Take control of your Kyoto sightseeing and visit only the sights you wish to see on this private walking tour. Ideal for first-time visitors, this tour lets you customize a half-day or full-day itinerary. Opt to visit the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), Fushimi Inari Shrine, and Nijo Castle, or to stray from the beaten path to see an alternative side of Kyoto. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Private tour of Kyoto with optional half-day or full-day itinerary
Customize the itinerary according to personal interests
Tick off Kyoto highlights including the Golden Pavilion, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and Kiyomizu area, Gion
Entrance fees, transportation fees and lunch (you & guide) are not included

What's Included

Professional, local guide
Hotel pickup (drop-off to preferred location)
Private tour

Entrance fees to temples (for yourself and guide)
Lunch fee (for yourself and guide)
Transportation fee (for yourself and guide)

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Kyoto Station
Higashishiokoji Kamadonocho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8216, Japan

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

[Meetup] Please let us know your hotel for arranging your meetup with the guide. You can meet the guide at your hotel. Without it, we will change your meetup point as Kyoto Station ------------------------------ If you stay in Airbnb, send us the followings. -Address -Building name *if it has specific name -Document about the access to the building *Most of Airbnb host provides it -Photo of the outlooks of the building In Japan, address is not enough information to specify where your Airbnb is. That's why we require those information. If you could not provide any document about access, photo of the building, or building name, we will arrange your meetup somewhere to meet up more easily --------------------------------- If we could not have your hotel name or airbnb information 3 days before your tour day, we will arrange your meetup at Kyoto Station.

What To Expect

At a time prearranged with your guide, launch straight into a discussion of your upcoming itinerary and inform your guide of attractions and areas that capture your attention.

Depending on what sparks your interest, you’ll visit select Kyoto sites: if you’re a foodie, discover the culinary wonderland of Nishiki Food Market; history buffs will love the 8th-century Kiyomizu Temple while fans of modern architecture will be blown away by Kyoto Station.

Other Kyoto highlights include the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), a three-storey pagoda that floats on a forest-shrouded lake, and Nijo Castle, with its spectacular artworks and gold leaf ceilings.

However you decide to spend your day, your tour concludes with drop-off at your preferred location.

Kinkakuji Temple

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Sannenzaka Ninenzaka

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Gion

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bamboo Forest Street

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Ryoanji Temple