Kyoto Private Tour: Temples and Shrines by Car

Experience the magic of Kyoto on a private day trip by car. Customize your itinerary and explore temples, shrines, and the bamboo forest in Arashiyama. Book now!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arashiyama - Arashiyama is a rural area in Kyoto with a very beautiful nature. Arashiyama is famous for its bamboo forest. Nestled on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Arashiyama offers a blend of historic charm and stunning landscapes that captivate visitors from around the world.
What's Included
  • Petrol/Gas included
  • English-speaking driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Parking fees covered
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Walking Guide. (Driver will remain with the vehicle)
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Explore Kyoto in Style and Comfort!
Discover the magic of Kyoto on our exclusive private day trip by car.
Your day, your way. We customize the itinerary to match your interests and preferences.The trip showcases a variety of temples and shrines in a day—including Kinkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, and the bamboo forest in…

Location
Arashiyama
Ukyo-ku,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(183 Ratings)
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Maciej_s
Jul 20, 2025
fully recommend - perfectly organized trip, everything on time, very comfy car, we could adjust our trip, even it was raining our driver/guide Lexi brought us the sun ☀️ she recommended us a lunch place where we ate the best sushi ever, I strongly recommend this experience😀
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Arry_m
Jul 19, 2025
Fuji-san was an awesome driver - Fuji was a great driver and was very flexible about the itinerary. He knew all of the back ways in town and took us to all of the things we wanted to see and then some. We really enjoyed the lunch at a small, traditional restaurant where Fuji helped us order. This was not the tour with a guide but a private driver, there is a difference as he just takes you to the places to see, you go on your own and meet him back qt the car. We felt that we were well taken care of.
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Mauricio_m
Jul 8, 2025
One day Kyoto - We had a great day with Kaku, he is a very good driver (no guide), speaks very good english and gave us options for the itinerary.
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Rodolfo_u
Jul 8, 2025
Great day - Amazing! Full day tour of Kyoto. This tour is unique in that you can curate, with the help of a local driver, an experience that can take you all across town. Our driver was amazing at guiding us through the city. And we were able to do things that we had not done yet in Kyoto.
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Kai_k
Jul 3, 2025
We Love Steve - Excellent rapport with driver. Spoke enough English to share funny stories. Helpful and very nice. Very punctual and flexible and had tips for us on each area we visited.
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Tamieka_a
Jun 21, 2025
Excellent!! - Mex was fantastic. Super knowledgeable, made each stop so much more engaging and meaningful by providing historical context.
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Ruth_d
Jun 9, 2025
Lexi was a star - Lexi was our driver for the day. She had a spacious van for us which was clean and very comfortable. Great for an all day adventure. She was very helpful with activity vendor when needed. She gave us great information about sites we passed and sites we visited. She had a great suggestion for lunch! We were very pleased with her and she made our full day adventure extra special.
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James_p
Jun 8, 2025
A Tour not to Miss (Ask for Lexi) - Our tour guide, Lexi, was both an amazing tour guide and driver. She showed us scenic spots, fun places to explore, and delicious Japanese foods to eat. She was very helpful in planning our day and future days not only our tour day. She was very informative and overall this was the best tour we had on our visit to Japan.
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Farangis_h
Jun 13, 2025
Kyoto - Gréât time seeing Kyoto high lights? very good driver , very polite , lots of walk bc of parking limitation. Surely recommend.
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Linda_t
Jun 9, 2025
Kyoto Private day tour - We requested an English speaking driver which we had however the driver never spoke the entire day to provide comments on the sites we were visiting or clear instructions on how to get to the entrance of the various spots. We felt the driver could have added a lot more commentary before each stop in Kyoto, however he said nothing even if we pried him for information. Very disappointing given the price of the tour.
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From $516 (Per Group)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).