This tour is the 4th day of 4days GOTO pilgrimage tour. The itinerary is not for one day tour. It covers only 1/4 of GOTO pilgrimage tour. GOTO islands are composed of many islands. A few numbers of shuttle ships and special charter ships are the only transportations connecting each island. At least 3days or more need to visit the whole main islands of GOTO.
At your hotel in FUKUE island
Check-out hotel. Drive to FUKUE port and park.
Outer service optional tour for the both HISAKA and NARU island cruise by a shuttle boat.
The tour itinerary is as follows...
Assemble at 8:50 ～ depart FUKUE port at 9:10 for HISAKA island ～ after land on HISAKA visit HAMAWAKI church, ROYANO-SAKU church, former GORIN church(world heritage), board another boat to NARU island, after landing the island, have lunch and woodcraft experience, finally visit EGAMI church(world heritage) ～ board ocean taxi for FUKUE ～ arrive in FUKUE port at 14:50, dismiss.
Cost: optional tour fee
Visit as many as local churches such as FUKUE, URAKASHIRA, HOTO, DOZAKI, MIZU-NO-URA, KUSUHARA, KAITSU, and IMOCHI-URA. Have lunch on the way.
Cost: lunch fee
Observe the exhibition of the history museum, then walk around FUKUE castle site. Return the rental car. Move to the port.
Cost: admission fee, refuel fee
Board the shuttle boat, leave FUKUE port at 16:30 for NAGASAKI port.
Cost: shuttle boat fee
Arrive in Nagasaki port at 18:30. Take you to the hotel in Nagasaki, then dismiss, tour ends.
Cost: Public transportation to the hotel
At your hotel or somewhere in NAGASAKI (or SASEBO) city
Through this tour, you can visit the most of Hidden Christian related local churches(standard) or HISAKA and NARU island as an optional cruise tour (including 2 world heritage sites), observe the great landscape of FUKUE, HISAKA, and NARU island, understand the history of the Hidden Christian in NAGASAKI, and enjoy local traditional food.
〇guide fee (1-4 pax) 32,000 JPY(for one day)+Meet up fee: 2,000 JPY(one way)=34,000 JPY
〇guide fee (5-8 pax) 40,000 JPY(for one day)+Meet-up fee: 2,000 JPY(one way)=42,000 JPY
〇Optional outer tour (if attend)
〇Rental car-related fees (on the island)
〇Public transportation (Shuttle ships or Airplane, including a guide)
〇Meal (including a guide)
〇Accomｍodation expenses (including a guide)
My guiding rate is 5,000 JPY hourly (up to 4 pax), and 6,000 JPY hourly (5 to 8 pax), and a Meet-up fee (Guide's transportation fee back and forth to the meeting spot) is 4,500 JPY (in Nagasaki city).
For example, an 8-hour tour for 4 pax costs 40,000 JPY plus 4,500 JPY; 44,500 JPY is the tour price. You pay for this when you book the tour.
Please remember you will pay for the admission of pay facilities and meals on-site.
We might need to rent a car (5 to 8 pax) or hire a jumbo taxi (8 pax max) during the tour. The rental car and taxi costs vary depending on the conditions, so my published tour price doesn't include car costs.
After the negotiation of the tour, I will fix the car-related price and add this price to the published tour price so that you realize the total tour price before you book it.
You only pay the admission of pay facilities and meals on-site.
My coverage areas are all over Nagasaki, Saga, and Fukuoka Prefectures, including the remote islands of Nagasaki. But I live in near Omura city in Nagasaki Pref., so far places from my house cost more Meet-up fee (Guide's transportation back and forth to the meeting place).
Additionally, I work in Nagasaki and Okinawa, in two prefectures for about half a month each place. So if you intend to travel to Okinawa, visit my Okinawa account page, and check my schedule calendar of Okinawa.
On Sunday morning, almost all churches have MASS, so might not be able to observe inside.
Meal fee, shuttle ship fee, and rental car fee are not included in the guiding fee, you will pay those on-site in cash.
We might not be able to observe inside of the churches because of the church condition(Sunday MASS, special event, etc...).
Please remember, we cannot resist the weather, sea conditions such as typhoons, strong wind and high waves. Because of bad weather the tour would be canceled or restricted partially.
You don't have to book the all 4days of the tour. If you book the entire tour(4days), you can cover most of GOTO high-lights spots.
If possible I recommend you to book all 4days tours. You can book partially (1 to 3 days), but it depends on which island. Because GOTO islands are composed of many islands, and there are poor transportations among islands and to and from the mainland NAGASAKI.
Please ask me first.
Yes, you can change the starting port to NAGASAKI port. In this case, we need to change the tour itinerary, too. You need to coordinate with me before your booking.
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