Journey along the Tokaido Trail, the primary route of the Edo Period linking Tokyo and Kyoto. The tour will take you to Tokyo, Hakone, Takayama, Hiroshima, Kyoto, and more. This tour highlights the top destinations in Japan that are worth experiencing at least once in your lifetime.

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Arrive at Ulaanbaatar. Start with a city tour visiting Gandan monastery, Sukhbaatar main square, Bogd Jabzan Damba Hutagt VIII, Zaisan Memorial, Museum of Dinosaurs. Next day fly to Dalanzadgad city to stay at a ger camp in the Gobi Desert. Trekking camel and horse-riding tours are available to the valley. The following day we visit Khongoryn Dunes, the biggest sand dunes in all Asia. We will also see the Khongurun River flowing along the sand dunes and oases. A visit to the Land of Dinosaurs (The Flaming Cliffs) is on the cards for the following day. Bayan Zag (Rich with Saxaul) is famed for its’ red sandstone cliffs, sculptural Saxaul trees grow in the arid rocky soil. Recognized as one of the world’s largest dinosaur graveyards. We also visit the Ongiin Monastery, formerly one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia founded in 1660. Next we go to Khar Khorum Chinggis Khaan's fabled city, founded in 1220 in the Orkhon valley, at the crossroads of the Silk Road. It was from there that the Mongol Empire governed, until Khubilai Khaan moved it to Beijing. Another day has us visit Hustai National Park. Finally, we return to Ulaanbaatar for the flight home.

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