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Best of Kyoto Private Tour: Discover Highlights and Hidden Gems with Locals
4.9
101 Ratings
Kyoto
Experience the best of Kyoto on this private tour with locals. Discover the city’s highlights, hidden gems, and local treats, away from the tourist crowds.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Garden - Pass by the Zoo and get to see this neighborhood, which preserves the look and feel of feudal-era Japan in a wood-built historic quarter of narrow lanes lined with traditional pottery stores, tea houses, and restaurants for multi-course kaiseki meals.
What's Included
- Tickets for Kiyomizu Temple included
- Private Tour
- Experienced Local Guide
- Complimentary local drink
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Food & beverages not listed as inclusions
Additional Information
This isn’t just another city exploration; it’s the best of Kyoto seen from a distinctive angle! Explore Kyoto with a city tour that delivers an optimum overview, featuring city highlights, undiscovered treasures, narratives, and a local delicacy – this tour offers it all!
Let go of the idea of large tourist-packed groups and crowded places; it’s time to experience Kyoto through the lens of a local. Visit major landmarks such as the Gion Area, Kiyomizu Temple, Yasaka-Jinja Shrine, and discover hidden treasures and city’s secrets with a well-informed local guide. What’s more, a local treat is included too.
The Withlocals Highlights & Underground Pearls Private City Tour™ is a flagship tour of Withlocals, available in major cities around the globe. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides and pay them a fair wage. We bolster local economies by exclusively offering local products and prevent over-tourism with only small, unobtrusive groups.
- Private tour: only you & your local guide
- CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
Location
198 Nakanochō
at the entrance of the Minamiza Theatre, next to Gion Shijo station
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(101 Ratings)
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Alice_l
Jul 5, 2024
Perfect amount of time for Kyoto experience! - Guia was awesome! She took us through temples and accommodated our needs. She was well-versed in the Japanese culture and we had a wonderful day as a family..
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Janice
Jun 19, 2024
Kyoto walking tour - We had a great day in Kyoto with Ted. We learned a lot about the area and now have a deeper appreciation of the culture. We would recommend this tour to all visitors in Kyoto. We did a bit of walking so it was great excercise!
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Shelly
Jun 18, 2024
Great guide great tour - Loved my tour with Shohei. Fantastic guide fun to hang out with as well. He only had 11/2 hours and was able to give us so much information and made everything so interesting. Definitely recommend you take a tour with shohei.
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Sandrabc495gx
Jun 15, 2024
Charming and very knowledgeable guide - Guia was fantastic. Immediately warm and ready to share her extensive knowledge about Kyoto and the region. She's an excellent communicator and clearly brought her decades of experience in Kyoto to our time together. She knows the history and candidly shared her perspective with us. Truly, Guia is someone you would love to spend all day with. We’ve done similar walking tours in many other cities all over the world and this ranks as one of the best. Highly recommend time with Guia.
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Rogerstrack
Jun 12, 2024
Smart walking tour with a great tour guide - Sebastian is a experienced tour guide with lots of knowledge about the culture and history of Kyōto. And he is a warm hearted nice person. It was a relax walking tour despite the masses of people you meet at all the Kyōto highlights.
It was a pleasure to your around with Sebastian and we can highly recommend booking tours with him. Next time we may go for the bicycle tour which seems to be a lot of fun.
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Jamie_b
Jun 11, 2024
Guia was great! - We had a 6 walking tour of Kyoto with Guia and had a great time! She was there early and ready to go, showed us some great local spots and the touristy stuff as well! She told us about a lot of the history behind the scenery and buildings when we passed them. Would recommened! We visited 3rd week of May ‘24
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Camariee
Jun 10, 2024
Kyoto is like nowhere else in the world - Ted was such an amazing guide, he was so knowledgeable and informative. We learned so much about the history of Kyoto. He went above and beyond by taking us to extra stops that we asked about and brought us to the most amazing matcha cafe. Definitely recommend this tour, 5 stars for sure!
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Tgs1969
Jun 10, 2024
Amazing tour of Kyoto - Shohei was our guide for a three hour tour of central Kyoto. We visited Kiyomizu-Dera temple, Chion-in temple, Ryozen Kannon, and several other sites. He is very knowledgeable about local restaurants and shopping, and he was able to help us navigate some of the cultural uniqueness of Japan. Shohei lived in Ohio from a young age, so he speaks English as a native speaker. Our kids (ages 17 and 15) were entertained the entire time and the tour gave us a great perspective of the city. Highly recommended!
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Nomad65265076579
Jun 4, 2024
Great introduction to Kyoto! - Shohei was a fabulous guide! And such an interesting person! He is knowledgeable, personable and a ton of fun. We highly recommend him!
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Resort09243855070
May 7, 2024
Wonderful tour of Kyoto! - Ted was an outstanding tour guide. He answered our many questions with much insight. Even on a crowded weekend, Ted took us to places where it was not hectic and they were indeed hidden gems. We saw all the best of Gion district and it was very informative. Ted spoke great English which made our experience very easy. Thank you Ted!
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