Full Day Guided Tour to Kyoto and Nara from Osaka by Van | 7 hours to 8 hours

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Full Day Guided Tour to Kyoto and Nara from Osaka by Van
2 Adults x $87.63
$175.26
Approx Total
$175.26

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Bottled water
  • WiFi on board
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Gratuity
  • For lunch, you will have free-time in a designated area where you can walk around and pick a lunch spot for you and your group.

Overview

Ancient cities of Kyoto and Nara. Walk the path of Fushimi Inari Shrine with 1,000 Torii gates lining the path to the top of the mountain. Walk in the old town of Gion. See the deers in Nara Park. Visit the great Buddha in Todai temple. We at Explorer Tours provide comfortable small group tours with maximum 12 ppl per van. Our tour guides take you to each destinations. All entry tickets are included in our price. Unlike big bus tours, we provide personal touch for everyone. ā€¢ We do not supply any extra pick up & drop off service. ā€¢ Tour is not customizable. ā€¢ Customers will walk include stairs and hills in each places. ā€¢ Not recommended for travelers who can not walk long distance. This tour includes walking. ā€¢ Due to the weather and traffic conditions, time schedule might change. ā€¢ If you select, ā€œIā€™ll decide laterā€ for the meeting point, please message us on viator.

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Itinerary

  • Osaka

    Meet your tour conductor either in Shinsaibashi or Umeda DT Tower, and board our comfortable, luxurious private vehicle and travel 1 hr from Osaka to Kyoto.

    1 hour

  • Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

    Fushimi Inari Taisha, founded in the year 711 to worship the Shinto god of rice, Inari. Consistently listed as one of the most popular places in Japan. It is the most visited shrine in all of Japan. Over 2.5 million Japanese will visit the shrine during the first three days of the new year to pray for good luck, particularly in work and business. Join them and other tourists and locals climbing through the 1,000= torii gates that line the hillside and bask in over 1300 years of history.

    1 hour

  • Gion

    Walk around the Gion area and take in the traditional townscape of Kyoto. You will also have your lunch and free time in this area. Enjoy a bite and you can also shop for souvenirs in some of the traditional old stores in the area. If you are lucky, you might see a Geiko or Maiko (Geisha) walking around the area.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Yumekaze Plaza

    Arrive in Nara Park and disembark with your tour conductor here at Yumekaze Plaza for a quick bathroom stop before continuing with the tour.

    20 minutes

  • Nara Park

    Here our tour conductor will talk about the history of Nara and the nearby temples while assisting you in feeding and playing with the famous bowing deer of Nara Park. Vendors sell crackers to feed the deer for 200 yen per pack.

    1 hour

  • Todai-ji Namdaimon (Grand South Gate)

    Walk toward The Great South Gate, or Nandaimon, the main gates of Todai-ji temple, and bask in its size of this great structure. The Nandaimon gate, which stands at the entrance of the approach to Todaiji Temple, is a massive structure with a height of about 25.5m, and the Ni-o guardian statues located in Nandaimon are also a site to behold. Walk through this great gate, and see the magnificent large wooden Ni-o statues. housed in the great Nandaimon Gates.

    45 minutes

  • Todai-ji Temple

    Todaiji Temple was built to pray for the peace of the country. The Great Buddha Hall, where the Great Buddha sits, is one of the largest wooden structure in the world, with a width of about 57m, a depth of about 50m, and a height of about 48m. Originally completed in 751, the structure was destroyed in 1181 and 1567. The current building we see today was rebuilt in 1709, and was registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.

    1 hour 20 minutes

  • Osaka

    After you visit Nara Park, you will board our private vehicle and you will be driven back to Osaka. You will be dropped off at your pick-up point.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adultā€™s lap
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund
February 06No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experienceā€™s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If itā€™s canceled due to poor weather, youā€™ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews

4.7

21 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 17 reviews with 5 stars

Very good

Published on Dec, 2024

Good trip! The tour guides were knowledgeable and friendly! The van driver was good and the van very comfortable. If youā€™re looking for a nice trip to learn about the temple in Kyoto and Nara take this trip.

Tour guide was great, nice picture opportunities

Published on Dec, 2024

We mainly chose this tour because we wanted to go to Nara and see the deer. We werenā€™t at each location for that long, so if you want to like take pics and move on, this is a great tour for you. However, if youre more interested in like learning and taking your time, you may not enjoy it. It was perfect for my group though. We got to spend a long time at Nara as well. The tour guide was funny and loved watching us get chased by the deer. She was also super kind and showed us a tasty nabe restaurant even though the tour had ended!

tour

Published on Nov, 2024

Very good tour with Hysukie and driver. All sites were covered and well explained. Many photos ops were given.

Osaka to Kyoto and Nara tour

Published on Oct, 2024

The tour was fantastic, our guide Andy was very accommodating and knowledgeable. Weather cooperated. Gates, shrine, Buddahs- wow!

Aloha from Hawaii Day Tour to Kyoto and Nara!

Published on Oct, 2024

Hazuki was our guide on the tour. She was such an amazing guide and so knowledgeable of all of the places we visited. The tour vans were very spacious, comfortable, and cool. The entire team was professional and took great care of us throughout the entire tour. I would definitely recommend this tour with Hazuki and her drivers to anyone that is interested in a full day tour of Kyoto and Nara. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would gladly give this tour package 10+ stars!

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