Kyoto Early Morning Tour with English-Speaking Guide

Overview

Available languages

Korean

English

Mobile ticket

Kyoto is one of the most famous spots to visit in Japan. Therefore, during the day, it is hard to see everything peacefully. In this tour, we start early to beat the crowds! We visit Fushimi-Inari Shrine, Kinkakuji, and Arashiyama.

⬇︎PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY⬇︎

➡️This is WALKING tour that uses public transportation. This is not a bus tour. This tour requires about 12,000 walking steps.

➡️The tour is APPROXIMATELY 5.5 hours, meaning it can differ by around 30 minutes before or after the estimated time.

➡️Our guide will contact you through what's app so please download what's app prior to this tour. This is to enhance smooth meeting between the guide and the guests.

➡️If you are late, YOU CANNOT JOIN the tour and will not be given a refund.

➡️This tour has up to 8 people.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Travel time is included in total tour duration.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

English-Speaking Guide

Public Transportation Fare (About 1240 yen)

Food and Drinks

Kinkakuji Temple

Options

Kyoto Early Morning Tour with English-Speaking Guide

Geisha Show After the Tour

Geisha Show After the Tour: After the Kyoto Early Morning Tour, watch a geisha apprentice dance and you will have the opportunity to talk with her.

Reviews

4.93

1,003 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

963

Shrines, temples and bamboo forest.
Jackie T,
May 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00
‘Nick’ was a brilliant guide. He looked after the group while getting us around on public transport. He was knowledgeable, attentive and passionate about the history and culture of Japan.
Great tour. Covered a lot...
Laura V,
May 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great tour. Covered a lot of ground. The guide was great at helping us navigate trains and travel to multiple locations.
Highly recommend this walking tour
Mridula M,
May 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00
(Sam) Soichiro Doi was in touch by WhatsApp a couple of days before our tour, & due to heavy rain on our scheduled tour date was good enough to accommodate our request to move our walking tour to the next morning when the rain abated! My husband & I enjoyed our walking tour with Sam’s informative narration. We had a stop at a nice cafe for a drink too. As we had another VIATOR kimono draping/tea ceremony to get to by 2.15pm , Sam was so good in finding us bus options, but in the end as there was a taxi stand right outside of the Golden temple & we took that option & Sam clearly instructed our destination to the taxi driver.
Must-see sites in Kyoto
Brian S,
May 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We visited three sites outside central Kyoto – north, west and east of the city core – which we may not have been able to visit on our own. We’re glad we did and appreciated having Aoi Yamaji as our guide. She was helpful and knowledgeable, and very skilful at corralling our small group on busy trains and buses as we moved from site to site – and, to be clear, despite the early start, there are still a lot of people everywhere in Kyoto at this busy time of year (April). There is much to see in Kyoto, but we would recommend the three stops on this tour: Fushimi Inari Taishi Honden (home of the Thousand Torii Gates), the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Kinkakuji (the Golden Pavilion).
The best way to see all the major Kyoto sites by 1pm!
Stacy L,
May 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00
If you only have 1 day in Kyoto- this is the best tour to see all the major sites by 1pm. Getting there early was great to beat the crowds! Kota was the best part of the trip- he was an excellent guide! He had so much knowledge of the culture and his English was very fluent. He was professional and kept a great pace and made sure we got where we needed to go safely and timely. It felt like we were friends by the end.