Private Tour
Shore Excursion: Day Trip To Kyoto From Osaka Port
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Travel to Kyoto with your local host, and discover another side of Japanese culture in its 8th-century capital. Explore the cobbled streets of traditional entertainment district Gion, see the famous flame-colored tunnel of Fushimi Inari Shrine, or visit the Arashiyama bamboo grove in western Kyoto. At dusk, when the city’s iconic paper lanterns are lit, you could even spot a mesmerizing geisha floating through the streets. Whatever you decide, you’ll discover more than just the Kyoto in your guidebook.
Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
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
100% private and personalized itinerary
Walking experience once in the city center
Return tickets from Benten Cho station to Osaka station
8 hours with a host (including travel time) - this can be customized
Food and drinks
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs (other than the ones included in the experience)
Return tickets from Osaka to Kyoto (Covered by JR pass if you have one)
Gratuities (optional)
What To Expect
With your local host leading the way and taking care of transport, travel to Kyoto from Osaka Port via public transport IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.
Gion
Amble down the lantern-lit streets of Gion, the traditional entertainment district (and see if you can spot a geisha floating by) IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
Options
DaytriptoKyotofromOsakaPort8hr
Reviews
13 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
First time trip to Kyoto
Alice Y,
Aug 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Mayura was a great communicator and guide! She arranged for us to rent kimonos. Then she took my family and I to see the temples. She showed us some sights around Kyoto. We had a lovely day taking beautiful & memorable family photos. I would highly recommend!
Great guide, bamboo forest is wonderful
elizabeth f,
Oct 31, 2024
- Viator
5.00Kalid, my tour guide was excellent. I did realize this was a walking tour, and I have some mobility issues. He was able to suggest an itinerary that met my needs. It was beyond my expectations. The rickshaw through the bamboo forest was such a joy.
Best tour of our life with Ceci !
MARIECHRISTINE C,
Oct 9, 2024
- Viator
5.00We truly had the BEST tour we ever had with Ceci and we had many tours in the past… She is one of the most amazing tour guide we had. She took time to explain all the little details of the places we visited. I never met any tour guide that is willing to walk 20+km to make sure you don’t miss anything. Don’t worry if you can’t walk that much because Ceci made sure to ask us every now and then if we were ok to walk a little more. She contacted us many time before the tour to build our tour according to our wishes. She is extremely attentive and will make sure that you have the best experience ever. She brought us to some places that were off the beaten path so that we could have a true taste of life living in Japan. We will remember this tour with Ceci forever. It’s to bad that there’s not more Ceci in this world ! She definitely has a natural gift to teach and explain things in a way that you not only understand but feel what it’s really like to live here in Japan. Thank You so much Ceci !
Kyoto & Gion by train from Osaka
april f,
Sep 30, 2024
- Viator
4.00Wei was very accommodating & gave us lots of knowledge of Kyoto & Gion. We couldn’t have done the train system to Kyoto & Gion from Osaka.
Great day out but tiring.
Ian S,
Jun 2, 2024
- Viator
5.00The whole of the day was memorable from experiencing the train travel and the sights we visited. Our guide was not actively looking for us at the meeting point but after that he was good. Navigated the train system well and took us to several sites including the Fushhimi Inari - Taisha Shrine and the bamboo forest.
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