🏨 Kyoto Private Tours with Locals: 100% Personalized, See the City Unscripted Activity

Kyoto Private Tours with Locals: 100% Personalized, See the City Unscripted

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 7 hours

Departs: Kyoto, Kyoto

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

You’ll explore Kyoto with the guidance of a local Host, experiencing a taste of what makes it so unmissable. Walk through its enchanting, historic streets and marvel at the traditional wooden architecture. Discover iconic attractions like the Golden Pavilion, or immerse yourself in the lush greenery of Arashiyama bamboo grove.

Within 24 hours after booking, you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host who will suggest a personalized itinerary to your personality and interests.

What's Included

7 hours with a host

Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Private and personalized experience

Walking experience (other transport can be arranged at an additional cost)

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities (optional)

Tickets to any attractions

Transportation costs

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 6
CHILD: Age: 7 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Cancellation Policy

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

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.

What To Expect

Kyoto Station Building

Meet up with your host at Kyoto station.

You can also be picked up directly at your hotel (if in central location)

• Admission Ticket Free

Arashiyama

Ethereal bamboo forests, hidden temples and perfectly preserved Saga-Toriimoto Street.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

• Admission Ticket Free

Bamboo Forest Street

The bamboo forest might be the main reason to visit Arashiyama, but with a host, you can see (and do) so much more. Explore Tenryū-ji Temple and its garden that stands unchanged from centuries ago, and exit into the seemingly endless, emerald-glowing Bamboo Grove, winding dreamily uphill.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

• Admission Ticket Free

Kinkakuji Temple

Also known as the Golden Pavilion, it’s one of the most iconic and famous places in Japan. A former shogun’s villa, it was then turned into a Zen temple around the 1400s, and recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

• Admission Ticket Free

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Renowned throughout Japan as a shrine dedicated to learning (being devoted to the famous scholar Sugawara no Michizane), it’s also famous for its gorgeous plum garden (late Feb - beginning of March), as well as it’s bustling monthly market.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.

• Admission Ticket Free

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