Kyoto 1 Day Tour - Golden Pavilion & Kiyomizu from Kyoto or Osaka | 9 hours to 12 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Lunch (only if you select "With Lunch" option when booking)
  • National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
  • Other admission fees and transportation costs included in the tour
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Drinks

Overview

A popular Sunrise Tours plan visiting the renowned sights of Kyoto including several World Heritage sites. This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. The tour will visit Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Sanjusangen-do Temple, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple. This tour takes participants to famous temples, a shrine, a castle, and other majestic places of interest in Kyoto. This standard tour is recommended for those traveling to Kyoto for the first time. [Only for guests selected Osaka Start & End Option] An assistant will provide support from Osaka to Kyoto. After the tour ends, the assistant will lead the group from Kyoto to Osaka.

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Itinerary

  • Nijo Castle

    A World Heritage site. Tour the historical castle completed in 1626, which was built to provide lodging for the Tokugawa Shogun and as a palladium for Kyoto Imperial Palace. The impressive, elaborate carvings and decors in the Ninomaru Palace are a must-see. The tour will not enter the Honmaru Palace and Painting Gallery. Please refer to "Information travelers need from you" regarding alternative destinations on the day of closure.

    50 minutes

  • Kinkakuji Temple

    A World Heritage site. The wooden architecture is covered in thin layers of pure gold and is surrounded by a beautiful pond.

    45 minutes

  • Kyoto Imperial Palace

    See the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which was used as the Emperor's residence until about 150 years ago. On days when the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (disembark for sightseeing) as an alternative destination. This shrine is famous for the god of learning, and its main hall is a designated national treasure. The shrine is especially great to see during the plum blossom and autumn leaf seasons. Please refer to "Information travelers need from you" regarding alternative destinations on the day of closure.

    40 minutes

  • Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

    Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of some 40,000 inari-jinja shrines located all over Japan. The bright red Senbon Torii gates are a must-see attraction.

    30 minutes

  • Sanjusangendo Temple

    Visit the world's longest wooden structure, housing 1,001 life-size statues of Buddhist Kannon deities dating back to the 13th century.

    30 minutes

  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple

    The view of Kyoto from the World Heritage Site of Kiyomizu-dera is superb. The historic shopping lane that leads to the temple adds to a wonderful experience.

    1 hour 10 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • As the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) and on days when there is an Imperial Household Agency event, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine instead. If the closed day falls on the 25th, the tour will visit Nishi Hongan-ji Temple.
  • Nijo Castle is closed on Tuesdays in January, July, August, and December. (Closed on the following day if Tuesday is a holiday.) If closed, Ryoan-ji Temple will be visited instead.
  • Participants will walk from the parking lot to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine (about 15 min one-way.)
  • Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations.
  • The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations.
  • Seats may not be designated.
  • [ONLY for guests selected With Lunch Option] Lunch will be a Western-style set menu. For those who would like a vegetarian meal, please make sure to inform us at the time of reservation. If requests are not provided in advance, same-day changes cannot be accepted. Halal, gluten-free, and other meal requests are not available.
  • For those that don't require lunch, please make a booking for the 'Without Lunch' plan. The 'Without Lunch' plan provides customers with free time to eat on their own in the Kyoto Station area.
  • Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats or lunch. If bus seats or lunch is required, please make a booking under the child rate.
  • Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour.

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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572 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    265
  • 4 stars
    208
  • 3 stars
    58
  • 2 stars
    25
  • 1 star
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 265 reviews with 5 stars

Highly Recommend this tour.

Published on Nov, 2024

Highly Recommend this tour. Full day packed with interesting places to see in Kyoto. The right amount of time spent in each place. The tour guides were informative and knowlegeable and the coach was very comfortable. Very tastly lunch too. I have been on MANY coach tours and this was ONE OF THE BEST. Many Thanks to everyone involved.

Excellent

Published on Oct, 2024

Excellent tour and guide who was very knowledgeable. Sufficient time given at each of the six sites covered in spite of rain. The lunch was also good and one of my friends was a vegetarian which was looked into.

Loved this

Published on May, 2024

This was perfect for a tour to see everything and not linger too long anywhere. I would definitely do this again and recommend to anyone. Our guide was a bit of a fast walker which I prefer but I know not everyone does.

Great Experience!

Published on Apr, 2024

I had an amazing experience with this tour with Sunrise Tours. My tour guide Miyuki was very knowledgeable of the history of Kyoto and she was very engaging. So much value with this tour. I got to see so many of the iconic historic sites, and temples and shrines of Kyoto in one day. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to see the most famous landmarks of Kyoto!

Superb tour of Kyoto

Published on Mar, 2024

The weather was cold and windy. We did not (by mistake) sign up for lunch with the tour-however, there were excellent options in Kyoto station which we were directed by our tour guide and the tour company. KC (our tour guide) was spectacular: funny, knowledgeable and kind. He spoke excellent English

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