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Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
7 Days · 6 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Tokyo House
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Group trips
Seven days along the Tokaido, with Fuji on a clear morning
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect comfortable transfers and light walking
Group size on request
Age range on request
Ask the operator about the age range for this batch

Where this operator goes

7 days · 13 stops

Itinerary

7 days, planned by Meridian Overland

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atTokyoHaneda Airport (HND), Tokyo
Reporting time06:00 - 22:00
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Tokyo House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 1–3

Kyoto Lodge

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 4–5

Osaka House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7

7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking

One other operator runs this tripThe same trip, at their own price, group size and refund window.Farthest Field Co.₹1,28,499See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Check the altitude before you book the flight
Leh is at 3,500 m and you arrive there by aeroplane in an hour from sea level, which is the fastest ascent most people will ever make. Two full days doing nothing on arrival is the standard advice and it is not optional because you are on holiday rather than a trek.
A holiday itinerary still has hard days in it
Pass crossings by road, long transfers and early starts are normal on these trips. Read the day plan rather than the brochure photograph.
Ask what the group size actually is
A group holiday is priced on filling a coach. It is a fair question and the answer changes the trip completely.
The places you pass through are lived in
Ask before photographing people and houses, take your shoes off where others do, and buy locally where you can. A holiday moves through more communities in a week than a trek does.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Meridian OverlandVerified

“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”

Based in New Delhi Running treks since 2017
Rating
4.5(56 reviews)
Response time
Within 8 hours
  • Team speaks: English, Hindi
Direct booking via licensed operator
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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 56 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.4/5
Guide
4.2/5
Itinerary
4.4/5
Transport
4.2/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.4/5
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Nina Hoffmann – Auckland2026-05-21 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Good value for what's included.

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Owen Clarke – London2026-05-21 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Worth every rupee.

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Arjun Pillai – Jaipur2026-05-21 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Carla Mendes – Amsterdam2026-05-21 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No hesitation recommending them.

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Meera Iyer – Jaipur2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Kanto & Kansai done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Worth every rupee.

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Tara D'Souza – Hyderabad2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Solid operator.

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Tara D'Souza – Pune2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Worth every rupee.

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Tom Bergman – London2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Would book with them again.

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Questions people ask

On this route, no. One Tokyo–Kyoto shinkansen leg plus local trains comes to well under the seven-day pass price. It only pays off if you are doubling back or going further than Osaka.

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