Kyoto Day Walking Tour: Explore Nature and Culture

During the Kyoto day walking tour, you will experience the beauty of Kyoto; its nature, religion, history, and culture. This tour covers everything you’ll need to know when you visit Kyoto. ​If you are looking for a real local experience and perspective, why don’t you stroll this quiet and beautiful neighborhood with our local guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tatsumi Bridge - We will walk through the Gion shibashi, one of the most beautiful place in Kyoto.
  • Chion-in Temple Sammon - Chionin Sanmon is a majestic Buddhist temple gate in Kyoto, Japan. It’s one of the largest wooden gates in the country, standing as a symbol of the temple’s grandeur and spiritual significance. As you approach, its…
What's Included
  • Walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuity to local guide
  • Admission Fee
Location
Ben's Cookies Kyoto Shijo
In front of Ben's Cookies Kyoto Shijo. Guide is holding a sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Raj_t
Oct 30, 2024
Kyoto walking tour - Ben was knowledgeable and i thoroughly enjoyed the tour.. we interacted well together. Absolutely loved the temples and shrines we visited.
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Josip_t
Oct 19, 2024
Kyoto and short japanese history tour - Ben was a terrific guide through historic city of Kyoto. During the tour, we learned a lot about japnese history, legends and politics while visiting Kyotos most famous landmarks. He answered all our questions and was extremely prepared. He also gave us recommendations of Kyoto's tradiotional food.
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Elphiec2023
Oct 17, 2024
The tour & Ben was incredible - Ben was a wonderful guide, incredible value for free, we donated since it was so good! Highly recommended to anyone wanting to immerse themselves in Kyoto...
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Matteo_n
Oct 11, 2024
Great tour in Kyoto! - Strongly recommend experience! Ben was a great guide and we loved to hear all the stories about Kyoto (Benkei, Tanuki, the temple of pure Buddhism)! We loved it!
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Debbie
Sep 13, 2024
Great tour - Ben’s tour was a stand out for us after doing other localised tours in Kyoto and Tokyo. His knowledge, communication skills, friendly demeanour and tips helped us set up the Kyoto leg of our Japan holiday.
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Michael_m
Sep 3, 2024
Our guide gave a great... - Our guide gave a great overview of the key sites and did a wonderful job of putting them into historical perspective
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Angela
Jul 9, 2024
A great capture of Kyoto history - Although it was quite hot , it was a great tour and our guide Ben was full of interesting knowledge about the history of Kyoto. Ben was very patient and generous with his time to answer questions and provide really great historical information. Would recommend this tour for sure.
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Muratcan_b
Jun 22, 2024
It’s very informative your. You hear and see almost everything you need in Kyoto. - Ben was a great guide. He let us made a great tour in the city, gave a lot of interesting information but we were not in a rush.
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Jonathan_h
May 29, 2024
Ben was terrific. Highly recommend - Ben was an excellent tour guide. Knows Japan and Kyoto extremely well. Good mix of history, food, and avoiding crowds. Learned more in 3 hours here than the three other tours taken in Japan so far. Highly recommend
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Anetka_1111
May 14, 2024
Amazing afternoon activity - Excellent tour! We had tour guide Ben, who was extremelly educative, full of interesting stories. He didnt bore us with history, and he kept tour very captivating. It was quite a lot of walking, but it was perfect for arternoon stroll. He gave us great recomendations for food, drinks, activities, etc. We loved this tour!
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From $40
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).