Private Car Day Trip to the Kobe Mountains, Gardens and Hot Springs from Osaka
4.4
11 Ratings
Kobe
Escape the city and embark on a private car day trip from Osaka to the breathtaking Kobe mountains. Discover historical cable cars, beautiful gardens, and rejuvenate at Arima Onsen hot springs.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
6 days
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Highlights
- Mt. Rokko Arima Ropeway - Take a beautiful ride up the mountain in a vintage slope-climbing cable car that runs right through the forest. Lovely in all seasons!
- Mt. Rokko - Views, views, views! Then a pleasant drive through some lovely mountain roads as we head to the gardens.
- Kobe Municipal Arboretum - Enjoy a peaceful walk through a very large botanical garden in the mountains above Kobe.
- Arima Onsen - 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.
What's Included
- Private driver/guide
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- 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.
Additional Information
Escape the lively atmosphere of Osaka as you’re transported via expressway in a high-end vehicle to the towering mountains near Kobe. During your exclusive tour, you’ll trek on an ancient cable car, explore magnificent gardens and a thermal bath at Arima Onsen, all the while gaining knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment through the company of a guide fluent in English.
- 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.
Location
Mt. Rokko Arima Ropeway
4512-336 Kita Rokko, Rokkocho, Nada-Ku,
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(11 Ratings)
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591kerriew
Mar 24, 2024
Rainbow on a rainy day - 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!
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Stanley_c
Aug 4, 2023
Chill out in Arima and Mount Rokko - 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.
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Seets2019
Dec 14, 2019
One day Mount Rokko tour - Very good experience walking in the Arima ropeway with a experienced tour guy call Levy. Very nice and friendly guy. Had a fun day with him.
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Voyage06614085488
Mar 8, 2019
Relaxing Experience - This was a very relaxing experience for all of us, we enjoyed the trip as it was a very refreshing get away for all of us.
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Felix
Aug 13, 2018
Hot springs totally worth it. Park... - <p>Hot springs totally worth it. Park is great. Forgot the tall dudes name but highly recommended</p>
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Sandy
Jan 2, 2018
This was really a wonderful and... - <p>This was really a wonderful and informative trip. Kevin was great . I really enjoyed the hot springs ! This was one of my <br/>
favorite tours. I highly recommend this for anyone who was to see Kobe Mts and one of the best hot springs in the area.</p>
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Pavel
Jul 14, 2017
Great tour Kobe mountains tour with... - <p>Great tour Kobe mountains tour with amazing relaxation experience in Osen. Kevin is a great tour guide with excellent knowledge of the area. Provided very flexible pick-up and drop-off location in Osaka. Would definitely recommend this tour to a friend.</p>
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Murshed_s
Jul 2, 2023
Our main man - 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
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Sunshine62085545999
Apr 9, 2024
Not very memorable - 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.
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Thomas
May 28, 2023
Completely unprofessional and unhelpful! Don’t waste your money or time! - 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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