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Kyoto 1 Day Tour from Kyoto

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Overview

Available languages

English

9 hours 40 minutes

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A popular Sunrise Tours plan visiting the renowned sights of Kyoto including several World Heritage sites. This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. The tour will visit Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Sanjusangen-do Temple, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple. This tour takes participants to famous temples, a shrine, a castle, and other majestic places of interest in Kyoto. This standard tour is recommended for those traveling to Kyoto for the first time.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

As the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) and on days when there is an Imperial Household Agency event, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine instead. If the closed day falls on the 25th, the tour will visit Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Nijo Castle is closed on Tuesdays in January, July, August, and December. (Closed on the following day if Tuesday is a holiday.) If closed, Ryoan-ji Temple will be visited instead

Participants will walk from the parking lot to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine (about 15 min one-way)

Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations

The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations

Seats may not be designated

[Only for guests selected With Lunch option] Lunch will be a Western-style set menu. For those who would like a vegetarian meal, please make sure to inform us at the time of reservation. If requests are not provided in advance, same-day changes cannot be accepted. Halal, gluten-free, and other meal requests are not available

[Only for guests selected With Indian Thali Lunch option] Lunch will be an Indian thali set menu suitable for vegetarians. Menu: 3 kinds of curry (bean curry, vegetable curry, spinach and potato curry), vegetable pakora (Indian-style vegetable tempura), plain yogurt, naan or roti, rice (Indian rice), salad, 1 serving of non-alcoholic drink

Customers for Indian thali lunch and Western-style lunch will be served in separate dining area. On the day of the tour, the meal cannot be changed to a Western-style lunch/Indian thali lunch

Halal, gluten-free, and other meal requests are not available

For those who don't require lunch, please make a booking for the 'No Lunch' option. Customers with No lunch option will have free time to eat on their own in the Kyoto Station area

Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats or lunch. If bus seats or lunch is required, please make a booking under the child rate

Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

1

Nijo Castle

A World Heritage site. Tour the historical castle completed in 1626, which was built to provide lodging for the Tokugawa Shogun and as a palladium for Kyoto Imperial Palace. The impressive, elaborate carvings and decors in the Ninomaru Palace are a must-see. The tour will not enter the Honmaru Palace and Painting Gallery. Please refer to "Information travelers need from you" regarding alternative destinations on the day of closure.

50 minutes • Admission Included
2

Kinkakuji Temple

A World Heritage site. The wooden architecture is covered in thin layers of pure gold and is surrounded by a beautiful pond.

45 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Lunch (only if you select "With Lunch" option when booking)

Air-conditioned and heated tour bus

National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee

Admission fees and transportation costs included in the tour

Fees other than those listed in Includes

Options

No Lunch

Lunch is not included: There will be time allotted for the Kyoto Station vicinity. Please purchase your own lunch.

Western-style Menu Lunch

Vegetarian meal: If you would like a vegetarian meal, please indicate them when booking. On the day of the tour, can NOT be changed.
Please note: Halal, gluten-free, and other meal requests are not available.

Indian Thali Menu Lunch

Indian Thali Menu: Menu will be a Indian thali menu.
Please note: Halal, gluten-free, and other meal requests are not available.

Reviews

4.20

583 reviews

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  • All day tour, excellent, highly enjoyed.

    Brandie E,Feb 3, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The 1 day tour is a combination of the morning tour and afternoon tour. We had the same guide, KC, for both halves. We had an excellent time, he was very knowledgeable and the sites visited were all amazing. Nijo castle was excellent, as was fushimi inari shrine.

  • This is a great tour to hit the major sites that are out of the Gion area.

    Curtis M,Nov 27, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    This is a great tour to hit the major sites that are out of the Gion area. The guide was very friendly and spoke English well. Nice bus. Any tour like this requires a lot of fast walking, but this wasn't too bad.

  • Great Tour!!

    angelao691,Oct 25, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Loved our day tour of all the temples and the views, scenery. It was more than I imagined!! Momo was a wonderful guide, gave us so much information about everywhere we went. It was raining towards the end of our tour but it honestly added some magic to the atmosphere. 10/10

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  • great tour.

    Kun H,Oct 17, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    A great tour to cover all the must-see places in one day. Our guide K.C. is very friendly and humorous. I love his afternoon tour.

  • Fantastic experience. Wonderful to take my guests around Kyoto for a first time Japan trip.

    eriky677,Oct 11, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Momosan was very lively and interesting. The tour ran as we hoped from a Japanese company, punctual and very well organized.

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  • A day in Kyoto

    michaelmA565CH,Oct 3, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Was well organized and professionally provided. Yumi was well prepared and very professional! We really liked her! Would happily recommend this tour to all my traveling friends!

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  • Just do it - great value

    Kristen L,Aug 14, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Highly recommend this tour, great way to see the extraordinary temples, shrines, Palace and significant cultural centers in Kyoto. Our guide was knowledgeable, warm, friendly and good fun.

  • A Pavilion surrounded by a lake, beautiful

    AndreB225,May 31, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    A visit to do on your Kyoto route. The wooden temple is covered with a layer of gold. Pay particular attention to the gardens and the small lake surrounding the castle. Take the time to sit in several places and look at the landscape, it’s beautiful.

  • Kyoto in a day

    810LisaC,Apr 19, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The view was amazing. Lots of temples shrine castle done in 1 day. Very efficient way to travelling if you don’t have a lot of time in Kyoto. The guides were informative. Thanks Casey for the tip about Isetan!

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  • No first day in Kyoto

    reinaldoashitakah,Apr 18, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Much tradition and history, well desritods by the guide, good food and enough time for a recognition on a first day in Kyoto.

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