Japanese Nature and Golden Pavilion Tour

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Kyoto’s nature and culture on this one-day tour. Encounter wild monkeys in Arashiyama and marvel at the Golden Pavilion, a renowned Zen temple.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Monkey Park Iwatayama - A 15 minute walk from Saga Arashiyama Station, you will reach a paradise of wild Japanese macaques after climbing a slightly steep mountain path. There are about wild but friendly 120 monkeys including cute baby monkeys living in this area. You can watch them play very closely and feed them from an enclosed resting area.
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What's Included
  • Guide Fare
What's Not Included
  • Admission Fee 1,500 yen
  • Food & Drink
  • Public Transportation Fare about 1,200 yen
Additional Information

This excursion offers you the opportunity to relish in the natural splendor of Japan, including its coveted wildlife and picturesque scenery, all from the base of Mt. Arashiyama. This Western Kyoto gem is renowned for its magnificent panoramas and exclusive availability to nobility in days past. Despite being a short distance from downtown Kyoto, this…

Location
Kyoto Station Building
We can also meet you at any hotel in central Kyoto. PLEASE NOTE: NO PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED.
Cancellation Policy

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

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278maneeshk
Dec 22, 2024
Arashiyama Tour - Toshi was a great tour guide through Kyoto - he picked the perfect spots. I enjoyed the monkey park, bamboo forest and golden pavilion the most!
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Teresa_l
Dec 10, 2023
Excellent tour by Barbara! - Barbara provided an outstanding tour with historical and cultural highlights. Extremely knowledgeable, professional and friendly. Highly recommend this tour!
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Dotty_c
Nov 2, 2023
We had the best guide... - We had the best guide ever! He knows who he is. :). His English was excellent, informative history and had a great personality! We were lucky and blessed to have had him show us the ropes and
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Yazzy97
Dec 27, 2019
Wonderful tour - Great guide! - My partner and I stayed in Kyoto for a few days and this was a great tour to experience many of the places that we wanted to visit in the small time that we had. We thought there would be more people on this tour but it happened to just be my partner and myself which was great and made the experience more intimate. Our tour guide was Koichi and he was fantastic!!! Koichi was very professional and highly knowledgeable about all the locations we visited and he had a great sense of humour as well. As tourists we often explore places admiring its beauty without knowing the meaning behind them, however this tour allowed us to learn about the histories and significance behind each as well as so many interesting facts about the nature, buildings etc. which made it more meaningful. Koichi went out of his way to make the tour enjoyable for us - he took wonderful photographs of us and even took us to a few additional locations that weren’t included in the tour such as Nishiki Market, where he recommended many different foods / restaurants for us to try and we also tasted his favourite dessert which was delicious! He also took us to the different districts to see some Maiko. Thank you Koichi san for a wonderful day! I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kyoto :)
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