Private and Personalized Tours in Kyoto: Exploring Top Attractions with Expert Guides
5.0
166 Ratings
Kyoto
Experience the best of Kyoto with private and personalized tours led by expert guides. Explore top attractions and immerse yourself in Japanese history and culture. Book your unforgettable Kyoto experience now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
learn more
Highlights
- Kinkakuji Temple - The famous Golden Pavilion (this is a suggested site).
- Kiyomizu-dera - One of the best known wooden temples in Kyoto with a spectacular panoramic view over the city (this is a suggested site).
- Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine - Unending path of vibrant orange torii gates (this is a suggested site).
- Sannenzaka Ninenzaka - Beautiful and well-preserved ancient streets (this are suggested sites).
- Ginkakuji Temple - Also known as the Silver Pavilion (this is a suggested site).
- The Bamboo Forest Trail - A scenic natural area with a magnificent bamboo grove(this is a suggested site).
What's Included
- Expert guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance tickets
- Transportation
Additional Information
We’re a dedicated team offering custom-built, private tours around Kyoto. Our objective is to aid our clients in optimally investing their valued time in Kyoto through our specifically designed walking tours that encompass the major sites of the city.
When it comes to travel, we understand that everyone has personal objectives and tastes. We’re eager to learn about yours and assist you in constructing a distinctive and unforgettable Kyoto journey.
Our guides, formed of postgraduate students and academic individuals who graduated from Japanese universities, possess extensive knowledge about Japanese culture and history. This is thanks to their long-term residency here and proficiency in their specific areas. Their high educational qualifications enable them to be experts not only on everything Kyoto-related, but also on the Japanese lifestyle and its plentiful past.
A few of our guides are fluent in Spanish and French. Don’t hesitate to request a walking tour in either of these languages if necessary. (For Spanish, please visit our online site, Kyoto Daily Tours)
}
Location
Kinkakuji Temple
1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(166 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Linda_r
Apr 13, 2024
Best Time! - Peter was simply amazing! Highly recommend! From his thoughtful planning and suggestions to making changes along the way we had the best experience and time. Thank you Peter!
Review provided by Viator
Cboggie44
Apr 13, 2024
Esteban is the best guide for Kyoto! - Esteban was the perfect tour guide for our time in Kyoto. 8 hours is a long tour but he was so flexible with us to take it as fast as we wanted to more leisurely. I definitely recommend the Kansai Thru pass which allows you to use the buses and trains in Kyoto. Thanks Esteban and congrats on your marriage (he did the tour 2 days after his wedding!)!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Gregory_l
Apr 13, 2024
Wonderful Kyoto Tour - Peter, our guide, was the perfect companion for our first day in Kyoto. Personable, knowledgeable, helpful, he gave us a thoughtful tour on a beautiful day. We've had a number of viator tours, and Peter is hands down the best! Lovely city, lovely visit.
Review provided by Viator
Blair_t
Apr 7, 2024
Laura - Guide of the century - 3 words - Laura our guide. She was incredible. We went all over Kyoto and had the most amazing time. She was incredibly knowledgable and flexible in our tour and took us to things/places we would have never thought to see by ourselves. The 8 hour tour flew by and we had an incredible time. If you have the chance to work with Laura directly, we highly recommend it.
Review provided by Viator
Oren_f
Apr 2, 2024
Perfect walking tour in Kyoto - First, it’s important to understand that this is a WALKING tour. Be prepared to spends the whole day either waking or using public transportation. Pubic transportation might be packed with people so be prepared to be on your feet most of the day.
Our guide Cristobal was amazing! Very knowledgeable, accommodating with a superb personality. He took us to the places we asked, took pictures of us, explained about everything and navigated through the trains smoothly and efficiently.
I truly believe that this is the best way to see Kyoto.
Just a perfect amazing day!
Highly recommended
Review provided by Viator
Z5602nrmartat
Mar 28, 2024
Agustin San guide - Agustin San was a great guide, we went on a route to temples and shrines in Kyoto, the Gion neighborhood and other curiosities of Kyoto, as well as certain tips from our trip and recommendations.
A great guide, highly commendable!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jos_az5586gv
Mar 28, 2024
Discovering the most exclusive corners of Japan - We were lucky enough to take a three-day visit to Kyoto and Nara with AGUSTÍN. We loved it... not only because of the wonders we saw (the most beautiful thing in Japan is undoubtedly Kyoto and the extension of the excursion to Nara) but because Agustín is an exceptional guide. He has a deep knowledge of the places, monuments, customs and history and the best thing is that he gives the appropriate information at all times, without going into unnecessary information. He is also very polite and pleasant… as I say, we were very lucky with his help.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Beamcs
Mar 28, 2024
It is worth going accompanied by someone who knows him well!! - Magnificent visit. We spent 3 days with Agustín, and it couldn't be more pleasant! We've seen it all, including some exclusive sites that you can only see if you're accompanied by a “local.” The timing was great, and the handling on all types of transportation (subway, train, bus) has been perfect. Punctual and polite. Super recommended!!! Plus, he took some great group photos of us, it seemed like we were alone, even though there were like a million people...
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Marse3521ct
Mar 28, 2024
Super authentic experience with Agustin! - It couldn't have been a better tour with Agustin! It has been hyper interesting, and enjoyable.
He adapted the tour to what we liked most, and has taken us both to the main sites and has gone “a little off the beaten path” and has shown us some hidden gems,
Completely recommended :)
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Kimbucciero
Mar 7, 2024
Great tour, amazing guide. - Jose David was an amazing and knowledgeable tour guide. He took us all over the city and not only did we see more sights than we ever expected, we learned to navigate the subway and bus system and learned about the culture of the area. He was so helpful with my mom whose walking was limited and had to be in a wheel chair most of the tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor