Kyoto Private Tour: Iconic Sites in Comfort

This exclusive experience, tailored with private transportation, allows you to explore Kyoto’s most iconic sites in comfort and style, ensuring a day of unforgettable memories. From historical Kyoto to the nature of Kyoto city all in one day. Save your time and see the most of Kyoto now!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple - One of the most iconic features of Kiyomizu-dera is its wooden stage, which juts out over the hillside, offering panoramic views of the cherry and maple trees below, as well as the city of Kyoto. The stage is supported by hundreds of wooden pillars, constructed without the use of nails—a testament to traditional Japanese…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Travel time from Osaka/Kyoto to all destinations and back to hotel
  • English Tour Guide
  • Surcharges on fuel
  • Entrance fee to Kinkakuji Temple (500 yen)
  • Parking fees
  • Entrance fee to Kiyomizudera Temple (500 yen)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities / Tips is very welcomed
Additional Information
  • The remaining hours are allotted for travel time
  • Some destinations in Kyoto have lots of staircase and not recommended for wheelchairs
Location
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Adventure519276
Aug 3, 2025
A beautiful day in Kyoto with a really nice guide. - We had a great day with Ben/Yujiro. Beautiful duscivery if Kyoto with delightful and pleasant guide. He does even know a little bit of french. We recommend him.
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Daizy78
Jul 23, 2025
Thank you Ben for introducing us to Kyoto - Our guide Ben (Yujiro) was amazing. Although it was an incredibly hot and humid day, we enjoyed every minute of our visit to Kyoto. Ben planned a great itinerary for us given our interests in nature and culture. Our experiences with shrines, bamboo forest, local food became much more interesting with Ben providing the necessary context and historical background. He was always pleasant, kind. One member was unable to walk as heat bothered her and Ben accommodated her very well. He took us to a small local shop for tasty sushi and also helped us with our specific shopping goals. Kyoto is a historical city with many layers and we thank Ben for helping us understand this. If we have the good fortune to visit Japan again, we will make sure to connect with Ben to help us explore this beautiful region further. Much appreciated, thank you Ben!
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355krisk
Jul 22, 2025
Unforgettable Day in Kyoto with Christine – The Perfect Guide! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We spent an incredible 10 hours exploring Kyoto with Christine, and she was nothing short of amazing. It was blazing hot—95°F that felt like 106° with the humidity—but Christine kept all seven of us (ages 22 to 78!) comfortable, cool, and smiling the entire time. From the moment she picked us up in our private van, she was kind, professional, and full of energy. She curated a perfect itinerary! Christine shared fascinating stories and historical insights at every stop always at the perfect depth (not a dry lecture, but not surface-level either). She adjusted the pace to our group, found shady spots, made cold water and snacks available, and even offered photo tips and picture-taking at just the right moments. She’s sweet, thoughtful, and incredibly knowledgeable, and went above and beyond to make the day special. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a returning Japan fan, Christine is the guide you want by your side. We made lifelong memories, and we can’t thank her enough. Book this tour—it’s worth every moment.
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U7210ucjayd
Jul 17, 2025
- Awesome experience. Ben was a great guide and had a wealth of knowledge of even the smallest detail of the temples and shrines. Added bonus for being patient with my high energy 3 year old and introducing us to the best ramen I’ve had in Japan thus far. Highly recommend!
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Linsshirl
Jul 17, 2025
A Full Day of Fun, Learning, and Eating in Kyoto!! - What a luxurious way to see Kyoto! Ben was vibrant and excited to learn about us and to show us all of the sights of Kyoto. We felt safe and moved at a great pace in his comfortable and cool van. He showed us an extra shrine and showed us how to pray in the temples and shrines. He is very proud of his country and his heritage! We are so glad he shared that with us! And we loved the udon noodle shop he took us for lunch - slurp slurp! Highly recommend this company and it's tour guides. Thank you for the private and personal service! It was greatly appreciated. Ben was polite, kind, respectful, timely, and careful.
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Glen
Jul 11, 2025
Great Tour - Excellent guide, Lewis is a very personable guide with abundant knowledge regarding the stops on the tour. He was very accommodating and matched our pace without ever pushing us. Very happy we did the private tour, it allowed us to see a lot of things in a short time that we otherwise would not have gotten to. Thanks Lewis and good luck in your studies and career.
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881dritanp
Jul 11, 2025
From beginning to end it was just perfect...smaller van ...great tour guide.. - Great trip...great tour guide ... be prepared to do some walking...Golden Temple its must see...I would recommend this tour to anyone..its worth it
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Nigell70
Jul 6, 2025
4 fantastic Kyoto locations in 1 day - We had a great trip today with Ben. He is very polite, knowledgeable, friendly and personable. A safe driver too and in a lovely vehicle. Thoroughly recommended.
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Diego_o
Jul 6, 2025
Best tour in Kyoto - It was a magical tour. Of course because of the beauty of the places in Kyoto, but above all thanks to Nozo, my tour guide. He speaks a perfect english, and so he has very well explained all the places that we visited, and also answered to all my questions about Japanese culture! He is very gentle and professional! We stopped to have lunch in a tipical sushi restaurant and it was amazing! When you have such a short time, I more than recommend this tour and Nozo as a tour guide! I fell in love with Kyoto!
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Cristina_m
Jul 4, 2025
Christine, the best guide for our 2 days in Osaka/Kyoto - Christine was excellent. She helped customize a tour that would cover all iconic Kyoto sights, had incredible knowledge of all sites, was well prepared, had the time very well calculated, was very flexible with us, and had excellent suggestions re dining locations. Helped us with our own shore excursion. Picked us up and dropped us off at port. Also arranged for driver and luxury van so she was really guiding us while someone else was driving. She has great English language and great command of the culture and the sights. We loved her. We highly recommend her.
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From $177
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).