Full Day Guided Tour to Kyoto and Nara from Osaka by Van
Overview
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Ancient cities of Kyoto and Nara.
Walk the path of Fushimi Inari Shrine with 1,000 Torii gates lining the path to the top of the mountain. Walk in the old town of Gion. See the deers in Nara Park. Visit the great Buddha in Todai temple.
We at Explorer Tours provide comfortable small group tours with maximum 12 ppl per van. Our tour guides take you to each destinations. All entry tickets are included in our price. Unlike big bus tours, we provide personal touch for everyone.
• We do not supply any extra pick up & drop off service.
• Tour is not customizable.
• Customers will walk include stairs and hills in each places.
• Not recommended for travelers who can not walk long distance. This tour includes walking.
• Due to the weather and traffic conditions, time schedule might change.
• If you select, “I’ll decide later” for the meeting point, please message us on viator.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
WiFi on board
English Speaking Guide
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Gratuity
For lunch, you will have free-time in a designated area where you can walk around and pick a lunch spot for you and your group.
What To Expect
Osaka
Meet your tour conductor either in Shinsaibashi or Umeda DT Tower, and board our comfortable, luxurious private vehicle and travel 1 hr from Osaka to Kyoto.
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
Fushimi Inari Taisha, founded in the year 711 to worship the Shinto god of rice, Inari. Consistently listed as one of the most popular places in Japan. It is the most visited shrine in all of Japan. Over 2.5 million Japanese will visit the shrine during the first three days of the new year to pray for good luck, particularly in work and business. Join them and other tourists and locals climbing through the 1,000= torii gates that line the hillside and bask in over 1300 years of history.
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Full Day Guided Tour to Kyoto and Nara from Osaka by Van
Reviews
230 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Worth it
Haewon P,
Aug 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Take, our guide, was wonderful. He gave us the highlights of each location and gave us the space to contemplate each one. I also really appreciated the driver, who always made sure the van was ready (air conditioned!!!) before venturing on to next location. Both Taka and our driver were professional and extremely considerate - unscheduled stops to use restrooms. Tour itself was well worth it.
Great tour! Jin, our...
Deanna B,
Jul 30, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great tour! Jin, our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable and made our day all the more fun. Highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to experience Kyoto & Nara. It was the perfect amount of time to see the highlights.
The team was great
Michael N,
Jul 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00Andy and his team is excellent. You would be in great hands if you get them as your tour guides. On your tour
Very good tour. Our tour...
Taina M,
Jul 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very good tour. Our tour guide Taka was very kind, knowledgeable and easy to talk to. He actually lived in New York for a couple of years which made conversation much easier. Kyoto was nice. I can’t really speak about Gion because I didn’t walk around. We sat to eat at Rigoberto Smoke Grill and Bar and the food was delicious. The highlight for us was definitely Nara Deer Park and the Todai-Ji Temple. The temple is breathtaking and feeding the deers outside of the temple was a fun experience. Highly recommend.
Our guide, Taka, is very...
Yvonne C,
Jun 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our guide, Taka, is very easy going and speaks english well. He steered us away from crowds whenever possible and gave us some great lunch recommendations! Tip: being bug spray for the trip to the shinto shrine, especially if you wish to hike through the bamboo forest! We stopped briefly in Gion for lunch. Not much time if you decide to grab lunch, so we were unable to do the geisha exhibit. Overall Highly recommended.
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