Private Custom Tour: Kyoto in One Day
Kyoto, Japan
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Trip Type: Custom Private Tours
Duration: Full-day: 8 hrs (approx.) ORHalf-day: 4 hrs (approx.)
Create your own sightseeing itinerary on a private, customized tour of Kyoto. You’re accompanied via public transport to a few of the cultural capital’s 2,000 temples, shrines and other renowned landmarks like Fushimi Inari Shrine. Choose from among 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Nijo Castle or Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavilion) to explore with a professional guide. Select a half-day or full-day itinerary, tailored to your particular interests. Lunch at a local restaurant is included on the full-day tour.
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Create your own sightseeing itinerary on a private, customized tour of Kyoto. You’re accompanied via public transport to a few of the cultural capital’s 2,000 temples, shrines and other renowned landmarks like Fushimi Inari Shrine. Choose from among 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Nijo Castle or Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavilion) to explore with a professional guide. Select a half-day or full-day itinerary, tailored to your particular interests. Lunch at a local restaurant is included on the full-day tour.Benefit from the services of a private guide and customize your own sightseeing itinerary in Kyoto — a guardian of traditional Japanese culture. Choose a half-day or full-day tour to suit your schedule, and choose from among dozens of cultural and historic landmarks, including 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
After you’re picked up at your hotel, you can explore Kyoto’s notable landmarks on foot by using the city’s efficient public transportation system to get you around. If you’ve selected the full-day tour upon booking, you’ll have lunch at a local Japanese restaurant.
Perhaps begin with a visit to a few of Kyoto’s 2,000 temples and shrines. Tour the UNESCO-listed Kiyomizu Temple and marvel at magnificent views of the entire city from the terrace, or see the renowned Golden Pavilion and exquisite Japanese garden at the enchanting Kinkaku-ji Temple.
Ride the train to Fushimi Inari Shrine, nestled on a wooded mountain on the outskirts of the city, and stroll past a multitude of bright red torii (sacred gates) framing the pathways into the forest.
Nijo Castle, a 17th-century World Heritage site, was the residence of Tokugawa shoguns for nearly 300 years. Enjoy fantastic photo opportunities in the lovely gardens, and head inside to admire two floors copiously decorated in gold leaf.
Another UNESCO stunner is the peaceful Ryoan-ji Temple, site of Japan’s most renowned Zen rock garden. Meander the temple grounds with your guide and learn about its origins as a villa dating back to the Heian period a thousand years ago.
If your interests veer more toward shopping or food, your guide can take you to Kyoto’s best spots, including a sake brewery tour and tasting. Let your guide know if you’d like to participate in any additional activities such as a tea ceremony, calligraphy workshop or aikido class, or head off the beaten path with a bike ride through Kyoto’s back streets (each at additional expense).
After your private orientation to Kyoto, your guide accompanies you back to your hotel via public transport.
After you’re picked up at your hotel, you can explore Kyoto’s notable landmarks on foot by using the city’s efficient public transportation system to get you around. If you’ve selected the full-day tour upon booking, you’ll have lunch at a local Japanese restaurant.
Perhaps begin with a visit to a few of Kyoto’s 2,000 temples and shrines. Tour the UNESCO-listed Kiyomizu Temple and marvel at magnificent views of the entire city from the terrace, or see the renowned Golden Pavilion and exquisite Japanese garden at the enchanting Kinkaku-ji Temple.
Ride the train to Fushimi Inari Shrine, nestled on a wooded mountain on the outskirts of the city, and stroll past a multitude of bright red torii (sacred gates) framing the pathways into the forest.
Nijo Castle, a 17th-century World Heritage site, was the residence of Tokugawa shoguns for nearly 300 years. Enjoy fantastic photo opportunities in the lovely gardens, and head inside to admire two floors copiously decorated in gold leaf.
Another UNESCO stunner is the peaceful Ryoan-ji Temple, site of Japan’s most renowned Zen rock garden. Meander the temple grounds with your guide and learn about its origins as a villa dating back to the Heian period a thousand years ago.
If your interests veer more toward shopping or food, your guide can take you to Kyoto’s best spots, including a sake brewery tour and tasting. Let your guide know if you’d like to participate in any additional activities such as a tea ceremony, calligraphy workshop or aikido class, or head off the beaten path with a bike ride through Kyoto’s back streets (each at additional expense).
After your private orientation to Kyoto, your guide accompanies you back to your hotel via public transport.
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