Private Minivan Tour: Discover Kyoto's Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari

Embark on a private minivan tour of Kyoto’s Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari. Explore stunning temples, bamboo groves, and the iconic red gates of Fushimi Inari. Customize your tour and enjoy a matcha tea break along the way.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arashiyama - Within this part of Kyoto are the following places, all described in detaile below: Tenryuji, Bamboo Grove, Okochi Sanso. But also, we’ll spend some time, as you wish, strolling the town itself, both along the river and through the shopping district.
What's Included
  • Transport by private vehicle (6 or 9 passenger vehicle, depending on your group size/choice)
  • Native (or equivalent) English-speaking driver-guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off in Central Osaka, Kobe or Kyoto
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Admissions (figure 1,500 per adult)
  • Child seat: 1,000 yen payable on day of tour.
Additional Information

Discover the captivating attractions of Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari with our exclusive, day-long minivan expedition departing from Osaka. In tranquil Arashiyama, we’ll marvel at the architectural splendor and serene gardens of the UNESCO-listed Tenryuji, followed by a memorable photo session in the iconic bamboo grove. Next, we venture into the…

Location
Arashiyama
Ukyo-ku,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Msordal
Jul 28, 2024
Great Experience - Everywhere we went was incredible. Kevin provided so much great information and history. My 10 year old grandson was very impressed
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Danlx9884ar
Jul 2, 2024
Great experience and a great tour guide Kevin - Our driver:tour guide picked us on time took us and guide us and gave us background history of each site as well as took us to a fantastic local place for lunch as well as squeezed in a few unique places that wasn’t on the itinerary in addition to a few places that were on my list. Thank you Kevin for the fantastic tour for myself and my kids.
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Zerahsfarm
Jun 12, 2024
Inspiring and stimulating visit to temples around Kyoto - It was a hot and humid day but Thomas took us to beautiful and interesting places in Kyoto. Thomas has excellent English and great knowledge of the Japanese history. We learned a lot from him about life in Japan and history.
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Margaret_m
Apr 30, 2024
Brilliant day with outstanding guide - Our guide Lito met us at Osaka port & drove us to Kyoto. We connected with him straight away- easy going, fun. We loved his sense of humour & took outstanding photos. Lito understood what we would like to do in our private tour & more than delivered. He set the standards high for our next booking in a couple days time visiting Osaka. We highly recommend Lito & has been our best guide in Japan. Thanks for such an awesome day
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Rubej_p
Apr 16, 2024
Thomas was a great tour... - Thomas was a great tour guide. Although French, he spoke Japanese fluently and was well versed in English as well. He navigated the busy streets of Osaka and Kyoto with ease and showed us the highlights of Kyoto. We would recommend Thomas as a friendly well organized and helpful guide
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Professionalp511
Mar 1, 2024
Fabulous Kyoto - Excellent! The guide, Javi, was very dedicated, kind and allowed us our wishes. We recommend it!! We had two fabulous days in Kyoto.
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Brian_h
Feb 29, 2024
Highlight of our Trip! - Our group (6 adults) had such an amazing time with Kevin doing this tour! Kevin was a great guide (shared good information, was timely, and just all-around great guy!) and drove us to Arashiyama, Kinkakuji and the Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine. It was wonderful day and we all had a great time :)
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Lilnabeth_s
Dec 22, 2023
Awesome private tour of Kyoto - Kevin R. was an amazing guide! He took us to the highlights of Kyoto (nice balance for our group, which included first timers in Japan and folks who had been there before). He had a lot of info to share, was very patient with our group which wanted to take tons of pics. Thank you, Kevin and Pinpoint Travels (esp Kristy, very responsive to emails before the tour). Private tour was so worth it!
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Tvsnowman
Nov 4, 2023
Fantastic tour with terrific guide - A fun and interesting tour lead by Kevin R. From the beginning to end, this tour was great. Kevin’s friendly personality and knowledge made this tour a memorable experience. I highly recommend this tour as it fulfilled all our expectations and more. He took the time to show us Kyoto and never rushed us. His laidback style was exactly what I had hoped for. If you want a personal guide that is not boring then book this tour. Every place on this tour was amazing. Autumn fall colors and beautiful scenery. Unbelievably gorgeous! Five stars!
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Ria_s
Nov 1, 2023
Worth it! - We booked this private tour for our family to go on a day trip to Kyoto with additional side trip to Nara Park. The tour itself isnt cheap but it was worth it to have a private car / driver /local guide / photographer to bring you around, which isnt easy to do as a tourist. Our guide Kevin is a caucasian who’s been living in Japan since 1996. Having an english speaking guide made this tour more fun since theres no language barrier. Kevin is also easy going and flexible. We always allot extra with every travel destination to get a private tour and so far, it proves to be well spent every time.
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