Breakfast/Lunch/Buffet Dinner
This morning take a leisure drive to Kagoshima. Endowed with a chain of active and dormant
volcanoes, this prefecture is renowned for its hot
springs. Constructed in
the 1658, Senganen was built by an influential clan in the Edo Period.
Besides the original building, there is a Japanese style landscape garden with
ponds, streams, shrines and bamboo grove. Catch a glimpse of the active volcano, Sakurajima
Island, before you proceed to go on a shopping spree along Tenmonkan, the largest downtown shopping district in Kagoshima
before rounding up the day in Kagoshima.
For Japan Airlines 13Mar Departure, Day 3 as following
DAY 3 KAGOSHIMA – MIYAZAKI – TAKACHIHO – MT ASO
(Breakfast/Lunch/Buffet
Dinner)
After
breakfast, proceed to Miyazaki, a
prefecture for
honeymoons in Japan. Stop by Sekinoo Falls, one of the Miyazaki’s
largest and most powerful waterfall. Then, take a tranquil stroll to Aoshima Shrine, a colourful shrine
nestled in the middle of this subtropical island that is said to bring good
blessings for newlyweds. Thereafter,
visit Takachiho Gorge, a
narrow chasm cut through the rock by Gokase River. The nearly sheer cliffs
lining the gorge are made of slow-forming volcanic basalt columns, which resemble the scales of a dragon
where the stone twisted and flowed as it formed. Partway along the gorge is the
17- metre-high Minainotaki Waterfall cascading
down to the river below, and it is truly impressive to see the waterfall
against a backdrop of dense green foliage and surrounding grey cliffs. Next,
proceed to Mt Aso.
Note
Visit to Takachiho Gorge requires a
30-minute walk from the carpark entrance on uneven stone paths and steps.
For Singapore Airlines Departure, D3 as following;
DAY 3 NAGASAKI – SHIMABARA – MATSUSHIMA
(Breakfast/Shimabara Guzouni Lunch / Seafood Kaiseki Dinner with Dancing Abalone)
After breakfast, visit Nagasaki Peace Park,
which commemorates the atomic explosion on 9th August 1945 that contributed to
the end of the Pacific War. Thereafter,
take a drive to Shimabara. First stop:
a jaunt to the city’s foremost attraction, Shimabara
Castle which is reputed for an unusually striking castle reconstruction due to its
regular, tall yet almost pyramidal, design. For lunch, tuck into a Shimabara
Guzouni lunch, a shimabara signature cuisine that comprise of rice cake
soup topped with vegetables and bits of meat and fish. After lunch, proceed to Kuninotsu Port for a Wild Dolphin watching cruise
experience. Subject to weather conditions, wild dolphin watching is available most
of the time as locations of dolphin are tracked prior to cruise ride. Thereafter,
proceed to Matsushima. This evening,
savour a sumptuous seafood Kaiseki
dinner with dancing abalone, where a live abalone is cooked in its shell.
Wrap up the day with an relaxing hotspring bath.
For Singapore Airlines 14 Mar Departure, D3 as following;
DAY 3 MT ASO – YUFUIN – BEPPU (Breakfast/ Yufuin Seiro Mushi
Lunch/Dinner)
Start your day
with a 2-minute helicopter ride over
at Mt Aso and enjoy stunning views of the magnificent surroundings. Next, get
ready for cuteness overload at Aso
Cuddly Dominion, a sprawling animal park which also includes a petting zoo
with over 90 different animals including farm animals, dogs and many more. Do
not miss the various species of bears, the park’s most popular attraction.
Stroll along Yunotsubo Kaido, a street that runs
through the centre of the popular hot spring town of Yufuin. The buildings
lining the street are traditional in appearance and house shops, cafes and galleries.
Mt Yufu rises above the street adding to the picturesque setting. Your journey
will, quite literally, reach a boiling point as you make a jaunt to the
renowned Jigoku
Meguri. Visit Umi Jigoku,
a pond of boiling blue water. Not quite Dante’s inferno, but one that will
leave an impression nonetheless, enjoy onsen egg tasting here that is
specially arranged. This evening, pamper yourself with a traditional hot spring
bath at an onsen resort in Beppu.
Note
Helicopter ride
is subject to weather conditions and a refund of JPY3,500 will be provided if
the ride is cancelled without prior notice.