Private Car Tour in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara with English Speaking Driver

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Experience the best of Kyoto, Osaka, or Nara with a private car tour and an English-speaking driver. Customize your itinerary and explore iconic landmarks, temples, shrines, and more.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

If you choose any one Day tour from below mentioned tour either Kyoto or Osaka or Nara tour
If you Choose Full Day Kyoto Tour
Kyoto Itineraries

Arashiyama, 1 hour
Kinkakuji Temple, 1 hour
Kiyomizu-dera Temple, 1 hour
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 1 hour
Gion, 1 hour
Sanjusangendo Temple, 1 hour
Ginkakuji Temple, 1 hour
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What's Included

Gas and patrol costs included
Private transport with onboard WiFi
English-speaking driver-guide
Air-conditioned vehicles
Exclusive tour for your group
Personalized meet and greet service
Highway toll taxes covered

What's Not Included

Meal or food or drink cost not included
Entry fees of any place is not included
Entry fee of any ride not included

Additional Information

NOTE: Please select one location for your tour: KYOTO, OSAKA, or NARA. If you wish to visit all three, consider booking a 3-day tour to cover Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara.
We offer pick-up services for all travelers from their respective locations in Osaka, Kyoto, or Nara. Additional local pick-ups are available for an extra fee.
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Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Shannon_a

Aug 11, 2025

Wonderful day - Hassan was fabulous! Very accommodating and helpful. We would love him as our driver again! Nara is very cute. Feeding the wild deer and walking through the gardens were a wonderful way to be active outside and food street was a great experience. Kyoto has a lot to do and see and favorites included walking over the bridge and the bamboo forrest.

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Christina_l

Jul 23, 2025

Perfect combination of a tour and city transfer! - Khan was very lovely! He communicated with us via What’s app 2 days before to go over the itinerary and pick up location. We started in our Kyoto hotel. Our tour started at 9:30, Khan was in our lobby by 9:15! He spoke perfect English and Japanese! Taught us some historical facts! Was great with our 3 small children! Allowed us to hit all the major attractions: Bamboo Forest, Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Monkey Park, Nara park! He even took us some places that weren’t on our list! The company was so great, and even dropped us off to our next city (Osaka) so we can avoid 1 less train ride/luggage transfer for our family of 5! Highly recommend!

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Sean

Jul 9, 2025

Incredible Day in Nara, Gion, and Fushimi with Hasan! - We had an amazing experience on our private tour with Nihon Horizon! Hasan, our driver and guide, was absolutely fantastic—friendly, knowledgeable, and super accommodating throughout the day. We chose to explore Nara, Gion, and Fushimi Inari, and Hasan made sure we got the most out of every stop. He shared interesting local tips, helped us avoid crowds. One highlight was when he brought us to a fun sushi restaurant that we never would have found on our own, it was delicious and converyor belt fun. The car was clean and comfortable, and the whole day felt relaxed yet well-organized. We felt safe, cared for, and never rushed. It was a perfect balance of sightseeing, culture, and hidden gems. Highly recommend this tour if you want a stress-free and memorable day in Kyoto or the surrounding areas. Be sure to ask for Hasan!

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Valerie_c

Jun 10, 2025

Enjoyable hassle free tour - This private tour is hassle free and completely within your control on where to go, when to go and our tour guide VIRK is flexible enough to pivot and provide on the spot recommendations. Despite the raining weather, we had fun and gotten some great photos.

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Kathy_v

Apr 11, 2025

Day in Kyoto. - The tour covered driving to the items in our list. Malik took good care of us at the locations. We paid the fees for him to enter the parks with us. He took incredible photos of us while visiting the sights. The tour was mainly the driving not a guided tour. That being said Malik made sure we saw the sights we wanted to see and took good care of us. It was an amazing day.

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Connector44780

Mar 13, 2025

Trip to Kyoto, Osaka and Nara - We took this trip with Hussain from 12-14 March 2025. It was a memorable trip. Mr Hussain is a wonderful driver and travel guide. He ordered every place to be visited in perfect order, and helped us in clicking our photos. He briefed us on the history of the shrines, the most strategic points of interest, the scenic parks, and advised us on eating places and places to shop. We will seek him in our future trips as well!

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R7679nwtoddw

Jun 24, 2025

Great driver, but not a true guide - Our driver was polite and kind and flexible to our needs. But in our case he was really a driver and not a guide like our other day trips. This was fine for us given the time we had already been in Japan, but if you are looking for a interactive and vocal guide with lots of stories this was not the case.

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Maps53380

May 3, 2025

Nara was great, tour operator not the best - Malik was not the best tour guide, it felt like we were rushed from one location to another. The day started with Malik being an hour late to pick us up, and then he was confused on what the tour was supposed to be focused on (Nara). Malik also was not great with English, and had several times where there were misunderstandings, including missing tour destinations. I would look for a different tour operator going to Nara. Nara as a location was very cool, great to see the deer park. Not really enough in Nara for a full day of tourism, so planning some time for relaxing and enjoying would be good.

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Viki_l

Aug 28, 2025

AVOID: The worst “tour” ever - absolute waste of money and time - Do NOT waste your money. This was, without exaggeration, the most appalling "tour" I've ever endured. We explicitly booked for a knowledgeable tour guide to visit multiple locations from Osaka to Kyoto, and the company confirmed our driver, Talha, was indeed our guide. This was a blatant lie. The promised 8-9 locations turned into a miserable 3 stops before we gave up. At the first two, Talha simply dropped us off, saying, "I will meet you here in an hour." No context, no information. At the third, he pointed, said "This is the temple," walked us up the path, and immediately back down, silent. I learned absolutely nothing. Over 6 hours, Talha uttered less than 10 words. Every question met with a one-word, unhelpful response. We had no idea where we were going until we arrived, eventually directing him ourselves. The hour-long, silent car rides between stops were dreadful. This was a profoundly disappointing and utterly incompetent experience. Talha provided zero guiding. I would never recommend this company, not even to my worst enemy. Save your money and look elsewhere.

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Normtf

Jul 31, 2025

Unreliable, over-priced operator - This tour operator is sketchy and over-priced. Our original, long-scheduled tour of Kyoto canceled on us. At this late date there were no other tours available that could accommodate our group of 8. I booked with this operator even if it cost almost 3X the original booking. Despite reserving a tour for up to 9 people in a large HiAce van, the posted reservation cited a reservation for 6 people. When I contacted the operator, they confirmed that it would be for 8 people. The day before, I confirmed all the details again, including party of 8, pick up location and time. That evening, I was contacted by the driver, who asked what time I wanted to be picked up. A little while later he asked where we wanted to be picked up. At this point I realized that perhaps he hadn't been given any information about the tour requirements. He hadn't been told that we had 8 people. He said he would bring 2 vehicles to accommodate us. He said he had merely been hired by the operator to do this job. The reason I paid so much for this tour was to keep us together as a family. It was designed to be part of the experience. I have used Viator many times without any issues. This is the first and I hope the last bad experience.

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