Private Tour

Private Kyoto Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised

Overview

Available languages

Japanese

English

Mobile ticket

Experience Kyoto like a local with a private, customized walking tour designed just for you. This is more than just a tour—this is an intimate, immersive Kyoto experience crafted around you. Explore iconic spots like Kyoto Tower, Togetsu-kyō Bridge, and Ginkaku-ji Temple, along with hidden gems tailored to your interests.

Your guide will craft an itinerary based on your passions, offering insider tips and uncovering the city's top attractions and cultural secrets. Discover sacred sites like Fushimi Inari Taisha, explore the cultural richness of Gion, or venture into historic neighborhoods off the beaten path. Let your guide reveal Kyoto's true essence and charm.

Within 24 hours of booking, you'll receive a questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, we'll assign a like-minded host who will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary and ensure your experience is flexible and tailored to your preferences.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

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

Direct communication with your host for itinerary planning and local recommendations.

Flexible durations and start times - Pick your preferred duration when you book

Pre-tour questionnaire to tailor the experience to your preferences

Private and personalized walking experience with insider tips from a passionate local

Food, drinks and tickets to any attractions

Transportation (primarily a walking experience, public transport may be used at an additional cost)

Gratuities (optional)

Options

3 hours

Duration: 3 hours

8 hours

Duration: 8 hours

2 hours

Duration: 2 hours

7 hours

Duration: 7 hours

5 hours

Duration: 5 hours

Reviews

4.85

1,390 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1288

Great day in Kyoto with Mia
Austin K,
May 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We had a great experience. Thank you so much to Mia, who was great!! She was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and she made our experience memorable.
Best guide ever
marieEVE b,
May 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Mia is the best guide ever! She is Nice and friendly and full of knowledge. It is really a pleasure to discover Kyoto with her. Highly recommended.
Milo was excellent!!
Philip S,
May 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
A tremendous private tour! Milo, our guide, was personable, organized and very knowledgeable in Japans history both past and present. Communication prior to the tour was excellent and allowed for a fully customized tour. The three hours went quickly and hit everything we wanted to see. I highly recommend Milo and this tour!
Fantastic Personalized Guided Tour
michael d,
May 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00
The only way to see anything in Kyoto is with a private tour. Our guide (his name was actually Kyoto) was excellent. He managed to customized our tour perfectly to fit into the time and was knowledgeable of each area. The crowds at the shrines are very bad but our guide made it tolerable. Suggest you go early in the morning as we went late in the afternoon. That’s a bad time with all the older slow tourists and geisha dress up crowd walking sooo slow. Avoid that by going early.
Highest Possible Recommendation! Don't Miss This Tour!!
Julie K,
May 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Both our tour guide, Ryuki, and this tour were absolutely fantastic! Our group of four adults felt so incredibly lucky to have found our way to this tour during our three-day stay in Kyoto. With Ryuki's total professionalism and guidance, his tremendous love and knowledge of his city (he was born and raised in Kyoto), and a truly joyful personality, we were able to see, experience, and enjoy ten-fold the number of things we could ever have managed to see and do on our own. The five-hour tour was jam-packed and fabulous: highlights included strolls through Gion and Pontocho Alley, the Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine, the Yasaka Shrine, and the most delicious cherry blossom ice cream in all of Japan! This wonderful tour was a true joy from start to finish!!