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Kyoto Hozugawa River Boat Sagano Romantic Train Arashiyama Tour

Kyoto, Japan
High interest
Booked 2 times today.
  • 8 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    What's Included

    • Air-conditioned vehicle
    • Ticket of Sagano Romantic Train
    • Ticket for Hozugawakudari River Boat Ride
    • Round trip transfer from your hotel
    • Lunch

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Kyoto Station Hachijo Entrance Square Sunken Garden
      Higashikujo Nishisannocho, Minami Ward, Kyoto, 601-8003, Japan

      Kyoto, Minami Ward, Higashikujo Nishisannocho, 601-8003

    End point

    • 3-15 Sagatenryūji Susukinobabachō, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, 616-8385, Japan

      12:00The tour concludes at Arashiyama.

    Operating hours
    .7:30 am

    Itinerary

    1

    Sagano Romantic Train

    25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    2

    Hozugawa River Boat Ride (Hozugawa Kudari)

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    3

    Arashiyama

    50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This is not a private tour, you will enjoy the tour with other guests together.
    • Please ensure you arrive promptly at the designated meeting time.
    • The schedule may be subject to sudden changes or shorter visit durations due to reasons such as traffic congestion.
    • Refunds will not be provided if you fail to arrive at the meeting location on time (no show).
    • In the event of a natural disaster, such as a typhoon, the tour will be canceled, and a full refund will be issued.
    • In the event of the Hozugawa River cruise cancellation due to rising water or inclement weather, we will provide a 5,000 yen refund and offer a substituted Arashiyama walking tour, which includes admission to Tenryu-ji Temple.
    • Children under 80cm in height or 0-2 years old are not permitted to join this tour due to the safety regulations of the Hozugawa River Cruise.
    • Please note that cherry blossoms and autumn leaves may not be seen due to weather conditions.
    • Wheelchair is not accessible.
    • This tour involves a lot of walking. If you have trouble walking, we advise you not to book this tour.
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
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    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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    Featured review

    Keri_N
    This was a great excursion. The guide was easy to locate and she was amazing the entire day. This time of year the weather is beautiful and the fall colors are amazing. The boat ride was one of a kind!

    Reviews

    4.3
    based on 17 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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    Fall colors and blue skies

    Keri_N, Nov 2025
    This was a great excursion. The guide was easy to locate and she was amazing the entire day. This time of year the weather is beautiful and the fall colors are amazing. The boat ride was one of a kind!

    Very bad , with this tour and Fuji mt tour

    Azita_S, Apr 2025
    Experience with our guide was terrible, we had been on a tour with this company before and were very satisfied, but this time it was terrible, our guide didn't speak even average English, it seemed like it was his first time because he didn't know anything and didn't give us any explanations. Even at the place where we stopped for lunch, he didn't tell us what we could to do there, and when we got back on the bus, we realized that we could go there to see the bamboo, he didn’t tell us anything We just had a chance to go to the monkey park ourselves. When we protested, he said , I’m sorry. We paid for it from America and came to see it, now he's telling us I’m sorry. This is our last time that we went to vitator company

    Response from Host, Apr 2025

    Dear Azita Sadaghian #BR-1231750893 Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your recent tour with us. We sincerely apologize for the delay in our response, as we wanted to thoroughly investigate your concerns. We are truly sorry for the shortcomings you faced, particularly the communication issues with our guide and the overall chaos during the tour. Your feedback regarding the unclear directions to the Temple and the bamboo forest has been duly noted, and we are committed to making the necessary improvements to ensure a better experience for our customers in the future. As a token of our apology for the inconvenience you encountered, we would like to offer you a partial refund of 5,500 yen. We will process this refund through VIATOR, the booking platform you used for your reservation. We appreciate your understanding and hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a much-improved experience in the future. Warm regards,

    Good day out.

    Jodie_R, Dec 2024
    A bit disorganised to begin with but the places visited were lovely. Lunch was average at the buffet. Unfortunately we had a family group that didn’t follow our guide’s instructions so we had to wait for them several times and were late for one part of the day, which meant we had less time. We had a fun time on the river boat. Would recommend the tour. We did the full day.

    Truly Romantic

    Dr_A, Apr 2024
    Amazing experiences. Guide Ms Yoka was very informative and excellent. Tour was very well organized. Lunch was yummy . The best part was the boat ride . Don’t miss this tour.

    Not worth the time or money, very seasonally dependent

    Christina_W, Mar 2024
    The tour guide was excellent. But the boat ride was canceled, there were no cherry blossoms so the train ride was cheesy, and then with the boat canceled, kind of pointless. There was too much time waiting for transportation and then not enough time walking through the sites to actually pause and take pictures. And by the time we got to the final temple, we were late and they wouldn’t let us enter.

    La descente de la rivière...

    Philippe_R, Nov 2024
    La descente de la rivière en bateau a été mon moment préféré, le voyage en train un peu rapide et un peu difficile de profiter des paysages Une guide attentionnée et très accueillante. Merci à elle

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