Golden Kyoto & Nara Wonders: Temples, Deer & History
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Experience the vibrant history and culture of Kyoto and Nara all in one day from Osaka! Kick off your day with a train ride from Osaka to Kyoto, accompanied by our assistant. From Jan. 2025, you can board a Shinkansen! Upon arrival in Kyoto, a licensed English-speaking guide will join you, leading you to Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple, and Kyoto Imperial Palace. After lunch, the guided tour continues to Nara, where you'll marvel at Great Buddha statue at Todaiji Temple, mingle with the friendly deer at Nara Park, and visit KasugaTaisha Shrine. After a day filled with historical wonders, our assistant will escort you back to Osaka.
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Ramya S, 6/3/2024 10:01:03 PM
If you are short in time like us and not living in Kyoto, the day trip from Osaka is very good. The guide Jewel-san was amazing and we covered major attractions. But I would recommend staying in Kyoto, as it has lot to offer.
MAURICE_G, 4/9/2024 8:17:29 PM
Great trip and friendly guides, especially Momo. Lots covered in one day so great for an intro / overview of Kyoto which was excellent as I only had one day. It’s about one hour per stop which is required to fit everything in - if you need more time then it might be worth selecting another tour but for me this was great. Thank you!
Tia_M, 8/13/2019 5:27:24 PM
Overall a good experience, the sights were beautiful and the guide to and from Osaka was wonderful! She gave me insights on the areas between Kyoto Nara and Osaka and even some tidbits on the history and culture. The guides at the sites really didn't give more information than was on the signs, but with no time to read any of them. I wish I could rate them separately and there was more time at each site.
Sharlene_M, 6/19/2019 9:21:07 PM
Great overview of famous historical sites. KC tour guide was fantastic. He did awesome job keeping group moving and showing us around. Good if only have short time in Japan
Ivan T, 5/1/2019 4:25:12 PM
Tour was informational, only slight drawback was too much traveling in the time allotted. The guides, organization was terrific so personal and informative.
Aftab_M, 4/24/2019 9:42:01 PM
This has to be one of the fastest tours to be part of- great if you want to see many things in a short time but it's SO expensive for what it is. There's no reason for it to cost so much more than the others on offer. For starters you have to literally take a public train with everybody else, which you could've booked yourself rather than pay them a premium to do so. There is basically no chance of a seat and you are standing the whole time. You get around 45min per attraction, no water provided considering it is a whole day trip and because the groups are so large, if anybody is running late you get pushed along even faster through the rest of it. The people running it are nice- apart from that you can basically organise this yourself and do it cheaper/at your own leisure. Lunch is pretty awful too. This is far too overpriced a tour.
ASHLEY_E, 12/15/2018 5:20:07 PM
Excelent guide very helpful and informative Lunch was greatSights worth seeingNeed more time to really explore
Nor Azlin Z, 12/14/2018 4:25:56 AM
Good & friendly tour guides looking after. Convenient way of touring as everything is taken care of including transportation n tickets to enter the tour places. You don't have to worry of anything 👍👍👍
Felix C, 8/12/2018 7:23:01 PM
<p>nothing to fault, excellent tour by the tour company from memory</p>
quoc_T, 6/4/2018 1:32:37 PM
<p>Very professional and knowledgable staff. I highly recommend for family whom visits Japan for the first time. Hatchi is tour staff with full knowledge about the places and history of Japan. She made people so excited during the trip. We laughed all the time with her stories. Two thumbs up.</p>
- 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 Todai-ji Temple (about 25 min one-way). Please inform us at the time of booking if any person in your group is using crutches or a wheelchair, or has a chronic illness that makes it difficult to walk for long distances.
- The tour will also enter the Main Sanctuary special visit area. However, in case the special visit area cannot be entered due to events or operational circumstances, the Kasuga Taisha Museum or Manyo Botanical Garden will be visited instead.
- Depending on the number of participants, JR train or a bus may be used for the trip from Osaka to Kyoto, and Kintetsu train or a bus may be used from Nara to Osaka. Please note that seating is non-reserved for the trip from Osaka to Kyoto and the trip from Nara to Osaka if using public transportation. Please note that seating is not guaranteed.
- 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 With Lunch option] A Western-style set menu meal will be served for lunch. 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 who don't require lunch, please make a booking for the 'No Lunch' option. There will be time allotted for the Kyoto Station vicinity. Please purchase your own lunch.
- 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.
Departure point
Please meet at Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F in front of elevator, not the 19th floor with front desk by 7:15am. After the meet-up, walk to JR Osaka Station. The tour will be guided by an assistant until reaching the Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1.Return details
Experience the vibrant history and culture of Kyoto and Nara all in one day from Osaka! Kick off your day with a train ride from Osaka to Kyoto, accompanied by our assistant. From Jan. 2025, you can board a Shinkansen! Upon arrival in Kyoto, a licensed English-speaking guide will join you, leading you to Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple, and Kyoto Imperial Palace. After lunch, the guided tour continues to Nara, where you'll marvel at Great Buddha statue at Todaiji Temple, mingle with the friendly deer at Nara Park, and visit KasugaTaisha Shrine. After a day filled with historical wonders, our assistant will escort you back to Osaka.Redemption
• If you have arrived at the pickup location but have trouble finding the meeting point, you can call the local operator JTB Sunrise Tours on +81 3 5796 5454 (Operated between 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Japan time) for assistance. • In case bookings have been made separately, you may be assigned to be on separate tour buses.24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund