What is the difference between the two lunch plans?

The vegetarian plan serves a World Heritage set meal built around oden of Gokayama tofu, a firm tofu made with local soybeans and clear Gokayama water. The Hida beef plan is a yakiniku set of grilled Hida beef, a wagyu brand raised in Gifu Prefecture, with the same tofu oden on the side.

How does the schedule change if I book a lunch plan?

Lunch plans stop for a 60-minute meal between Takayama and Shirakawa-go, so your time in Shirakawa-go drops from 150 minutes to 90. Takayama stays at 90 minutes on every plan.

What should I look for during free time in Takayama?

The operator recommends Miyagawa Morning Market, a riverside market with more than 200 years of history and plenty of local specialties, and Takayama Jinya, an Edo-period government house with wooden buildings and gardens.

How are the gassho-style houses suited to the mountains?

The operator explains that the design resists fire and insulates well against cold and heavy snow. The village sits in a valley ringed by mountains, which adds to its storybook look.

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Takayama

Takayama and Shirakawa-go Day Tour with Optional Hida Beef Lunch

English, Chinese

10 hours

Travel from Nagoya into the mountains of Gifu to see Takayama's Edo-era old town and the thatched gassho-style farmhouses of Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Go without lunch, or choose a plan with a vegetarian set meal or grilled Hida beef, both served with Gokayama tofu oden.

Round-trip bus fare
Parking fees
Expressway tolls
Consumption tax
Other taxes
English and Chinese-speaking guide
Vegetarian lunch (vegetarian lunch plans only)
Hida beef lunch (Hida beef lunch plans only)

What's not included

Lunch on plans without lunch

The VIP Liner bus stop is 5 minutes from Nagoya Station's Taiko-dori South Exit.
Your guide waits at the bus stop holding a blue flag.
A minimum of 10 participants is required for the tour to operate.
The booking deadline is 17:00 on the day before departure.
Chinese-guided and English-guided guests can be placed on the same bus.
Kids 3 and under ride free, but a seat of their own costs the child fare.
Weather and road traffic can move the schedule at each stop.
Visiting times can be cut short in bad weather or heavy crowds.
Request confirmation of Chinese-language guiding before you book.