Nagano Private Tour: Explore Cultural Heritage

Explore Nagano’s iconic sites with a private tour. Enjoy personalized insights, local cuisine, and stunning views with an English-speaking driver.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zenko-ji Temple - Discover Zenko-ji Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist temples and a Registered National Treasure. With nearly 1400 years of history rich in legend and myth, an English-speaking guide will assist you in exploring the temple and its fascinating stories.
  • Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park - Established in 1964, this is the only place…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • English speaking driver
  • Highway tolls and gas
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entry/Admission -Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park 800 yen per adult
  • entrance fees of zenko ji temple 500 yen per adult
  • entrance fees of matsushiro castle 500 yen per adult
Additional Information

Join an extraordinary journey through Nagano’s stunning landscapes and vibrant cultural heritage with our exclusive Private Tour, guided by a skilled English-speaking driver. Explore the area’s renowned attractions, such as the famous Jigokudani Monkey Park, the tranquil Zenko-ji Temple, and the impressive Matsushiro Castle, while receiving personalized…

Location
Zenko-ji Temple
I-491 Nagano Motoyoshicho
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jeandenis_p
Apr 5, 2025
Great Day visiting the Nagano region - Great Day. We saw many interesting sites. The mountain scenery was beautiful. The guide (Sarfy) was polite, driving safely and listening ça arefully to my various nerfs and wishes.
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Roza_p
Apr 1, 2025
You'll be very lucky if you get Sarfraz as your tour guide! - Our tour guide Sarfraz was amazing! Very accomodating, caring and has a great personality! Sarfraz made our day and an unforgetable tour with suggestions and helpful tips! Thank you!
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Imelda_s
Mar 26, 2025
I found this private tour... - I found this private tour when looking for monkey snow trip. As we would like to go for a non-rushed trip, we chose the private tour. Our guide, Sarfraz is very accommodative to our needs well and very patient. We were picked up from our hotel and as it was still early, we did not get a chance to have our coffee. Sarfraz offered a stop to coffee shop for which we are so grateful. The trip is also enjoyable as we can be at our pace.
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Sage_k
Mar 21, 2025
Monkeys and Onsens! - This was an experience that went above our expectations! Our tour guide Sarfy was an absolute delight and customized our trip perfectly! The car ride is so comfortable and he has everything to accommodate you from comfy seats to music and as many stops as you need! Then when we got to the monkey park, it was incredible and so surreal that we got to see what we did! There’s nothing that can compare! And then sarfy helped me and my friend find an authentic onsen that allowed us in even with tattoos! Then we decided to come back early but he would have taken us anywhere else we wanted to go! 10/10 recon’s if you want to see something different then just a city
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Natalia_k
Mar 10, 2025
Great tour to see snow monkeys - After a not so great big bus tour with a different tour company on the previous day, I decided to reconsider my remaining plans and book a private tour instead. I booked this private tour to Nagano to see snow monkeys on a very short notice, very late in the afternoon the day before and worried a little that it would fall through but I should not have! Our guide/driver Sarfraz reached out to us very promptly a couple of hours after the booking through Whatsup so that we got the direct line with him. The next morning he arrived, as planned, to pick us up at the hotel and was very kind to wait as we were running a little late. We then discussed the priorities for the tour in terms of must-see attractions versus nice-to-see attractions and he was very helpful to plan the exact itinerary that matched our wishes. Private tours offer much more flexibility to people and are great for those wanting to create their own itineraries. We had a very good ride to the monkey park and were able to stay there as much as we wanted, without being rushed. We had a great time and the experience exceeded our expectations - totally worth the long ride! We had a great lunch at a little cafe at the park entrance, also on a recommendation from Sarfraz, and then planned the rest of the day. Instead of bringing us back to the hotel, he was very kind to take us to the meeting point for our evening food tour as we would be late otherwise. Overall a great experience and we would definitely do it again with Sarfraz. In fact, I ended up canceling another big bus tour previously planned and booked and we are now planning to do a private tour instead.
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Sarah_d
Feb 24, 2025
Eazy to book, and would Honestly do it again just for the Tour guide he was absolutely fantastic - Honestly would do it again next time I come just to see the tour guide. His knowledge was up to date and had lots of interesting facts about the places we where visiting. The tour guid spoke amazing English and he was the nicest man. He made an effort to interact with all of us including my 13month old Daugther, getting her to laught and dance to music which he kindly offerd to put on. Tour guid got us as closer parking than other tours we seen at the Snow monkeys which helped as we have a 13month old. Driving was very safe. Honestly the website was convent and we loved that but what realy made our tour was the tour guide. I would recommend Surf he was just amazing. The company where very good English on the phone to book with. 100% doing this again next time when I come to Japan and I would only want this Tour guide if I did book again he was amazing. Please if you book ask for the tour guid I had you wont regret it :)
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Barbara_b
Mar 25, 2025
The monkeys are great! Viator overstates the full experience! - The earlier the better for crowds in winter! We had a great experience, however…Viator has crammed too much into a day if you start in Tokyo. Our driver, who was a very nice, congenial guy was only that, a driver. He was not a guide at all, dropping us off & telling us where to meet when we were ready. We saw the monkeys, had lunch & went to the temple, which is very large, beautiful and interesting. We felt we were rushed at the temple in order to get back to Tokyo before 7 p.m. There is no way we could have done more than a drive by of the other activities. Suggest you choose 1-2 others, after seeing the monkeys & Viator should adjust the description accordingly. Overall, we are really glad we did it just to see the monkeys, and the temple was worth the stop for us. The cost basically pays for the car and driver’s time, we paid for all other expenses. If you don’t want to be rushed at every point, adjust your expectations and choose your top 2-3 sights. Our driver was very accommodating. Worth it!
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From $470 (Per Group)
up to 6 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).