Kobe Private Driving Tour: English Speaking Driver Only, No Guide

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Private vehicle
English speaking driver
Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list'

Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
You cannot combine multiple tour groups.

Overview

Explore the both modern and traditional sides of Kobe with your English-speaking chauffeur on this full-day driving tour. Enjoy the ease of travelling in a private vehicle and the independence of exploring the sights on your own. Come and discover the beautiful and architecturally stunning city of Kobe with us! Perched on a hillside sloping down to the sea, Kobe is one of Japan's most attractive and cosmopolitan cities. Immerse yourself in the city's distinct atmosphere and dining options! From seafood to sake to sweets, Kobe has it all! We hope to see you in Kobe soon!

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ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe, an IHG hotel 1-chome Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0002
APA Hotel Kobe Sannomiya 5-2-14 Gokodori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0087
APA Hotel Kobe sannomiya Ekimae 2-11-26 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0011
Ajisai Ocean Terrace 1034-181 Minami-Rokkosan, Rokkosancho, Nada-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 657-0101
Ariston Hotel Kobe 6-1 Minatojimanakamachi, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0046
Brenza Hotel 6-1-1 Kumoidori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0096
Business Hotel Tomoe 5-4-19 Kotonoocho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0094
Business Inn Yutaka 1-3-23 Honmachi, Hyogo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0834
Candeo Hotels Kobe Tor Road 3-8-8 Sannomiyacho, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0021
Casabella Inn Kobe 1-4-27 Nishikamitachibanadori, Hyogo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0033
Centurion Hotel Grand Kobe Station 2 Chome-3-7 Aioicho, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0025
Comfort Hotel ERA Kobe Sannomiya 4-2-10 Kumoidori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0096
Daiichi Grand Hotel Kobe Sannomiya 2-1-23 Nakayamatedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0004
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kobe Sannomiya 5-1-6 Gokodori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0087
Dormy Inn Kobemotomachi 2-5-1 Sakaemachidori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0023
Four Points Flex by Sheraton Kobe Sannomiya 2-1-9 Nunobikicho, Chuo-Ku, Chuo-ku,, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0097
Fujie 2-1-9 Nishikamitachibanadori, Hyogo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0033
Green Hill Hotel Urban 2-5-16 Kanocho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0001
Green Rich Hotel Kobe Sannomiya 4-1-22 Gokodori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0087
Hana Hotel 4-2-7 Nunobikicho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0097
Hotel 1-2-3 Kobe 4-1-12 Isogamidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0086
Hotel Crown Palais Kobe 1-3-5 Higashi-Kawasakicho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0044
Hotel Dormy Inn Kobe Motomachi 2-5-1 Sakaemachidori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0023
Hotel Grand Vista 2-13-7 Kanocho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0001
Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokkoso 1-1-14 Kitanocho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0002
Hotel Konigs-Krone Kobe 2-3-10 Sannomiyacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0021
Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland 7-2 Hatobacho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0042
Hotel Livemax Kobe 1-2-8 Mizukidori, Hyogo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0802
Hotel Monte Hermana Kobe Amalie 2-2-28 Nakayamatedori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0004
Hotel Monterey Kobe 2-11-13 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0011
Hotel Okura Kobe 2-1 Hatobacho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-8560
Hotel Pearl City Kobe 7-5-1 Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0046
Hotel Piena Kobe 4-20-5 Ninomiyacho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0093
Hotel Plaza Kobe 2-9-1 Koyochonaka, Higashinada-Ku, Rokko Island KFP, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 658-0032
Hotel Sunroute Sopra Kobe 1-1-22 Isobedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0084
Hotel Viamare Kobe 67 Kyomachi, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0034
Hotel Villa Fontaine Kobe-Sannomiya 4-1-4 Asahidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0095
Hotel Winbell Magic 4-2-15 Minatocho, Hyogo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0812
Hotel Wing International Kobe Shin Nagata Ekimae 5-1-1 Wakamatsucho, Nagata-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 653-0038
Hougetu 5-5-15 Shimoyamate-Dori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0011
Kadoya Ryokan 1-1-16 Nakamichidori, Hyogo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0801
Kitagami Hotel 4-8-19 Kanocho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0001
Kobe Airport Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP
Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers 2-13 Koyochonaka, Higashinada-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 658-0032
Kobe City Gardens Hotel 4-7-18 Aioicho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0025
Kobe Gajoen Hotel 8-4-23 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0011
Kobe Harborland Onsen Manyo 1-8-1 Higashikawasakicho, Chuo-Ku, 7F-16F Promena Kobe, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0044
Kobe Kita-No-Saka Hotel 3-12-8 Kano-Cho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0001
Kobe Kitano Hotel Yamamotodori 3-3-3-20, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0003
Kobe Luminous Hotel 6-2-11 Tsukamotodori, Hyogo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0804
Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel 5-6 Hatobacho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0042
Kobe Minato Onsen Ren 1-1 Shinkocho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0041
Kobe Motomachi Tokyu REI Hotel 1-2-35 Sakaemachidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0023
Kobe Plaza Hotel 1-13-12 Motomachidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0022
Kobe Plaza Hotel west 3-4-7 Motomachidori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0022
Kobe Port Tower Hotel 6-1 Hatobacho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0042
Kobe Port Tower Hotel Annex 6-1 Hatobacho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0042
Kobe Sannomiya Tokyu REI Hotel 6-1-5 Kumoidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0096
Kobe Sannomiya Union Hotel 2-1-10 Gokodori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0087
Kobe Tor Road Hotel Sanraku 3-1-19 Nakayamate Dori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0004
Kotobukirou Rinsuitei 3-5-18 Sumaderacho, Suma-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 654-0071
Lasse Hall 4-10-8 Nakayamatedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0004
Ninomiya Ryokan 1-10-6 Kotonocho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0094
Oriental Hotel 25 Kyomachi, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0034
Peare Kobe 7-3-18 Nakayamatedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0004
Portopia Hotel 101 6 Chome Minatojima, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0046
R&B Hotel Kobe Motomachi 3-3-1 Sannomiyacho, Chuo-ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0021
Rokko Parlor 6-17 Rokkodaicho, Nada-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 657-0013
Rokko Sanso 4-685 Rokkosancho, Nada-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 657-0101
Sanside Hotel 4-1-3 Kumoidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0096
Smile Hotel Kobe Motomachi 2-5-8 Motomachidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0022
Sotetsu Fresa-Inn Kobe Sannomiya 5-2-3 Asahidori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0095
Sumiyoshi Ryokan 5-6-27 Sumiyoshimiyamachi, Higashinada-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 658-0053
Sun Members Kobe 4-13-21 Kumochi-Cho, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0056
Tabist Hotel Please Kobe Higashinada 2-1-5 Mikageishimachi Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 658-0045
The B Kobe 2-11-5 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0011
The Royal Canvas Kobe Sannomiya 2-3-1 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0011
Toyofuku 23-18 Hanakumacho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0013
Toyoko Inn Kobe Minatogawa Koen 32-13 Fukuharacho, Hyogo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 652-0036
Toyoko Inn Kobe Sannomiya No.1 2-2-2 Miyukidoori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0087
Toyoko Inn Kobe Sannomiya-eki Shiyakusho Mae 4-1-3 Hachimandori Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 651-0085
Urban Hotel 4-2-8 Nakamachidori, Chuo-Ku, , Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, JP, 650-0027

Pickup details

Your driver will pick you up at your hotel in Kobe area or your preferred location around Kobe Port / Kobe Airport. This is a tour with an English-speaking driver. It does not include a government-licensed guide. You will be able to reach your driver via phone during the tour only. ... Please use email for any communication before the tour. Read more ▼

Itinerary

Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park

On January 17, 1995 at 5:46 am, the city of Kobe was hit by the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, resulting in the death of more than 5000 people and the destruction of tens of thousands of homes. The Earthquake Memorial Museum, part of the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (人と防災未来センター, Hito to Bōsai Mirai Center), was opened in 2002 to commemorate the tragic event and to educate visitors about earthquakes and disaster prevention. The museum includes a large screen theater with realistic images of the earthquake's destructiveness, a documentary film about the recovery process, lots of information about the earthquake and various interactive games about disaster prevention.

30 minutes
ロープウェー山頂駅（バス）

Shin-Kobe Ropeway (新神戸ロープウェー) is one of three services that lifts tourists up the southern slopes of the Rokko mountain chain. The ropeway departs from next to Shin-Kobe Station, Kobe's shinkansen station. As it ascends, it passes by the Nunobiki Waterfall and the Nunobiki Herb Garden, giving a nice aerial view of both. The highlight of the ride lies in the observation deck located just beside the top station, which offers spectacular views of Kobe and is a popular night view spot. 1500 yen (round trip and admission to herb garden) 950 yen (one way and admission to herb garden) 900 yen (round trip after 17:00) 9:30 to 17:00 (until 20:30 on weekends, national holidays, and July 20 to August 31); admission ends 15 minutes before closing time

30 minutes
Mt. Rokko

Mount Rokko (六甲山, Rokkōsan, 931 meters) is the highest peak in the Rokko mountain range, which provides the pleasant green backdrop to the city of Kobe. Panoramic views of the heavily urbanized Hanshin region (Kobe and Osaka) can be enjoyed from the mountain and are particularly spectacular around sunset.

30 minutes
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens

Nunobiki Herb Garden, one of Japan's largest herb gardens with hundreds of herb species and seasonal flowers. A glasshouse in the garden makes growing flowers and fruits such as guavas and papayas possible throughout the yea

30 minutes
Nunobiki Falls (Nunobiki-No-Taki)

You can hike down from the rope way station to visit the falls up close!

45 minutes
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is, with a length of almost four kilometers, the world's longest suspension bridge. Opened in 1998, it spans the Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyo) between Kobe and Awaji Island and is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, one of three expressways which connect Honshu with Shikoku. The Bridge Exhibition Center at the foot of the Kobe side of the bridge provides well-presented information about the planning and construction of the bridge and about other suspension bridges around the world, although the detailed explanations are available in Japanese only.

30 minutes
Kitano Ijinkan-gai

Kitano-cho (北野町, Kitanochō) is a city district at the foot of the Rokko mountain range where many foreign merchants and diplomats settled after the Port of Kobe was opened to foreign trade in the second half of the 19th century. More than a dozen of the former mansions, known as Ijinkan, remain in the area and are open to the public as museums. Most of the houses charge an admission fee between 550 to 750 yen, while combination tickets are available to see multiple houses. The entire district is pleasant to walk through and offers a variety of cafes, restaurants and boutiques, making it a favorite among young Japanese couples

1 hour

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available
Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Only one reservation per group allowed. You cannot combine multiple reservations into one group.
There are only a limited number of car seats and booster seats. Rear-facing car seats are not available. You must contact us directly if you need them.

Free Cancellation

February 06100% refund

February 07No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Kobe Private Driving Tour: English Speaking Driver Only, No Guide | 6 hours

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Itinerary

Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park

ロープウェー山頂駅（バス）

Mt. Rokko

Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens

Nunobiki Falls (Nunobiki-No-Taki)

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Kitano Ijinkan-gai

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Additional Info

Free Cancellation

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