We offer ecotours in Hiraodai Quasi-National Park in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Hiraodai is home to hundreds of millions of years of Earth history, and offers trekking tours that can be enjoyed by beginners as well as experienced hikers. There are also limestone caves unique to the karst plateau, and we offer caving tours to explore caves that are not open to tourists, as well as stream climbing tours in the summer.
Hello. I'm Nishinaka, a guide at Hiraodai Nature Tours. We are a husband and wife guide team, each of us specializing in a wide range of subjects, from rocks and geology to flora and fauna, and the history of the earth and people. We can also suggest the best tour for you based on your interests.
| Insurance information | Japan Ecotourism Association Domestic travel insurance and liability insurance (Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.) Compensation amount Death/permanent disability: 5 million yen/Hospitalization insurance: 5,000 yen/Liability insurance: 100 million yen Surgery insurance *For surgeries performed during hospitalization, 10 times the daily hospitalization insurance amount. For other surgeries, 5 times the daily hospitalization insurance amount. Daily outpatient insurance amount: 3,000 yen |
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| License and Qualifications | Guide experience: 5 years, emergency medical training completed |
| Member organizations and associations | Member of the Japan Ecotourism Association |
| Number of staff | 2persons |
| Number of instructors | 2persons |
| Selling points regarding safety | The company employs guides with extensive experience in outdoor activities (trekking, caving, gorge climbing, etc.). To ensure that the guides can always keep an eye on the participants, there is a limit to the number of participants that each guide is responsible for on each tour. Furthermore, the guides regularly survey the field and tour locations to identify potential dangers. They also attend safety management courses such as first aid courses, and carry first aid kits during tours and are familiar with how to use them so that they can respond immediately. In addition, there is always a staff member on-site who can respond to emergencies, and the company is also insured. |
| Operating hours | 9: 00-17: 00 |
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| Regular holidays | No particulars |
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