• Matsunoi Onsen Hotel

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  A stunning 4 star, Japanese hotel beautifully located on the river with large, natural onsens. All rooms are western rooms with ensuite and have a stunning view over the snowy forest or river. An excellent buffet breakfast provides fuel

  Features

  • Western room with ensuite - Twin Share (western beds)
  • Breakfast included
  • Natural onsen baths on site
  • Centrally located to nearby ski resorts

  Matsunoi Onsen Hotel

  A stunning 4 star, Japanese hotel beautifully located on the river with large, natural onsens. All rooms are western rooms with ensuite and have a stunning view over the snowy forest or river. An excellent buffet breakfast provides fuel

  Features

  • Western room with ensuite - Twin Share (western beds)
  • Breakfast included
  • Natural onsen baths on site
  • Centrally located to nearby ski resorts

• Myoko Kogen - Akakura Park Hotel

  

  

  

  

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  The Akakura Park Hotel is located in the heart of Akakura village and is only a 5-minute walk to the closest chairlift of Akakura Onsen. Staying here you’ll be close to all the restaurants and bars the village has to offer.

  Features

  • Western combination room with ensuite - Twin Share (western beds)
  • Breakfast included
  • close to lifts, restaurants and shops
  • onsen on site

  Myoko Kogen - Akakura Park Hotel

  The Akakura Park Hotel is located in the heart of Akakura village and is only a 5-minute walk to the closest chairlift of Akakura Onsen. Staying here you’ll be close to all the restaurants and bars the village has to offer.

  Features

  • Western combination room with ensuite - Twin Share (western beds)
  • Breakfast included
  • close to lifts, restaurants and shops
  • onsen on site

INCLUSIONS

• 5x Nights accommodation in Matsunoi Onsen Resort – Western room room, western beds with ensuite (twin share)
• 5x Nights accommodation in Myoko Kogen at Akakura Park Hotel – Western room, western beds with ensuite (twin share)
• Daily Breakfast
• Daily mountain guiding
• Private transfers to/from resorts
• 4x Lift pass Minakami Region
• 4x Snow Chaser lift pass (covers 9 ski resorts)
• 1x Dinner experience in Minakami with Geisha and Taiko Drum performance
• 1x Takaragawa Onsen entry
• 1x Sake Distillery tour with 3 tastings
• 1x 6 Course Dinner in Madarao with local wine pairing
• Different activities to choose from when travelling to Myoko. Visit the snow monkeys, Nagano, the Zenkoji temple, a ninja museum or more.
• Visit to Sake distillery in Myoko

NOT INCLUDED

• Transfer from Tokyo/Airport to Minakami
• Transfers from Nozawa Onsen to Tokyo/Airport/Other resort – Our travel consultants can help you book this if needed, please let them know
• All Meals unless specified above
• Flights
• Travel Insurance
• Additional Nights, Rentals or Add-ons

EXPERIENCE + GEAR

Not just your normal ski holiday, the Golden Snowmads Tour in Japan combines adventure, culture, comfortable accommodation and local knowledge to give you the best Japanese experience. Perfect for solo travellers, or small groups of mates who want to experience Japan, ski/board whenever they want and be with likeminded people their own age. This tour is open to anyone, but aimed more towards the golden generation, who don’t feel like trying to keep up with the young guns and their powder stress.

Open to advanced-intermediates to experienced skiers and boarders. No experience riding deep powder needed but we would recommend feeling comfortable riding all the groomers, also the black ones, at your local resort. That way you get the most out of your holiday.

If you want to venture out in the powder we recommend having a minimum of all mountain skis or board, but powder specific ones are preferred. More with under foot means more float means more fun! Let your consultant know if you’d like to rent some as we can add these to your package!

Groups Terms and Conditions

Covid-19 Cancellation

• Cancellations due to covid related border closures are subject to suppliers terms and conditions. In most instances refunds or credit will be available up to 30 days prior to travel as a result of a government order currently in place and preventing you from travelling to the region specified in your confirmation. Some exceptions may apply.
• Cancellation and refund requests will only be accepted up to 40 days prior to travel to allow adequate time for international travel to resume.
• Mountainwatch Travel will not be liable for any additional costs incurred as a result of Covid related restrictions or requirements, including but not limited to mandatory quarantine or Covid-19 testing.
• Your refund will be processed after funds are received from suppliers, this can take between 4-8 weeks.
• All refunds will incur a processing fee of $49 per person, deducted from your refund. If you choose to keep your booking as credit for future travel, the processing fee will be waived.
• Refunds will not be available for change of mind or any other reason indirectly related to Covid-19, including but not limited to leave unapproved, loss of income or unwillingness to travel due to Covid-19. Refunds will not be available if you choose not to adhere to the government or airline’s policy regarding vaccinations.
• It is the client’s responsibility to check the policies relating to international travel for the relevant countries. Note these can change at any stage.

DEPOSIT: A NON-REFUNDABLE deposit for all bookings is required within 5 days of your confirmation to secure your booking, otherwise your reservation may be automatically cancelled. Some properties may a require deposit payment inside the standard 5 days and an increased deposit to secure the booking. Payment of a deposit indicates acceptance of these conditions. Tour leaders are responsible for checking all travel dates and arrangements are correct at time of confirmation. If there is a discrepancy Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch must be notified immediately. Subsequent changes may incur amendment and/or cancellation fees.
The deposit amount is:
• Tours to Japan: $1,000 per student
• Tours to New Zealand: $600 per student
• Tours to North America: $1,000 per student

PAYMENTS: Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch will accept payments by the following methods. Credit card, or direct deposit into our bank account. Agent payments can be made via direct deposit. Please note: there is a 1.5% charge when paying with Visa or Mastercard.

FINAL PAYMENT: Final payment is payable 90 days prior to departure date. A final invoice will be issued prior to the payment due date.

PRICES
All quotes are in Australian dollars unless stipulated otherwise and are subject to change prior to us accepting your booking request. Prices are based on the quoted itinerary including where applicable, coach transportation, economy class airfares, rail travel, multi-share accommodation, resort lift passes, rental equipment, instructors, etc. Prices are also subject to change in accordance with the following provisions.
Note: coach, airline, and rail fares are subject to change without notice at any time prior to full payment. All government taxes and charges imposed by suppliers beyond the control of Liquid Snow Tours/Mountainwatch (including ticketing fees and airline fuel surcharges) are payable by you and are subject to change. If there are any increases in such taxes or charges, or if you request any itinerary changes or the number or mix of passengers changes prior to you making payment in full, which increases the price of your booking, we reserve the right to change the price at any time by giving you notice. You must pay the additional charges prior to the date of your departure.
Unless otherwise stated, the cost of travelling to or from departure points, flights, visas, airport taxes, port taxes, city taxes, items of a personal nature, laundry, additional beverages and consumables are not included in the tour price.
Exchange rates are subject to change without notice (based on currency fluctuations) until final payment has been processed. Once a booking has been made on your behalf, your booking is subject to deposit and final payment being made by due dates as outlined on your statement or your booking may be cancelled.

CANCELLATION: In the event of cancellation more than 90 days prior to departure, Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch will charge $1,000 per student cancellation fee in addition to any airline or accommodation and supplier fees. For cancellation within 90 days but more than 30 days prior to departure, Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch will retain 50% of the total trip price in addition to any applicable airline, accommodation or supplier cancellation penalties. Cancellation within 30 days prior to departure will incur a 100% cancellation fee. No allowance or refund can be made for unused meals, accommodation, transport, vehicle rental, equipment hire, lift tickets, or any other unused package components once travel has commenced. If a person or persons cancel from Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch booking, they and the remaining people in the booking will be liable for the additional accommodation costs that result from the cancelling persons.

ACCOMMODATION: Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch reserves the right to substitute and confirm alternative accommodation of a comparable or superior standard if necessary should that described in the proposal not be available. Your consultant will communicate any possible changes prior to deposit payments being received.

NOT INCLUDED: All other costs, apart from those detailed in a quote/invoice, are at the clients’ own expense eg: passport and visa fees, inter-airport transfers (e.g. within Tokyo’s Narita airport to Haneda airport by bus), meals or any other items including those of a personal nature unless otherwise stated. If flight or other travel delays lead to missed connections, Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch cannot be responsible for train fares, taxis or other extra expenses.

RESPONSIBILITY: Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch acts only as an agent for the companies or persons (principals) providing or offering the means of travel, accommodation and other services (the principals’ services) and bookings are made subject to the terms and conditions under which the principal’s services are provided. Accommodation, flights, transportation and any other services are subject to availability at the time of booking. The principals reserve the right to change the prices of their services without notice. Confirmations and invoices are subject to re-issue if incorrect through error or omission and the passenger accepts liability to pay the correct costs for services. Liquid Tours reserves the right to cancel or withdraw any tour or passenger booking or to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of a Tour or passenger booking. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of NSW, Australia.

LIABILITY: To the extent permitted by law, neither Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch nor anyone on its behalf can be held liable for any alterations, act or omission on the part of the service providers/principals for any consequential, loss, death, injury, accident, delay or damage occasioned to any person or their belongings (including baggage) in connection with the tour or holiday offers supplied by Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch whether or not such loss, injury or damage is due directly or indirectly to any default, negligent act, misrepresentation, breach of duty, or omission of the travel operator, their respective representatives, servants, contractors or agents. Matters outside the control of Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch may affect the services offered and Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch will not be responsible for any such matters. Programs, offers, tour prices, services and conditions are current at the time of publication of promotional material are subject to change without notice due to unforeseen circumstances, including increases in operating costs. Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch will not accept responsibility or liability for any traveller who contravenes the law or regulation of any country visited. Liquid Tours/Mountainwatch strongly advise against the use or possession of prohibited drugs in foreign countries and warns travelers that if found to be involved in the use or possession of illegal drugs on a Liquid Tours tour or travel package, we reserve the right to discharge the traveler from a tour. This is a zero tolerance policy.

FORCE MAJEURE: Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, neither we nor any Third Party Supplier can accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our or the Third Party Supplier’s contractual obligations is prevented or affected by or you otherwise suffer any damage or loss as a result of force majeure. In these booking conditions, ‘force majeure’ means any event which we / the supplier of the service(s) in question / the Third Party Supplier could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include, whether actual or threatened, war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, epidemics, fire and all similar events outside the control of the party concerned.

TRAVEL INSURANCE: We require all travellers to have travel insurance. Please ask your travel consultant about our comprehensive policies or click HERE for an online quote