Day 1 – Ôsaka (airport) – Hiwasa
- You are welcomed at Ôsaka airport by your English-speaking tour guide
- Journey via Tokushima to Hiwasa, the surfer and turtle paradise
on the east coast of Shikoku - Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
between rice fields and the ocean
Day 2 – Hiwasa and surrounding area
- Panoramic road between Hiwasa and Mugi town
- Tour of the attractions in Hiwasa: Temple on the Shikoku pilgrim trail, castle, turtle centre and Ebisu cave
- Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day
Day 3 – Cape Muroto
- Journey from Hiwasa to Muroto-Misaki, the wildest cape of Shikoku
- Rest of the day is free. Recommendation: Stroll along the coast and visit the temple in the mountains overlooking the sea
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel directly on the cape
Day 4 – Kochi
- Journey from Muroto-Misaki to Kochi. Stopover in Akaoka and a visit to the Ekin art museum
- In Kochi, a tour of the castle and castle gardens
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel, with sake tasting
Day 5 – Kochi – Katsura-Hama
- Stroll through the Nichiyoichi Sunday market
- Choice of visits: City centre, Godaisan Mountain, paper museum,
anime museum (Anpanman) - Journey to Katsura-Hama, a beach to the south of Kochi
- Visit to the park dedicated to Sakamoto Ryoma, the hero of the Meiji Restoration
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel directly on the beach front
Day 6 – Ôboke and trip to the Iya Valley
- Journey from Katsura-Hama to Ôboke via Kochi
- Visit to the main attractions in the western part of the valley (Katsurabashi bridge, “Manneken Pis”)
- Relaxation in an onsen (hot spring)
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel in the heart of the valley
Day 8 & 9 – Ôboke – Kishiwada – Ôsaka (KIX)
- Journey from Ôboke to Kishiwada
with a train ride through the gorges of Ôboke/Koboke on the way - Visit to the castle of this former fortress city south from Ôsaka
- Evening meal at a traditional sushi restaurant in the middle of a zen garden
- Overnight stay at an hotel in center of Kishiwada
- Journey to the airport
- Return flight (not included in the tour)