Nara Morning Tour: Temples and Deer Before Crowds

Discover Nara’s iconic sites before the crowds with our Early Bird Tour from Osaka. Capture stunning photos and explore more of Japan by noon.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kofuku-ji Temple - Founded in Nara in 710, Kofuku-ji Temple is renowned for its five-storied pagoda, the second tallest wooden pagoda in Japan, just seven meters shorter than Kyoto’s Toji Temple’s pagoda. Witness the beauty of this temple at sunrise!
  • Kasuga Grand Shrine - Known for its lanterns donated by worshippers, Kasuga Grand Shrine…
What's Included
  • English-speaking guide
  • Transportation fee from Osaka to Nara
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks (personal expenses)
  • Admission Fee (800yen for Todaiji-Temple)
Additional Information

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Nara becomes quite busy in the afternoon, making it challenging to capture stunning photos. To avoid the crowds, our tour visits Nara’s main attractions (Kofuku-ji Temple, Todaiji Temple, Nara Park, and Kasuga Grand Shrine) early in the day….

Location
Tourist information Osaka
Its located on the first (ground) floor and in front of the Central Gate of JR Osaka Station. (Not Shin Osaka station) Our tour guide will be waiting here! We will contact you on whats app regarding the meeting spot information beforehand.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Eyal_y
Nov 30, 2025
We had great tour of... - We had great tour of Nara. Koh our guide was really good and knowledgeable and provided a lot of good information. we got lucky and our family was the only one in the tour, so we got private tour. Pay attention to the fact that this tour will require to return by yourself from Nara. but Koh our guide help us with that with instructions.
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Pamelasu3644ag
Nov 27, 2025
Great day in Nara - I’m really glad we took this tour because Rin added so much to our fabulous experience on Nara! He helped us navigate the trains, provided a lot of historical and cultural context to the sites we visited, and even took pics and recommended a lunch restaurant. We loved our day in Nara — definitely one of the highlights of our trip.
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Kerbiane
Oct 29, 2025
A must book if in the Osaka or Kyoto area - Rin was very a pleasure to meet. Very informative of the points of interest in Nara and surrounding areas. I highly recommend this morning tour!!! 10 out of 10 experience!
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Katrinalisbeth_c
Oct 12, 2025
Deer! Deer everywhere! 🥰 - (It took me a while to finally write a review, for some reason the review page on this tour wasn't working.) But anyway, this is our first time in Japan and I'm so glad this is our very first tour! Our tour guide Lin was very helpful and informative and fun to talk to. She taught us a lot about temples, shrines, as well as a lot of history lessons that became very useful as we ventured around Japan! If you love animals, this is the tour for you! The deer were just absolutely ADORABLE. I love them, and if I could pet them all and feed them I would. I could spend the entire day in Nara park!
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Q7599jlstellav
Sep 21, 2025
Nara Early bird tour with Rin - Rin was an excellent tour guide.. on time very informative and the pace was comfortable for my ability. Also helped me when having difficulty climbing steep stairs. Would highly recommend this tour
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Clifford_f
Jul 10, 2025
Nara with Soichiro - Soichiro was such a wonderful guide and pleasant young man. He was so well-informed as to add much depth to our sightseeing. Nara was beautiful and of course the revered deer were exquisite.
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Kellic608
May 27, 2025
Worth it! - A special place to visit and definitely worth the four hours out of your day to see the bowing deer, Buddha statue, gorgeous mountains and picturesque town. Our guide Kota was an added bonus. He was a wonderful guide and we learned so much about life in Japan.
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From $85
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).