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ABOUT YOUR DESTINATIONS
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During your adventure you’ll be accompanied by one of our local, expert Trip Leaders. All
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an enriching adventure. As locals of the regions you’ll explore with them, our Trip Leaders
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wildlife come alive. Coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm, caring personalities, and ability
to bring diverse groups of travelers together, our Trip Leaders ensure that your experience
with O.A.T. is one you’ll remember for a lifetime.
Culture & Points to Know
Accommodations
On this adventure, you will experience some unique accommodations, such as an overnight
stay at a temple in Daegu, South Korea and ryokan (traditional inn) in Japan.
Temple: The temple stay in South Korea is truly an immersive experience, and as such, we
will be staying in simple traditional-style rooms. The sleeping arrangements are very basic,
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small room features a private toilet, a simple shower head, and air conditioning. Barring any
usual circumstances, you’ll have a private room.
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for the hot and humid weather in the summer. You are not required to wear this, but doing so
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Ryokan: During our time in Japan, we’ll stay for two nights in a ryokan, or Japanese-style inn.
While these inns feature many modern amenities (TV, Internet service, etc.), the bedding is
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ryokan might be able to arrange a Western-style bed. But this is not guaranteed, and would
incur a fee that you would be responsible for paying directly to the inn. If you would like to
request a Western-style bed, please let your Trip Leader know and he or she will check on
availability and pricing.
Japan in general: Please be aware that single hotel rooms in Japan (i.e. a room for one traveler
only) tend to be notably smaller than those in the U.S., and don’t always feature closets. Also,
some hotels and restaurants in Japan still have designated areas for smoking. While
O.A.T. strives to provide our travelers with non-smoking hotel rooms at all times (and works
with local restaurants to limit smoking while our groups are present), you may encounter
cigarette smoke odor during your visit to Japan.
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