Full Day Kyoto Highlights Tour: Experience History and Culture in Japan's Former Capital
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62 Ratings
Kyoto
Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Kyoto on a full-day tour. Explore enchanting temples, stroll through charming alleys, and visit the famous shrine with its iconic torii gates.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bamboo Forest Street - In the fresh air in the early morning, we walk through the renowned bamboo forest before the site gets busy. The beauty of the bamboo grove in the morning sun is exceptional. Let’s stop and close our eyes. The sounds of the beautiful bamboo trunks and leaves touching each other in the morning breeze have a relaxing and soothing effect on the visitors.
What's Included
  • Guide fare
What's Not Included
  • Public Transportation fare abt 1,500yen, Admission Fees 1,100yen, Food & Drink
Additional Information

Kyoto, the hub of Japan for over a millennium, ceded its standing as the capital to Tokyo in 1868, when the emperor relocated. There are innumerable must-see spots, like Arashiyama–an erstwhile summer retreat for nobles, splendid temples housing intricate gardens, lanes where geisha women in kimonos can be seen walking, and a renowned shrine, distinguished by a path lined with a thousand fiery-red torii gates.

We promise to guide you through the iconic locations that embody Kyoto in a day-long tour.

  • Quite a bit of walking required
Location
Bamboo Forest Street
Sagaogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo-Ku
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bobbie_k
Jun 5, 2024
Koichi is amazing! - Koichi was a truly amazing guide, he was so knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and kept us at a fantastic pace. We saw so many wonderful sights and navigated Kyoto beautifully. I highly recommend this tour and Koichi as a guide.
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Atc25
May 15, 2024
Comprehensive Tour - Kyoto has a lot of attractions (thousands of temples and hundreds of shrines) so you are faced with the problem of what to visit if you have limited time. It was great to see a one-day tour which would visit our musts in our Kyoto list: Fushimi Inari, the Golden Pavilion, Arashiyama bamboo grove, Ryoan Ji and Gion. We had a fantastic licensed guide, Noriko, who provided the needed context to the sites we visited. Her pacing was perfect. We covered all the stops in the itinerary and had fun experiencing public transportation (combination of subways, trams and taxi) in Kyoto. We would have wasted a lot of time going on our own and missed learning the interesting histories and backgrounds of the sites we visited. Thank you Noriko for an enjoyable and thorough tour!
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Lance_s
May 5, 2024
A Great Day in Kyoto! - We had a great day with Saori in Kyoto. She had a perfect itinerary pre planned. We were able to see all the significant locations we wanted to see. Saori was very well versed in local history and customs. She was the perfect guide to spend the day with. Thank you Saori!!
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Stephen_r
Apr 10, 2024
Famous Sights of Kyoto in 8 Hours - We met our guide, Sunil, at 9 am at the JR Central Station and started our private tour of the bamboo forest, the Romani temple, the Golden Pavilion temple, walked the Gion District (Shiragawa Lane) and Fushimi Inari on a mildly wet cherry blossom filled spring day. It was really enjoyable, highly recommend this tour.
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Toddlb6955ng
Apr 9, 2024
What a magnificent tour of an incredible city. Kyoto culture at its finest! - Going through Kyoto on a private tour with Yuka was absolutely perfect. Yuka was incredibly knowledgeable, and had mapped out an incredible tour for us. She was also very friendly, and concerned for our welfare since we did a lot of walking. Kyoto is a magnificent city, full of culture and history, and with Yuka guiding our tour, we learned much more that we ever could have on our own. Thank you for everything Yuka!!
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Alvin_b
Mar 31, 2024
Day in Kyoto - Great day with Chie, she arranged our day before ahnd so we knew what we were seeing and doing, we had local food and experienced Kyoto and visited palces we woudlnt have gone on our own.
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Excursion00484212802
Mar 29, 2024
Kyoto one day. Enjoy Kyoto to the fullest - Our tour guide Chie took us on a wonderful tour around the best spots in Kyoto. She was a total delight and very informative with her knowledge of this area. We had the best day, packed with beautiful sites and it was made easy thanks to Chie.
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Timothy_c
Mar 22, 2024
5 STAR walking tour - Koichi san is an amazing guide that is government licensed. He is a wealth of knowledge and extremely flexible while still being able to keep you on schedule.
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Raju_p
May 29, 2024
Yeah to Kyoto - Loved the city! Lot's of exciting things to see! I wish our tour guide was a little bit more interactive. It may be a language barrier but I wanted a story teller vs someone who only provided answers when asked
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Kenia_h
Apr 14, 2024
Fuji was a great guide!! - I love how we didn’t spend time trying to figure out how to get to the sites. Fuji took us to the most important places in Kyoto and gave us some facts and history about them!
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