Kyoto Private 6 hour Tour: Explore Kyoto's Iconic Attractions with an English Speaking Driver

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Discover Kyoto’s iconic attractions on a private 6-hour tour with an English-speaking driver. Visit the Golden Temple, Kiyomizu temple, and Arashiyama’s bamboo forest at your own pace. No guide included.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Kiyomizu-dera Temple - Kiyomizu-dera, formally Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera, is a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage site.

What's Included

Private vehicle
English speaking driver
Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list’

What's Not Included

Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
You cannot combine multiple tour groups.

Additional Information

The ideal pick for time-tight travelers that want to enjoy Kyoto. Avoid the potential confusion of Kyoto’s subway and bus systems; travel comfortably in a private vehicle instead!
On this tour, some of the destinations you can choose to visit include the glittering Golden Temple, the architectural masterpiece that is Kiyomizu temple in the Gion Geisha…

Location

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Gayed4

Sep 28, 2024

You Gotta Get Taka! - Taka our driver was very responsive and communicative prior to our trip so we would be clear with the details and instructions of the tour. He picked us up from our Airbnb and we went to four places, Arashiyama bamboo forest, Kinkaku-ji, Nijo castle and Ginkaku-ji. He spoke English very well and told such interesting facts while on route to all the locations and even gave us a guided tour while we were at the sites. He’s a great photographer and he has a wonderful sense of humor! highly recommended Taka if you’re on a limited schedule or even if you’re not, but want to see the beautiful sights of Kyoto. He takes away the hassle of trying to figure out how to get from one place to another. We were safely driven in an air conditioned, impeccably clean car to the four parts of Kyoto in 6 hours with plenty of time to take in the beauty and information of each one. He is so reasonably priced compared to his competitors. Definitely choose Taka! He’s 6 stars!!⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Min_y

Jul 27, 2024

Perfect tour for Kyoto -- Thank you Mr. Fuji! - We are absolutely delighted that we booked this private tour. Our driver, Mr. Fuji, was exceptional! When he arrived to pick us up at the hotel, we shared our interests, and he crafted an itinerary that efficiently covered the best route in just 6 hours. Mr. Fuji was incredibly thorough and detail-oriented. He took us to the prime photo spots, and when we got lost at one location, he patiently communicated with us via WhatsApp and guided us through the maze. Truly amazing! If we had any doubts in the beginning due to the limited number of reviews, we now wholeheartedly recommend this tour. By the way, this is the first review I’ve ever posted, and it’s only because I was so impressed with Mr. Fuji’s top-notch service and work ethic.

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Jean

May 10, 2024

Knowledgeable and flexible. - Our driver was flexible and did a great job showing us Kyoto. His English was not the easiest to understand but he was knowledgeable about all the history of our stops.

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Celestecr7780mb

Apr 18, 2024

Great job Yutkata Ito! - Yutkata Ito was great to work with. In advance of our trip, I corresponded via What's App to send our desired itinerary. We were picked up promptly at our hotel at 7am and went to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Tenryu-ji, Monkey Park, Kinkaku-ji. While we had more temples on our original itinerary, my family was all templed out at that point so we ended early for lunch. The car was very clean and comfortable, and our pickups and what's app correspondences were easy. Overall, our day was seamless!

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Naveen_d

Mar 31, 2024

Harry made the tour interesting and enjoyable - Harry drive us to the locations in Kyoto He was a good guide and give us good guidance with the timings and history of the places even though his role was not meant to be a guide for this tour We really had an awesome experience on this tour.

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Karen_t

Mar 29, 2024

Perfect way to start your time in the city - Nob was fabulous. He was prompt, helpful, gave us water, had a fire to hold our flyers from various stops and adapted as we went I think it was well worth the money and took away all the stress of a new town. I wish we had spent longer with him.

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711paulj

Feb 29, 2024

Highly recommended Kyoto tour . - Excellent tour with lots of interesting sites visited . Although our drive was supported to just drive , he joined us in all the sites and gave us detailed information. He also took us to an excellent local Sushi specialized restaurant for lunch .

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Tiffany

Feb 16, 2024

Visit all attractions efficiently - It's very convenient and you can see the attractions you want to see very efficiently. It happened to be raining that day and the weather was bad. Fortunately, we had a pre-booked English pick-up and drop-off service so we could arrange all the attractions as quickly as possible.

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Tom_r

Dec 25, 2023

100% yes, book it! - This was an excellent way for us to see Kyoto sights efficiently and comfortably. I do not think it could be done in one day taking public transit. Kan was a an excellent driven and shared lots of history and context to what we were seeing as well. Worth every penny!

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Bernardo_z

Dec 23, 2023

Punctual, nice clean car, caring - Very professional driver, made sure we always knew where to go in the shrines, very flexible with our schedule, spoke good English, punctual and very nice and clean car. Recommended!

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From $344 (Per Vehicle)

up to 8 guests

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