Nara Like a Local: Customized Private Tour. Learn about the City from a Local's Perspective
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Nara
Discover the city from the perspective of a fervent local. Without a predefined schedule, the tour can be tailored to your preferences or you can let the local guide you for a deeper understanding of the city. Focus on the connections you make, not only the sights you visit.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Naramachi Museum - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
What's Included
- Customized private walking tour
- Local guide (‘Lokafyer’)
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
Additional Information
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Naramachi Shiryo-kan Museum
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Brent_b
Apr 23, 2023
Poor Excuse for a Tour Guide - We would leave zero stars or a negative number of stars, if it were possible. Other than being able to navigate the transit system, which we could have done ouselves (this was my 2nd time to Nara), our guide Paul was generally incompetent or at least unqualified to give tours in Japan. He knew virtually nothing about the sites we visited, providing only inane or highly uninformed generic comments. He knew nothing about their cultural, religious, or historical significance--after living 30+ years in the country. We took 2 other Viators in Japan in the same week as this tour. Both of the other guides were vastly superior to this one. This tour was a waste of money. While we were visiting different sites, Paul waited, only to have us later stop so that he could use the loo/toilet or withdraw money from the bank--personal business that he should have taken care of while we were exploring sites. He also had the social interactive skills of a wet dish towel. We recommend finding your own way around and looking up facts on each site on Wikipedia. You'll get more out of the experience. Live and learn.
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