Osaka Like a Local: Customized Private Tour
4.4
16 Ratings
Osaka
Experience Osaka like a local with a customized private tour. Explore the city through the eyes of a passionate local, with the freedom to customize your itinerary and gain insightful knowledge about the city. Make your travel experience about the people you meet, not just the places you see.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Amerika-Mura - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
What's Included
- Customized private walking tour
- Local guide (‘Lokafyer’)
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
Additional Information
Discover the urban landscape through the perspective of an enthusiastic city dweller. Without a predetermined schedule, you’re free to tailor the tour to your preferences or defer to the native’s knowledge for a meaningful orientation to the metropolis. Let your journeys be defined by the individuals you encounter, not solely by the destinations you visit.
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
America-mura
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(16 Ratings)
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Gregg_b
Apr 18, 2024
Great guide for an intro tour to Osaka. - Khalid is from North Africa and has been in Osaka for 7 years. He is married to a Japanese woman and speaks excellent Japanese. He really knows Japan and Osaka but maintains a certain outsider perspective which we found really invaluable. He helped us design our itinerary and was very friendly in addition to knowledgeable, with fabulous English skills to boot. One of the highlights was taking us to a small bar which is basically just a lunch counter but they had a single microphone for karaoke. He knew it was a spot for Korean tourists and it was a hoot. Almost made me feel like a local.
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Shelley_h
Apr 7, 2024
Beautiful and educational sightseeing - I got to experience a lot of Osaka in a day! Everything from cherry blossoms, to temples, subways, food and a highrise observation deck.
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Eric_c
Apr 24, 2023
Wonderful time - Our guide Carolina was wonderful, we had a delightful time touring the highlights of Osaka for the day
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Wilder_w
Apr 15, 2023
Fantastic day! - We had the best day in Osaka with Hugo. He took us all over the ciry and was a delight to talk with. What a wonderful way to tour the city!
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Joseph_t
Apr 3, 2023
Wonderful Osaka Tour - Great guide! Highly recommended! He facilitated my kimono experience and took us to the beautiful sakura park.
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Chancekp
Apr 2, 2023
Great guide, off the beaten track - Jose was personable and helpful, offering insights into what it’s like to live in Osaka as a westerner. He took us to a number of locals-only restaurants near Dotonburi and showed us the busy areas as well. Totally enjoyable.
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Roy
Oct 8, 2019
Very nice - Our guide was very personable and had good knowledge of the area. We would use him again if visiting Japan
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Carolyn_w
Aug 28, 2019
Osaka - Customized Private Tour - Andrew was my tour guide in Osaka. I asked to be shown places less visited by tourists and I wasn't disappointed. Thank you Andrew for showing me around your city.
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William_g
Apr 27, 2023
Disappointing experience. - We had terrible weather which is obviously outside your control. Our guide had planned what appeared to be a nice itinerary which sadly we weren’t able to follow due to weather.
We went up to the topmost he highest building in Osaka but views were non existent. Again due to weather. We had to pay for our admission as well as that of the guide. Had to repay her cost of metro and purchase her lunch. This was unexpected and have never had to do so on any previous tour. Hence the lower rating. She did take us to the Dontonbori district.
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Explorer20641646740
Mar 30, 2023
Not a guided tour, poor customer service - My tour guides didn’t really make a plan for my family and I, we were seemingly wandering aimlessly. I provided a list of points of interest but told them I would defer to their expertise as to not compromise the tour, and instead they attempted to just try and hit a few of those points with no real discussion, information about Osaka. We were late to the meetup due to travel delays and they were very patient with us and kind to the kids, but for the price did not deliver much by way of a tour that we couldn’t have done without them just wondering dontombori ourselves. My daughter started to run a fever and we ended the tour about halfway through and when we contacted the company to ask for a partial refund we were denied with no explanation. Our guides were friendly people, just not very knowledgeable on the city of Osaka so if your looking for a a guided tour this is probably not for you.
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