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Iya Valley Private Full-Day Tour: Explore Pristine Landscapes and Historic Sites

4.5

4 Ratings

Miyoshi

Embark on a private full-day tour of Iya Valley, exploring pristine landscapes and historic sites. Customize your itinerary and enjoy the convenience of a private taxi. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Iya Kazura Bridge - In the past centuries over 13 of these bridges offered passage over the Iya River, but nowadays only 3 remain.

What's Included

Private transportation
English speaking driver
In-vehicle air conditioning
Hotel pick up and drop off

What's Not Included

Lunch
Parking fees
Highway Fees
Licensed guide

Additional Information

For a more efficient way to explore Iya Valley, take a private taxi on a one-day tour! Your tour driver will customize your six-hour tour according to your interests.

To start your day, meet your driver at your hotel, or anywhere at your convenience. Potential stops on a six-hour tour include the Manikin Peeing Boy Statue, with stunning views of the steep surrounding mountains and turquoise Iya River; Iya Kazurabashi vine bridge, Ochiai Village, a small hamlet in the heart of Iya Valley with farm houses from the mid-Edo era; and Oku-Iya Kazurabashi double vine bridges.

Note1: Tour details has a possibility of change due to seasonal influence, Mt. Tsurugi and Okuiyanijukazurabashi is closed during the winter season, December to March. Please feel free to ask us if you have any special request, we will do our best to meet your request.
Note2: Please let us know if baby or kids will be seated in your group.
Note＊3: This tour doesn’t come with a licensed guide,

Location

Iya Kazura Bridge

Nishiiyayamamura Zentoku,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Kbanti

Dec 23, 2021

Iya Valley 6 Hour Private Taxi Tour - Our driver, Mr. Higashi, picked us up at Oboke Station, and we had a great day from there! We took a beautiful boat ride in Oboke Gorge then stopped at the Heike Yashiki Folklore Museum. Mr. Higashi was very helpful in explaining many of the exhibits they had (I especially loved the refrigerator!). The vine bridge was absolutely spectacular and so exciting to cross, and Mr. Higashi made sure we didn't miss the nearby waterfall. This experience was absolutely worth it: many of the stops on the trip are a great distance apart, and I don't think we could have visited them all in one day on our own. I'm very grateful we had this experience.

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Tessdasey

Oct 24, 2019

Beautiful wilderness scenery - Our English speaking taxi driver collected us from our hotel 4S Stay at Awa-Ikeda and drove us through the Iya Valley stopping at significant viewing spots. He played English narration to explain what we were looking at. The Vine bridge was spectacular and the Peeing Boy was amusing! The roads were narrow and winding, so it was always a surprise to see what was around the next corner. Interesting old museum, and a fun boat trip. I would recommend this tour to someone who has seen all the “major” sights of Japan and is looking for something a little bit different.

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Ross_omx

Sep 24, 2023

Very good service - If you don't have a car or can't rent one, this service is a good option. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could. I gave it a 4 because the walk feels a little rushed, but it gives you time to visit the most popular spots. The driver was friendly and attentive; He gave us clear directions and asked us which points we preferred to visit.

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Malteser222

Apr 27, 2019

Iya Valley, River Boat Ride, Manniquin Pee, Vine Bridge & more by Private Taxi - We stayed in AwaIkeda at 4S Stay Hotel (Ryokan),which is central, right opposite the JR Train and Bus Station. There is also an Information Office where the Staff is very helpful, especially one lady by the name of Tomako who's fluent in English. We discussed that we wished to go to the Iya Valley & surrounds the following day by English speaking Taxi, and she very kindly called the Taxi Service in Oboke & booked it for us.The ladyTaxi Driver was most curtious & knowledgable, and showed us everything we wished to see. We caught the JR Train to Oboke and back- (a 20 min ride) from AwaIkeda, which was very handy.

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