Private Nara Tour with Government Licensed Guide & Vehicle (Kyoto Departure)
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From $401.48
Price varies by group size
Lowest Price GuaranteePricing Info: Per Person
Duration: 8 hours
Departs: Kyoto, Kyoto
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Do you really like temples and gardens? If so, Nara is the place for you! Close to Osaka and Kyoto, this quiet area is full of beauty...and deer! Why so many deer in Nara? Deer are messengers from the heavens, so they have free reign over the city of Nara that is filled with religious importance. Come and learn about Japan’s temples and religious history in Nara!
Once your reservation is made, a guide will contact you to plan your personalized tour. Choose 3 to 4 spots from ‘Tour Details’ to visit. Don't know where to go? Ask the guide to send you their recommendations. We hope to guide you soon!
Maximum 7 participants per tour.
What's Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Customizable Private Tour of 3 - 4 sights of your choice
Fuel, Highway, & Parking Fees
Government Licensed Guide
What's Not Included
All other personal expenses
Entrance Fees to attractions where applicable (for yourself)
Food and drink (for yourself)
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
- CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
- ADULT: Age: 12 - 99
Additional Info
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
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.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Todai-ji Temple
Until recently, Todaiji's main hall, the Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), held the record as the world's largest wooden building, despite the fact that the present reconstruction of 1692 is only two thirds of the original temple hall's size. The massive building houses one of Japan's largest bronze statues of Buddha (Daibutsu). The 15 meters tall, seated Buddha represents Vairocana and is flanked by two Bodhisattvas.
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Nara Park
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Beyond the shrine's offering hall, which can be visited free of charge, there is a paid inner area which provides a closer view of the shrine's inner buildings. Furthest in is the main sanctuary, containing multiple shrine buildings that display the distinctive Kasuga style of shrine architecture, characterized by a sloping roof extending over the front of the building.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Mt. Wakakusa
The grassy slope of the mountain is lined by cherry trees that are usually in full bloom around early April. A steep trail leads along the leftmost edge of the slope to a plateau halfway up the mountain with great views over the city. It takes about 15-20 minutes to reach the plateau and many people do not hike farther. An additional 20-30 minutes would get you to the mountain's peak.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Naramachi
Many of Naramachi's buildings in the Edo Period and earlier were machiya, long, narrow "townhouses" that served both as shops and as the living quarters of the local merchants. The store fronts of machiya were often kept narrow in order to save on taxes, which used to be calculated on a property's street access rather than its total area. Today, a handful of machiya have been preserved and made open to the public as museums.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Yakushi-ji Temple
The main hall was rebuilt in the 1970s after being destroyed by fire and houses a Yakushi trinity, a masterpiece of Japanese Buddhist art. The East Pagoda is the temple's only structure to have survived the many fires that have beset the temple over the years, and dates from 730. It appears to have six stories, but is in fact only truly three-storied, like the West Pagoda.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Shinyakushiji Temple
Inside the main hall there are life size statues of 12 guardian deities surrounding a two meter tall statue of a seated Yakushi Buddha, which are the temple's main objects of worship. The Yakushi statue is made of wood while the guardians are made of clay. Each guardian has a different character and possesses a different weapon, and visitors can spend quite a while admiring them. There are also a few small paths around the temple grounds.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Heijo Palace Museum
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Toshodai-ji Temple
Toshodaiji's main hall (kondo) was re-opened in late 2009 after being renovated over a period of almost ten years, during which the building was dismantled and reconstructed. The temple's lecture hall (kodo) was originally an administrative building located in the Nara Imperial Palace and was later moved to Toshodaiji. Today, it is the only surviving building of the former palace.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
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