Very excited for the Japan Trip!
me, my brother and 2 of our friends will be going to Japan on 28th September.. *yes, yes, exactly 1 more month to go* woohoo..
actually i never think that Japan will be my next travel destination. since Japan is not that appealing to me, except the Ramen. haha
but since my brother wants to go there so bad for his graduation trip. as a good sister *hoekk*, i decided to accompany him to go. hahaha. then we start to find travel mates for this trip.
after finding our travelmates, it’s research time!
gosh.. suddenly i got huge desire to go to Japan after a few days of research. haha.. not sure if Japan is that good, or it’s just because i need to go for holiday badly. hahaha *mungkin panggilan si ichiran ramen yg merayu2 aku untuk pergi, since it looks very good. haha*
i heard from 2 friends that JTB (Japan Tourist Bureau) is quite good for their flight and hotels package.
so, i came there 1 month ago to compare the price.
going to Japan with ANA air + 8 nights hotel cost us about SGD 1500, which is quite cheap, since ANA itself cost us about SGD 950. so, top up about SGD 550 more and you got quite good accomodation.
i went back and tell them that they offer us a good deal. but we must confirm within 2 days, because left a few seats with ANA. and suddenly 1 of our friend told us that she cannot go on our said date and time, because her colleague already took the leave.. *kalah cepet* hahaha.
so we re-arrange the date and ask JTB again for our desired date (which is only 1 day different). and you know what, they quoted us much much more expensive.. =(
same arrangement with ANA air + 8 nights hotel cost us about SGD 1800. hey, 300 dollars different is quite huge, right?
then we ask the sales girl why they have huge different. then the girl said, SGD 1500 is too cheap. i think my colleague quote you wrongly. gahhh..
since we dont know who is correct or wrong, then we decided to book everything ourself. haha.
after 2 weeks of comparing price, finally we booked following flight and accommodations :
– Delta Airlines : SGD 684.20
– Tokyo AirBnb (Shibuya) for 3 nights : SGD 207.25
– Hotel Vista Grande Osaka for 2 nights : SGD 194.85
– Hotel Almont Kyoto for 1 night : SGD 92
– Hotel Tokyo Dome for 2 nights : SGD 247
– JR pass : SGD 347 *this is freaking expensive for 7 days train pass, but what to do, they said if we buy individually
– Tokyo Disneysea (1 day pass) : SGD 78
– Universal Studio Japan (1 day pass) : SGD 90
– Visa Japan : SGD 39
so, Total per person is SGD 1979.3 / person, which is much more cheaper than buying the package in JTB. some more the SGD 1800 that they offer is a package for 3* hotel and not including the JR pass and the amusement park tickets. =(
actually we can go cheaper for the accomodations, but some airbnb apartment that we like is already full or have minimum nights for booking. so, we just go ahead with the hotels.
after all the booking, it’s time to make itinerary.. *yeay.. hehehe.
we already have some rough itinerary, but still not fixed yet.
if you have any great place to go in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Please let me know ?
Thank you before.. =)
JENITA DARMENTO 