We visited Kyoto from our cruise ship docked in Osaka. We were picked up on time by our tour guide, Steven from the Philippines. He spoke excellent English and was very polite and courteous. He suggested a different itinerary where we could have visited Nara instead of the Gion district, on reflection we would have been better following his advice as I did not realise you could not enter the temples itemised on this tour and only view them from the outside. However the stops at the Golden Temple, the Fushimi Inari Shrine and the Bamboo forest were wonderful and unhurried. All 3 sites are a must see if in Kyoto. And many thanks to Steven for making the day a complete success with his patience and guidance.
