Kobe Private Tour: Licensed Guide

Immerse yourself in Japanese culture on a half-day private tour of Kobe with a government-licensed guide. Explore the city’s must-see spots and enjoy its distinct atmosphere and dining options!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mt. Rokko - Mount Rokko (六甲山, Rokkōsan, 931 meters) is the highest peak in the Rokko mountain range, which provides the pleasant green backdrop to the city of Kobe. Panoramic views of the heavily urbanized Hanshin region (Kobe and Osaka) can be enjoyed from the mountain and are particularly spectacular around sunset.
What's Included
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kobe
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

This value-added journey with an authorized multilingual tour guide by the government offers an excellent opportunity to discover Kobe in an efficient manner!
Nestled on a hill that descends to the sea, Kobe stands as one of Japan’s most beautiful and international cities. Compact and pedestrian-friendly, it can be comfortably visited as a day excursion…

Location
Mt. Rokko
Higashinada-ku,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Departure61736
Oct 12, 2024
A Must when Visiting Kobe - My husband and I had a wonderful time on this tour. Norio Oki was our guide. He was very knowledgeable of the areas we visited and gave us some history of the local sites. We visited Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden, Sorakuen and Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street. We took the ropeway to the Herb Garden. The view was amazing! The flowers and herbs were spectacular. The Sarakuen was a paradise. Lots of trees, flowers, and water ways with large coi. Kobe is a beautiful city. You will not regret taking this tour. Make sure to ask for Norio Oki! He communicated with us within a few days of reserving the tour and kept in touch several times prior to the tour. You will be in good hands with Norio! Joe and Betty
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V2465xialessandras
Sep 25, 2024
Asakusa temple - Norito Kato is a professional and kind guide. She showed me the first places I wanted to see in Tokyo, gave me historical information and helped me to get oriented. I very grateful to her!
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Treveenajane
Sep 3, 2024
Good day in Kobe - Ayako was an excellent guide in Kobe. Our itinerary covered all that we wanted see. Kobe port tower is a must do, the view of Kobe amazing
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Treveena
Sep 3, 2024
Great Kobe guide - Ayako was a great guide for our visit to Kobe. Ayako tailored our itinerary to cover all the places on our to do list and was very knowledgeable about what we were seeing.
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Royf31
Sep 3, 2024
Brilliant time with Yama - We met Yama in the embarkation lounge in Port Kobe he took us on a couple of trains to visit Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum which was interesting. He is a charming man very knowledgeable and great fun to be with. He advised us on where to get a Kobe beef tasting in China Town. We had a great day with him and would thoroughly recommend this activity.
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Wander47807688793
Jul 30, 2024
Kobe 😁 - We were so lucky to have Yama-san as our guide for half a day in Kobe. It was a memorable trip to the case brewery and cable tour to Nunobiki Herbal Garden. Yama was knowledgeable and very funny and took some great photos on the trip that he shared with us.
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Hectorlab
Jul 22, 2024
Great guided tour in Kobe with Yama - Our guide (Yama san) demonstrated a deep knowledge of the city and its monuments and sights. We learned and enjoyed a lot and made effective use of our limited time. The tour was flexible depending on our interests. Yama-san is a cheerful and experienced guide, we had a great time! He also gave us recommendations for visiting other places in the city and the region.
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Tonl519
Jul 7, 2024
A half-day overview of the present-day Kobe and its recent history - Miyuki-san gave us an excellent overview of the present-day Kobe and its recent history during a visit to the Nunobiki Herb Gardens and a walk downhill to Kobe Harborland through the colonial style Kitano district and Kobe's modern centre. In the following days we used her suggestions to visit other interesting places in the town.
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Mildred_e
Jun 24, 2024
Great Adventure with our Hiro - Our kind and patient tour guide was Hiromi. She helped us navigate the buses and trains effectively and efficiently. The sites were chosen by our family as well as some recommendations by our guide. We took the Ropeway to the herb garden. It's a nice stable and smooth ride with great views of the city below. She recommended a nice restaurant at our last stop where we enjoyed a nice Kobe steak meal. Thank you, Hiro! What a great finish to a wonderful day!!
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Ervand2023
Aug 23, 2024
Friendly guide, but too much travel time - Our guide was very friendly, and helped us find things that would have been difficult on our own, e.g. a sake brewery with tastings, a quality Kobe beef food stand. Unfortunately, most of the trip was spent traveling on the metro train. This was our fault for having chosen 3 things relatively far apart in the initial conversation, but there was a lack of guidance about how much travel time there would be, and the tour aspect of local stories and information was muted during the train travel.
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