Day trip From about €134 Onomichi & Ikuchijima island day tour: temples, ropeway & ferry
A guided day at the Honshu end of the Shimanami Kaido: Onomichi’s hillside temples, then a ferry to Ikuchijima island.
Shimanami Kaido & Imabari tours & tickets
Real, bookable GetYourGuide experiences for Shimanami Kaido & Imabari — and an honest note on what the catalogue does and does not cover here.
Most people ride the Shimanami Kaido independently with a rental bike — that part needs no tour. Where GetYourGuide helps is with experiences along the route. Be aware that nearly all of its Shimanami listings start from the Hiroshima end: a guided day in Onomichi and on Ikuchijima island, a kintsugi workshop on Mukaishima, a fast-boat ride among the islands, and private guides in Onomichi. On the Ehime side there are two evening food experiences in Imabari.
Honest coverage note: GetYourGuide has a Shimanami Kaido page but, when we checked, no guided cycling tour or bike rental on it. The products below are real listings; the Onomichi and island ones are useful if you finish your ride there or start from Hiroshima.
Bookable experiences for Shimanami Kaido & Imabari
Day trip From about €134 
Workshop From about €85 Modern kintsugi workshop in a Shimanami art studio
Repair ceramics with gold-coloured lacquer in a studio on Mukaishima, the first island of the route from Onomichi.
Boat trip From about €50 Suigun RIB boat tour among the Shimanami islands
A one-hour ride on a fast rigid inflatable boat through the island channels once ruled by the Murakami sea lords. Check the meeting point when booking.
Workshop From about €56 Sushi-making experience in Imabari
A short hands-on nigiri class in Imabari, using fish from the fast waters of the Kurushima Strait.
Food & drink From about €113 Bar-hopping tour in Imabari
A guided evening of Imabari’s izakaya and bars — a good way to try griddle yakitori the night before or after your ride.
Private tour From about €186 Onomichi customised private tour with a licensed guide
A government-licensed guide leads a tailored half-day in Onomichi, the town at the northern end of the Shimanami Kaido.
Guided walk From about €42 Onomichi retro walk: Senkoji ropeway & historic slopes
Ride the ropeway and walk down through Onomichi’s temple lanes and old shopping street with a guide.
Prices are approximate “from” prices in euros seen on GetYourGuide in October 2026 and change with season and group size — the booking page always shows the live price in your currency.
Live availability
What GetYourGuide lists right now
Live results from GetYourGuide’s own Shimanami Kaido & Imabari page. When it has few local listings it fills the row with nearby Shikoku and Setouchi activities.
Booking tips
- Rental bikes are booked directly with the public Shimanami rental system or with the Giant stores in Imabari and Onomichi, not through GetYourGuide — reserve ahead for spring and autumn weekends.
- If you ride north from Imabari, the Onomichi experiences fit naturally into the following day.
- Check the meeting point carefully: some activities listed under Onomichi actually meet on an island.
- Evening food tours in Imabari suit the night before or after your ride.
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