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Kyoto, Osaka, Nara Customizable Day Tour by Car with English Guide

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7 Ratings

Kyoto

Experience the best of Kyoto, Osaka, or Nara on a customizable day tour by car with an English guide. Choose your preferred location and explore top attractions like Osaka Castle, Arashiyama, and Nara Deer Park.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Arashiyama - Arashiyama is the second-most important sightseeing district in Kyoto. It’s filled with temples and shrines, but the star attraction is the famed Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is one of Kyoto’s top sights and for good reason: standing amid these soaring stalks of bamboo is like being in another world
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is the headline attraction in Arashiyama, a sprawling Zen temple with one of the finest gardens in Kyoto and wonderful mountain views
Kameyama-koen Park
Escape the crowds and (if you’re lucky) mingle with the monkeys at Arashiyama’s lovely hilltop park, Kameyama-koen Park
Okochi-Sanso Villa
Okochi-Sanso Villa is one of the top sights in Kyoto. It rivals any of the city’s imperial properties, and you don’t need reservations to enter

What's Included

Private transportation by air-conditioned van
Professional English-speaking driver who also serves as a guide
Tour cost covers highway tolls and gasoline
Convenient pick-up and drop-off services included
Personalized meet and greet service

What's Not Included

Entrance Fees • Accommodation Fees • Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner…)
Entrance fees of any place or ride of any thing not included customer choice can skip or want to ho

Additional Information

NOTE: Please select only one destination for the tour: KYOTO, OSAKA, or NARA. To visit all three locations, consider booking a 3-day tour.

We can arrange pickups from any location in OSAKA, Kyoto, KOBE, NARA, Osaka Kanasai airport, or Osaka cruise terminal.

Once you’ve made a booking with us, we’ll be in touch to ask your preferred destination and arrange your pickup and dropoff locations.

Our tours are completely customizable - feel free to add or skip any attractions.

Osaka travel plan

Osaka Castle
Shitennoji temple
Shinsekai
Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
Sakai City Hall Observatory Flour
Daisen Park

Kyoto travel plan

Arashiyama
Kinkakuji Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
Gion
Sanjusangendo Temple
Ginkakuji Temple
Nishiki Market Shopping District

Nara travel plan

Nara deer Park
Todai-ji Temple
Todai-ji Nigatsudo Kuden
Wakakusayama Hill
Horyu-ji Temple
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Shinyakushiji Temple
Naramachi street

Location

Kyoto

We Can pick up all travelers from there own pick up location address in OSAKA, Kyoto, KOBE, NARA or Osaka kanadai airport or Osaka cruise terminal. NOTE: Kindly choose any one Location KYOTO or OSAKA or NARA for full day tour.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

3.3

(7 Ratings)

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Dominicaa133pq

May 27, 2024

Wrll planned tour and very friendly and patient guide - The tour itinerary was very well planned, with enough time to cover all the major sites. Our guide, Sankalpa, was extremely patient, friendly, and flexible. He also takes excellent photos and is knowledgeable about the sites! Thank you for giving my family and me a memorable experience in Kyoto. Highly recommended!

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Z9691exbrendad

Nov 21, 2023

Great experience - My husband and I visited Mount Fuji for the first time, it was an amazing experience. Our driver picked us up at the hotel and we started our journey of two hours from Tokyo. Our driver was very nice and spoke good English. We had a pleasant conversation throughout the day. He took us to different points where we could experience Mount Fuji from different angles. Mount Fuji was magnificent! Such a natural wonder. We returned safely to Tokyo after the end of the day. The car was very comfortable which allows you to rest after a day of adventure. I totally recommend this service.

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Devon_w

Mar 31, 2023

FUN KYOTO DAY TRIP - The driver was punctual and very friendly. He accommodated our plans and allowed us to decide what we wanted to do and see. He was knowledgeable about the city and culture. The vehicle was clean and comfortable. I would did take this tour again. Thank you Rana Usman

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Dana_k

Mar 25, 2024

Not so great - The driver/guide is very nice. But the car was kind of noise during driving. And the guide has limited knowledge about surroundings and visited places. P

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Tresilian_s

Feb 15, 2024

A driver not a tour guide - Whilst our driver was friendly he was not a tour guide, he hardly spoke to us al all on the full day trip. I explicitly messaged the team asking for a guide and not a driver. We were left to our own devices and no real information was given, we had to google it all ourselves. He was a driver and not a tour guide - what a shame because on a separate trip our driver was a guide and took us to special places, shared lots of interesting facts and advised us of places to see and things to do.

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Carlos_v

Apr 12, 2023

Change the description. Too misleading - Pros: > "tour" was customizable. They allowed us to change the attractions to a shopping mall by the end > Driver tried his best to speak english Cons: > that was not a guided tour. You get a private car and a driver. > driver didn't offer to show us around. He just stayed in the car > driver asked for payment for parking. It should have been included as advertised > car had a foul smell

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Ernesto_g

Apr 9, 2023

Only driver, no guided tour - I’m dissatisfied with this booking because it is advertised as a tour but in reality you only get a driver and car without any guidance. Car was in great shape and driver was very courteous. The downside is that there is no proposed itinerary or any guided tour. Driver drops you off at location and waits for you. For the price paid and advertising I expected a tour, not a driver-only booking.

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