Private Car Day Trip to the Kobe Mountains, Gardens and Hot Springs from Osaka
Private Car Day Trip to the Kobe Mountains, Gardens and Hot Springs from Osaka
Leave the hustle and bustle of Osaka behind, as you are whisked via highway in a luxury car to the mountains that rise above nearby Kobe. Over the course of your private tour, you will ride a historical cable car, visit impressive gardens and a hot spring at Arima Onsen, with a native (or equivalent) English speaking guide providing information, insight, and fun.
Book This ExperienceA glimpse of the journey
Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Mt. Rokko Arima Ropeway
Take a beautiful ride up the mountain in a vintage slope-climbing cable car that runs right through the forest. Lovely in all seasons!
30 minutesMt. Rokko
Views, views, views! Then a pleasant drive through some lovely mountain roads as we head to the gardens.
45 minutesKobe City Forest Botanical Gardens
Enjoy a peaceful walk through a very large botanical garden in the mountains above Kobe.
1 hourArima Onsen
Enjoy a soak here in the region's most famous hot springs, Arima Onsen. The waters are said to rejuvenate! There's a quaint town to shop and look around too.
2 hoursIncluded
- Transport by private vehicle
- Private driver/guide
Not Included
- Entrance fees (1,000 to around 1,800 yen per person total, depending on your choices)
- Mountain cable car ride (590 yen for adults, 300 yen for children under 12)
- Lunch
- Child seat: 1,000 yen payable on day of tour.
Good to Know
- Your vehicle will seat up to six passengers comfortably.
- Driver is a native English speaker or of equivalent ability.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- This is a private vehicle tour, so only the guide is not part of your group. The guide will wear a mask in the vehicle and also while touring outside the vehicle.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.