Top Hakone Nature and Wildlife Tours

Customize your private tour of Hakone, a popular destination in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park known for its hot springs resorts. Visit area attractions with your own professional guide, including Hakone Shrine, the crafts village of Hakone Yosegi Zaiku, and a traditional Japanese ‘kominka’ house. Tea is provided at one of Hakone’s age-old teahouses. Opt for a ride on the Hakone Ropeway cable car with views of Lake Ashi and Mt Fuji, and/or enjoy a riverside soak in a local ‘onsen’ (open-air hot spring).

Hakone is surrounded by steep mountains. A popular tour is hiking in one of the mountains. However, what guests would probably do is to watch their steps most of the time not to fall down or off the trails. Instead, the tour I'm offering is to walk around relatively flat areas so the guests can spend more time to look around to appreciate the nature in Hakone with proper introduction by the guide. As Hakone is in the national park, there are areas where guests are not allowed to approach for the protection of the nature. We will use compact binoculars from time to time during the tour to get clearer views of wild birds or far off spots. Guests will meet wild flowers, insects, or wild birds, some of which are unique in Hakone or Japan, and, if lucky, we may spot wild mammals such as deer, wild boars, raccoon dogs. Hakone never ceases to make me wonder. Let's enjoy the nature in Hakone together!

You will hike around 8km in this trip and visit Lake Ashi, the Hachiri heritage path, Yamanaka Castle Ruins, Genbe River. The transportation between the sites is either on foot or by local bus. The guide will give you background of this historical part of Japan. You will traverse the Hakone Mountain like Edo period travellers and see Mt Fuji from different angles while you walk if weather permits. Hakone Hachiri is a Japan Heritage where you can experience how people traveled during Edo period (17th century). It is a part of the Old Tokaido Highway including the steep slope of Hakone mountains. Our Hakone Hachiri tour starts from Hakone Yumoto. We hike and take the bus to visit Amasake Tea House and walk on the cobble stone path to Lake Ashi where we will see the lake, Mt Fuji and the Torii gate of Hakone Shrine. After lunch near the Hakone Checkpoint, we take a bus to skip the temporally closed part and then resume the walk towards Mishima. Mishima Station is our ending point.

Book this Hakone private tour by public transportation and follow a guide to some of the best sights in the city without having to worry about knowing your way around, especially on public transport. See Hakone Open-Air Museum, spend time at the hot springs in Hakone, and take a cruise on Lake Ashi in a replica of a pirate ship. Plus, when booking, choose from multiple start times to suit your own schedule.

Save hours looking up the essential sightseeing spots in Hakone and let a private guide show you around instead. The tour is a great way to tick off multiple sights in a day, without having to worry about navigating or getting lost. Highlights to look forward to include the active volcanic zone of Owakudani, Lake Ashinoko, and Hakone Shrine.

If you’d like to explore Hakone, but don’t want to join a large group tour, this Hakone Full-Day Private Tour is a great choice. This private tour is led by a private guide who focuses on your private group. Visit Hakone Shrine and Hakone Open-Air Museum, and go on a cruise on Lake Ashi. Plus, your guide shares commentary as you travel from place to place.

This tour involves 4-5 hour hiking in Hakone (about 8-9km) and you need to be fit to complete it. You will traverse the outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy lunch and onsen in this experience. The 90-min ascent up to the mountain top has an elevation gain of 500 meter. Then the 2.5 hour ridge walk gives you a panoramic view of Hakone area (. As you walk through the bamboo field, you will hear the birds singing and see sakura in spring, red leaves in autumn and step on the powdered snow in deep winter. After the ridge walk, you will go down the mountain in 30 minutes and reach Sengokuhara. Then lunch at local Japanese restaurant. Onsen follows for relaxation. If the weather is good, you can see Mt Fuji most of the time while you are on the ridge walk. Even when Mt Fuji is hiding behind the clouds, you still have a view of Miyagino and Sengokuhara in this traverse mountain hike. We go by chartered taxi to the trailhead. Transportation cost is not included in the tour price.

You can enjoy a national Qualification guided private tour only with your family and friends.You will enjoy your day at your own pace. This is a tour of Hakone using public transportation. It is a perfect itinerary not only for adults but also for children. Tours include Japan's traditional parquet craft experience, the aquarium at Hakone-en, Hakone Shrine, and Lake Ashi with a cruise on the Hakone pirate ship replica. On sunny days, you can see Mt. Fuji from Lake ashi. You can choose the Odakyu Line Hakone-Yumoto Station Meeting or hotel pick-up in Hakone area, either tour start location. Please select on the reservation screen. For more tour details, please check the inclusions and what to expect section of this web page. For sightseeing in Hakone area, it is convenient and advantageous to use Hakone Free Pass. You can purchase it on the day of the tour.

This is a private tour starting from Odawara/Hakone. You will select the places from our list to form the tour. We can also tailor make an itinerary based on your preference and the needs of your group. After booking, our guide will message you about the transportation, lunch and sightseeing choices. Hakone has many things to offer to tourists. From museums, nature trails, historical paths, forests to religious shrines, we will make sure you get to experience the highlight of this beautiful onsen town to the full in a day trip. For your information, public or private transportation of the day is not included. We can help booking private transportation at least 2 days in advance. We have far more customer reviews on our website (Coconuts Hike Japan) and I hope we can guide you in your journey in Hakone and Japan.

This is the ideal tour for travelers wanting to discover Hakone's highlights efficiently in a private vehicle accompanied by a government-licensed and experienced multilingual guide! Join us to visit the beautiful mountain resort town of Hakone. Nestled in the mountains, Hakone is a place of natural and artistic wonders. Visit Owakudani to see the ever-rising sulfurous gasses from the active volcano that provides heat to the many hot springs nearby. Try the area’s famous black-boiled eggs; turned black and infused with the minerals from the spring. Ride the ropeway down the mountain to Lake Ashinoko for a beautiful view of Mount Fuji. Sail across the lake to visit the Torii gate by the Kuzuryu shrine to the area’s 9-headed dragon deity. If you are an art fan, try visiting one of the many art museums in Hakone.