Nara Landmarks: Explore Temples and Tea

Explore Nara & Kyoto’s iconic sites in a day. Visit Todaiji Temple, feed deer at Nara Park, and make matcha tea in Uji.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nara Palace Site Historical Park - The palace site is included as one of the World Heritage Sites of Nara
  • Todai-ji Temple - Todaiji Temple housing the Great Buddha of Nara and it is one of the world’s largest wooden buildings.
  • Nara Park - There are 1,400 deer living around vast Nara Park
  • Kasuga Grand Shrine - Nara’s most…
What's Included
  • Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
  • On-board WiFi
  • Uji Macha making experience
  • Admission for Byodoin Temple
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Japanese style Lunch (if selected)
  • Admission for Todaiji Temple
  • Multilingual Audio Guidance
  • Vegetarian meal arrangements available up to 2 days before tour date
  • Last-minute bookings receive regular meal
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick up & drop off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Discover Nara’s must-see landmarks on the deluxe coach tour and try to make Matcha tea at Uji in Kyoto, the birthplace of matcha. We will drive pass Fushimi Castle and Heijokyo Palace on the way to Nara. We will visit Todaiji Temple, a house of the Great Buddha of Nara and it is one of the world’s largest wooden buildings. Meet about 1,400 deer at Nara…

Location
TULLY'S COFFEE Kyoto Avanti Shop
【MEETING POINT】 in front of Tully’s Coffee in Kyoto Avanti 【ADDRESS】31 Nishi-Sanno Cho, Higashi-kujo, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 【Meeting time】7:50am 【Departure time】8:00am ★Look out for green and white flag "Japan Panoramic Tours" ★No refunds or changes will be given to latecomers and no-shows
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ltara
Apr 30, 2025
Excellent tour, highly recommend! - At-Chan is an amazing guide! Very knowledgeable, fun, and sweet. She kept us on pace, and we saw a lot! Nara is very historic and there’s lots to see including the deer. A highlight for me was the stop in Ugi, where we learned how to make matcha. It was such a lovely day, one of the best tours I’ve taken.
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Culture15937685323
Apr 30, 2025
Great experience - The tour was a wonderful experience and Harry was extremely kind, guiding us step by step through every stop. I would have liked to spend more time in Nara, but overall it was a beautiful day. Thank you so much, Harry, for making it so special! I definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.
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Vrfsite
Apr 29, 2025
Good tour - Ate-chan has been a lovely and enthousiastic guide, sharing useful information with images to illustrate it. A very good tour with a variety of activities and good pace.
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Luigi
Apr 29, 2025
a beautiful experience - a beautiful experience. Our guide At chan was simply fantastic. an experience to do. recommended especially if At chan is the one taking you around. thanks
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Saracz5115ei
Apr 28, 2025
Nara tour - Easy and interesting morning tour including visit to deer park, Todaiji temple and Kasuga taisha shrine. The guide At chan speaks very clear English.
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Travelvictorya
Apr 28, 2025
Excellent tour to Nara with Rina - Would totally recommend the tour of the Historical Nara, Japan! Our travel guide Rina was really nice, smiling and personalized our tour. We tasted delicious traditional food, tea and sake. She showed us many interesting thinks, regular tourists might not know about. We even made the origami together in a bus. 10/10 would recommend. Many thanks to Rina from the group of 9 ppl from New York and Dallas.
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Gary_g3870
Apr 28, 2025
Exiting tour of Nara with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide. - Rina did a great job. It was a beautifully curated journey through Japan’s rich heritage. From the moment we started in Kyoto, we were immersed in stunning scenery, deeply rooted traditions, and world-class hospitality.
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365arie
Apr 28, 2025
Great tour withRina in Nara - Rina is great guide with fluent and clear English, thank you Rina, matcha tea tour was amazing, sake tasting too. Temple musium very interesting
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Natalieev2522vo
Apr 28, 2025
Great tour - The tour was amazing. Rina is very knowledgeable and kind. It was well organized and interesting. The palace and the Buddha were the biggest we’ve ever seen. Thank you!
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Pietrosq7797rs
Apr 28, 2025
amazing - amazing tour thanks to Rina!! i had so much fun. thanks again. we had such a amazing time. i will remember this guide for the rest of my life.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).