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25 Sept 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · by ajadventures25

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China, China

Top tips - [ ] Look at getting WeChat Pay - [ ] Always carry passport with you - [ ] Carry tissues, not a lot of toilet paper - [ ] Tipping is not expected - [ ] Power banks must have capacity under 100Wh - [ ] When receiving money or gifts use both hands - [ ] Use AMap or Apple Maps - [ ] DiDi for taxis or use WeChat Pay - [ ] Trip.com for high speed train - [ ] Baidu for translation Visa - [ ] No visa required up to 30 days - [ ] Need 2 empty pages - [ ] Need 6 months left on passport - [ ] Might have to do medical test - [ ] Have to register place of residence within 24 hours of arrival with local public security bureau
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

- Day 1 - - Star Ferry - might be able to get across using road instead and get boat back (£1 each way) - Victoria Peak - view of Victoria harbour (can get tram or walk up) (can do morning or evening) (£10 for return including sky terrace 360 viewing platform or £7 without - price if book ahead which is 40% cheaper) ——————————————————————————————— 30 minute walk ——————————————————————————————— - Wan Chai - local market ——————————————————————————————— 15 minute drive (or 6, 6A, 6X, or 260 bus from Henessey Road - get off at island road) (£1pp) ——————————————————————————————— - Repulse bay ——————————————————————————————— 5 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - Tin Hau temple (free) ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute drive (no bus options - probably £10) ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Aberdeen fishing area ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute drive (no bus options - probably £10) ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Tai Kwun and Lan Kwai Fong’s - more nightlif (back over the side of stars ferry) ——————————————————————————————— 20 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - Star Ferry back across ——————————————————————————————— 15 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Avenue of Stars - shoreline promenade - [ ] Symphony of lights (10 mins free show over Victoria harbour at 8pm) (watch on either avenue of stars or Hong Kong cultural centre) ——————————————————————————————— Look at zoo and botanical garden - Yick Cheong building ——————————————————————————————— Day 2 - Metro tung Chung line or ferry from Central 6 to Mui Wo ——————————————————————————————— - Day trip to Lantau Island (can do full day tour for £26pp) ——————————————————————————————— 1 hr 45 walk or 25 mins drive to ——————————————————————————————— - Tin Tan buddha ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - Po Lin Monastery ——————————————————————————————— 1 hr 40 walk or 15 mins drive to ——————————————————————————————— - Tai O fishing village (can do boat cruise) OR - Ferry to Macau (1 hour from HK) (£17-£20 think this is both ways) ——————————————————————————————— 40 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - Macau general post office (free) ——————————————————————————————— Next to post office ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Largo do Senado - serenade square ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Ruins of St. Paul’s (free) ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Fortaleza do Monte - fortress (free but small fee for museum) ——————————————————————————————— 35 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Macau Tower (£20) ——————————————————————————————— 35 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Fisherman’s wharf ——————————————————————————————— Day 3 - - [ ] Che Kung Temple (free) ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute drive to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Wong Tai Sin Temple (free but £10 for underground hall ——————————————————————————————— 1 hr 15 walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Sham Shui Po’s - street art adorning shop fronts ——————————————————————————————— 25 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Mong Kok (famous for street markets day and night) ——————————————————————————————— 15 minute walk (10 mins drive) to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Nathan road - good place for food ——————————————————————————————— 20 minute walk ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Tsim Sha Tsui - shopping district ——————————————————————————————— 10 minute walk - [ ] Kowloon Park (free) 15 minute walk to ——————————————————————————————— - [ ] Temple Street Night Market ——————————————————————————————— Day 4 - Get train from sunny bay station - [ ] Hong Kong Disney £63
Shenzhen, China
Shanghai, China

Day 1: - [ ] Lujiazui – Walk around the futuristic skyline area - [ ] Pudong waterfront —————————————————————— 10 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Shanghai Tower – Go up for panoramic city views (£20pp viewing platform) - [ ] Explore the surrounding financial district —————————————————————— 30 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] The Bund – Historic colonial buildings & skyline views - [ ] Walk along the waterfront promenade —————————————————————— 15 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Huangpu River Cruise – Best done after sunset (£15pp) —————————————————————— 25 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Walk to Nanjing Road – famous shopping street, best at night - [ ] Food nearby: - [ ] Jia Jia Tang Bao – famous soup dumplings - [ ] Xiaoyang Shengjian – pan-fried pork buns —————————————————————— Day 2: - [ ] Yuyuan Garden (£3.50) —————————————————————— 5 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Yuyuan bazaar —————————————————————— 10 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Shanghai Old Town —————————————————————— 30 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Fazang Temple (Jiangsi) —————————————————————— 35 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Tianzifang - art district —————————————————————— 25 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] French Concession neighbourhood - [ ] Fuxing Park to - [ ] Cathay Mansion - part of Jin Jiang Hotel - [ ] Okura Garden Hotel - [ ] Lanxin Theatre - [ ] Food option: - [ ] Kommune Day 3: - [ ] People’s Square —————————————————————— 10 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] People’s Park —————————————————————— 10 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Shanghai Museum (free) —————————————————————— 55 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Jing'an Temple (£5.50pp) —————————————————————— 40 minute walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Jade Buddha (£3.50) —————————————————————— 1 hour walk to —————————————————————— - [ ] Xintiandi - pedestrian district Day 4: - [ ] Shanghai Disney (£50)
Xi'An, China

Terra-Cotta army City wall Muslim quarter Giant wild goose pagoda Xian bell tower Dayan pagoda northern square Grand Tang dynasty ever bright city Huaqing Palace
Beijing, China

Flight from Shanghai to Xi’an £75pp 1 day Xia An Train from Xi’an to Beijing £65pp Beijing: Day 1 - - Tianamen Square (near forbidden city) - attend early in the morning for flag raising ceremony (free) ——————————— 10 minute walk to ————————————- - [ ] National museum of China (free) ———————————- 30 minute walk to ——————————— - [ ] The forbidden city (about £6.50 - need to book 7 days in advance) ——————————- 15 minute walk to ———————————- - [ ] Jingshan Park - get good view of forbidden city (£0.50) ——————————- 40 minute walk to —————————— - [ ] Wangfujing Street (shopping and snacks) (free) ———————— Day 2 - - [ ] Lama temple (Wudaoying Hutong nearby) (£2.75) ———————————— 10 minute walk to ———————————- - [ ] Imperial college and Confucius Temple (near Lama Temple) (£3.50) ———————————- 10 minute walk to ———————————— - [ ] Wudaoying Hutong ———————————— 30 minute walk to ———————————— - [ ] Nanluoguxiang - shows Hutongs which is narrow alleyways with cafes and shops (White Pagoda Temple Hutong is narrow alleyways which shows everyday life) (free) ———————————— 15 minute walk to ——————————— - [ ] Drum and bell tower (every hour sound the drums) (£3.50) ——————————— 40 minute walk to ———————————- - [ ] Beihai Park (£0.75) —————————— Day 3 - - [ ] Summer palace (£3.75 - WeChat) - [ ] Longevity Hill - [ ] Seventeen Arch Bridge - [ ] Kunming Lake - [ ] Marble boat (not functional) ————————————— 20 minute drive to ————————————- - [ ] Beijing zoo (£1.50) ———————————— 25 minute drive to ———————————- - [ ] 798 Art District (free) ————————————- 30 minute drive to ————————————— - [ ] Temple of Heaven (£3.75 for everything - look at WeChat to book - opens 7 days before) - [ ] Hall of Prayer for good harvests - [ ] Circular Mound Altar - [ ] Echo wall ——————————————— 1 hour 15 minutes walk to ———————————————- - [ ] Panjiayuan Antique Market (free) ——————————————- 45 minute walk to ———————————————— - [ ] Red Theatre Acrobatics Show (£24 for cheapest tickets) Day 4 - - [ ] The Great Wall at Mutianyu (other option is at Jinshanling or Badaling (can get train here - book ahead but negative reviews)) £4.25 for entry (£6 for tobbogan ride down - Mutianyu) bus about £8 each (get your guide) - [ ] Simatai - can walk the Great Wall on an evening with lanterns - [ ] Ming Tombs £4.50 Day 5 - Use line 7 (Batong line to get there) - [ ] Universal Studios Beijing £68 Food - - [ ] Mr Shi’s dumplings - [ ] Jan Ding Xuan restaurant (jingjian rousi) - [ ] Da Dong Duck restaurant
South Korea, South Korea

Seoul: Day 1 - [ ] Gyeongbokgung palace - closed Tuesdays (£2) (free tours at 11am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm at information centre) - [ ] watch changing of the royal guards at 10am and 2pm - [ ] Hyangwonjeong pavilion - [ ] National folk museum 10 minute walk - [ ] Gwanghwamun Square - King Sejong Statue (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Cheonggye Plaza (free) Depends which part of river - [ ] Walk along the Cheonggyecheon Stream 45 minute walk - [ ] Bukchon hanok village (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Changdeokgung palace - closed Monday (£4.50 including secret garden) - [ ] Jongmyo Shrine 10 minutes - [ ] Ikseon-Dong Hanok Village (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Gwangjang market (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Dongdaemun design plaza (£11) 40 minute walk - [ ] Myeongdong night market (free) 5pm until midnight Day 2: - [ ] Namsangol Hanok Village (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Namsan Tower - cable cars up to top (£10 cable cars) 20 minutes - [ ] Seoullo 7017 park (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Deoksugung palace (£1) 20 minute walk - [ ] Berlin square (free) Long river so just find it and walk along, parks along the way - [ ] Walk along Han River (free) 1 hour 20 minutes - [ ] Hongdae area - good at night 10 minute walk - [ ] Evening Nanta show comedy cooking (hongdae Nante theatre) (£26) Day 3: - [ ] Seonjeongneung Royal Tombs - only open Saturday and Sunday (£1) 20 minute walk - [ ] Starfield library in Coex Mall (in Gangnam) (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Explore Gangnam 1 hr 35 minutes - [ ] Lotte world tower (£16.50) 15 minute walk - [ ] Seokchon Lake Park Day 4: - [ ] DMZ - on the boarder with North Korea demilitarised zone (need to do tour) (£35) Look at Discover Seoul pass - is quite expensive at £47 and doesn’t include all of attractions, some are only coupons for 20% off Accommodation J5 Hostel £99 (£24.75pn) - hotel room (slightly out of centre) Stay Aall Seoul train station £102 (£25.50pn) - room with shared bathroom Life In Insa £106 (£26.50pn) - hotel room Life in Cheonggye £108 (£27pn) - hotel room Total amount of attractions £107pp Train from Seoul to Busan £35pp takes 2 hours 30 minutes Busan: Day 5: - [ ] Gamcheon Culture Village - can collect a load of stamps so make sure have paper with you (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Little prince statue (free) 50 minute walk - [ ] Jagalchi Fish Market (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] BIFF Square (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Gukje market (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Bupyeong Kkangtong market (night so back in evening) (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Bosu book street (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Yongdusan Park (free) Next to each other - [ ] Busan tower (£7) 55 minute walk - [ ] Huinnyeoul Culture Village (free) 1 hour walk - [ ] Bupyeong Kkangtong market (free - starts at 7:30pm) Day 6: - [ ] Haedong Yonggungsa temple (free) Depends where you go on the railway - [ ] Haeundae Blueline Park sky capsule (very popular needs to be booked about a week in advance) (£10 one way) 20 minute walk - [ ] Haewol observatory (free) 30 minutes - [ ] Haeundae beach (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Dongbaekseom island (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Nurimaru APEC House (free) 1 hour walk - [ ] Gwangalli Beach (free) 30 minute drive - [ ] Oryukdo skywalk (free) 25 minute drive - [ ] Seomyeon District (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Jeonpo Café Street (free) 15 minute drive (watch from beach) - [ ] Gwangan Bridge (Diamond bridge light show which lasts 10 minutes every Saturday at 7pm and 9pm) (free) Accommodation Hotel home £61 (£30.50pn) private room in the centre Ssangma motel £62 (£31pn) private room in the centre Seri Inn Guesthouse £69 (£34.50pn) room with shared bathroom Total amount for attractions £17pp Total time in South Korea - 6 days Flight from Busan to Fukuoka roughly £60pp Total for Korea including attractions, accommodation and onward flight £602 (£100.33pd) Top tips - [ ] Naver maps or Kakao maps (second is better) - [ ] Get Seoul subway app - [ ] Get a T-Money card for buses, subways and taxis (can top up at connivence stores behind the till) - [ ] K.ride app for taxis or use t-money card, also Kakao Taxi - [ ] Tipping is not expected - [ ] Use Trip.com to book trains Visa - [ ] Can enter for up to 90days on tourism visa - [ ] Must have an onward ticket - [ ] Currently exempt from needing K-ETA - [ ] Need to complete entry declaration form. This can be done online up to 72 hours before you arrive or at immigration - [ ] Will have a health screening - [ ] Legal requirement to carry some form of ID - [ ] Have accommodation written in Korean
Fukuoka, Japan

Day 1: - [ ] Tochoji temple (£0.50) 5 minute walk - [ ] Kushida Shrine (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Rakusuien garden (£0.50) Next to each other - [ ] Sumiyoshi shrine (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Canal city - shopping and entertainment complex (free) Next to each other - [ ] Seiryu park (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Nakasu area (free) Day 2: - [ ] Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden (£3) 35 minute walk - [ ] Fukuoka Castle Ruins (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Ohori park (free but £1.50 for Japanese gardens) 10 minutes - [ ] Nishi park (free) 35 minute walk - [ ] Fukuoka Tower (£5) 45 minute walk - [ ] Nokonoshima ferry (£2.50) Ferry across - [ ] Nokonoshima Island Park (£7.50) Day 3: - [ ] Tenjin Underground Mall (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Hakata port tower (free) Ferry across - [ ] Uminonakamichi Seaside Park (£2.50) 5 minute walk - [ ] Marine world (£12) - [ ] Nanzoin temple - reclining Buddha (out of centre)(£1.50) Total of all attractions £36.50pp Accommodation - 3 nights 130 Room 2 £165 (£55pn) - private room (in city centre) Kego Samurai £184 (£61.34pd) - room with shared bathroom (just out of the centre) Unito residence minoshima £187 (£62.34pd) - private room Bus from Fukuoka to Nagasaki £15pp and takes 2 and half hours
Nagasaki, Japan

Day 1: - [ ] Nagasaki seaside park (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Dejima Island (£3) 10 minute walk - [ ] Dejima wharf (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Chinatown (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Hamano-Machi arcade (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Megane Bashi - spectacles bridge (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Kamimachi Dori shopping street/residential area (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Shofuku-ji temple (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Fukusai-ji temple (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Suwa Jinja shrine (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Shianbashi - evening (free) 5minutes walk - [ ] Maruyamamachi area (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Kajiyamachi Area (free) Day 2: - [ ] Oura church (£5) Next to each other - [ ] De Glover garden (£3) 10 minute walk - [ ] Dutch slope (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Glover Sky Road (free) Train and boat ride away - [ ] Hashima - Battleship island - check timings of when sets off (£32 for organised trip) Day 3: - [ ] Atomic bomb museum (£1) - [ ] Atomic bomb hall 5 minute walk - [ ] Atomic bomb hypocenter site (free) Next to each other - [ ] Urakami cathedral (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Peace park Nagasaki (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Shiroyama elementary school (free) 30 minute walk to the Fuchi Shrine - [ ] Nagasaki ropeway (£6) Get ropeway up to observatory - [ ] Mount Inasa observatory - good got sunset (free) Total for all attractions £50pp Accommodation - 3 nights Grand Base Urakami £174 (£58pn) - private room (5 minute drive from the centre) Rooftop camping Nagasaki £186 (£62pn) - private room (5 minute drive from the centre) Bus from Nagasaki to Fukuoka £15pp. Get the 5pm bus which gets into the bus terminal at 8pm. Then Train from Fukuoka to Hiroshima £40pp. Train is at 9:09pm and takes 1 hour 15 minutes.
Hiroshima, Japan

Day 1: - [ ] Peace Memorial Museum (£1) 5 minute walk - [ ] Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (free) - [ ] Atomic bomb dome - [ ] Children’s Peace Monument - [ ] Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb 25 minute walk - [ ] Hiroshima Castle (£2) 10 minute walk - [ ] Shukkei-en Garden (£2) Next to each other - [ ] Hiroshima Prefectural Museum (£2.50) 15 minute walk - [ ] Okonomi-mura - food complex 40 minute walk - [ ] Peace Pagoda - night view (free) Day 2: Ferry to Miyajima - [ ] View Giant Torii on ferry over - [ ] Senjokaku Pavilion (£1) 5 minute walk - [ ] Itsukushima Shrine (£2.50) 10 minute walk - [ ] Miyajima museum of history (£1.50) 10 minute walk - [ ] Daisho-in temple (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Miyajima Ropeway (£10 for cable car, think walking is free) 50 minute walk or can get cable car - [ ] Mount Misen observatory (free) Total for all attractions £22.50pp Accommodation - 2 nights Chisun Hotel Hiroshima £86 (£43pd) - hotel room (in city centre) Sejour Inn Capsule £73 (£36.50pd) - room with shared bathroom Cocostay Felice £74 (£37pd) - entire apartment (just outside the city centre) Train from Hiroshima to Osaka £50pp. Takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
Osaka, Japan

Day 1: - [ ] Kuromon Ichiba Market (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Sennichimae Doguyasuji shopping street (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Nipponbashi den-den town (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Namba (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Namba Yasaka Jinja temple (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Hozen-ji temple (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Shinsaibashi-suji (covered shopping street) (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Orange street (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Amerikamura - street art (free) Next to each other - [ ] Triangle park (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Tombori Riverwalk (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Dotonburi Street - nightime (free) Next to each other - [ ] Glico running man sign Day 2: - [ ] Shitenno-ji Temple (£2.50) 15 minute walk - [ ] Tennoji park (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Abeno Harukas observation deck (£10) 15 minute walk - [ ] Shinsekai - entertainment district (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Tsutenkaku tower observation deck (£6) 1 hr 15 minute walk - [ ] Osaka castle (£6) 2 hour walk - [ ] Sumiyoshi Taisha - arched bridge (free) Day 3: - [ ] Umeda sky building - observation deck (£10) 10 minute walk - [ ] Tsutaya bookstore (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Nakazakicho - bohemian neighbourhood (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Nakanoshima museum of art (£9) 15 minute - [ ] Utsubo park (free) 1 hr walk - [ ] Osaka harbour (free) 50 minute walk - [ ] Tempozan market place (free) Next to each other - [ ] Legoland land discovery centre (£10.50 if booked online) Day 4: Train from Osaka to Nara £6 Day trip to Nara to feed the deer (park is free £1 for deer food) Day 5: Universal studios Osaka (£52) Additional if have time: Katsuo-ji temple - far out from the centre (£2.50) Total for all attractions £115.50pp Accommodation - 5 nights Osaka Umeda West JR Tsukamoto Inn 51 £159 (£31.80pd) - entire apartment (10 minute drive from the centre) Zone Shinsaibashi West £176 (£35.20) - private room (7 minute drive from centre) A&C stay shinsaibashi £200 (£40pd) - entire apartment (5 minute drive from centre) Slower train from Osaka to Kyoto £3pp Bullet train £7pp - takes 15 minutes
Kyoto, Japan

Day 1: - [ ] Kinkakuji Temple (£2.50) 1 hr 45 minute walk - [ ] Honen-in temple (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Ginkaku-ji Temple (£2.50) Next to each other - [ ] Ginkakuji Matsubaya - cream puffs 5 minute walk - [ ] Philosophers path (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Nanzen-ji temple (£3) 40 minute walk - [ ] Pontocho Precinct - restaurants and bars 40 minute walk - [ ] Kamo river (free) Day 2: - [ ] Kiyomizu-dera temple (£2.50) 5 minute walk - [ ] Sannen-zaka street (free) Next to each other - [ ] Ninen-zaka (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Sanjūsangendō Temple (£3) 10 minute walk - [ ] Northern Higashiyama area (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Maruyama park (free) Next to each other - [ ] Gion - geisha district (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Shirakawa canal district (free) Day 3: Get train/metro - [ ] Arashiyama bamboo forest (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Togetsukyo Bridge (free) 40 minutes on public transport - [ ] Nijo Castle (£6.50) - [ ] Ninomaru palace - [ ] Ninomaru garden 25 minute walk - [ ] Nishiki market (free) Next to each other - [ ] Teramachi shopping street (free) Next to each other - [ ] Shinkyogoku Shopping Street (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Fushimi Inari Taisha - shrine (free) Total for all attractions £20pp Accommodation - 3 nights Hotel excellence Koyto station Nishi £113 (£37.66pn) - hotel room (10 minute drive from the centre) Enzo Kyoto Gojo E £123 (£41pn) - hotel room (just outside the centre) Kyoto Uraraka Guest House £151 (£50.34pn) - hotel room (10 minute drive to the centre) Hotel Livemax Kyoto £135 (£45pn) - private room (10 minute drive from the centre) Bullet Train from Kyoto to Tokyo £65pp (sit on left side for best view of Mount Fuji). 2 hours 30 minutes
Tokyo, Japan

Day 1: - [ ] Shinjuku Gyoen National Park (£2.50) 20 minute walk - [ ] Metropolitan Government Building Observation Deck (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Gracery Hotel where Godzilla lives (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Shinjuku cat (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Omoide Yokocho - memory lane (restaurants) 25 minute walk - [ ] Meiji Jingu within Yoyogi Park (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Harajuku district - evening (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Hachiko statue (free) Next to each other - [ ] Shibuya Crossing - pedestrian crossing - look at going to cafe and look at it from above (free) Metro back to beginning 10-15 minutes - [ ] Golden Gai - narrow alleyway with tiny bars - [ ] Kabuchiko - night time (Robot bar here) Day 2: - [ ] Sensoji Shrine (free) Next to each other - [ ] Nakamise Street - shopping (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Ueno park (free but additional amount to do stuff in the park) Next to each other - [ ] Tokyo National Museum (£5) 15 minute walk - [ ] Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko) Market (free) 1 hr 30 minute walk - [ ] Tokyo TeamLab Borderless museum - would need to book (£26.50) Day 3: - [ ] Tokyo Imperial Palace (free but cannot go inside) 25 minute walk - [ ] Hie Shrine (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Tokyo tower (£7.50 in mid deck £16 if top deck) 40 minute walk - [ ] Ginza shopping district (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Tsukiji outer market (free) 45 minute walk - [ ] Tsukiji fish market (Toyosu Market) (free) 50 minute walk - [ ] Odaiba - futuristic man made island (depends what you go in and see £27 if do everything) Day 4: - [ ] Disney Sea Tokyo (£52) Day 5: - [ ] Day trip to Mount Fuji (£40) Additional if have time: Samurai museum (£16) Private tea room Yobanashi Sahan (roughly £30 depending on which tea house) Shibuya sky observation deck (need to book in advance) - quite expensive and already going to two observation decks (£16.50) Gotokuji Temple - quite far out (free) Total attractions if do everything including additional £231.50pp Total attractions if just do set day attractions £169pp Accommodation - 5 days Tokyo Tower View Guest House £197 (£39.40pn) - 2 beds in dormitory (15 minutes out of the centre) Tokyo Gueshouse Hive £230 (£46pn) - 2 beds in dormitory (20 minutes from the centre) Nishi-shinjuku-ZYZ £282 (£56.40pn) - entire apartment (10 minute drive from the centre) Total time in Japan - 21 days Flight from Tokyo to Auckland £450pp (takes one day)
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Wellington, New Zealand
Malborough Oval, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
Tākaka, New Zealand
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Christchurch, New Zealand
Gold Coast, Australia

Day 1-6: Brisbane: - [ ] ANZAC Square memorial and gallery (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower (free but need to book in advance) 10 minute walk - [ ] St Stephens Cathedral (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] The Old Windmill (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Brisbane City Botanical Gardens (have a Sunday market) (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Sky deck (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] River quay green (free) There is a free ferry ride and bus loop Can probably put day 1 and 2 together - [ ] Kurilpa bridge (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] Goodwill bridge (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Kangaroo point cliffs (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Story bridge (free) Next to story bridge - [ ] Howard Smith Wharves -restaurants and bars (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] China town (free) 25 minute walk - [ ] New farm area (free) - [ ] South bank parklands - streets beach man made beach (free live music on a Sunday at River Quay green) (free) Next to each other - [ ] Cultural centre at south bank (museums with free entry) 20 minute walk - [ ] Queensland museum (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Roma Street Parklands (moonlight cinema on an evening) (free) - [ ] West end neighbourhood (Saturday morning market in Davies park) (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Soak bathhouse (£32 for soak including water) 1 hour train journey from the centre - [ ] Mount Coot-Tha Botanical Gardens (accessible by 471 bus) (free) Next to each other - [ ] Sir Thomas Brisbane planetarium (free unless want to pay for shows) 30 minute bus journey - [ ] Enoggera reservoir (free) All out of the centre in different directions (1 hour 30 minutes for all using public transport) - [ ] Karawatha Forest (free) - [ ] Redcliffe settlement cove lagoon (free) - [ ] King island (free) Consider potentially going to Australia Zoo Total for all attractions £0pp Accommodation Summer House Brisbane £232 (£38.68pn) - 2 beds in dormitory (in the centre) Tequila Sunrise Podstel Brisbane £357 (£59.50pn) - 2 beds in dormitory (in the centre) K2 Brisbane £359 (£59.84pn) - room with shared bathroom (just out of centre) Flight from Brisbane to Townsville £110pp
Townsville, Australia

Day 7: 20 minute drive from centre - [ ] Billabong sanctuary (kolas) (look at itinerary online) (£29 plus £13.50 to pet a kola) Back in the centre - [ ] The cotters Market on Flinders Street on Sunday morning (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Perc tucker Regional gallery (free) 5minutes walk - [ ] Sturt and Ogden streets for street art (free) 45minute walk - [ ] Castle hill (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] The Strand - boardwalk (Friday night stand markets) (free) Day 8: 20 minute ferry from the centre - [ ] Magnetic island (£24 return) - [ ] Forts walk - [ ] Spot kolas in the wild - [ ] Horseshoe bay - [ ] Rock wallabies at Geoffrey bay (sunset) Total for all attractions £66.50pp Accommodation Civic guest house £90 (£45pn) - room with shared bathroom (in the centre) The Roberts town £133 (£66.50pn) - hotel room (in the centre) The Palmer Collective £147 (£73.50pn) - hotel room (in the centre) Coach from Townsville to Cairns £40pp (5 hours)
Cairns, Australia

Cairns: (look at hiring car) Day 9: - [ ] Rustys market (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Cairns museum (£8pp) 15 minute walk - [ ] Cairns esplanade (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Cairns Marina (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Cairns night market (free) 1 hour walk - [ ] Cairns botanical garden (free) Optional extra - 20 minute drive away - [ ] Crystal cascades waterfall (free) Day 10: - [ ] Kuranda (£78 - combined ticket collection from cairns city centre -skyrail website) - [ ] Skyrail rainforest cableway - [ ] Kuranda village - [ ] Kuranda scenic railway on way back Day 11: - [ ] Great Barrier Reef (£150) Day 12: 1 hour 15 minutes drive - [ ] Atherton Tablelands (£100 on tour or £46 return on the bus) - [ ] Millaa Millaa Falls - [ ] Lake Eacham - [ ] Curtain Fig Tree Day 13: 1 hour drive - [ ] Port Douglas (£56 return bus trip) - [ ] Fort mile beach 40 minute drive on way back - [ ] Palm cove (free) Day 14: 1 hour 45 minute drive - [ ] Skydive at mission beach (£290 with skydive Australian include photos) Total attractions excluding skydive £392pp Total attractions including skydive £682pp Cairns car rental £70 for three dayus Accommodation NRMA Carins Holiday Park £227 (£37.89pn) bungalow with shared bathroom (just outside the centre 1.8km) The Jack Backpackers £270 (£45pn) twin room with shared bathroom (in the centre) YHA Cairns central £310 (£51.67pn) room with shared bathroom (in the centre) Flight from Cairns to Sydney £100pp
Sydney, Australia

Day 15: - [ ] Sydney Opera House (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Circular Quay waterfront (free) Next to each other - [ ] Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Mrs Macquarie's Chair for iconic harbour views (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Sydney Harbour Bridge (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] The Rocks (Saturday or Sunday market) (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Sydney Observatory (free unless telescope viewing) 5 minute walk - [ ] Barangaroo Reserve (free) 15 minute walk to ferry point - [ ] Ride the ferry at sunset for harbour views (£20) Day 16: - [ ] Take the Manly Ferry from Circular Quay 20-30 minute ferry depending on if fast or not £10 - [ ] Manly Beach (free) Next to each other - [ ] Manly Corso and waterfront (free) Return to the city - 45 minutes on public transport (£15 return) - [ ] Bondi Beach (free) - [ ] Bondi to Coogee coastal walk * Stop at Tamarama, Bronte and Clovelly beaches along the way Day 17: 50 minute drive from the centre (public transport £20) - [ ] Palm Beach - Home and Away Back in centre (get transport to secret garden) - [ ] Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Lavender Bay (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Luna Park Sydney (free but pay for attractions) 25 minute walk - [ ] St George OpenAir Cinema (seasonal waterfront cinema) (nothing completed yet) Day 18: - [ ] Queen Victoria Building - shopping centre (looks beautiful inside) (free) 15 minute drive - [ ] Chinatown (free) Next to each other - [ ] Darling Harbour (free) 50 minute walk - [ ] Newtown (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Sydney Park (free) 1 hour 10 minute walk back to centre - [ ] Sydney Tower Eye (£23) 10 minute walk - [ ] Concerts at The Domain (check schedule - depends on event) Additional extras - [ ] Centennial park - walking distance from centre (free) - [ ] Day trip to blue mountains (2 hour drive) Total for all attractions £88pp including ferry and public transport listed between activities Accommodation The Capsule Hotel £215 (£53.75pn) 2 beds in dormitory (in the centre) Nomads Sydney £285 (71.25) room with shared bathroom (in the centre) 790 on George Backpackers £293 (£73.25) room with shared bathroom (in the centre) Flights from Sydney to Melbourne £70pp
Melbourne, Australia

Use free city circle tram Day 19: - [ ] Flinders street station (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Federation square (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] St Paul’s cathedral (free) Next to each other - [ ] Cathedral arcade (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Block arcade (free) Next to each other - [ ] Royal arcade (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Melbourne central - shopping centre (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Chinatown (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Yarra river for food (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Melbourne sky deck (£18) Day 20: - [ ] Docklands (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Queen Victoria market (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] State library Victoria (free) Next to each other - [ ] Old Melbourne Gaol (£21) 10 minute walk - [ ] Royal exhibition building (£16) Next to each other - [ ] Carlton gardens (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Rose streets artists markets (Saturday and Sunday) (free) 40 minute walk - [ ] Lygon street for food (free) Day 21: 25 minute drive from centre - [ ] Brighton beach (free) 10 minute drive on way back - [ ] Luna park (£16) 5 minute drive on way back - [ ] Albert park (free) Day 22: 45 minute drive from centre - [ ] Puffing Billy railway and penguin parade (£111) - [ ] Visit Sassafras or Olinda villages Day 23: - [ ] South Melbourne market - Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Royal botanic gardens (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Shrine of remembrance (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Melbourne cricket ground (tickets to be obtained) 5 minute walk - [ ] Fitzroy gardens (free) 15 minute drive - [ ] Heide museum gardens (free for gardens) Day 24: - [ ] Melbourne zoo (£30) Day 25: No plans - need to add in Boxing Day cricket Total for all attractions £212pp Accommodation Mad Monkey Melbourne £285 (£47.50pn) - 2 beds in dormitory (just outside the centre) Miami Hotel Melbourne £302 (£50.34) - hotel room (just outside the centre 1.6km) YTI Garden Hotel £378 (£63) - hotel room (in the city centre) Flights from Melbourne to Sydney £68pp Flight from Sydney to Adelaide £112pp
Adelaide, Australia

Free tram around centre Day 33: - [ ] Adelaide central market (free) Next to each other - [ ] Chinatown (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Victoria square (free) Next to each other - [ ] Victorian arcades (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Haighs chocolate shop (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Rundle mall (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] Self-guided street art walk around (free): * Leigh Street * Peel Street * Ebenezer Place * Vardon Avenue Day 34: - [ ] Botanic garden (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] South Australian museum (free) Next to each other - [ ] Migration museum (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] mortlock wing at state library of south Australia (free) 5 minute walk - [ ] University of Adelaide campus (free) Next to each other - [ ] Art gallery of southern Australia (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] National wine centre of Australia (£28pp for tasting and tour) Day 35: - [ ] River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri riverbank (free) Depends where on river but 50 minutes - [ ] Adelaide oval stadium tour (£15.50) 5 minute walk - [ ] St Peter’s cathedral (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Elder Park (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Tour of South Australian Parliament (free 45 minute tours available) Day 36: - [ ] Himeji gardens (free) 15 minute walk - [ ] Veale gardens (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Light square (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Adelaide parklands (free) Day 37: Around £6 return - [ ] Tram to Glenelg (beaches) Day 38: Bus £6 return - [ ] Waterfall gully - [ ] Adelaide Hills Day 39: - [ ] Kangaroo island (£180 on Adelaide sightseeing) Total for all attractions and transport listed £235.50pp Accommodation Cozy Stays £275 (£45.84pn) private room with shared bathroom (in city centre) Grovsner Hotel Adelaide £325 (£54.17pn) hotel room (in city centre) Adelaide Rivera Hotel £349 (£58.17pn) hotel room (in city centre) Flights from Adelaide to Perth £129pp
Perth, Australia

Day 40: - [ ] Kings park and botanic garden (free) 10 minute walk - [ ] Lottery west federation walk (free) 30 minute walk - [ ] Swan bell tower - bell rings at midday (£8) Next to each other - [ ] Elizabeth Quay (free) 15 minutes - [ ] Art gallery of Western Australia (free) 20 minute walk - [ ] Perth mint (free for outside areas or £14 for tour) 30 minute walk - [ ] Heirisson island to see kangaroos (free) Day 41: £50pp return ferry from Freemantle or £80pp if from Perth (book in advance) (30 minute from Fremantle or 90 minutes from Perth) - [ ] Rottnest island to see quokka (very cute) - [ ] The basin - [ ] Pinky’s beach - [ ] Wadjemup lighthouse - [ ] Little salmon bay Day 42: - [ ] Fremantle - [ ] Fremantle prison (free to first section and then £14pp for one of the prison tours - 3 you can do in total) Don’t think can go to the island unless pay a fortune - [ ] Carnac island to see the sea lions - [ ] Fremantle markets if on Day 43: 30 minute drive from Perth city centre - [ ] Swan valley - wine tasting (£50) 30 minute drive - [ ] Perth hills (free) - [ ] Lesmurdie falls - [ ] Kalamunda National park Day 44: 20 minute drive - [ ] AQWA - aquarium (£20) 10 minute drive - [ ] Scarborough beach (free) Day 45: 40 minute drive from Perth - [ ] Penguin island (Shoalwater island marine park sanctuary) (£29) - [ ] Whale watching cruise (£40 - can do it from Fremantle) Day 46: 1 hour 30 minute drive - [ ] Lancelin sand dunes (£20) Or 15 minute drive from Perth - [ ] Cottesole beach (free) Total for all attractions and transport listed £245pp Accommodation Perth Billabong backpackers resort £147 (£49pn) hotel room (1.4km out of the centre) Emu backpackers Perth £159 (£53pn) room with shared bathroom (0.9km from centre) Spin off hostel £199 (£66.34pn) 2 beds in dormitory (1.1km from centre) Accommodation Fremantle Freo Lodge Boutique Hotel £203 (£67.67pn) private room (1.1km from centre) YHA Fremantle prison £204 (£68pn) room with shared bathroom (in the centre) The Local Hotel £229 (£76.34pn) room with shared bathroom (in the centre) Total for Australia including attractions, accommodation, internal transfers and onward flight £7,232 (£153.88 - 47 days as factoring in flight takes 1 day) Flight from Perth to Singapore £175pp
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