Kyoto Uncovered: One Full-Day Private Experience for First-Timers

Tokyo, Japan

8 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

First-time visitors to Kyoto, this is the tour for you. Spend a day discovering some of the city’s best places with a driver to take you around and speed up your sightseeing. Places to check off along the way include Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Gion, and Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, with the ability to customize your route if you wish.

Get a shortcut to Kyoto’s best bits on a full-day tour
Enjoy the luxury of having your own private driver
No getting lost: Benefit from the perk of having a guide
Only see places that interest you: Enjoy a flexible itinerary

What's Included

Tour guiding and management, driver arrangemet
Transportation cost is NOT included. Please carefully review the exclusions listed below.

Transportation(cash):up to up to 5 travelers: pick up/drop off in Kyoto. Osaka/Kobe, its 20,000 more

¥100,000.00 per booking
Entrance fees

¥1,850.00 per person
Gratuities are always appreciated but never expected (In case your experience was exceptional)
Lunch

¥1,500.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Select a meeting point

End point

Kyoto, Japan
On the spot

Itinerary

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Bamboo Forest Street

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kinkakuji Temple

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nishiki Market Shopping District

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Gion

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

4.6

based on 9 reviews

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Best Tour Guide in Japan

Amina_B, Mar 2026

Highly recommend! The Kyoto tour with Ahmed was worth every penny and more! He was super knowledgeable and made the whole day an experience we will never forget. We enjoyed it so much we booked a second day tour to Nara with him.

Was being charge for extra payment for the car when in fact it was psid as a full ended up going by train

George_M, Mar 2024

Going to tour the places on foot and by train because they are asking for payment for the car transportation.And have to pay also for the train.The Tokyo tour was ok no extra charges.For the Kyoto tour we paid $400 plus and they were asking another 100000 yen for the car awful experience

Super day

Manuel_C, Jul 2025

A brilliant excursion. Good driver and Claudia(Guide) excellent. It has led us in a structured and effective way. Recommended 100%

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Response from Host, Sep 2025

¡Muchas gracias por su excelente reseña! Nos alegra muchísimo saber que disfrutaron de la excursión y que Claudia y nuestro conductor hicieron de su día una experiencia brillante y efectiva. Será un placer compartir sus amables palabras con todo el equipo. ¡Esperamos verles nuevamente en el futuro!