Kyoto / Nara : Kyoto & Nara Private Tour with Driver / Guide Kyoto : Kyoto Private Tour Up To 3 Persons

Explore Kyoto and Nara on a private tour with an English-speaking driver-guide. Visit the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Kinkaku-ji, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Todai-ji, and Nara Park.
Begin your tour at Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. Walk beneath towering bamboo as sunlight filters through the grove and listen to the stalks move in the breeze. Explore the pathway at a comfortable pace and photograph one of Kyoto’s most distinctive natural settings.

Continue to Kinkaku-ji. Follow the garden path to see the gold-covered pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi Pond. Learn how the former shogun’s villa became a Zen temple and observe how seasonal scenery frames the pavilion.

Visit Fushimi Inari Taisha. Pass the main shrine buildings and walk through part of the Senbon Torii path, where rows of vermilion gates climb the hillside. Learn about the fox statues, inscriptions on the donated gates, and the shrine’s association with prosperity.

Travel to Nara and spend time at Todai-ji. Approach through the monumental Nandaimon Gate and see its guardian figures before entering the Great Buddha Hall. Inside the vast wooden structure, view the bronze Buddha and other Buddhist statues connected with Nara’s early history.

Continue to Nara Park. Observe the free-roaming deer and learn about their cultural connection with the nearby Kasuga Taisha tradition. Walk through the park and take photographs while respecting the animals’ space and following local guidance.

Return to Kyoto and finish in Gion. Walk past traditional machiya townhouses around Hanamikoji and the Shirakawa area. Learn about Kyoto’s geiko and maiko culture while seeing historic teahouses, stone-paved lanes, and the willow-lined canal.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.