BEPPU SHORE EXCURSIONS: THE HELLS OF BEPPU, MYOBAN ONSEN & USA JINGU

Beppu is Japan's hot-spring town: steam rises from the streets and hillsides. The port is close to the centre.

Route 1: The hells (about 5 hours)

• The Jigoku, or hells: hot springs too hot to bathe in, each a different colour. Umi Jigoku is bright blue; Chinoike Jigoku is blood red.
• Myoban Onsen, where they make bath salts in thatched huts, with views over the bay.
• A foot bath somewhere along the way.

Route 2: Monkeys or shrine (about 6 hours)

Add Takasakiyama, a hill where hundreds of wild monkeys come down to be fed, or drive about an hour to Usa Jingu, the head shrine of all Hachiman shrines in Japan, in a large red-and-green complex.

How our Japan shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from about 5 people in a minivan up to 40 in a full coach.
• A licensed English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal.
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back to the pier well before all-aboard.
• The times on this page are a guide. Send us your ship name and port date and we fit the day to it.

Included

• Licensed English-speaking guide
• Private vehicle with driver, highway tolls and parking
• Entrance fees for the sights listed in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks (your guide will point you to a good place)
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on how many people are in your group: a group of 30 pays much less each than a group of 6. Tell us your ship, date and group size and we will send a price.

More in Japan: all Japan shore excursions. Other ports: Miyako (Iwate), Ishigaki, Kitakyushu. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.