Kyoto: Private Tour with Local Licensed Guide 4-Hour Tour
ID: GYG393716-O-714777
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
Explore the best of Kyoto with a private guide on a 4 or 6-hour tour. Enjoy the full freedom and flexibility of customizing your own itinerary.
Discover Kyoto’s historical sites, favorite local spots, and hidden gems on a private walking tour with a nationally licensed guide. Choose from a 6 or 4-hour tour, whose itinerary can be customized to fit your interests.
See both the modern and traditional sides of this dynamic and ancient city as well as some of the best sightseeing areas, restaurants, and shops.
Visit places like the Fushimi Inari Shrine, famous for the Torii Gate Corridor. Explore the filming location for the film “Memoirs of a Geisha”, displaying a colorful crimson scenery with a mysterious atmosphere.
Walk through the shrine’s corridors that were erected as a symbolic continuing gate from the current world to the world of the dead inhabited by the gods.
Go to the Kinkaku-ji Temple (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), which was given its name from the golden color of its reliquary hall. Admire its simple yet bold structure that features beautiful mountain views in the background.
Enter the ancient Kiyomizu-dera temple to get panoramic city views from its large veranda. Walk from the path from the temple to Gion, to find many Kyoto-esque shops filled with unique souvenirs.
Grab a snack or enjoy a delicious dinner at one of the many fine restaurants in the Gion district. Your guide will give you dining recommendations that are sure to delight your palate.
Highlights
- Discover the best of Kyoto on a private guided walking tour
- Enjoy a personal and professional experience with a licensed local guide
- See some of Kyoto's most important and famous highlights
- Customize to your route or let your guide take care of the itinerary planning
- Learn fascinating insights about Japan’s history and culture
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This experience will take place rain or shine
This experience can be personalized to meet your requests and preferences
The local team will communicate with you prior to your tour taking place to confirm the logistics of your booking
All guides hold The Nationally-licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification which is issued by the Japanese government. This certification requires good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
Your guide will be waiting in your hotel lobby, outside the train station, or at your requested pickup address 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
