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Perfect Nara Park Half-Day Bus Tour
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23 Ratings
Nara
Explore Nara Park’s World Heritage Sites with an expert guide. Visit Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Mt. Wakakusa. Free 1-Day Pass included.
Explore Nara Park’s World Heritage Sites with an expert guide. Visit Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Mt. Wakakusa. Free 1-Day Pass included.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Todai-ji Temple - - Todaiji Temple (Nandaimon, Great Buddha Hall)
- Kasuga Grand Shrine - Kasuga Taisha Shrine (main shrine) is registered as World Heritage Sites. You can have a memorable sightseeing experience here. *You can visit the main shrine and draw a deer fortune (English version).
- Nara Okuyama Drive Way - The Nara Okuyama…
- Todai-ji Temple - - Todaiji Temple (Nandaimon, Great Buddha Hall)
- Kasuga Grand Shrine - Kasuga Taisha Shrine (main shrine) is registered as World Heritage Sites. You can have a memorable sightseeing experience here. *You can visit the main shrine and draw a deer fortune (English version).
- Nara Okuyama Drive Way - The Nara Okuyama Driveway is located in the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site.
- Mt. Wakakusa - At the summit of Mt. Wakakusa, you will have a panoramic view of Nara city. But the real thrill awaits in Nara Park, where you can feed rice crackers to the friendly deer, a unique and exciting opportunity.
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Nara Okuyama Drive Way - - Scheduled to arrive at the Kofukuji at 13:20.
(You can choose to leave on-site if you prefer.)
- Scheduled to arrive at Kintetsu Nara Station drop-off point at 13:25
- Scheduled to arrive at JR Nara Station drop-off point at 13:30
What's Included
- Nara-Yamatoji 2-Day Pass
- English Guide
- Temple entrance & Viewing fee
- Deer fortune fortune-telling paper fee
- Deer cracker fee
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Consumption tax
- Nara-Yamatoji 2-Day Pass
- English Guide
- Temple entrance & Viewing fee
- Deer fortune fortune-telling paper fee
- Deer cracker fee
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Consumption tax
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Important Notice If you need to adjust the date of participation or the number of participants after booking, please cancel your initial reservation and make a new one. Any changes made without canceling the original booking will not be processed.
Explore the marvels of Nara on this engaging tour, which includes visits to two UNESCO World Heritage…
Important Notice If you need to adjust the date of participation or the number of participants after booking, please cancel your initial reservation and make a new one. Any changes made without canceling the original booking will not be processed.
Explore the marvels of Nara on this engaging tour, which includes visits to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Todaiji Temple, featuring the impressive Nandaimon Gate and the renowned Great Buddha Hall, and the tranquil Kasuga Taisha Shrine, celebrated for its stunning main shrine.
Enjoy the stunning views from the top of Mt. Wakakusa, a grassy mountain that offers a breathtaking panoramic view sure to amaze you.
An expert English-speaking guide will accompany you throughout the day, sharing insightful commentary and stories about these historic sites.
As a special treat, you will receive a “Nara-Yamatoji 2-Day Pass,” granting unlimited rides on local buses within the designated area, along with an exclusive original handkerchief.
- The allotted time for transportation time is already included in the total duration
- Notifications for travelers MUST READ Service may be suspended if conditions compromise safety. Locations, visit order, times, and fees may change. Traffic delays may happen. During tourist season, allow time change. Children under six travel free if without a seat. Contact the reservation site for cancel inquiries. Proceed to the bus stop and show your boarding pass 10 minutes early.
Location
JR Nara Station East Exit
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(23 Ratings)
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Kate
Jun 9, 2025
So so so much fun! - Very nice, the guide Masako was terrific and her English is very good!
If it is raining, they will provide umbrella and anything you may need. They also provide deer cookies.
They are truly a top tier guide company and I highly recommend!
The tour is well planned out and allows you to skip lines and crowds as well as some walking.
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Discover23919080069
Jun 9, 2025
I loved it! - It was perfect! We got to see everything as expected, and had an amazing tour guide (Masako), who was very proficient in English!
The temple and shrine were beautiful and the deer were adorable!! The view at the top of the mountain was great.
We even received a fortune deer gift that was already included in the price we paid :)
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Takashi
Jun 2, 2025
Highly recommend if you visit Nara! - My friend and I enjoyed the trip with Mariko as our guide! She was very friendly and informative and the guided trip in English was great! The three places we went to were all different. The temple, shrine and then the mountain where you saw a great view of Nara and had a chance to feed the biscuits to the deer. Our driver was just perfect like their name suggests as they went up city roads to the mountain top!
Afterwards my friend and wanted sushi and Mariko went the extra mile showing us where it was after our bus guide! Thank you again Mariko and both of us also enjoyed the special sushi of Nara on our train ride back to Osaka!
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Samha2582yz
Apr 16, 2025
Well organized and a lot of fun! - I felt like this tour was very thoughtfully executed and the guide Masako was really attentive and sweet to all members of the tour! She was able to answer any interesting questions any of the participants had. I signed up online and the tour went through Nara Park, Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Mt.Wakakusa. I really loved the Mt.Wakakusa summit because the view the day I went was really breathtaking. I was able to see a lot of cute deer at every stop. Overall it was a cute tour with a lot of cute decor and goodies. The bus was also really comfortable and took us to each spot so we didnt have to walk too much.
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Leik2017
Apr 8, 2025
Great tour to see three different spots in Nara Park! - We enjoyed the half day tour in Nara. It wasn’t too tiring and overwhelming. We saw lots of deers and beautiful Cherry blossom trees.
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Leilani_b
Mar 31, 2025
A wonderful experience for first visit to Japan. - This is my first guided tour to Nara even though it’s my third visit. It was a great experience to have a guide and learn the history of Nara. I selected this tour because I was traveling with couple of friends who are first time visitors.
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Pixieting
Mar 31, 2025
Cannot describe adequately how amazing an adventure this activity is! - We got off the train wanting to go to Nara Park but having no real itinerary. There was a small booth set up with a person in a deer costume and 2 people manning the booth. We decided to go for it and boy were we glad we did!! We were placed onto a bus with our guide, Masako Iwai, and we saw just how insanely crowded it was today at the park. We got to the temple and they had sold out of deer crackers there (our guide assured us that everything would be okay and we would be feeding the deer late). We were able to walk around the temple and had free time to. purchase items or just enjoy the cherry blossoms. We then went to a shrine where we got special access to the temple. We came out and received e a special blessing and wooden deer statue. Our third stop was on a mountain where we were able to see the town and our guide gave us more than enough deer crackers to feed the deer. There were hardly any people here so we had full access to enjoy this activity without the crowd.
I unfortunately did not write our driver’s name down but he was spectacular! I don’t know how he was able to so skillfully navigate the small roads up to the place we fed the deer. Masako was a delight. She was very knowledgeable about the places we visited and extremely helpful when people had questions or concerns. Considering this was a last minute decision to do this tour, if we had to do it again, I would highly recommend it (and I would book in advance as well if we did it again)!
Thank you for such a lovely and remarkable event! We will be talking about this for years to come!
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655hal
Mar 26, 2025
Great experience - We booked the trip on the day infront of JR Nara station. The price was reasonable as it covered admission tickets to the temple and shrine. Our tour guide was very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended.
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実咲中
Mar 18, 2025
It was fun. - The view from Mt. Wakakusa was very beautiful!
The English guidance was very polite
It was fun.
This tour is great.
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Philml8048am
Mar 17, 2025
Amazing tour - Amazing tour, truely a perfect bus tour. Very friendly and informative staff and excellent driver. Definitely worth it
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