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Experience the colors of autumn on a hike through the sacred Kumano Kodo, or Kumano Ancient Trail, a famous pilgrimage route. Enjoy the scenery of the warm orange and red-colored leaves as you hike throughout the mountainous range that lies south of Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. Spend four days on the well- preserved trail while traveling through deep valleys, mountains, and small villages. During your journey, rest at comfortable family-run inns, enjoy the local food, soak in natural hot springs... View More
Experience the colors of autumn on a hike through the
sacred Kumano Kodo, or Kumano Ancient Trail, a
famous pilgrimage route. Enjoy the scenery of the
warm orange and red-colored leaves as you hike
throughout the mountainous range that lies south of
Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. Spend four days on the well-
preserved trail while traveling through deep valleys,
mountains, and small villages. During your journey,
rest at comfortable family-run inns, enjoy the local
food, soak in natural hot springs, and visit various
shrines. On your trek, visit three great Kumano
Shrines – Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi
Taisha, and Hayatama Taisha. Let your English-
speaking guide walk you through this ancient trail
during the cool season of autumn.
Begin your journey in the city of Kyoto, where you will
take the train south along the coast and spend four
days hiking the Nakahechi Trail, also a UNESCO
World Heritage site. Take a day mid-way through your
journey to relax with a pleasant ride along the Kumano
River to Hayatama Taisha Shrine. Afterwards, we will
cross the Kii Peninsula on foot heading towards the
eastern fishing town, Katsuura. With a two-night stay
at a hot-spring hotel along with an extra optional day
of hiking, you will be able to relax and rejuvinate.
Travel back to Kyoto by train to complete your journey.
Relax and let All Japan Tours take care of the details
along with your luggage transfers, breakfasts, and
dinners, as you take in the stunning scenes of autumn.
Activity Level: Strenuous
Our strenuous tours contain several days of trail
walking, with some days up to six hours or more of
walking. There is significant ascent and/or descent on
uneven terrain.
Who is a Strenuous tour designed for?
- We recommend strenuous tours for anyone who
does regular full-day walking or hiking, and is
comfortable walking for extended periods of time.
- We recommend our strenuous tours for people who
are already fit and active.
Accommodations
This itinerary contains overnight stays at Western
Hotels, Ryokans, and Minshukus. Ryokans and
Minshukus are more traditional accommodations, with a
more casual hospitality than you will find at a hotel. At
both a Ryokan and a Minshuku, you will stay in a simply
furnished room and sleep on a futon, which is laid on a
tatami mat.
Some Ryokans may have private
bathrooms attached to your room, but others only have
public bathrooms used by all the guests. Minshukus
usually offer only a public bathroom – meaning either a
smaller bathroom used one guest at a time, or larger
bathrooms separated by gender (male & female), and
designed to be used by multiple guests at once.
