Kochi: all 13 tours and excursions for your cruise

Explore Kochi at your leisure during your half-day (8-hours) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your driver and English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Kochi, Kochi Castle, Katsurahama Beach, Makino...

Explore Kochi at your leisure during your half-day (4-hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your driver and English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Kochi, Kochi Castle, Katsurahama Beach, Makino...

Explore Kochi at your leisure during your half-day (8-hours) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your driver and English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Kochi, Kochi Castle, Katsurahama Beach, Makino...

Explore Kochi at your leisure during your half-day (4-hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your driver and English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Kochi, Kochi Castle, Katsurahama Beach, Makino...

Ancient culture and the present coexist in the center of Kochi City. Depart from the pier and 30-minute drive to the first destination, Makino Botanical Garden located near the summit of Mt. Godaisan, this lovely park boasts 3,000 kinds of plants. Dedicated to Kochi-born Dr. Tomitaro Makino, the "Father of Japanese Botany,” the 14-acre garden forms a green oasis above the city, bay, and plains of rice fields.After you enjoyed lunch, the tour goes to Kochi Castle, the city's most...

Board a motorcoach for the approximately one-hour drive to Ryugado Cave on the slopes of Mt Sampo. Discovered in 1931, Ryugado is one of Japan's three major limestone caverns and is a designated National Treasure. The cave was home to early humans. The limestone caverns feature 20 waterfalls, and stalactites form a maze of shapes echoing the sound of water.Next visit is Ekingura Museum. In the 1800s, Ekin worked as an official painter of Tosa aristocracy. (Tosa is the local area name in the...

Discover the history, culture and charm of Kochi on-foot during this delightful, half-day walking tour through this historic city.Kochi, Kochi Castle, StreetcarDisembark your ship and begin your discovery of Kochi at the Harimayabashi bus terminal, the city’s hub for sightseeing. Your guide will lead you through a selection of landmarks that capture the spirit of this historic destination. Ride Japan’s longest streetcar, the Tosaden, from Harimayabashi to Kochijo-mae Station. A short...

MAKINO BOTANICAL GARDEN: Discover the legacy of Dr. Tomitaro Makino, the father of Japanese botany, as you stroll through gardens featuring over 3,000 plant species, from rare exotic flowers to endemic wildflowers, all set within serene temple grounds.JAPANESE BLADE CRAFTING: Experience the art of sword smithing by creating your own traditional Japanese kitchen knife from tamahagane iron along the Shimanto River, resulting in a unique blade with a distinctive shimmer.TEMPLE PILGRIMAGE: Visit...

Celebrate Kochi’s unspoiled environs with a day-long adventure to Cape Muroto’s UNESCO Global Geopark, whose rugged beauty is a result of dynamic earthquakes. Then, attain spiritual enlightenment as you peer into the mythical Mikurodo Cave. Next, feel the history at Hotsumisakiji Temple, founded by the revered monk and scholar Kobo Daishi. Top up your full-day experience with a local lunch. Muroto UNESCO Global GeoparkLocated on the top of the Muroto Peninsula, the park not only...

Settle back for a scenic hour coach drive inland from Kochi, lace up your favorite walking shoes, and step out on a guided trek through the spectacular terrain of Nakatsu Gorge and its namesake river, a tributary of the famously blue Niyodo River. Your out-and-back hike covers about 3.2 km (2 mi) and presents a wild landscape ripe with natural beauty. Seven Lucky GodsWalking along a gentle walkway that includes steppingstones and idyllic small bridges, traverse a beautiful valley where the stone...

This half-day outing, exclusive to Silversea’s guests, provides an immersive understanding of Japanese food and cultural traditions. Arisawa Sake BreweryDepart the pier for an approximately 30 minutes transfer to Awisawa Sake Brewery. Arisawa Sake Brewery, whose origins date back to 1877, has converted a former brewery building in the city of Kami into a restaurant where a fusion of food, drink and sake games experience awaits you. Video Presentation of Local Sake Production, Sake Tasting...

Discover key Kochi highlights as you explore Makino Botanical Garden perched near the summit of Mt.Godaisan, visit a towering monument to an 19th-century Samurai hero, and stroll a crescent beach renowned for its natural beauty. Makino Botanical Garden & Dr Tomitaro Makino HeritageDepart the pier for a short transfer to Makino Botanical Garden. Gracing the summit of Mt. Godaisan, this 14-acre park and tropical conservatory showcases 3,000 species of plants and flowers. In addition to housing...

Known for its mountains, rivers, and Pacific beaches, Kochi Prefecture is also home to one of Japan’s best-preserved feudal castles, a primary destination in this half-day history-focused excursion. A visit to Kochi CastleA half-hour coach drive from the port transports you back to 1603, when Kochi Castle was first built. Dominating the horizon from every vantage point, this massive 5-tier landmark retains several original palace gates and all of its architectural majesty despite having...