In order to closely feel the local atmosphere of Kyoto, this tour will use public transportation so that you can experience the everyday life of Kyoto locals, unlike other tour groups hastily hopping from one location to another on chartered buses. During the 7-hour tour, your guide will show you around the city covering four major must-see locations. There are two different courses: one northwest-bound and the other southeast-bound. If you participate in both tours, you can efficiently cover eight locations at a relaxing pace. For both courses, you can chose from private option, non-private option and non-private option with apprentice guide (reduced rate). Even if you chose non-private option, we guarantee that the total number of guests will be less than 9 people.
Posted By : Jedrix_A
Our tour guide, Mie, was well-prepared and very friendly from the moment we met her. She clearly communicated the agenda to ensure it met our personal expectations. Mie took the time to know us and was an excellent conversationalist. She cared about us getting the most out of our one day in Kyoto and customized the agenda based on what caught our interests. It was absolutely worth having Mie as a private tour guide, and if you have the opportunity to request her, do it.
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Posted On : 2024-08-04 05:11:10 
Posted By : Christina_C
Chako-san was an amazing guide, her deep understanding of all of the cultural sites really helped us appreciate the various temples and enjoy all of the respective characteristics unique to each site. Despite the on/off rain, intense crowds at each site, and thousands of steps walked, her bubbly energy was very contagious and helped us power through! Highly recommend. She also arrived early and was very courteous and answered so many questions throughout with immense patience.
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Posted On : 2024-07-10 17:31:59
Posted By : Addie_Y
We loved this tour, our guide was amazing and gave us history of each place we visited. There is lots of walking but it was all manageable. We went on a rainier day and it was still amazing, especially the bamboo forest.
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Posted On : 2024-07-04 17:51:34
Posted By : Timothy_D
Chouka (sp?) Was a fantastic guide. She helped us with our Japanese, she taught us all about the areas we visited for both modern and ancient times. She was very well organized and was just a real pleasant guide. This is worth every penny. We highly regret not getting her contact info for future tours.
Tim and Alicia. :-)
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 20:43:46
Posted By : 91odettes
My partner and I met out guide Chouka-san at the station and she took care of all the tickets needed along the way. She was an amazing guide, talented in English, with a great understanding of Japanese history for both its recent and distant past.
She emboldened us to try some new foods at the markets, found us a lovely spot for lunch, and helped us identify things which are unique to Kyoto - such as the guardians above the doors, inari sushi, etc.
She was able to answer all of our questions about the temples and shrines, explained the rites taking place and taught us a couple phrases of japanese that will help us along the rest of our trip. Such a lovely woman! I would highly recommend any tours with her as your guide. Suddenly Kyoto feels like home
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 08:05:34 
Posted By : Julie_D
Highly recommend Mia who took my husband and I around for 7 hours with her expert knowledge of Japanese history and patience. We learnt so much and would do it again ! Thank you Mia 🌸🙏🏽
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 02:47:39
Posted By : Tim_S
We had a lovely day. We covered a lot of ground and learned how to find our way around the city. Chaco was a most professional guide as well as being excellent company.
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 05:03:04
Posted By : tama186338
Our Guide “Choc” was absolutely amazing . Brilliant English, professional , friendly and so informative - she was a perfect guide. It was a full packed tour, starting at our hotel and Choc brought us to the different locations in Kyoto. What we enjoyed about it is we didn’t feel like Tourists as we used every mode of local transport and had lunch in a local sushi restaurant. The sights we saw were fantastic eg Bamboo Forest , Golden Temple and Castle. Definitely recommend the tour and highly recommend Choc.
K&T
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Posted On : 2024-03-14 11:25:59
Posted By : Kerry_A
Choc was an exceptional tour guide. She was friendly, professional and so informative. We learned so much about history of Kyoto eg Temples, Shoguns . Wonderful tour . Highly recommend Choc.
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 16:19:51
Posted By : Alejandro_M
It was an amazing day with Mie. She is a perfect tourist guide with a deep knowledge on Japan history, she is well prepare with documents and photos and is really a kind and funny person. Thanks for all Mie, we had a great day !
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Posted On : 2024-03-02 19:10:47
