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8 hours
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Let's have a special experience taking the Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawa River Boat Ride with English guide!
The With Lunch Plan includes a scheduled lunch followed by a guided afternoon tour of Arashiyama, with the tour concluding back at Kyoto Station.
The No Lunch Plan does not include lunch or the afternoon itinerary; the tour officially concludes at Arashiyama after the Hozugawa River Boat Ride.
・Enjoy the beautiful scenery from the Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawa River Boat Ride
・Experience the thrilling Hozugawa River Boat Ride
・Explore Tenryuji temple, Arashiyama bamboo forest, and Kameyama park. (with Lunch Plan Only)
・Including Kyoto style lunch buffet (with Lunch Plan Only)
・Travel with an experienced guide with deep knowledge about Kyoto
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 pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is not a private tour, you will enjoy the tour with other guests together.
If the minimum number of participants 20 is not met by 14 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date might be cancelled.
Please ensure you arrive promptly at the designated meeting time.
The schedule may be subject to sudden changes or shorter visit durations due to reasons such as traffic congestion.
Refunds will not be provided if you fail to arrive at the meeting location on time (no show).
In the event of a natural disaster, such as a typhoon, the tour will be canceled, and a full refund will be issued.
With Lunch Plan: The Hozu River cruise may be canceled on the day of the tour due to rising water or inclement weather. In the event of a cancellation, we'll give you a refund of 3000 yen and visiting Toei Kyoto Studio Park.
No Lunch Plan: In the event of a cancellation of the cruise, we will give you a refund of 5,000 yen and substitute the activity with an Arashiyama walking tour, which includes the admission fee for Tenryu-ji Temple.
Children under 80cm in height or 0-2 years old are not permitted to join this tour due to the safety regulations of the Hozugawa River Cruise.
Please note that cherry blossoms and autumn leaves may not be seen due to weather conditions.nvolves a lot of walking. If you have trouble walking, we advise you not to book this tour.
This tour involves a lot of walking. If you have trouble walking, we advise you not to book this tour.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Lunch (with Lunch Plan Only)
Admission fee of Tenryuji temple
Ticket for Hozugawakudari River Boat Ride
Ticket of Sagano Romantic Train
Air-conditioned vehicle
Round trip transfer from your hotel
Lunch (No Lunch Plan)
Sagano Romantic Train
The Sagano Romantic Train is a wonderful experience to enjoy the beautiful seasonal colors. It takes around 25-minutes, 7.3 km train ride lets enjoy the beautiful views.
Experience the beautiful scenery in Hozu River valley, between Kameoka and Arashiyama. Please enjoy gorgeous view. In the event of the Hozugawa River cruise cancellation due to rising water or inclement weather, the With Lunch Plan receives a refund of 3,000 yen and includes a visit to Toei Kyoto Studio Park, whereas the No Lunch Plan receives a 5,000 yen refund and a substituted Arashiyama walking tour, including Tenryu-ji Temple admission. When in season, you can enjoy the magnificent cherry blossoms in spring or the brilliant autumn colors! Even outside these peak times, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, the view from the Sagano Romantic Train, and the rich nature surrounding the Hozugawa River.
Duration: 8 hours
Lunch
Duration: 4 hours: The tour concludes at Arashiyama.
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Azita S,
Apr 3, 2025
- Viator
Experience with our guide was terrible, we had been on a tour with this company before and were very satisfied, but this time it was terrible, our guide didn't speak even average English, it seemed like it was his first time because he didn't know anything and didn't give us any explanations. Even at the place where we stopped for lunch, he didn't tell us what we could to do there, and when we got back on the bus, we realized that we could go there to see the bamboo, he didn’t tell us anything We just had a chance to go to the monkey park ourselves. When we protested, he said , I’m sorry. We paid for it from America and came to see it, now he's telling us I’m sorry. This is our last time that we went to vitator company
Jodie R,
Dec 7, 2024
- Viator
A bit disorganised to begin with but the places visited were lovely. Lunch was average at the buffet. Unfortunately we had a family group that didn’t follow our guide’s instructions so we had to wait for them several times and were late for one part of the day, which meant we had less time. We had a fun time on the river boat. Would recommend the tour. We did the full day.
Dr A,
Apr 7, 2024
- Viator
Amazing experiences. Guide Ms Yoka was very informative and excellent. Tour was very well organized. Lunch was yummy . The best part was the boat ride . Don’t miss this tour.
Christina W,
Mar 25, 2024
- Viator
The tour guide was excellent. But the boat ride was canceled, there were no cherry blossoms so the train ride was cheesy, and then with the boat canceled, kind of pointless. There was too much time waiting for transportation and then not enough time walking through the sites to actually pause and take pictures. And by the time we got to the final temple, we were late and they wouldn’t let us enter.
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