Please confirm the following information before making reservations or inquiries.
Deadline for receipt of inquiries
*The deadline for requests for the Guide is as follows. Please note that we will not be able to respond to any inquiries after that time for any reason.
| In case all the itinerary, number of people, accommodations, luggage transportation, lunch, etc. are already decided | 1 week prior to tour start date |
| In case one of the above has not been decided | 2 weeks prior to tour start date |
Please note that we may decline your request even if it is within the above time limit during consecutive holidays such as Golden week, Obon vacations, and year-end and New Year holidays.
Guide Arrangements
Guiding arrangements will be made only after all information regarding the itinerary and other details in the above table has been determined.
Please note that we will not be able to arrange a guide if you do not respond to our questions, or if you do not provide us with the necessary information by the above deadline due to a delay in response.
Rough standard of prices
Prices change depending on numbers of people, hours, contents, your budget and so on.
Please feel free to contact us concerning prices.
| 4 hours | 20,000～26,000 yen |
| 8 hours | 33,000～40,000 yen |
- Basically the prices are for up to 10 people per one guide.
- In case of trekking in difficult courses, participant’s limitation would be 6 per one guide for security.
- We will try our best to arrange a guide who belongs to our association.
- However, if it is difficult to arrange a guide who belongs to our association, such as when all the guides are already booked, we may arrange a guide from a friendly organization.
In such cases, the fee may differ from the fee according to the Association’s regulations.
We appreciate your understanding in advance.
Additional charges
- Transportation fee for the guide（from guide’s home to meeting place・during the tour・ending place to guide’s home）
- Admissions
- Cost of meals for the guide
- In case of very early start and returning home on the same day is difficult, accommodation fee and cost of meals for the guide
Guide Designation
If you order a specific guide, the fee will be based on the guide’s personal request, and the guiding fee stipulated by the Association may not apply.
Cancellation Policy
We hope you enjoy your tours with our professional guides, but if you do have to cancel your reservation, for whatever reason, please let us know as soon as possible. While no cancellation fee is necessary in the case of severe weather or other dangerous circumstances which we decide and suggest to the customer, the following cancellation fees do apply for customers who cancel:
- One week before the tour, 30 percent of the guiding fee;
- 6 to 3 days before the tour, 40 percent;
- 2 days and 1 day before the tour, 50 percent;
- On the day, 100 percent of the guiding fee is expected.
Consultation on itineraries
We are unable to provide consultation on itineraries, including specific accommodations and transportation, as this may violate the Travel Agency Law.
In addition, due to the difficulty of fully conveying the charms of the guide to our clients, we suggest that the following itineraries be changed or partially deleted.
- Long travel time and distance from inn → start point of Kumano Kodo walking, end point of Kumano Kodo walking → inn
Example:
①Koyasan inn → Nakahechi area → Kumano city inn
②Kumano city inn → Hongu area → Kumano city inn - Over-packed itinerary
Example:
Hosshinmon Oji – Hongu Taisha (lunch at a restaurant in Hongu area) → paper-making experience → river boat ride → Hayatama Taisha → inn in Katsuura
Please refer to the following list of travel times for major courses and create your own itinerary.
We reserve the right to refuse requests for tours that take less than the times listed here. Please understand this in advance.
Please feel free to inquire about the time required for courses not listed here.
The time required is walking time. Basically, travel time by bus or other means to the site is not included.
If the course does not include lunch and lunch is included, one hour will be added to the tour time.
Please contact the Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau if you would like to propose an itinerary that includes accommodations and transportation.
| Course | Time | Distance（km） | Lunch Time |
| Takijiri to Takahara | 3 | 3.9 | not included |
| Takijiri to Chikatsuyu-oji | 8 | 14.4 | included |
| Takahara to Chikatsuyu-oji | 5 | 9.4 | included |
| Takahara to Tsugizakura-oji to Nonaka Ipposugi bus stop | 8 | 14.6 | included |
| Gyubadojiguchi to Tsugizakura-oji to Nonaka Ipposugi bus stop | 5 | 6.7 | included |
| Tsugizakura-oji to Hongu Taisha | 9 | 21.7 | included |
| Doyukawa bridge to Hongu Taisha | 8 | 17.5 | included |
| Hosshinmon-oji to Hongu Taisha,Oyunohara | 5 | 7.5 | included |
| Dainichi-goe | 2 | 2.9 | not included |
| Akagi-goe | 5 | 7.9 | included |
| Kogumotori-goe | 6 | 12.6 | included |
| Ogumotori-goe | 9 | 15.4 | included |
| Hayatama Taisha to Kamikura Shrine | 2.5 | 2 | not included |
| Daimonzaka to Nachi Falls | 3 | 2.5 | not included |
| Hayatama Taisha to Kamikura Shrine＝Daimonzaka to Nachi Falls | 8 | 4.5 | included |
Other Notes
The Kumano Kodo (Nakahechi and Kohechi) have many ups and downs, and many customers say that it was tougher than they expected.
In addition, it takes more time than indicated on the map because of the invisible time consumed by the large number of people.
Please make your itinerary with plenty of time to spare.
If we deem the itinerary to be unreasonable, we will ask you to change it.
In the unlikely event that you are unable to comply with our proposal, we will refuse to accept your application.
In addition, our group’s principle is to leave the Kumano Kodo by 4:00 p.m. We ask that you follow this principle in preparing your itinerary.
Please be aware of this for your own safety.
Please understand that neither our organization nor individual guides are responsible for any accidents or problems that may occur during the guided tours. (We have insurance, but in the event of an accident, it will be covered only to the extent stipulated by the insurance company.)
Please understand that there may be times when a trainee accompanies the tour in addition to the arranged guide.
Please understand that the guide may be changed or the tour may be cancelled due to an emergency.