The 3 Shore Excursions Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Shizuoka Shore Excursion: Zen, Matcha & Calligraphy Shimizu Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $100Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide at Shimizu Station for a small-group cultural outing to Seiken-ji and Zuiun-in. You’ll ride the local bus, sit in guided Zen meditation, drink matcha with a seasonal sweet, and write a meaningful kanji character to take home. Chairs are available.

“We had a delightful day with this tour. The guides provided so much background detail. The meditation experience was very moving and impactful. The calligraphy was a very special unique challenge. Highly recommend this intimate and rewarding experience.”

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2.Shore Excursion From Colombo port to Ingiriya Tea Plantation & back for 2 People

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews

Travel privately from Colombo port to Ingiriya for a look at rubber trees, Ceylon tea, rice farming, tea plucking, and tea production. Your driver-guide also shares Colombo sights along the way. The tour lasts about 5 to 8 hours and returns you to the port.

“To be clear, the driver was a careful driver, friendly, thoughtful and knowledgeable, however the tour was not as described. It took some time to get to the tea factory that we were expected to pay extra for (just arrived on a cruise in a Read more”

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3.Sapphire Coast: 7h Shore Excursion with Aussie Morning Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7 hours · from $148

Join Sam Nerrie of Sapphire Nature Tours for a seven-hour, small-group outing from Eden. You will walk native forest tracks, search for kangaroos and birds, visit Merimbula and Pambula Beach, taste oysters, and enjoy an Aussie morning tea by the coast.

“Guide Samantha ist auf alle unsere Wünsche eingegangen.Wie haben in der Zeit Vieles gesehen,konnten tolle Fotos machen.Samantga hat uns viel Wissen vermittelt.Haben bezaubernde Naturerfahrungen machen können.”

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