Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

12-Night Yokohama to Kyoto and Nara Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Pursuit · from Yokohama

$5,488 per person · next sails Jul 13, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Yokohama (HND)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into HND · $3,704 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Yokohama

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

21 mi from Yokohama

Senso-ji Temple

18 mi from Yokohama

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Your voyage · 12 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Days 1–2
Yokohama Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 3
Hakone Shrine, Lake Ashi & Owakudani Volcanic Vall… · $480 for two with Japan Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Atsuta Jingu Grand Shrine · $192 for two with GoWithGuide – Nagoya Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
★ Sakurajima — how to make it yours →
Day 7
Sasebo Naval Town · $107 for two with Sasebo99 Travel (Official Nagasaki Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Odongdo Island · $3 for two with Yeosu City Tourism (Odongdo Island Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Kitakyushuport guide →
Kitakyushu 6-Hour Private Tour with Government-Lic… · $300 for two with Kitakyushu Government-Licensed Guide (via Japan Shore Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Beppu to Yufuin · $364 for two with Tours by Locals – Beppu Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
★ Kochi Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licens… — how to make it yours →
Days 12–13
Osaka (Kyoto and Nara) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Yokohama

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

48 mi from Yokohama · fly NRT

Tokyo's Secret Layers: Samurai Houses, Sunrise Crossings & Sake

Urban Culture & Living History

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259 mi from Yokohama · fly KIX

Kyoto After Dark: Firelight, Forest Paths & Ancient Craft

Cultural Immersion & Night Adventures

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Home

Fly home from Kyoto and Nara (HND)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into HND · 2 travelers $3,704 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Tokyo · Luxury~$388
Cruise fare12 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$10,976
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,446
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$16,694
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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