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Kyoto private tour (Shore excursion available from Osaka or Kobe port)

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Overview

Available languages

Chinese (Taiwan)
Chinese
Japanese
English

8 hours

Mobile ticket

Visit Japanese beautiful traditional town, Kyoto with a private guide! It's the gem in Japan.

As it's a private tour, you can relax and visit sites with your own pace.

This tour covers most popular sites like Fushimi Inari shrine, Geisha area, and Golden pavilion.

Tour guide will meet you at your accommodation in Osaka/ Kyoto / Osaka port / Kobe port and start the tour hassle-free.

You can choose transportation method depending on your needs. (To be paid separately)

Use subways, local trains and taxis like locals riding public transportation or hire a van for door to door convenience or if you are JR Rail Pass holder, maximize the use it.

Estimate transportation cost is listed in the exclusion section.

Please clarify choice of transportation when booking this tour.

(For passengers form the cruise ship, destinations might vary depending on the departure time of the ship )

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Infant meals not included

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Choose transportation method from public transportation and private van when booking.

Transportation fee is not included. Please pay the fee on the day.

Please clarify the port name (Osaka or Kobe) if you are passengers of cruise ship

Itinerary and duration may change upon the docking and departure time of cruise ship

Hiring private van is recommended as you walk long distance

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

National licensed guide

Lunch and 1 soft drink

Guide meets you at your hotel / port

Entrance fee

Transportation fee to be paid on the day: Around 7-9,000 yen/person using public transport.

Transport cost to be paid on the day: From around 80,000 yen/party(up to 8) chartering a private van

Transportation fee to be paid on the day: Around 6,000 yen / person if JR Rail Pass holder

Please clarify type of transportation method at the time of booking

Gratuities

Insurance

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Osaka/ Kobe port or hotel/ accommodation
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If you wan to meet guide at: Hotel or Accommodation: Give us the name of your hotel or accommodation in Osaka or Kyoto Port or dock: Give us your ship name and clarify port/dock name, Kobe or Osaka (Tempozan)

What To Expect

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Kinkakuji Temple

Shininig in Gold, the most beautiful temple in Kyoto.

50 minutes • Admission Included
2

Sanjyusangen-do temple is well known for a 1001 Buddhist statues. You are amazed by this forest of statues in Japan's longest wooden structure.

40 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Kyoto private tour (Shore excursion available from Osaka or Kobe port)

Pickup included

Reviews

4.97

37 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Excellent tour experience

    RussellK,

    May 12, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Tour guide very knowledgeable and friendly. Excellent English speaker. Like going on a tour with a good friend.

  • Great Way to Experience Kyoto

    Tim F,

    Apr 13, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    We had an exceptional tour with Ichiro from Kobe to Kyoto! My only request was to ride the Shinkansen, and the rest of the itinerary was planned by our guide. The thousand Torii gates, Buddhist statues, and Golden Pavilion were all uniquely memorable. Having a personal guide made it much easier to navigate the crowds and understand the significance of the sights. With so much to see one day is really not enough, but we made the most of it.

  • Kudos to Kaori!

    Mallory H,

    Apr 5, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    What an informative tour by Kaori! She was great at explaining so much of Kyoto’s history and even catering the tour to what we preferred to see. Must do the bullet train if you can swing it! We loved our sweet homemade gesture she gave to us at the end of the tour too. Thanks again!

  • Kyoto Highlights

    Christi B,

    Mar 7, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Wonderful full day tour! Our guide, Kiora, met us at the port and provided a seamless amazing day. We visited all of the sites that I had on my “to do “ list-golden Pavilion, Gion District- and two additional temples. Kiora was knowledgeable and prepared with many illustrations of the history and significance of the sites. We HIGHLY recommend this tour- and Kiora! Well worth the $ spent.

  • Kyoto Private Tour Exceeded All Our Expectations

    Diana N,

    Oct 10, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    Keiko was an absolutely amazing tour guide for Kyoto. She personalized our tour to our requests and was very organized & accommodating. She picked us up at the Osaka port. We took the subway and Shinkansen to Kyoto as we wanted to experience riding the Shinkansen from Osaka to Kyoto which took 13 minutes! We visited the Fushimi Inari Shrine, Nijo Castle and Gardens (a must see), Gion, and Kinkakujicho Golden Pavilion (a must see too). We traveled via taxi in Kyoto to maximize time. Keiko also took us to a great Ramen restaurant near the Gion district for lunch. Then we went back to Osaka via the train. We wanted to buy handmade Japanese knives and Keiko took us to a great local knife store in Namba district of Osaka and she also found us a wonderful Sushi restaurant in Osaka for dinner and dropped us off there. The dinner recommendation was fabulous and a gem of a restaurant for sushi and sashimi. Overall our tour with Keiko was fabulous and she was an incredible tour guide. One thing to note, the customer pays for the public transportation costs including the subway, Shinkansen, and taxis but we knew this and was more than happy to do so to make the tour the most efficient and the most cost effective. This was the best tour we have had so far in Japan and Keiko made it so. Don’t hesitate at all to book this tour and ask for Keiko!

From ¥36,000

4.97
37 reviews
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