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Kyoto Bike Tour: Discover Hidden Gems and Famous Sites
4.9
1,043 Ratings
Kyoto
Embark on a bike tour in North Kyoto, discovering hidden gems and famous landmarks. Explore shrines, temples, shopping arcades, and riverside paths while enjoying a delicious lunch. Join us for a fun and informative adventure in Japan’s ancient capital!
Embark on a bike tour in North Kyoto, discovering hidden gems and famous landmarks. Explore shrines, temples, shopping arcades, and riverside paths while enjoying a delicious lunch. Join us for a fun and informative adventure in Japan’s ancient capital!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cycle Kyoto - Start at our shop, meet your guide and other travellers, get your bike fitted and get ready for the day!
- Nishi Honganji - Enter one of the least visited religious sites in the city and one of the largest wooden buildings in the entire world!
- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine - Join local shrine goers at Kitano Tenmangu, discover this…
- Cycle Kyoto - Start at our shop, meet your guide and other travellers, get your bike fitted and get ready for the day!
- Nishi Honganji - Enter one of the least visited religious sites in the city and one of the largest wooden buildings in the entire world!
- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine - Join local shrine goers at Kitano Tenmangu, discover this shrine’s fascinating past and enjoy the tranquil mood.
- Kinkakuji Temple - Discover one of the most visited attractions in the whole of Japan at the world famous Golden Pavilion. Enjoy an interesting commentary, grab an ice cream and relax!
- Kyoto Imperial Palace - Ride through the grounds of the former seat of Japan’s imperial family, learn about its past and enjoy!
- Gion - Stop off in Kyoto’s famous geisha district, discover the secrets of this hidden world and maybe even catch a glimpse of one these entertainers hidden away!
What's Included
- A Japanese lunch experience
- Complimentary bottled water
- Lunch included
- Expert guidance throughout the tour
- Equipment rental provided
- Bicycle use for the duration of the tour
- A Japanese lunch experience
- Complimentary bottled water
- Lunch included
- Expert guidance throughout the tour
- Equipment rental provided
- Bicycle use for the duration of the tour
What's Not Included
- Extra Drinks
- Optional Gratuities
- Extra Drinks
- Optional Gratuities
Additional Information
Combine the fun and freedom of cycling with the discovery of a new city as we explore Kyoto’s best known site alongside some of our own favourite secrets!
Navigate the backstreets with a friendly, bilingual and experienced guide, explore local shrines and grand temples, quaint shopping arcades and riverside paths while learning about the sites you visit…
Combine the fun and freedom of cycling with the discovery of a new city as we explore Kyoto’s best known site alongside some of our own favourite secrets!
Navigate the backstreets with a friendly, bilingual and experienced guide, explore local shrines and grand temples, quaint shopping arcades and riverside paths while learning about the sites you visit in a light, interesting and fun way.
Cycle on high quality ‘Trek’ and ‘Giant’ hybrid bikes, sample an authentic and delicious lunch and enjoy the unique atmosphere of Japan’s ancient capital.
- Must be 13+ to participate as a rider
- Riders must be at least 13 years old and be comfortable riding a bike
- Dietary requirements need to be known ahead of time. Please let us know
Location
Cycle Kyoto
Please make sure to arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(1043 Ratings)
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Erico378
Mar 12, 2025
Unforgettable tour of northern Kyoto - Amazing tour with Kevin. Perfect amount of knowledge, context and history along the entire tour while allowing us to enjoy the stunning temples, vistas and hidden back alleys as we biked through all Kyoto. Felt like we truly got to know the city and came away with a sense of appreciation for this splendid place. So glad we decided to take this unforgettable tour.
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Trek63602444880
Mar 11, 2025
Easy-Going Adventure - Julian took us all around the west, north, and east side of Kyoto. We stopped at all the major temples and shrines and were able to get out and explore the sites. The ride was so gentle with only very very minor incline heading north at the beginning. An electric bike is really not necessary.
Julian made navigating the streets and traffic procedures simple.
The lunch he chose for us was at a nice rotating sushi bar that also had western foods to choose from. Our bike group was small with only an additional couple joining us.
Overall, this 5.5 hour journey was such an efficient way to sightsee Kyoto AND have someone who tells you the history and stories.
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Richardjx7391pz
Mar 7, 2025
The best way to see the highlights of Kyoto in a day - Firstly the weather wasn't kind, it was cold and wet, but I still had the best time and it was the highlight of my Kyoto trip. I was a solo traveller but Jay (our guide) with Dutch Frank and Stuart made me feel welcome and were great fun.
With his 13 years in Japan, New Yorker Jay was an exceptional guide and an interesting personality. Lunch was included and Jay took us to a small local cafe (Nishijin Yebiya) with fantastic food. Highly recommended, thanks Jay.
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Nicolad230997
Feb 21, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for tour guide Mayco 🙂 - Mayco did such a great job with the tour she was friendly & professional highly recommend anyone in Kyoto to do this tour was such a great experience had a fun time with lots of good laughs along the way.
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Helen
Feb 13, 2025
Cycle tour with a great guide, Mayco - Fabulous tour and Mayco our guide was very knowledgeable and easy to be with. Lunch was great in 400 year old restaurant. Would totally recommend
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Benjamindu9648ml
Jan 23, 2025
Amazing way to experience the city - My wife and I did the Kyoto north tour with Juan and had an amazing day riding the city, visiting shrines and temples, and eating at one of Juan’s favorite spots for lunch. Juan was helpful, very knowledgeable about the city/culture/history, and a great hang. The tour had a great mix of riding around and taking breaks to visit temples and shrines. They offer electric bikes so those who want to have an easier ride can have a fun day doing this tour. Would highly recommend to anyone thinking about doing this. Arigato gozaimas, Juan!
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W5446aoeds
Jan 17, 2025
Biking Kyoto on a very chilly morning. - Juan Santana is our biking tour specialist, he is very responsible tour guide and we feel safe biking all over Kyoto because of his experience. He guided us safely on the streets, made us drive like local bike riders and most of all took us to very authentic soba place for the lunch for some well needed rest. We rode the bike on a cloudy day, intermittent sunshine and a very chilly morning of 2 degrees centigrade.
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Julie
Jan 6, 2025
Biking Kyoto - Great way to experience Kyoto, winding streets off the beaten path with informative stops in between. Refreshing to move faster than a walk but outside of trains, buses or taxis.
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Traveler743081
Jan 4, 2025
Awesome Bike Tour for Kids, too! - Best family bike tour ever. Quin was patient and so knowledgeable. We saw many amazing spots, took pics and had the best ramen. We had bikes that could hold our kids too! Amazing time!
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Nomad58125197513
Mar 12, 2025
An otherwise great cycle, spoiled by a terribly rude and unprofessional tour guide - I am shocked to say the least after booking the tour following the raving reviews. However on turning up on the day, the whole trip was spoilt by a condescending, unprofessional and frankly rude tour guide.
- The whole trip felt like a drag to the guide, who responded to our questions condescendingly, and in some instances scarcity.
-On several occasions when asking about Kyoto he would respond with "I do not know I am from Osaka", so why use this tour guide?
- On several other instances the guide made frankly covert racist remarks about "foreigners" ruining Japan, which I thought was ironic since he was saying it to foreigners.
- Moreover, the guide would constantly sound irritated progressively throughout the trips when being asked questions. As if they had been annoyed at being asked the same questions by many different people (do not become a tour guide then).
-The tour guide took us to a horribly expensive lunch, where the menu was limited and was annoyed when we asked him to explain the ordering system, which was in Japanese.
Overall what was a great cycle, was ruined by a terrible guide.
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