Kyoto Day Tour: Amanohashidate & Ine Village

Explore Kyoto’s Amanohashidate and Ine Boathouse on a full-day tour. Enjoy panoramic views, boat rides, and the charm of rural Japan.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Amanohashidate - Meeting time and location:
    8:40 am at Osaka
    9:50 am at Kyoto
    The adventure begins with a pleasant journey to Amanohashidate, celebrated as one of Japan’s top three scenic spots. This magnificent 3.6 km sandbar is lined with 8,000 pine trees and bordered by the tranquil Japan Sea and Amanohashidate Bay. The name “Amanohashidate”…
What's Included
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Round-trip transportation from designated meeting points (Osaka or Kyoto)
  • Driver and guide service fee
  • Professional multilingual guide (English, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean)
What's Not Included
  • Ropeway ticket
  • Boat ride in Ine Village
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Discover the perfect blend of history and nature on a one-day tour of Kyoto. This itinerary is perfect for adventure seekers and nature lovers alike.We begin with the magnificent Amanohashidate, one of Japan’s “Three Scenic Views,” renowned for its unique sandbar resembling a bridge to the heavens, lined with lush pine trees. The sandbar’s shape is like…

Location
1-chōme-3-6 Nipponbashi
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(24 Ratings)
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Btcunicorn
Nov 7, 2025
Stress free way to enjoy Amanohashidate - Richard was a good guide and allowed us to relax. He took care of the chairlift tickets at Amanohashidate and boat ride on the Ine Bay. He ensured we knew where to go and took great pictures. I would recommend this tour and Richard as the guide.
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Scenic12735784225
Sep 25, 2025
This experience is amazing and I would like to participate again - The Tui Flower guide is very friendly, for solo guests, we will offer help to take photos. The itinerary is abundant, there will be no gaps, compared to the trip of the pilot, but also to make people feel fun, have a relaxing feeling!
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Honeykujo
Sep 5, 2025
A fun day tour without getting lost getting there. Sit back and relax till you get to the various destinstions. - Leo was a fun and organized guide. The whole tour was fantastic. The bus was comfortable. The stops allowed us enough time to explore without feeling rushed.
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Peter_c
Aug 15, 2025
A trop to remember - You can't miss out on this trip, beautiful country side, great scenery, and the most beautiful view's of the coast and beaches. A highlight of our trip.
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Sherpa05330510628
Aug 3, 2025
Beautiful scenery - The trip was amazing. As a family , we would have prefer to stay in Ine a bit longer time. We arrived too late to visit the fisherman house. It’s such a beautiful area!
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Nikta
Jul 26, 2025
Visit Amanohashidate - We had a very nice driver and tour guide, his name is Liu and he was very knowledgeable and speak English very good. Timing was good as well.
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Robert_i
Jul 18, 2025
Overall great trip! Jay,... - Overall great trip! Jay, our tour guide, was entertaining and helpful. My biggest gripe is that there wasn't enough time at Amanohashidate to do everything so if you want to do everything I would recommend going outside of this experience.
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L7612xwmayas
Oct 14, 2025
Beautiful places - The places we visited were amazing, very long day but totaly worth it. The tour guide was mediocre at best, very little information was given to us at each stop, rushed us through most of the time.
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Companion47544617728
Nov 2, 2025
很差劲且没有服务意识的导游A terrible guide with no sense of service. - 五分制的话 路线安排 4分 景色 4分 导游 0分 为什么会跟团呢,就我而言 天桥立交通是个大问题,时间、舒适度和花费很难平衡,跟团几乎是最优解 能解决大阪◀▶京都的小交通,特别是带大件行李 带老年人最优解就是跟团 行程就3处景点 天桥立 伊根湾坐船 伊根舟屋 落地团叫gogoday,这家公司多少有点问题,早上想问下谁是我们今天的导游,找他家拿旗子的人,都不耐烦。早上8点40到下午16点收队,满打满算不到8小时,路上就耗时4小时多,其实安排天桥立一个点就好,此处玩下来至少要准备4-6小时,散心慢玩可能两天一夜比较好。跟团的话,只有2.5小时,还是很ギリギリ。 天桥立这个景点在地图上看一会儿就懂了,一个“立”字,跟团的话缆车安排在JR车站这侧,我们自费坐船去的对面,船上可以饱览“连接线”,对面山上叫伞松公园,基本上是散客,随到随走体验很好,半山腰还有公车去成相寺。天气好,不管怎么拍都好看,确实是绝景! 跟团游第二站是“伊根湾めぐり”,几乎都是团客来这里,挤在船上,因为在第一站就坐过船,这里我们放弃了。 第三站是“伊根舟屋”,说是东方威尼斯有点滑稽,不过还是有一点特色。 这次重点说说导游,是一位很没有服务意识的华人导游,姓李名松X,同时也带韩国客人。 首先是报到时就觉得不是很热情,很冷淡,诸如“请、您”这些是不会的。后来一些解说也很无聊乏味,幽默感更是不敢强求。 其次是说要交2200日元买缆车和船票,我说我们不去,她来了一句:不去啊?不去什么都看不到,你们没必要报这个团。 请问啊我请问,在天桥立这2.5小时自由活动时间里,我可以自由安排,为什么非得上你那个缆车和船呢?每个人在旅行里可以找寻自己想要的想要的,万一客人之前已经坐过缆车坐过船,或者不想玩这类的,非得给你嘟囔这么一句惹人心里不好受。 后面我从其他地方回来碰到她,给她打招呼说你好,她直接回了句:你是找不到坐缆车地方吗?在右边!从这开始我就不想给她好脸色了。 总之是一很差劲的华人导游,本来出门在外要避开老乡,这下更具体了。当然不能否认,还是有许多非常优秀的华人导游的,比如福冈到别府、冲绳的一日游,都很热情风趣有服务意识。 On a five-point scale: Itinerary: 4 Scenery: 4 Guide: 0 Why join a group tour? For me, transportation to Amanohashidate is a real problem — it’s hard to balance time, comfort, and cost. Joining a tour was practically the best solution. It also solved the Osaka ⇄ Kyoto transportation issue, especially convenient if you have large luggage. And if you’re traveling with elderly people, joining a tour is definitely the best option. The itinerary included only three spots: 1️⃣ Amanohashidate 2️⃣ Ine Bay boat ride 3️⃣ Ine Funaya (boathouses) The local operator was GoGoDay, but honestly, this company had some issues. In the morning, when I asked who our guide was, the staff member holding the flag looked really annoyed. The tour ran from 8:40 AM to 4 PM — not even eight hours in total. We spent over four hours just on transportation. In reality, visiting Amanohashidate alone would have been enough. You need at least 4–6 hours to fully enjoy it, or ideally an overnight stay. But with the tour, we only got 2.5 hours — really ギリギリ (barely enough). Amanohashidate is easy to understand once you look at a map — it literally forms the shape of the kanji “立” (standing). The group tour used the cable car from the JR Station side, but we paid extra to take the boat to the opposite side. From the boat, you can see the entire sandbar beautifully. On the other side, at Kasamatsu Park, mostly independent travelers go — no waiting, very smooth experience. There’s also a bus halfway up the hill that goes to Nariai-ji Temple. When the weather is nice, every photo turns out amazing. Truly a breathtaking view! The second stop was Ine Bay Cruise, but it was packed with group tourists. Since we had already taken a boat earlier, we skipped it. The third stop was Ine Funaya — called the “Venice of the East,” which sounds a bit exaggerated, but still, it has its charm. Now, about the guide. She was a Chinese guide with very poor service attitude, named Li Song X, also leading a Korean group. From the check-in, she already seemed cold and unwelcoming — never used polite expressions like “please” or “sir/madam.” Her explanations were dull, with zero sense of humor. Then she said we needed to pay 2,200 yen for the cable car and boat tickets. When I said we wouldn’t join, she snapped: “Oh? If you don’t go, you’ll see nothing. You shouldn’t have joined this tour.” Excuse me — during the 2.5 hours of free time at Amanohashidate, shouldn’t I be free to choose how I spend my time? Some travelers may have already taken the cable car or boat before, or simply prefer walking — no need to make such a rude comment. Later, when I ran into her again and greeted her politely, she just said curtly, “Can’t find the cable car? It’s on the right!” From that moment on, I lost any remaining respect for her. In short, she was a terrible Chinese tour guide. I used to think it’s better to avoid guides from my own country, and now I’m convinced. Of course, I’ve also met excellent Chinese guides — for example, in Fukuoka–Beppu or Okinawa day tours — they were warm, funny, and truly service-minded.
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_r8367xn
Sep 27, 2025
I'm sorry. - ◯ Sorry for one I spoke to an usher who was at the station because he didn't know where to meet me and he said it was across the street. And when I went there, I found that forehand now is that way. And even though we arrived more than an hour ago... I finally didn't know what to do...I came from Kanagawa looking forward to fielding...sorry. Now we're going to go with the forehand train.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).