Kamakura Day Trip from Tokyo: Explore Temples, Shrines and Great Buddha with a Local
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7 Ratings
Chiyoda City
Embark on a bespoke adventure to Kamakura from Tokyo, where you'll explore temples, shrines, and the famous Great Buddha statue with a local guide. Customize your itinerary based on your interests and enjoy scenic hiking trails, meditation sessions, surf shacks, and beaches. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Yuigahama Beach - Absorb the natural beauty of the forests and oceans that surround this beach town, and maybe stop in at a surf shack for a beer (or two, you’re on holiday!)
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
What's Included
- Round tickets to Kamakura via JR train
- Private and personalized experience
- Walking experience (other transport can be arranged at an additional cost)
- 8 hours with a Local host
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs other than the round trip train to Kamakura
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Discover the coastal town of Kamakura, which lies just an hour away from busy Tokyo, with one of our friendly hosts. Take in the surrounding temples and shrines tucked away in the leafy green forest and see the famous Great Buddha statue. There are also scenic hiking trails, sunrise meditation sessions, surf shacks to enjoy a beer at and beaches on which to laze the day away. Whatever your speed, your host will make it happen.
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 who will plan an itinerary based on your interests and requests. Ready for a bespoke adventure to Kamakura?
- After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
- Meeting Point
- Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Location
JR EAST Travel Service Center Tokyo Station
(The host will be waiting in front of the Travel Service Center, located in Tokyo Station)
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Nell_b
Nov 19, 2023
Fantastic Experience! Excellent Guide! - Marc was incredible! So knowledgeable, adaptable to our interests and engaging. He was particularly attentive to helping us with walking issue - locating all the elevators and making the trip easy for us. He was very good at small details and made this a lovely day for our family.
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Sergio_c
Jun 15, 2023
Great visit mostly to shrines and temples - Great experience! Michael was very helpful and patient to get us around seamlessly
Highly recommended activity
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P3terson
Dec 3, 2019
Kamakura Day Trip - Extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and kind. The trip was as smooth as possible and he shared a wealth of knowledge about our trip and Japan as a whole. Highly recommended.
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Humpyfamily
Nov 2, 2019
Great day out of the city - A great trip and we really enjoyed getting out of the city for the day.
Our guide - Kento - was brilliant and as well as being a great guide he also gave us a great insight into Japanese life.
There is loads to see in Kamakura and easy to see why they call it the Kyoto of the east. We were able to get around the city quickly and efficiently on e-bikes which we hired next to the rail station.
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E_m0m
Oct 31, 2019
Full Day Trip To Kamakura - We were a party of four, and wanted an in-depth immersion into the history of Kamakura. We were so lucky to have Martin as our guide! Martin is extremely knowledgeable and easily answered all of our questions. He is a real professional! He promptly met us at our hotel at the prearranged hour. Took us to Kamakura by Metro and JR trains, explaining both mass-transit systems to us along the way. Martin had already planned out an exciting and informative itinerary, tailored to our interests. We covered every one of the major sites, with Martin providing all the background info. He is humorous, has a great personality, and is a real "people person," You would be very lucky to have Martin as your tour guide!
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Vanessa_h
Jul 23, 2019
Beautiful City with a great tour guide - Our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed our day in Kamakura. Highly recommend it!!!
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Cody
May 27, 2019
Excellent private tour of Kamakura - We were in Tokyo for a week, and this tour was one of our highlights. Our tour guide, Martin, was excellent. He not only took us to the main temples in Kamakura, but he also gave us an insight of the culture in Japan. He took us to a local cafe for lunch that we would never have known about to have a tasty meal. He was able to answer the questions we had about living in Japan, the religions, mannerisms, transportation, etc. He catered our tour to our interests, which made it that much more enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour.
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