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Yufuin & Beppu Day Trip — Lake Kinrin, African Safari & the Hells of Beppu

Link Oita's two famous hot spring towns in one day. Stroll Yufuin in the morning, cross the hills to a drive-through safari park, then tour Beppu's colorful boiling ponds, the "hells".

Kyushu · 5 stops · about 19 km in straight lines between stops

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Yufuin → Beppu

  1. 1Lake Kinrin (Yufuin)

    A small lake at the edge of Yufuin, steaming with mist on cold mornings. Walk the Yunotsubo street between the station and the lake.

    269 359 557
  2. ↓ about 10 km in a straight line
    2Kyushu African Safari

    A safari park you drive through in your own car among the animals. You can also tour it by special bus.

    46 664 109
  3. ↓ about 7 km in a straight line
    3Umi Jigoku (Beppu)

    Beppu's best-known "hell", with a cobalt-blue boiling pond.

    46 521 469
  4. ↓ about 1 km in a straight line
    4Kamado Jigoku (Beppu)

    Several boiling ponds in different colors, plus a foot bath.

    46 521 539
  5. ↓ about 1 km in a straight line
    5Chinoike Jigoku (Beppu)

    A "hell" whose pond looks red from its red clay. It is a short drive from the other hells.

    46 552 832
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Driving tips

  • A combined ticket covers several of the Beppu hells.
  • Central Yufuin has narrow streets and gets busy on weekends. Park on the outskirts and walk in.
  • If you drive long distances on Kyushu expressways, use the calculator to see whether the foreigner expressway pass pays off.

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