Kyoto Hidden Gems: Customizable Journey

Discover hidden gems in Kyoto on a customizable sightseeing car tour. Explore Nanzenji, Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama bamboo forest, Kinkakuji Temple, and Ginkakuji Temple with up to 8 people.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arashiyama - You will experienced a beautiful scenery and well preserved ancient buildings in Arashiyama bamboo forest. We will drop you at the entrance and our staff member will come with you to support. We will get random pictures of your entire journey. We will provide language translation assistance(Japanese to English). In additionally, if…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

You can explore hidden parts of Kyoto and customize your journey as you wish. We especially focus on covering the following places. You can select 4 out of the 6 places listed below:

  • Nanzenji
  • Fushimi Inari
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
  • Kinkakuji Temple
  • Ryoanji Temple

(This tour does not include detailed historical information about the sights, but we will assist you throughout your journey.)

Location
Kyoto Avanti
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bev_k
Nov 7, 2024
Perfect day with Keshara! - Keshara was our driver. He was very informative, polite accommodating and flexible. Picked us up in Osaka at cruise ship then drove us to Kyoto (90 min drive). He made great suggestions for us including a wonderful lunch spot. The 4 of us split the cost, cheaper than cruise ship excursion. He gets an A+++!
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Leonard_v
Nov 1, 2024
Kyoto day - Keshara was friendly, courteous and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure touring with him. He went out of his way to please our group. Took great pictures too.
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Bayo
Oct 25, 2024
Day Trip to Kyoto - On a three-day trip to Tokyo we knew we just had to fit in a day trip to Kyoto, even though everyone told us it couldn’t be done. Keshara met us at the Kyoto train station in his spacious, comfortable van. He took us on a memorable tour following a well-curated itinerary he had designed especially for our 3-person group of the very best attractions Kyoto has to offer. Polite, patient, friendly and knowledgeable, Throughout the tour Keshara provided useful nuggets of information about all the attractions we visited and helped us to truly appreciate the beauty of this enchanting city. The highlight of the day was lunch at a truly amazing steakhouse in the famous district of Gion (no geisha sightings unfortunately…). It was a superlative experience. He drove us back to the station where we caught our bullet train back to Tokyo having enjoyed a fulfilling day in Kyoto. We hope to be back in Kyoto soon to more fully savor the city’s splendor. Keshara has promised to reprise his role as our trusty guide. We can’t wait!
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Edward_y
Jun 8, 2024
Professional and courteous - Had a great time at Fushimi Inari and Bamboo forest walk. Keshara was friendly knowledgeable and able to accommodate all our requests.
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Resort393498
May 25, 2024
Off the beaten path, travel with Keshara! - Keshara is a skillful driving master, knowledgeable and nimble in busy traffic, handling the large tourist van expertly, steadily and effortlessly, navigating competently the ways and means of Japan. He was able to smoothly meet the needs and demands from our opinionated and divergent group of passengers. Technologically proficient, he was able to show us how to use the Google map when we were lost among the busy crowd. We had a wonderful time sightseeing Japan, thanks to Keshara!
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Jamie_s
Apr 15, 2024
Great experience! Our... - Great experience! Our guide let us completely customize our tour. Was communicative, friendly and knowledgeable.
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Pramesh_g
Apr 15, 2024
Keep it UP !!!! - The tour is good option for a family or group up to 8 people, Mr Kesara and his colleague are very helpful and flexible for itinerary during entire day. They take good photographs as well.
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Sharon_i
May 29, 2024
Disappointing, not informative, limited - Our guide did not explain things as we were riding. He spent more time speaking with his assistant. She was new and not knowledgeable. They were pleasant but parents were old and he was not accommodating like our last tour.
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Yonnie_e
Jul 4, 2024
Disappointing experience - We booked this tour after much reading and research. The reviews were between good and bad so we tried them out. First of all we had a bad day with rain but we decided to make the best of the day since we had this as one of our cruise excursion stops. Kyoto is very important itinerary for us but it started with Keshara being late arriving as our agreed time. Then the van is filthy and not something you expected in Japan. Turns out that he is the driver and guide and he spoke so softly that we all cannot understand not hear him properly. In terms of Overall experience, he was not professional at all as a guide in terms of his tardiness and personal grooming needs more attention.
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Patrick_m
Aug 26, 2024
Rip-Off - Tour guide never showed. We were scheduled to start at 8 a.m. We left three calls for the tour guide, who finally called back around 9:30 a.m. and then said he could show up at 10:30 a.m., so we just toured Kyoto without the guide.
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