Japan budget holidays guide




Our Japan budget Holidays
Japan small group holiday, Japan unmasked
Whistlestop Japan highlights with an expert tour leader
Japan tailor made tour on a shoestring
Japan's classic sights on a shoestring
Costa Rica highlights holiday & beach
Short highlight itinerary covering city, forests and beach.
Japan golden route holiday
9 night classic Japan trip: Tokyo, Fuji, Kyoto
Namibia and Botswana camping safari
Camping safari to Namib desert, Caprivi, Etosha & Okavango
Japan self guided walking holiday, Nakasendo Trail
Self-guided walking along Japan’s ancient Nakasendo trail
Self guided biking tour in Croatia
Explore the amazing island's coasts, medieval town on bike
Japan rural cultural tour
The Culture of Rural Japan, including Osaka and Kyoto
Honshu hiking holiday in Japan
A challenging walking and hiking holiday in Japan.
Alternative family winter holiday in Chamonix, France
Easter family ski, yoga & circus holiday
Botswana safari and wild camping
Botswana's premier game parks, Okavango Moremi Savuti Chobe.
Croatian coast walking tours, self guided
A seven-day walking holiday on the Dalmatian coast — islands and Dubrovnik included
Egypt cultural holiday, small group
Discover Egypt on this amazing 10 day tour
Japan activity holiday, bike, hike and kayak
Multi activity holiday in Japan
Japan small group tour, in the shadow of mountains
Western Honshu's coasts - Japan Sea and Inland Sea
Vietnam holiday, South to North
From bright lights, to beaches and junk boats.
Nikko and Yumoto Onsen walking tour, Japan
Explore Nikko and hike in the beautiful Oku Nikko plains.
Hidden Japan holiday
Get beneath the surface into the heart of Japan
Shikoku Pilgrimage self guided walking tour, Japan
Shikoku 88 Pilgimage route self-guided walking
Dubrovnik to Split small ship cruise
Dubrovnik to Split (or vv) on a beautiful small ship cruise
Kumano Kodo trail self guided walking holiday, Japan
Self guided walking on the Kumano Kodo Trail
Discover Cuba holiday, 15 days
Experience the real Cuba on this 15 day cultural adventure
Nakasendo self guided walking tour
The Nakasendo Trail and Kamikochi -or extend to Nikko
East Vietnam budget holiday
Trace Vietnam's mystical eastern coastline
Activity holiday in Montenegro
An active villa holiday at stunning Lake Skadar, Montenegro
Cuban casa holiday
Go local in Cuba staying in friendly family B&Bs throughout
Croatia activity holiday for families with teenagers
Rafting, kayaks, canyons & beaches. Family action in Croatia
Japan classic tour by rail
A visually striking railway journey through Japan
How budget Japan holidays keep costs down
Itineraries
Travel off peak
Both tailor made and small group budget holidays to Japan run year round, and prices don’t fluctuate too wildly throughout the year. The most popular times of year to visit Japan are during the (spectacular) cherry blossom season, which starts around early April, and late October and November when the autumn foliage is similarly impressive. Travel between late autumn and March and you should find that flight and tour prices aren’t quite as steep. Trips in high summer – June, July and August – may also be cheaper, but bear in mind it will be hot and humid in Japan now.Join a small group tour
As well as being less expensive due to sharing costs, small group holidays are very sociable as you’ll be travelling around with between 12 and 20 likeminded souls. You’ll be accompanied throughout by an experienced tour leader, with local guides used here and there too, but there will be few included excursions. So, you have the freedom to do what you want a lot of the time, but also the security of an organisational structure to ensure you have no difficulties getting from place to place or with your accommodations.Backpacking tours are also available, which use hostels and offer a unique set of activities that you wouldn’t get on a standard Japan sightseeing trip, from racing around the Tokyo streets dressed as Mario to robot shows, sushi making masterclasses and watching sumo training sessions.
Go tailor made
Our top Japan budget Holiday
Japan small group holiday, Japan unmasked
Whistlestop Japan highlights with an expert tour leader
2021: 26 Apr, 10 May, 24 May, 7 Jun, 28 Jun, 23 Aug, 6 Sep, 27 Sep, 11 Oct, 8 Nov, 22 Nov
2022: 28 Feb, 25 Apr, 23 May, 27 Jun