Private Kyoto Full Day Tour from Osaka/Kobe: Explore Top Attractions
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6 Ratings
5 Chome
Embark on a private full-day tour from Osaka or Kobe to explore the top attractions of Kyoto. Visit the bamboo forest groove, Kinkaku-ji temple, Fushimi Inari shrine, and more. Customize your itinerary and experience the historic and cultural beauty of Kyoto in a comfortable and time-efficient way.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Bamboo Forest Street - After the pick up from the port, we will need 2 hours to reach Arashiyama area west of Kyoto. Arashiyama is a district on the western side of Kyoto that is designed as a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. Arashiyama’s Sagano Bamboo Forest, or Bamboo Grove, is both locally famous and world-renowned. Visitors can stroll paths lined with endless rows of towering bamboo.
What's Included
- Tour management
- Driver pick-up and drop-off in Kobe or Osaka port
- Guiding fees
What's Not Included
- Personal Expenses
- Food, Drinks, Snacks
- Entrance fees :Kinkakoji temple : ¥500/person, Kiyumezu dera temple : ¥400/person
- Transportation: up to 5 ppl : ¥ 120,000, 7 ppl: ¥140,000
Additional Information
This tour will enable you ro enjoy the top sightseeing spots of Kyoto within a day in a confortable, convinient and time-efficient way.
Tour itinerary is planned based on hiring a car/van for 12 hours (cash payment on the daytour, arrange price with the guide in advance, including port pick up and drop off time) to cover the top sightseeing spots of Kyoto and long enough to go around the cultural and historic places too.
Within this day, you can experience the historic and cultural essence beauty of Kyoto in a private tour from Osaka or Kobe port. . Itinerary is shown here, however, you can customize it.
08:00 Meeting at Osaka or Kobe port
10:30 Bamboo forest groove
12:00 Kinkaku-ji temple
13:30 Lunch break
15:00 Fushimi Inari shrine
16:30 Kiyomizu-dera temple , old streets of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka around Kiyomizu-dera
17:30 Gion area and Geisha spotting streets
18:00 tour finish and back to the port
20:00 Drop off in the port and tour finish
Location
Port of Kobe
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(6 Ratings)
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Nicola_t
Apr 12, 2024
Fantastic - We had an amazing day in Kyoto thanks to Hero our guide.
The route was well planned and he was knowledgeable and very interesting.
It was a great tour enjoyed by all
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Julie_t
Apr 4, 2024
Whistle stop tour of Kyoto - We had limited time in Kyoto having visited from a cruise ship docked in Kobe. Our guide Yuji managed to fit in Kinkakuji temple, Chion-In temple ,Yasaka Shrine. Gion, Hanamikoji Street and the Fushimi Shrine in the short time available. I would definitely recommend this tour if you have limited time
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Lydia_t
Mar 17, 2024
Kyoto Once in a Lifetime Day with Ahmed - A one day, once in a lifetime opportunity to visit Kyoto from Kobe Port! That’s what this trip turned into. Ahmed was a great tour guide and photographer who helped me get some amazing once in a lifetime pictures from the Bamboo Forest, Fushimi Inari, Golden Pavilion, Gion, etc. I would hire him again. If you’re in Kyoto and arrive at Kobe Port, do a private tour. It’s the only way you will see everything that are the real Kyoto highlights. Only thing to keep in mind is the private van is an extra cost.
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Brenna_h
Mar 16, 2024
Great full day tour of Kyoto’s coolest sites! - Awesome full day tour with Ahmed! Went to the 5 sites - schedule was seamless and very organized. Ahmed has a very calm energy so we didn’t feel rushed or pressured at all! Beautiful sites. The car was also very comfortable and professional - he dropped us off right at the entrances and was always there waiting for when we were done and ready to move on to the next stop. Thanks Ahmed!
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Catherine_a
Apr 1, 2024
A packed day of sightseeing - In spite of the late arrival of our ship, the heavy traffic congestion and the crowds going to the different destinations, our guide was able to keep us moving so that we managed to cover most if not all of what was on the itinerary. He worked well with the driver and we managed to get in and out of the crowds without too much problem. It was a packed day of sightseeing and we had a good time in spite of the crowds. Warning to potential tourists - don't come to Japan during cherry blossom season. It should be much more pleasant when it's not crowded.
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Yuval_z
Mar 18, 2024
Monumental Scam - Viator is a monumental scam, swindle and cheat.
We paid the requested sum of $480 by Visa at the time of ordering the tour.
The night before the expected tour, we were told to pay the driver additional $800 for "transportation." This was not revealed before the agreed sum of $480 has been submitted.
I would strongly warn any potential tourist never to do business with this company. Obviously we canceled the tour immediately and have never received a refund as promised.
I learned lately that Viator is a subsidiary of Trip Advisor. Why is Trip Advisor part of this scam? Would Trip Advisor refund the $480?
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