KYOTO · JAPAN
Kyoto’s most-loved days out.
The 15 most popular kyoto highlights tours in Kyoto. What each one involves, how long it runs, what it costs, and who you book with.
A jam-packed one-day Kyoto bus tour with air-conditioned comfort, multilingual audio, and UNESCO temple highlights including Kiyomizu-dera, Arashiyama, and Fushimi Inari.
Most Popular“Kyoto is a lovely city with much to see and do. This tour focused more on shrines and temples rather than a panoramic view of Kyoto highlights.”
45 minutes of Kyoto tea ceremony in a traditional tea house near Kiyomizu. Watch matcha made, then whisk your own in a garden.
A 2-hour night walk through Gion and Higashiyama with lantern-lit shrines, a pagoda photo stop, and respectful geisha insights.
“Karim had a very relaxed style. He was informative and very interesting. Loved this evening stroll around Gion. Most excitingly we saw about 5 geishas - these ladies are spell binding and mysterious. So lovely”
One day in Japan’s best hits: Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama bamboo, Fushimi Inari torii, and Nara deer, with optional Kobe beef lunch.
“Nice trip and we had a funny guide Harry. We had beautiful day. Thank you”
Private Kyoto walking tour with a local guide. Tailor your route, see Kennin-ji, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari and more.
“Amy was great! She is very friendly, accommodating and very knowledgeable. She spoke excellent English so made our excursion educational & interesting.”
A private 8-hour Kyoto day hitting 10 icons, from Golden Pavilion to Fushimi Inari, with an English guide and smart timing.
“Bring money at least 10K yen and a Sucia card or IC card with at least 1500yen. You may need less some times you can use a credit card. Be prepared to walk we walked about 20,000 steps on this tour.”
Kyoto in one packed day from Osaka or Kyoto: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji, and Arashiyama by A/C bus with Wi-Fi and an English guide.
“The actual sites we went to were amazing and we would recommend the tour based on that however unfortunately we signed up for an English speaking tour but it was a predominately Japanese speaking tour. Once everything was explainRead more”
A one-day Kyoto highlights bus tour with early Arashiyama bamboo, Nijo Castle, Kiyomizu-dera, optional Kinkaku-ji, and Fushimi Inari.
Kyoto in one day by bus: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kinkaku-ji, Nijo Castle, Kiyomizu-dera, and Fushimi Inari with a bilingual guide.
“Alan and Pastor provided a great experience. Was a long day and the weather wasn’t great but we had a really enjoyable tour. Definitely recommend”
Kyoto highlights in one day with an English guide: Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji, Fushimi Inari, Sanjusangendo and Kiyomizu-dera with admissions included.
“Seeing six sites with enough time, but not too much, was a treat. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Only reason for four star was that he was a little hard to understand.”
Cycle Kyoto’s big sights in one day by traditional bike or e-bike, with a small-group guide, included lunch, and admissions.
“Amazing day touring beautiful Kyoto by bike. We are an active family of 4, but thankfully I decided to upgrade my wife and daughter to ebikes while my son and I rode regular bikes. You don't realize but the km do accumulate by the end of the day, but totally worth it. Ray is a…”
Full-day bike tour through Kyoto’s top sights and quieter temples, with lunch included and easy navigation for Fushimi Inari.
“Really awesome tour. Quinn is a sick tour guide and has great recommendations. He’s an American who has been in Japan for 20+ years!”
A private Kyoto day where you choose the stops, from Kinkaku-ji and Fushimi Inari to Gion and Kiyomizu, with hotel pickup.
“Kenji was the most amazing guide, he was so knowledgeable about every location we went to and gave us such an amazing tour! We really enjoyed our time with him and seeing all of the beautiful sights in Kyoto! If we asked a question, Kenji knew the answer! The best guide ever.”
Private Kyoto highlights in a luxury vehicle for up to 6. Bamboo Grove, Golden Pavilion, Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera and Gion in 10 hours.
“We had an amazing day touring the sights of Kyoto. Sam knew exactly how to make the most of our day and was friendly and informative. Would highly recommend as a way of seeing a lot of the temples in a hassle free way that maximises your time. Thanks Sam!”
Small-group Kyoto e-bike tour with included rentals and guide, hitting Heian, Ginkaku-ji, Golden Pavilion, Arashiyama.
“Philip was an amazing tour guide. We got a lot of good information and visited a very beautiful side of Kyoto on e-bike. Totally recommend it!”
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