Private City Kickstart Tour: Kyoto | 1 hour 30 minutes

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Kickstart Private Tour
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$256.28
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Short Description: Kickstart your Kyoto visit with your local private guide, get unique insights and tips and make the most out of your trip!

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Japanese, English
  • Local Tips and Tricks
  • City Orientation
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Food & beverages not listed as inclusions

Overview

Receive a warm welcome to Kyoto on a private tour that will kick off your time in the city in the best way possible! In only 90 minutes, a local guide will get you acquainted with Kyoto to help you enjoy the rest of your stay to the fullest. Discover where to find Kenninji temple and Yasaka Shrine, and how to explore them away from the crowds. And what about that unique family owned restaurant or that amazing local hotspot? We got you covered; the local guides are experts in the subject! Forget about touristy traps; on this city kickstart tour, your guide will point you in the right direction. Private City Kickstart Tour: Kyoto is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Meeting points

Japan, 〒600-8012 Kyoto, Shimogyo Ward, Saitōchō, 四条大橋

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At the entrance of the Tohka Saikan building

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Shijo Bridge

    Get to see the lovely views of the Kamogawa river both north and south.

    10 minutes

  • Yasaka Shrine

    Visit one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto, founded over 1350 years ago

    15 minutes

  • Maruyama Park

    Maruyama Park was built in 1886 as the first city park in Kyoto and tt is also designated as a national scenic spot due to its exceptional size.

    15 minutes

  • Nene-no-Michi

    Nene no Michi retains the look of a Kyoto that for the most part no longer exists.

    15 minutes

  • Ryozen Kannon

    Get to see this war memorial commemorating the War dead of the Pacific War

    10 minutes

  • Kennin-ji Temple

    It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto"

    15 minutes

  • Kashiwayacho

    Walk along the river, up to Sanjo Street

    10 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Private tour: only you & your local guide

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • 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.
  • 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.
Reviews

4.5

8 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 7 reviews with 5 stars

Great way to start our stay in Kyoto

Published on Aug, 2023

Ted was a wonderful guide to start our time in Kyoto. In addition to the tour starting near our hotel, through Gion and up to the entrance to Kiyomizu-dera, he helped us plan our itineraries for the rest of our stay. Great insight and stories!

Great start in Kyoto

Published on Jul, 2023

Our guide was Maha. First she asked us about our wishes for the Tour and our whole stay in Kyoto so she could coordinate the tour according to it. She showed us many places in the near area and helped us to make a plan for the next day in Kyoto. It was a very nice tour with Maha. She answered all questions and provided lots of information and tips about Kyoto.

Brilliant!

Published on Apr, 2023

Ted was a wonderful guide. He was our private guide for the kickstart tour one evening and we couldn’t have asked for more. Ted was warm, engaging, generous and incredibly knowledgeable. It was a perfect way to start our visit to Kyoto. Following our tour, Ted was kind enough to send us further information on Kyoto such as restaurant recommendations and other places to visit. Thank you Ted. We highly recommend to choose Ted as your guide.

Shohei was our guide and...

Published on Apr, 2023

Shohei was our guide and was so engaging and interesting - gave us lots of tid bits of information about Kyoto and Japan in general that you can't get from any guidebook! I highly recommend a tour with Shoehei!

A perfect way to start exploring the city

Published on Dec, 2022

This tour gets you a perfect image of the culture and some main places to visit. You get a great history lesson and understand the development of the whole city. The tour guide is very nice and explained everything perfectly and is really open to questions and curiosities.

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