Kyoto Day Trip: Private Tour from Osaka

Experience the cultural charm of Kyoto on a customizable private car tour from Osaka. Visit Kinkaku-ji and Kiyomizu-dera, explore traditional architecture, and immerse yourself in the traditional style of Kyoto.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kinkakuji Temple - Officially known as Rokuon-ji, Kinkaku-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple located in Kyoto, Japan. It stands as one of Kyoto’s most renowned structures, drawing numerous visitors each year.
  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple - Situated in eastern Kyoto, Japan, Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple that forms part of the Historic Monuments of…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English Tour Guide (Optional)
What's Not Included
  • Admission ticket (Kinkaku-ji: 4 USD)
  • Overtime fee (without guide: 42 USD per hour)
  • Overtime fee (with guide: 67 USD per hour)
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Enjoy a personalized day trip from Osaka to Kyoto with a private car and flexible schedule. This 10-hour private tour offers a relaxed exploration of Kyoto’s top attractions, with convenient pickup and drop-off in Osaka at your hotel or a major station. Travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned vehicle and a skilled driver, while you decide the…

Location
Kinkakuji Temple
1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Andrew_b
May 3, 2025
Great day trip with the family! - We had a great experience on our day trip to Kyoto. There were five people in our party, including my 70+ year old mother in law, and two kids 8 and 5). The pace was good, and we were able to see a lot in a short period of time.
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Mary_p
Oct 26, 2024
Busy day - We had a busy day traveling from Osaka cruise port to Kyoto and return. We visited Kiyomizu-dera, had lunch, Golden temple, then Fushimi Inari Shrine. Yan kept our group of seven during the crowds and Wan was the driver
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Laura_r
Oct 1, 2024
Excellent tour! - Our driver was excellent! Though surprised she spoke Japanese and not English, I happened to be traveling with 3 Japanese friends - one a guide herself. So between her and our driver, who was very flexible and helpful, our tour was totally based on where we wanted to go and how short or long we stayed at each site.
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Elizabeth_h
Mar 31, 2024
Personal Tour of Kyoto - This was an amazing tour. Lei was an excellent tour guide showing us the different temples and explaining the history and culture. She was personable and attentive to our needs. She asked where we wanted to go if different than the itinerary. She wanted this to be our tour. Gao was our driver and he was excellent. This was our first time using Viator and we will continue to use them for traveling. I highly recommend this tour and ask for Lei and Gao!
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Agnesyenlin_s
Dec 12, 2023
Great experience - The experience was fantastic! Driver is knowledgeable and my family enjoyed it very much! Will come again soon!
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Walter_k
Dec 31, 2024
Excellent care - Excellent care and enthusiasm throughout the tour, even with the language differences. Our tour guide took the time to get a lunch reservation and allow us to change the itinerary to do more shopping and site seeing at a temple. We appreciated the care and hospitality.
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Narendra_h
Apr 22, 2025
Kyoto tour from Osaka - Guide sent to us struggled to explain in English and had no knowledge of many history of places in Kyoto she used to google and struggled to explain Tour operators should have taken care to send good guide it was disappointing
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Connie_d
Oct 21, 2024
unhappy customers - Kyoto has been one of our must to visit in Japan and it’s proven that it’s really a beautiful place to visit! Unfortunately, our tour guide was not nice. We dont think it was worth what we paid! My friends were not happy at all with our guide’s attitude.
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Shagufa_h
Apr 7, 2026
Non-English Speaking Guide - Do not use this your company if you want a private guide that is able to speak English and is actually a licensed guide. The “guide” (Lui, I believe was his name) did not once show his guide credentials (which makes we query whether he is actually a licensed guide), which would not bother us if he could actually provide information about what we were seeing. He failed to mention the basics (we got commentary from overhearing other guides) and could hardly communicate in English. He was a nice guy but he skipped sections of the itinerary because we allegedly didn’t have enough time but somehow we were done in 6 hours when we paid for a 10 hour tour. The guide kept complaining about how everything is so crowded - it was very annoying because it is what it is and as a guide should focus on showcasing Kyoto not complaining about something that you cannot control. The guide was only good for taking pictures and paying $300 for that was absurd. We should have just gone with the driver only option and saved the guide fees.
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From $124
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).