Nara Cycle Tours: Discover the City's Best on Two Wheels with Our Expert Guides
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74 Ratings
Nara
Join Nara Cycle Tours and discover the city's best attractions on two wheels. Choose between a shared tour and a private tour with your own expert guide. Book in advance for a French-speaking guide.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Todai-ji Nandaimon (Grand South Gate) - Admire the “Great South Gate” and its two fierce guardians protecting the place.
  • Todai-ji Temple - The biggest wood structure in the world and one of the most impressive temples in the country
  • Kikuichi Monju Shiro Kanenaga - Learn about this amazing shop’s history, and discover more about the ancient art of Japanese cutlery.
    Possibility to buy knives on-site and get FREE BLADE ENGRAVING while joining our Bike Tour if the engraver is available.
  • Kasuga Grand Shrine - Explore The shrine and its thousand lanterns
  • Nara Park - Watch the deers and enjoy the ride through Nara Park
  • Sagi Pond - Peaceful and gorgeous place to finish with a lovely photo spot
What's Included
  • Helmet and other bike gear
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Bicycle use
What's Not Included
  • Any extra fees such as souvenir, extra food and drinks
Additional Information

Join the highlights Tour at Nara Cycle Tours and meet other travelers, or do it in private and your guide can make this day special for your own group.

Pour la demande de guide francophone:
Nous ne pouvons pas garantir la francophonie pour un tour partagée, car mélangeant plusieurs nationalités, la priorité deviendra l’anglais.
Tous nos guides parlent au minimum anglais et japonais, ce qui veut dire que le français sera une langue supplémentaire. Le guide pourra donc alterner entre anglais et français si nécessaire.
Pour garantir la disponibilité du guide francophone à la date souhaitée, veuillez nous contacter à l’avance, afin que nous puissions confirmer qu’un guide francophone est toujours disponible pour votre date de réservation.
Merci pour votre compréhension.

  • While single travelers can book this tour directly, there is a “2 guests minimum” rule to give the tour a GO. in case of a single guest, the session might be cancelled and the guest will be notify as soon as possible, offering a rescheduling, or a full-refund.
Location
Japan Tour Adventure in Nara
We are near "TOICHISHOGAKKO" Bus stop, a few minutes off the city center. BY BUS

: Weekday: Buses Number 
62 : 09:00 --> 09:03 --> 09:17
 57 : 09:30 --> 09:33 --> 09:47

 Sat/Sun/Holliday : Bus Number 62 - 09:00 --> 09:03 --> 09:17 - 09:20 --> 09:23 --> 09:37 - 09:40 --> 09:43 --> 09:57
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Le_zonzon
Apr 9, 2024
The best way to discover Nara! - We had the honor and chance to take our tour with Remy, who runs the Japan Tour Adventure. The tour is prepared in detail to allow us to discover the most beautiful places in Nara, and Remy was able to share with us this knowledge of the history of Nara, but also share his passion for this magnificent country that is Japan. . I will definitely have another experience with the Japan Tour Adventure on my next trip. Thank you Remy.
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Todd_m
Mar 22, 2024
Highly recommended - It was a welcome change of pace to ride bikes. We covered a lot more, saw a lot more, and had a great experience. My wife and I highly recommend this bike tour!
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Sally_t
Feb 26, 2024
Amusing day spent in Nara on a bicycle - We had a wonderful day with the tour guide, who was very knowledgeable about the history of the temples and shrines in Nara. We were able to see the most fascinating parts of Nara in about four or five hours by pedaling around on our bikes, which gave us a bird's-eye perspective of the city. In addition, we had a wonderful time trying out the udon for lunch and the coffee break that we had throughout the trip. It is highly recommended that you take a bicycle excursion to explore Nara.
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Alicia_c
Dec 10, 2023
A must do! - My sweet dear Melody I miss you so!!! The tour was so much fun! Your company was a delight and the combination of learning history while touring locations via a bike is a huge plus in my opinion. A wonderful day it was! Feeding the deer and seeing them bow was pretty incredible! Melody was very informative and professional and I adore her spirit!! Thank you so much x
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Verena_t
Nov 24, 2023
Great day and amazing way to see key highlights of Nara! - We were three in our party and Elodie was fantastic. We visited Nara for the day only and this tour was the perfect way to see many great spots in a short time. My son loved the deer park and we all had a great time.
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Aileen_a
Nov 7, 2023
What a cool way to experience Nara! - What a cool way to experience Nara! Elodie is fantastic and so knowledgeable. We learned so much about Nara and Japan’s history. She also took amazing pictures as we stood by beautiful scenery and live action shots of us feeding the deer. So fun! Absolutely loved the knife shop she took us to - it was personally the highlight of the tour for me. Definitely a must-try experience for anyone hoping to see the sights and get a break from walking :)
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Christina_p
Oct 24, 2023
Great way to tour Nara - It was a great way to tour Nara. We took a taxi to the meeting point from the train and a bus back. Our tour guide, Remi, was very knowledgeable of the different sites we visited. We enjoyed visiting the deer park, temple, shrine, and knife shop. The bikes we used were very nice, too.
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Jamesed2023
Oct 24, 2023
Enjoyable Bike Tour of Nara - I decided to take a day trip to Nara from Kyoto and choose to see the sites through a morning bike tour. Short 45min train ride Kyoto to Nara Station, then took a local bus to the meet-up location. Bus ride will seem like it's out of the way, and so will the bus stop, but I trusted the map application on my phone. From the bus stop, it was a short walk down hill and to the right to the meet-up location. Met Melody who was the guide for the day. She fitted me for a bike. Bikes are Trek 24-gear street bikes, well maintained and tires have good roll for coasting. Seats were the standard "hardtail" you find on these bikes, but there was a gel pad over the regular seat - makes for a more comfortable ride. I enjoyed seeing Sagi Pond, Todai-ji Gate and Temple, and Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara Park and the Knife Shop. Melody had a package of cookies for us to feed the deer (you can buy additional for side vendors for $200yen). Be careful of the male deer. They can be a bit aggressive. One headbutted my leg to get my attention to feed him cookie. At the knife shop, I was able to find several hand-crafted Damascus Blade kitchen knives that topped off my tour. If you are seeking excellent quality kitchen knives, consider their selection - Lookup Kikuichi in Nara and read their history, I think you'll be impressed. Route is good for riders w/ limited biking experience, but there is long incline on the back end of the tour to the knife shop. Melody was an excellent guide who not only provided some education about the sites your seeing, but also offered to take pictures of each of us at the different sites (Thank you so much!). This bike tour was a good way to see the Nara sites, without having to take buses/trains and walk everywhere.
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Albert_k
Apr 7, 2024
Nara is a must do for anybody visiting Japan. - Location off starting point of the ride off the beaten track. Guide had pleasant personality, but could have been more knowledgeable.
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Linda
Oct 29, 2023
Nara on a bike - Really enjoyed the cycling and able to see more of Nara Park. Our guide Robert was nice but unable to answer all our questions so felt he needed more knowledge overall.
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