Kyoto Early Bird Walking Tour
Description
Kyoto is the most famous tourist destination in Japan. There are plenty of wonderful sites, but it is always bustling with tourists from all over the world, so it’s hard to enjoy Kyoto's natural beauty quietly and in depth. Here we offer a luxurious tour that enables you to visit three of the most famous tourist attractions in Kyoto with fewer people in half a day till noon. After this tour there is time for you to spend on other activities. This tour is a walking tour. Let us remind you that you'll take about 15,000 steps through this tour.
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The beautiful tunnel of thousands of vermilion torii gates is so famous and picturesque. These torii gates are offered by worshippers in appreciation for the good fortune they received from the deity enshrined here. Why don’t you, too, offer a prayer and change your luck?
This famous Zen temple is an icon of Samurai culture. You enter this venerated temple right after it opens in the morning, when few people visit. At this hour it is possible to get a good look at the gilded building and its beautiful appearance reflected in the pond and to take pictures at your own pace.
In the fresh early morning air, we walk through the renowned bamboo forest before the site gets busy. The beauty of the bamboo grove in the morning sun is exceptional. Let's stop and close our eyes. We can hear the bamboo trunks and leaves touch each other in the morning breeze and making sounds that heal our heart tenderly.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible for those with limited eye sight
- Accessible for those with limited mobility
- Animals or pets allowed
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- Not wheelchair accessible
- comfortable shoes for walking; quite a bit of walking required
Reviews(384)
This was a great tour. Our guide was lovely and very informative. It’s a bit long due to distance to travel between sites but plenty of opportunities to rest, get snacks, etc.
We are very grateful for your taking the time to write a review! Wonderful to know that your tour was informative. Sites are a bit far apart, and the public transportation in Kyoto is not too efficient, but we’re happy you were able to make use of the time between the sites as well.
Wonderful experience, great guide. Going early was the best move, and we saw and learned so much! I highly recommend.
We’re absolutely delighted that you had such a good time and learned a lot! Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review.
Tomoko was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable of Kyoto. She made the whole day very easy. We really enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts! We are delighted to hear that you had a good time in Kyoto with Tomoko.
Highlights of Kyoto in half a day, but without any hectic. Excellent guidance with lots of interesting information about the visited sights. We now even understand the difference between a temple and a shrine :-) Thanks to our fantastic guide Miho.
We are delighted to receive your kind review and very happy to know that you had an insightful and enjoyable morning with Miho in Kyoto. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts.
Very extensive morning tour. Have a large breakfast, as there is ample opportunity for walking/hiking stairs! We enjoyed getting to the sites early, so we weren’t caught up with too much crowding. Megumi was very knowledgeable and personable, and went out of her way to surprise us with accurate directions to our next adventure. Highly recommend!
Your words of appreciation mean a lot to us. Wonderful to hear that you had a good time with Megumi touring Kyoto. Thank you for taking the time to write a review!
Tomoko is a well informed tour guide and a very warm person. She gave us information throughout our tour that helped us appreciate what we were seeing. We could never have duplicated our experience using a book or audio guide. She also sent us photos and made some recommendations for other activities based on our conversations.
Thank you for your kind words and positive review! We are happy to know that you enjoyed Kyoto with Tomoko. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
Our guide was so lovely and informative. We travelled to places easily on public transportation and managed to see a lot of the city this way.
We're very grateful for your kind review and happy to know that you enjoyed Kyoto and the tour! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
Stunning and informative walking tour of shrines, temples, and pagodas in Kyoto, Japan. Our guide Ikki was phenomenal.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the Kyoto Early Bird Walking Tour and that Ikki made your experience so special. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you again in the future.
We were extremely lucky to have very sparse crowds at both Fushimi Inari and the Golden Pavilion - definitely worth getting up early! Akiko was delightful and added valuable insights that helped us get more out of the experience, including for our children. She also took lots of photos which was an absolute bonus. The whole family thoroughly enjoyed the experience and Akiko’s approach to the morning!
Thank you very much for your kind review. We’re delighted to hear that your family enjoyed the early morning visit and the quieter atmosphere at Fushimi Inari and the Golden Pavilion. We’re also happy to know that Akiko’s insights, care for your children, and photo-taking added to your experience. Thank you for joining our tour！
Our tour ended up just being the two of us and our guide, Akiko. I can’t stress enough how enjoyable it was to spend the morning with Akiko. She was the best tour guide of our entire 3-week trip to Asia, giving us a thorough tour of the main sightseeing spots of Kyoto and providing us with recommendations for the rest of our trip in Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka. She showed us the best spots for photos, offered to take photos of us at each site, gave us time to do some quick shopping for souvenirs at each stop, and even dropped us off close to where we needed to go for our next tour! We are so lucky to have been able to work in such a small group with Akiko and hope everyone is as lucky as we were!
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable time with Akiko and that she helped make your visit to Kyoto a memorable experience. It’s great to know that her guidance, recommendations, and thoughtful attention throughout the tour enhanced your trip in Japan. We truly appreciate your kind words！
