Private and Personalized Tours in Kyoto: Exploring Top Attractions with Expert Guides

Experience the best of Kyoto with private and personalized tours led by expert guides. Explore top attractions and immerse yourself in Japanese history and culture. Book your unforgettable Kyoto experience now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kinkakuji Temple - The famous Golden Pavilion (this is a suggested site).
  • Kiyomizu-dera - One of the best known wooden temples in Kyoto with a spectacular panoramic view over the city (this is a suggested site).
  • Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine - Unending path of vibrant orange torii gates (this is a suggested site).
  • **Sannenzaka…
What's Included
  • Expert guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets
  • Transportation
Additional Information

We are a small group of people who specializes in private and personalized walking tours in Kyoto. Our aim is to help our customers to utilize best their precious time in Kyoto by offering specially crafted walking tours covering Kyoto’s top attractions.
When it comes to a trip, we know that you have your goals and preferences. We would love to hear…

Location
Kinkakuji Temple
1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Yifei_b
Jan 7, 2025
Fantastic time spent - We had Jose as our guide and he was awesome throughout our entire day. He’s very knowledgeable on all things Japan and we really appreciate he’s responsiveness to our questions. 100% the money was well spent and I would recommend anyone to tour Kyoto with Jose.
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D9314fmemilym
Jan 4, 2025
Excellent Tour - My husband and I took this tour in early Jan 2024 with Jose as our guide. He was knowledgeable, friendly, punctual and entertaining. We saw several shrines and temples, including ones that were less known (and less busy), but very tranquil and beautiful. We definitely recommend this tour, especially if you have a shorter period in Kyoto and want to see a lot in one day.
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Passenger38453222716
Dec 30, 2024
Perfect in record time - You have our guide has been exceptional of knowledge of kindness and thoughtfulness he organized very well the tour and lunch according to our wishes it is essential for a day visit
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Kylie_m
Dec 11, 2024
Tom , 10/10 tour guide of Kyoto - I took this tour with my 77 yr old mother, the guide Tom was excellent. Tom was able to customise the tour to the parts of Kyoto we were interested in. At the beginning of the tour Tom asked us what we wanted mostly to gain from the tour, and we wanted to hear about the history of Kyoto and Japan in general. The knowledge that Tom had was outstanding. Not only did he provide expert commentary, Tom kept the pace of the tour appropriate to our ability. We had a combination of walking and taking local taxi's, and saw things we wouldn't have if we didn't have Tom guiding us.
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Hughmm9522cq
Dec 8, 2024
Personalised walking tour in Kyoto - Our tour guide Pete took our family of 5 for a guided walking tour in Kyoto. He was fantastic, very knowledgeable on the sites , local in’s and out and transport. He was also ok about making extra stops (Ie shops on the way!) and helped change the itinerary to help work around a sick party member. Definitely recommend a personal guide over a big group tour. Tour was early December and we were very lucky to get so many red/yellow autumn colors still showing.
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Alen_l
Dec 4, 2024
Great tour of Arashiyama area of Kyoto with Tom-san - We visited the Nomomiya Shrine, Bamboo Forest, Okochi Sanso Garden, Togetsukyo Bridge, Horin-ji Buddhist Temble and Monkey Park. The small entry fee for Okochi Sanso Garden was totally worth it (make sure you get tea and visit the memorial to the famous actor that founded this garden). Our guide Tom was very nice and informative. We really enjoyed our time with him and the lunch we shared together. We appreciated learning about what we should and shouldn't do at shrines and temples in order to respect local culture. The walk up to Monkey Park is a little bit of a hike and we enjoyed seeing the monkeys and the view from up there. Thank you Tom!
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Necol_j
Nov 29, 2024
Wonderful Experience! - Jose was an amazing guide. He was knowledgeable, personable and fun to be around. This was a beautiful experience.
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Necolj2020
Nov 28, 2024
Wonderful Experience! - Jose is a fantastic tour guide. He's knowledgeable about Kyoto and took me to so many beautiful places. My tour was full of vibrant colors and beauty... everything I was hoping for and more. It was a wonderful tour.
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Durga_s
Oct 6, 2024
Fun Arashiyama area tour with Maki San - Maki San, a Kyoto native was very knowledgeable, informative and fun! She made sure the 4 of us enjoyed our tour. Thank you very much for sharing a part of your city with us and answering all our questions!
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Naomi_l
Jan 4, 2025
Recommend touring with Jose - Jose was a great guide for Kyoto! He was also flexible in adjusting the itinerary based on our interests and preferences. We learned a lot from him! He also gave us great tips for other sightseeing in the area. It was a real pleasure to have him take us from sight to sight (involves trains and buses) instead of having to plan it ourselves. The information he gave us at each site was very interesting!
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