Kyoto Uncovered: One Full-Day Private Experience for First-Timers
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Kyoto Uncovered: One Full-Day Private Experience for First-Timers
By Ahmed Abu Tayeh
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Tour itinerary is planned based on hiring a car/van for 8 hours in Kyoto. Transportation fee -Cash to the driver in tour day: Up to 5 : ¥100,000 ,if more than 5 please let me know in advance. The tour covers the top sightseeing spots of Kyoto and long enough to cover them all.
1- As you only have 1 day in Kyoto, I can show you the best spots in Kyoto visitors enjoy that others would need at least two days to see.
2- Understanding the culture and life in Japan from a foreign prospective.
Itenerary is shown here, however, you can still customize it in arrangement with the guide.
09:00 Meeting at your hotel in Kyoto
9:30 Bamboo forest and Tenryuji temple garden.
11:00 Kinkaku-ji temple
12:30 Nijo castle
14:00 Lunch break
15:30 Fushimi Inari shrine
17:00 Kiyomizu-dera temple , old streets of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka around Kiyomizu-dera
18:00 Gion area and Geisha spotting streets, tour finish
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Ages 0-120
Duration: 10h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
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- Tour guiding and management, driver arrangemet
- Transportation cost is NOT included in the price here, it is an extra cost
What's not included- Transportation(cash):up to up to 5 travelers:¥100,000,more than 5: let me know
- Entrance fees,Lunch.
- Gratuities are always appreciated but never expected (In case your experience was exceptional)
- Entry/Admission - Bamboo Forest Street
- Entry/Admission - Kinkakuji Temple
- Entry/Admission - Nijo Castle
- Entry/Admission - Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Start:Traveler pickup offered.Pickup details
- *Pick up does not mean transportation costs are included in the tour price. Please check the tour extra costs details for more. *Meeting Point: Any place inside Kyoto, including your hotel. If outside, please let us know. *We provide shore excursion services from Osaka or Kobe ports for an additional fee payable directly to the driver of the hired vehicle. Itinerary may be adjusted to fit your schedule & preferences.
Additional pickup optionsDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.- Kyoto, Japan
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 229125P7- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 229125P7
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- brittanybobrowski0 contributionsGreat day tripVery good tour, very accommodating as this was a private tour. Great experience for our family. Guide was kind and informative.Written June 11, 2024
- AJ101504220 contributionsAMAZING EXPERIENCE!We had the most amazing exper9ience with our private tour guide, Noriko. She was knowledgeable in the history of each city, shrine, and park we visited and her personality was welcoming and kind. Each step of this guided tour was easy to follow and translated to us in detail. We loved the flexibility of choosing where we wanted to go along wtih Noriko's guidance where and when we weren't sure. Our driver was polite, promt, safe, and well versed in the city grids. Our organizer, Ahmed started us out on the right track with an early departure and clear directions to access the Shinkasen (bullet train). Overall 10/10 experiene for me and my teenage daughters!Written December 12, 2023
- 696andriym0 contributionsGreat tour with a great guide and driverThe tour was just exceptional. Hira our guide was a great person and knowledgable. He arranged the itinerary well to us, and managed us teh car. With car hiring, we were able to visit a lot of places within the allocated time. Highly recommended tour.Written October 5, 2023
- cristinastroe24120 contributionsGreat dayWe had a great day. The guide was a professional, very punctual and he told us a lot if interesting things.Written April 26, 2023
- Maritzabf0 contributionsOur guide was fun and well informedIt was a fun experience and we learned much about Gion. We went to different areas of town. We saw the temples and shrines as well as a cemetery. Walked the geisha district and the red district too. Saw the kabuki theater and learned about the first kabuki performer. I recommend this tourWritten April 4, 2023
- 412jtt0 contributions15 hours. Tokyo to Kyoto with AhmedAhmed was a fabulous host. Very knowledgeable about Kyoto, the history and significance of each Temple/Shrine and sight we visited. He planned out a full, but logical day, that ended perfectly at sunset. Highly recommend his service. Spoke fluent English andWritten March 6, 2023
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We had an incredible day with Keiko, who is a very knowledgeable guide and a wonderful person. She created a perfect itinerary to see several of Kyoto’s most famous sites and was a pleasure to spend time with throughout the day. Our favorite experience on our trip to Japan!
Written January 4, 2024
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Great to know you enjoyed it. The guides we deal with are competent and knowledgable, we hope to serve you again in Japan.
Written January 9, 2024
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