Kyoto Private Tour with Local

Experience Kyoto like a local with a personalized private tour. Explore traditional neighborhoods and discover the city’s unique energy. Flexible itinerary tailored to your interests.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sanjo Bridge - Sanjo area is full of old, family-run establishments, specialist shops and local life. You can also enjoy a stroll on Kamogawa river, while your local host shares with you stories about Kyoto’s history and traditional culture.
    IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those…
What's Included
  • 4-hour tour with a personal host
  • Customized private experience
  • Optional hotel meet-up for central locations
  • Tailored walking tour with public transport and taxi suggestions on request
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Spend time with one of our hosts exploring Kyoto. Half a day is not nearly enough time to see the whole city, but with a host by your side you will get a feel for its energy. Explore one of Kyoto’s traditional neighborhoods, and see Kyoto as you would if you were coming to visit a friend who lived here.
Within 24 hours after booking, you’ll receive a…

Location
Starbucks Coffee - Kyoto Sanjo-ohashi Bridge
(The host will be waiting in front of Starbucks Coffee) 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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Alasdair_r
May 23, 2025
Brilliant guided tour of Kyoto - Woohee was an excellent guide. She asked what we were interested in and then tailored the tour around us. We visited lots of the main attractions around Kyoto - which we would never have found on our own. This included temples, shrines, markets and the various geisha areas within the City. Would definitely recommend this tour and especially Woohee.
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Michael_s
May 3, 2025
Mai was exceptional! - Mai was a wonderful guide who very efficiently shepherded us through the crowds in the train stations to the wonderful destinations of our choosing. She was amazingly accommodating and helped take photos for us. Even after our tour, she continued to assist us with recommendations. There is so much to see, so her guidance was so important.
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Giulia_h
Nov 24, 2024
Kyoto Tour - Andy did a great job with the tour and showed us some of the less crowded places in Kyoto, which was what we were looking for
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Tracid307
Apr 8, 2024
Best way to see Kyoto - Masaya was our guide for an 8 hour tour of Kyoto. He met us at our hotel. Masaya was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. We were able to see quite a lot of Kyoto in our 8 hours, much more than we would have been able to on our own. I cannot recommend the experience more. He also gave us recommendations for our remaining days in Kyoto which was very helpful.
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Quest02284419718
Mar 28, 2024
Great tour - Great personalized tour, guide did a great job preparing based on our specific preferences. Also followed up on some questions we had after the tour. Would definitely do again.
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Dawn_d
Mar 28, 2024
Ada is an awesome guide! - Ada was an excellent guide. She coordinated with us in advance to personalize the tour to our priorities. She was on time and gracious throughout the tour. She went above and beyond by helping us make a few phone calls in Japanese.
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Peggytw5725cb
Jul 31, 2023
A City Unscripted Day in Kyoto, scripted just for our family and it was perfect - Our day with super guide Jose David meeting us at the McDonald's in Kyoto Station close to our lodging, then to Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion) and onto Higashi Hongan-ji Temple near the station and onto the magnificent Kiyomizu Dera through the most impressive cemetery on a hill ever and with views of Kyoto unmatched! Then Jose David was kind enough to get us to our pottery workshop set in an area that we never would have found, and reservations at a great Japanese bar-b-que. A perfect day. Thank you Jose David!!!
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Janna_m
Jul 1, 2023
Highly recommend! - Made it so easy to navigate around Kyoto! Our guide was flexible and made adjustments to fit our needs (young children and grandparents).
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Connie_c
Jun 28, 2023
Excellent guide - Our guide Emi is excellent. She planned our itinerary well and recommended places to eat and shop. She is also very patient and kind to advise us on transportation for our onward destinations by train. Even helped us to buy tickets. We had a wonderful and enjoyable day with her. Highly recommended guide.
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Andreas_s
Jun 22, 2023
Nehal showed me some... - Nehal showed me some hidden and popular places as well in the beautiful city of Kyoto. and explained the stories about it. Unfortunately time was too short to discovereverything
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).