Kansai Winter Trip January 2017: Travel with Kids: The Itinerary : KL - KANSAI – KYOTO (Day 1)

Salam... 

disebabkan my sister in law and kawan dia nak pegi Kansai jugak lagi 2 minggu, so kat sini ai share itinerary plan utk 1 adult... ai punye pengalaman semua & all photos..ai share nnt next post..kta kasi share budget plan kat sini...diorg tengah berdebar2 tu, so ai kasi plan ni untuk diorg study..sebab blog ai maybe lama nk habiskan..erkk..

KL - KANSAI – KYOTO - NIJO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Day 1                        

Arrival KIX

Arrival Hall kat KIX Airport ni kat Ground Floor, kat situ ada Kansai Tourist Information Centre kalau nak refer apa2. Please buy Kansai Thru Pass for 2 days kat sini sebab nak guna on 3^rd day & 4^th day (to travel from Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe-Nara-Osaka) – 4,000 yen per person

beli pass ni tau utk 2 hari kakak2ku sekelian eheheheh..

Lepas beli Pass tadi, Naik lift pegi ke 2nd floor, keluar pintu tu ada flyover nk ke Terminal 2, kat situ kta akan jumpa Nankai Station & JR Station. 

 Ni Nankai Station

Sila carik JR Ticket Office, depan Nankai Station je..

sila beli Haruka - Icoca Package to Kyoto kt JR Ticket Office ni, nnt before balik malaysia, nak refund ICOCA pun kat sini, sila tunjuk passport sekali

KIX – Kyoto Station

Ø  HARUKA & ICOCA Package for tourist – pay at JR counter (3,600 yen)

o   Direct train from KIX to Kyoto via JR Haruka (1,600 yen) – 80mins

o   Icoca value amount (1,500 yen – 500 yen deposit)

Haruka-ICOCA pass

Lepas beli bergerak ke JR Station, naik JR Haruka Train to Kyoto Station kat Platform 2

ni dia JR Haruka Train, tengok tiket, dia akan mention Gerabak (diorg panggil CAR) untuk non reserve seat (yg takde seat number) - mcm ktrg CAR 4, (gerabak 4) so duduk je mana2 yg kosong kat dalam train tu, simpan tiket..conductor train selalu dtg check tiket.

tido dulu dlm train, sejam lebih nak sampai dari Kansai Airport

 yaaaa..sampai sudah Kyoto Station

Dari Kyoto Station - URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM

JR Kyoto Station – JR Nijo Station

Ø  Sampai Kyoto Station carik platform JR SAGANO LINE utk ke Nijo Station

o   Guna ICOCA, naik JR Kyoto Station to JR Nijo Station - 190 yen (balance ICOCA 1310 yen)

o   Arrived JR Nijo Station – walk 7 mins to URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM

Guna map ni, senang carik hotel tu...

o   Sampai hotel, Leave luggage at Hotel (check in 3pm)

o   Beli BUS daily pass (unlimited rides) at Hotel reception- 500yen/adult

beli kat Hotel Reception tu je..

URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM - Arashiyama Station

Ø  Cari Senbon Kyu Nijo (Bus Stand) 2mins from URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM (depan sikit dari 7eleven, carik bus stand mcm ni, tak payah cross sebab route ni nak pegi Arashiyama

tunggu bus #63 kat sini

o   take bus #63, get off at Arashiyama Station – Bus Daily Pass (30 mins)

tunjuk driver bas daily pass tu setiap kali turun bus

Turun kat Arashiyama Station

o   Visit Arashiyama Area - Togetsukyo Bridge, Monkey Park Iwatayama (KIV), Bamboo Groves 

masa turun bus tu akan nampak Togetsukyo Bridge kat belakang budak2 ni...kalau seberang jambatan tu boleh pegi Monkey Park, but kalau jalan terus je terus pegi Bamboo Forest...

Kami tak pergi Monkey Park sebab budak2 tak larat nk mendaki 20min keatas, kami terus jalan2 area Bridge tu & terus ke Bamboo Forest...Kami pun ikut je org yg jalan ramai2 tu..sure pegi bamboo forest..hahhaha..

Jalan2 tepi sungai ni..cantik sgt view

jalan punya jalan sampai jugak bamboo forest..

sentiasa ramai org..agak susah jugak nk tunggu takde org, ni naib baik dapat snap..ahahah

Sampai hujung forest ni nampak kedai2 bus stand...kalau pandai baca map bus, naik je bus mana2 transfer kt mana2 untuk balik hotel, kalau tak sure..tunggu jelah bus no 63 or 64 untuk balik ke hotel, ok.. (bus map 

o   take bus #63/64 back to Senbon Kyu Nijo Station (30 mins)

o   Check in URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM – late lunch & pray

 URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM - Gion

Ø  Senbon Kyu Nijo (Bus Stand) 2mins from URBAN HOTEL KYOTO NIJO PREMIUM - kali ni amik bus seberang jalan hotel, tunggu bus #201 nk pegi Gion

bus berenti seberang jalan ni..pastu jalan2 lah area ni semua...kalau ada chance leh tengok geisha..hahah..ai terjumpa sorang tp gelabah nk carik kemera, sudahnya tengok jelah..hahhaha

Kami jalan sampai ke Teramachi street semua, klu tak larat boleh naik bus

o   take bus #201, get off at Gion Station – Bus Daily Pass (20 mins)

o   Visit Gion Area – Yasaka Jinja, Maruyama Park, Gion Street

o   take bus #201/206 back to Senbon Kyu Nijo Station (30 mins) - Heading back to hotel & resting

Note:

# the normal fare of bus is 230yen (adult) 110yen (kids) , Daily pass 500yen (adult), 250yen (kids) for unlimited bus rides

#Transport Cost for 1^st day for 1 adult:

Ø  Kansai Thru Pass 4000yen + JR Haruka (1600yen) + ICOCA (deposit 500yen, value 1500yen = 2000yen) + Bus daily pass 500 yen  = 8100 yen (RM324)

Ø  Balance value ICOCA (1500-190 (JR Kyoto-Nijo) = 1310 yen

                                                                                                                             

Tamat day 1...next post itinerary day 2..