Private Car Tour in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara with English Speaking Driver
4.3
56 Ratings

Experience the best of Kyoto, Osaka, or Nara with a private car tour and an English-speaking driver. Customize your itinerary and explore iconic landmarks, temples, shrines, and more.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

If you choose any one Day tour from below mentioned tour either Kyoto or Osaka or Nara tour
If you Choose Full Day Kyoto Tour
Kyoto Itineraries

  1. Arashiyama, 1 hour
  2. Kinkakuji Temple, 1 hour
  3. Kiyomizu-dera Temple, 1 hour
  4. Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 1 hour
  5. Gion, 1 hour
  6. Sanjusangendo Temple, 1 hour
  7. Ginkakuji Temple, 1 hour
  8. Nishiki…
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What's Included
  • Gas and patrol costs included
  • Private transport with onboard WiFi
  • English-speaking driver-guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicles
  • Exclusive tour for your group
  • Personalized meet and greet service
  • Highway toll taxes covered
What's Not Included
  • Meal or food or drink cost not included
  • Entry fees of any place is not included
  • Entry fee of any ride not included
Additional Information

NOTE: Please select one location for your tour: KYOTO, OSAKA, or NARA. If you wish to visit all three, consider booking a 3-day tour to cover Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara.
We offer pick-up services for all travelers from their respective locations in Osaka, Kyoto, or Nara. Additional local pick-ups are available for an extra fee.
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Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(56 Ratings)
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Christina_l
Jul 23, 2025
Perfect combination of a tour and city transfer! - Khan was very lovely! He communicated with us via What’s app 2 days before to go over the itinerary and pick up location. We started in our Kyoto hotel. Our tour started at 9:30, Khan was in our lobby by 9:15! He spoke perfect English and Japanese! Taught us some historical facts! Was great with our 3 small children! Allowed us to hit all the major attractions: Bamboo Forest, Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Monkey Park, Nara park! He even took us some places that weren’t on our list! The company was so great, and even dropped us off to our next city (Osaka) so we can avoid 1 less train ride/luggage transfer for our family of 5! Highly recommend!
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Sean
Jul 9, 2025
Incredible Day in Nara, Gion, and Fushimi with Hasan! - We had an amazing experience on our private tour with Nihon Horizon! Hasan, our driver and guide, was absolutely fantastic—friendly, knowledgeable, and super accommodating throughout the day. We chose to explore Nara, Gion, and Fushimi Inari, and Hasan made sure we got the most out of every stop. He shared interesting local tips, helped us avoid crowds. One highlight was when he brought us to a fun sushi restaurant that we never would have found on our own, it was delicious and converyor belt fun. The car was clean and comfortable, and the whole day felt relaxed yet well-organized. We felt safe, cared for, and never rushed. It was a perfect balance of sightseeing, culture, and hidden gems. Highly recommend this tour if you want a stress-free and memorable day in Kyoto or the surrounding areas. Be sure to ask for Hasan!
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Valerie_c
Jun 10, 2025
Enjoyable hassle free tour - This private tour is hassle free and completely within your control on where to go, when to go and our tour guide VIRK is flexible enough to pivot and provide on the spot recommendations. Despite the raining weather, we had fun and gotten some great photos.
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Kathy_v
Apr 11, 2025
Day in Kyoto. - The tour covered driving to the items in our list. Malik took good care of us at the locations. We paid the fees for him to enter the parks with us. He took incredible photos of us while visiting the sights. The tour was mainly the driving not a guided tour. That being said Malik made sure we saw the sights we wanted to see and took good care of us. It was an amazing day.
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Connector44780
Mar 13, 2025
Trip to Kyoto, Osaka and Nara - We took this trip with Hussain from 12-14 March 2025. It was a memorable trip. Mr Hussain is a wonderful driver and travel guide. He ordered every place to be visited in perfect order, and helped us in clicking our photos. He briefed us on the history of the shrines, the most strategic points of interest, the scenic parks, and advised us on eating places and places to shop. We will seek him in our future trips as well!
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Tourist351617
Jan 26, 2025
Nara and Kyoto Sightseeing - Ali was great helping us explore Nara deer park and around Kyoto. He was polite, communicated very effectively and was always waiting when we let him know we were ready to go. Made a long day sightseeing with kids that much more manageable. Thank you.
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Doug_b
Jan 12, 2025
Great day in Kyoto and Osaka - Our guide was a great guy, very patient, very supportive, and made sure we had a great experience. He spoke perfect English and did a good job to make sure we saw all of our requested sites and stayed on time. Overall great experience!!
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R7679nwtoddw
Jun 24, 2025
Great driver, but not a true guide - Our driver was polite and kind and flexible to our needs. But in our case he was really a driver and not a guide like our other day trips. This was fine for us given the time we had already been in Japan, but if you are looking for a interactive and vocal guide with lots of stories this was not the case.
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Tyrone_b
Jan 3, 2025
Good driver but poor tour guide - The tour seemed rushed and not as we had exactly planned. It was sort of a driver with basic knowledge. He did take us to some cool additional places but did not join us and explain the history and significance of places. If you need this, it may not be a good fit
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Maps53380
May 3, 2025
Nara was great, tour operator not the best - Malik was not the best tour guide, it felt like we were rushed from one location to another. The day started with Malik being an hour late to pick us up, and then he was confused on what the tour was supposed to be focused on (Nara). Malik also was not great with English, and had several times where there were misunderstandings, including missing tour destinations. I would look for a different tour operator going to Nara. Nara as a location was very cool, great to see the deer park. Not really enough in Nara for a full day of tourism, so planning some time for relaxing and enjoying would be good.
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