • 7 hours
  • Osaka
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Leave the hustle and bustle of Osaka behind, as you are whisked via highway in a luxury car to the mountains that rise above nearby Kobe. Over the course of your private tour, you will ride a historical cable car, visit impressive gardens and a hot spring at Arima Onsen, with a native (or equivalent) English speaking guide providing information, insight, and fun.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Mt. Rokko Arima Ropeway, 4512-336 Kita Rokko, Rokkocho, Nada-Ku, Kobe 657-0101 Hyogo Prefecture

Take a beautiful ride up the mountain in a vintage slope-climbing cable car that runs right through the forest. Lovely in all seasons!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mt. Rokko, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0000 Hyogo Prefecture

Views, views, views! Then a pleasant drive through some lovely mountain roads as we head to the gardens.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Kobe Municipal Arboretum, Japan, 651-1102 Hyogo, Kobe, Kita Ward, Yamadachō Kamitanigami, 字長尾1-2

Enjoy a peaceful walk through a very large botanical garden in the mountains above Kobe.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Arima Onsen, Arimacho, Kita-ku, Kobe 651-1401 Hyogo Prefecture

Enjoy a soak here in the region's most famous hot springs, Arima Onsen. The waters are said to rejuvenate! There's a quaint town to shop and look around too.

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Private driver/guide

Exclusions
  • Entrance fees (1,000 to around 1,800 yen per person total, depending on your choices)
  • Mountain cable car ride (590 yen for adults, 300 yen for children under 12)
  • Lunch
  • Child seat: 1,000 yen payable on day of tour.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Driver is a native English speaker or of equivalent ability.
  • According to Japanese law, children under 6 years old or less than 140cm MUST use car seats. Be sure to request one in advance from us if required.
  • Enjoy all the exciting stops described above and more on this private vehicle tour! The plan described is a model course, and there is the possibility for change based on our guests' interests. Timing and external factors (such as traffic conditions) may force deviations from this model course.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup at any centrally located Osaka hotel is included. This is defined as within the JR Loop Line. The following additional fees are assessed for further out points. All prices are per group, not per person, and are for each direction of travel, meaning that for both pickup and drop off at a location below, you should please double the fee shown.
Shin-Osaka: 1,000 yen
Universal Studios area: 2,000 yen
Port of Osaka, Port of Kobe, or the Hyatt Osaka: 2,500 yen

Ports

  • Osaka
  • Kobe


Departure Time

08:30 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

Sunshine62085545999

09 Apr, 2024

This guide was friendly, but was only interested in being a driver. Not much was arranged or planned. Do not recommend him other than driving you around.

591kerriew

24 Mar, 2024

It’s always a challenge finding tours that accomodate (celebrate) an octogenarian wanting to experience Japan (travelling with my husband and my 88 years young Mother)… the weather may have been cool & drizzly but Kevin was warm & such a bright spark! We really enjoyed our day wandering the Kobe gardens & hills… a soak in the hot springs & a lemon gelati were the perfect afternoon delight. Pre trip communication was fantastic. Thank you for helping to make my birthday a rather memorable one!

Stanley_C

04 Aug, 2023

The tour guide Levy is very knowledgeable around the Kobe and Arima area. He was flexible with the itinerary to suit our needs and even drop us off in a convenient location to do shopping per out ad hoc requests.

Murshed_S

02 Jul, 2023

Levi knowledge of the area and his involvement with his clients as guest made the trip interesting our guide even checked out the authentic Kobe beef place for lunch Wish more tour guides would follow the example of the Osaka guides

thomas f

28 May, 2023

We booked this tour nearly a month in advance and we were so excited for it. However, with less than 36 hours notice beforehand they canceled on us without any clear explanation or accountability. Just an unclear, poorly written email. When calling to try and figure out what happened and if we could rebook, we were placed on hold for nearly a half hour. No similar or identical tours were available that day at all. Completely ridiculous and unacceptable.

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