Exclusive Nara: Private Deer & Temple Journey from Osaka

Mike was an extremely kind and knowledgeable tour guide. He went above and beyond right from the start by meeting us at our hotel and navigating us to Nara via metro from Osaka. Upon arriving in Nara, he took us to all of the main attractions, the Old Town, and much more. By being with Mike, we were able to cover so much ground due to his experience that we otherwise wouldn't be able to on our own. He was highly accommodating considering we had an under 2 year old child and a stroller. We’d highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to have a complete day in Nara. Thank you Mike!

The guide picked us up from our hotel, and we walked to the local station to get o the main line station (she helped us buy tickets at the two stations). I think if you were staying in town for several days buying a pass might be a good idea, but for us single tickets each way was best. The journey took over an hour from our area of the center of town. We then walked to and around the very large park area through which are scatterd a number of temple complex structures. The are some genuinely old and interesting things to see on this tour. In much of Japan the "old" temples have been burnt so often that their foundation dates are misleading. Being 70+ the walking was a bit tiring, but the guide e able us to go at our pace. The whole park area is filled with small deer who see tame and beg for food. They are not in say way aggressive just tame. If you don't want to feed themed your hands in front of you, faward, palms out. We ate lunch at a noodle shop in the park. I found the trip and the guide delightful. The place was busy but for Japan, not crowded.

Imeko is a great guide . She is attentive , knowledgeable , cares about her clients, warm and easy to communicate with. She made sure that we had seen everything what the program promised . We would highly recommend her as a guide and a great person.

Nara was wonderful! Emiko our guide skillfully guided us through Nara park past hordes of hungry deer to show us the amazing art, architecture, and tressures of the shrines and temples. I can't reccommend it more highly!

My guide Makino (Mike) was very kind, generous, and spoke great English. Since he’s lived in the US, he was very familiar American culture. He arrived early and was waiting for me in the lobby with a sign with my name which made it very easy. He guided me very efficiently through the public transport and made sure I was comfortable and enjoying myself. We had a beautiful day in Nara with the deer and visiting the Buddhist and Shinto temples.

Our guide was very good. He was very kind and helpful, and spoke english well. Reviews should not have to be long.