Published on Dec, 2024

Thank you for providing the most wonderful day in Kyoto! We can’t believe how lucky we were to spend the day in your charming company! We experienced so much more than just the tourist attractions! This is a truly wonderful experience and a fabulous way to see Kyoto and so many of its magnificent sights and culture - Thank you Cass!!!

Published on Nov, 2024

Actually, it is if you are brave enough to ride a bike. Ride a bike in a metropolitan area with left-handed traffic? Does not sound appealing to most tourist. So what are the points to consider? Safety fist: You need good equipment. KyotoBikeTour provides new bikes with disk breaks and enough gears to handle the very moderate hills during the tours. You need guides how no the streets beside the main traffic routes. That what the guides do - we nearly never had to drive on main roads and sometime it felt we are in a small town with nearly no traffic but still reached the main attractions from behind. They also are very experienced in controlling the traffic if needed to make it save for a group of bikers to cross roads or take a turn to a main road. But it should be mentioned that drivers in Japan are probably the most defensive an polite drivers in the world - so safety is guaranteed. Knowledge and entertainment So why not rent a bike by yourself and go? You certainly could do so, but tors with KyotoBikeTours are not standardized. You do not get dropped of a certain spot and then guided to the next highlight. You get served. The guides are very knowledgeable about everything in Kyoto - culture, history, highlights, restaurants, bars, etc. They guided us through the typical tourist places on secret paths so we always had a special view and very good photo spots beside the crowed which is there even in the early morning hours. Even better - the guides take pictures by themself form the spots with you and you peers - pictures are available on Dropbox right after the event in good iPhone quality. One the whole day trip (which we took) even the lunch was included. But we were not dropped of at a McDonald or other cheap fast food alternatives. The guide chose a small restaurant that has been listed in the Michelin guide - not expensive but fantastic and local quality meals. Even this can be seen as a highlight on the tour. So our final comment - if you want to see Kyoto from the inside, get this full service package form KyotoBikeTours (do not mix it up with other offerings - get the real thing ;-)) - we will do it again next time we are in town.

Published on Nov, 2024

Literally did this on our first day in Japan and I have no doubt it will remain our favorite day of the entire trip. Exploring Kyoto on bike is the coolest way to do it and with our amazing guide, Cass, we felt safe and brave and like we could take it all in! 25 miles is no joke but it’s a day we won’t ever forget that’s for sure. Thank you!!!

Published on Nov, 2024

This is the best way to see Kyoto. We were lucky and had no one booked on so it was a private tour! Peter was super knowledgeable and explained each area brilliantly, also took loads of photos for us. I’m not a cyclist and found it absolutely fine. Highly recommend this to see all the sites if you’re short on time. Provided an udon lunch, water and gloves as it was cold. Do it!

Published on Nov, 2024

Thank you Cass for an incredible day! Perfect mix of enjoyable cycling, sightseeing and stopping for food. Highly recommend this tour!