Perfect Nara Park Half-Day Bus Tour

Explore Nara Park’s World Heritage Sites with an expert guide. Visit Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Mt. Wakakusa. Free 1-Day Pass included.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Todai-ji Temple - Visit the Todaiji Temple, featuring the Nandaimon Gate and the Great Buddha Hall.
  • Kasuga Grand Shrine - The Kasuga Taisha Shrine, a main shrine and World Heritage Site, offers a memorable sightseeing experience. Visitors can explore the main shrine and draw a deer fortune, available in English.
  • Nara Okuyama Drive Way -…
What's Included
  • Nara-Yamatoji 2-Day Pass
  • English Guide
  • Temple entrance & Viewing fee
  • Deer fortune fortune-telling paper fee
  • Deer cracker fee
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Consumption tax
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Important Notice If you need to adjust the date of participation or the number of participants after booking, please cancel your initial reservation and make a new one. Any changes made without canceling the original booking will not be processed.
Explore the marvels of Nara on this engaging tour, which includes visits to two UNESCO World Heritage…

Location
JR Nara Station East Exit
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Gladys
Oct 22, 2025
Exceptional service and effortless sightseeing in Nara - Our day with Nara Kotsu Sightseeing Bus made our visit to Nara utterly stress-free and more enjoyable than we expected. We appreciated the comfortable, air-conditioned coach, which was a relief under the autumn skies. The stops were well-timed at major highlights (Tōdai‑ji, Kasuga Taisha, deer-filled Nara Park and the overlook at Mount Wakakusa), allowing us to soak in the history without rushing. Our guide was friendly, fluent in English, full of interesting insights about the temples and the deer, and answered our questions with ease. The driver proved skilled and courteous. A special touch: we received a small memento at the end - such thoughtful hospitality. For anyone wanting to explore Nara with comfort, insights and minimal logistics, I wholeheartedly recommend Nara Kotsu. A 5-star experience.
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Compass36747145652
Oct 8, 2025
Wonderful trip & nice wxperience - Nice & Wonderful experience of joining this local tour. Nara deer park, Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Mt. Wakakusa summit were wonderful & amazing,
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157ashwinl
Sep 26, 2025
Great - It was worth the price, so we were not exhausted and could still do other activities in the evening. The bus was roomy and air conditioned. Our tour guide, Masako was very helpful and informative.
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856aldend
Sep 26, 2025
Nata half day Experience - First, definitely worth 10,000 Yen as it covers all of the entry fees to the different shrines, temples etc. Masako, our tour guide was very friendly and speaks fluent English. Very informative and ensures we were well taken care off. We were given enough time to spend at each location and I definitely recommend her for a tour guide in Nara, thank you 🙇‍♀️
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88anag
Sep 24, 2025
Beautiful 4 hour outing - It was a nice experience, the guide was very informative . We saw beatiful temple and shrine. Deer are adorable and a view from the mountain is breathtaking.
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Smmp13
Sep 15, 2025
Nara Park Visit - The tour guide Kusa made our tour very enjoyable. She was easy to understand and very knowledgeable about the sights. Thank you to Kusa and the driver, both friendly people.
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Stefanocq5787ml
Sep 15, 2025
Great and efficient - Wonderful little tour, not too long and you get to see all the important sights. Kasu was a wonderful guide and we learned a lot about all the places we visited.
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Casandrad546
Sep 5, 2025
10/10 experience 🎶 - It was an amazing tour~ Would recommend 100% to everyone🩷 The explanations and the guide (Masako) were great and well prepared~
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Charles
Sep 5, 2025
Masako was the perfect guide. She was very fluent, friendly, extremely knowledgeable and super organized. - Very well planned and organized. Made the trip easy and enjoyable. Great choices for the itinerary and smartly paced. Great on a hot humid day
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Melissa
Aug 29, 2025
Don’t think twice- book the tour! - This really is the perfect tour! It is super efficient and our guide Makoto and driver Mr. Nakatani are AWESOME. This tours visits all the Nara spots on your list in the most comfortable way possible! You can spend your energy enjoying the beauty of Nara instead of thinking about the journey to your next site. The bus is a coach bus with comfortable seats, big windows and air conditioning. Makoto explained the story behind the symbolism and spent the perfect amount of time at each site. Admission to all sites are included and this tour get special access to admission lines and parking lots. VERY efficient and very VIP! I am so glad I booked this tour. Definitely one of the better purchases I made on my trip! Thank you for your hospitality Makoto and for your safe driving Mr. Nakatani!
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From $64
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).