Kansai: Culture & Golf

Kyoto temples, Osaka food and three rounds in the Rokko mountains.

Nights: 7
Rounds: 3
From: $5,900 pp
Best season: March – May, October – November

Built for couples and mixed groups where not everyone plays. Kyoto and Osaka carry the trip; the golf is slotted into mornings so nobody spends a day waiting at the hotel. Three rounds, seven nights, and a base you never have to move more than once.

Day by day

Day 1
Arrive Kansai
Met at KIX and driven to Kyoto. Evening walk through Gion.
Day 2
Kyoto
A guided day: Fushimi Inari at dawn, Nanzen-ji, and an afternoon in Arashiyama.
Day 3
Kobe
Rokko Kokusai Golf Club
Mountain golf above Kobe with Osaka Bay below, back in Kyoto for dinner.
Day 4
Nara
Todai-ji and the deer park with your guide, or a second round for the golfers while the group explores.
Day 5
Kyoto to Osaka
Kansai championship course
A round en route, then check in to Osaka and an evening in Dotonbori.
Day 6
Osaka
Optional third round
Golf for those who want it; Osaka Castle, Nakanoshima and department-store food halls for those who don't.
Day 7
Himeji or Naoshima
A day trip to Himeji Castle, or the art islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
Day 8
Depart
Transfer to Kansai International Airport.