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MANDARIN Oriental, Tokyo has announced the launch of its Helicopter Flycation which includes a private helicopter tour of Mount Fuji.
Guests will fly aboard a Eurocopter Hermès Edition from Tokyo above the shoreline of Sagami Bay and over Lake Ashinoko to reach Mt. Fuji, where they can enjoy closeup views of the mountain before turning back for a sighting of Tokyo SkyTree tower.
Within its spacious interior, the helicopter has calf leather seats specially made by Hermès.
The UNESCO world heritage site and national treasure, Mount Fuji, is a 3776m high dormant volcano 100km southwest of Tokyo. THE undiscovered pearl of Africa, Uganda is a landscape of deep lakes, glacial alpine mountains, wide-open savannah and dense rainforests.
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