Nara Vroege ochtendtour (vertrek uit Kyoto of Osaka beschikbaar)
Beschrijving
Nara wordt ’s middags extreem druk, waardoor foto’s lastig worden. In onze tour bezoeken we de belangrijkste sites – Kofuku-ji, Todaiji, Nara Park en Kasuga Grand Shrine – voordat de menigte arriveert. €�︎GELIEVE HET VOLGENDE AANDACHTIG TE LEZEN€�︎ * Zorg dat je 10 minuten eerder aanwezig bent. Late gasten kunnen niet worden geaccepteerd en er worden geen restituties gegeven. * Voor de Kyoto/Osaka Station Pickup optie : de enkele reis naar Nara is inbegrepen. Het retourticket is niet inbegrepen. *Deze tour heeft maximaal 12 gasten. *In deze tour lopen we ongeveer 10.000 stappen. (trappen en heuvels inbegrepen) *We zullen de openbare trein (geen privévoertuig) gebruiken om van Kyoto / Osaka naar Nara te gaan, die elk ongeveer 1 uur duurt. * Duur van de tour: – Kyoto/Osaka Vertrek: 4,5 uur – Vergadering Kintetsu Nara Station: 3,5 uur Geef een telefoonnummer op dat bereikbaar is in Japan en op WhatsApp, zodat we een vlotte interactie hebben voor de tourdatum. Reisagenten moeten het telefoonnummer van de gast invoeren, niet dat van het reisbureau.
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Reisroute
De Kofuku-ji-tempel werd in 710 tegelijkertijd met de hoofdstad in Nara gesticht. Het is beroemd om zijn pagode van vijf verdiepingen, de op een na hoogste houten pagode in Japan, slechts zeven meter korter dan de pagode van vijf verdiepingen in de Toji-tempel in Kyoto. Bekijk deze tempel zelf bij zonsopgang!
Kasuga Grand Shrine is beroemd om zijn lantaarns, die zijn geschonken door gelovigen. Er zijn ongeveer 3000 stenen en bronzen lantaarns, die een van de meest historische heiligdommen van Japan vormen. Het heeft betekenis als de heilige grond die de aanwezigheid van herten in Nara Park inspireerde.
Nara Park is de thuisbasis van duizenden wilde herten. Deze herten worden als heilig beschouwd omdat er wordt gezegd dat een van de vier goden in het Kasuga-heiligdom het hert naar Nara reed. Het leuke aan deze herten is dat ze naar je buigen als je ze voert! Het is een ervaring die iedereen zou moeten proberen!
De Todaiji-tempel is beroemd om zijn Grote Boeddhabeeld, het grootste Boeddhabeeld in Japan. Tot voor kort was de mannenhal van deze tempel het grootste houten gebouw ter wereld. Het ziet er prachtig uit, maar als je eenmaal de geschiedenis kent, waarom het werd gebouwd en de historische betekenis ervan, zul je geschokt zijn!
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Niet aanbevolen voor reizigers met ruggengraatletsel
- Niet aanbevolen voor zwangere reizigers
- Niet aanbevolen voor reizigers met een slechte cardiovasculaire gezondheid
- Reizigers moeten ten minste een gemiddelde conditie hebben
- We zullen tijdens deze tour ongeveer 10.000 stappen lopen.
- Niet aanbevolen voor gasten ouder dan 75.
- Gasten jonger dan 6 jaar kunnen niet meedoen.
Beoordelingen(1,055)
We were fortunate enough to have Haruka as our guide for the early morning Nara trip. She set up an amazing experience for my daughter and I, as we navigated through Nara Park and several sights. We were able to avoid crowds, find a cool place to beat the heat for a while, and learned more than we ever expected to. Also as a local to the area, we were given amazing lunch recommendations and were not disappointed. I would absolutely recommend booking this tour and asking for Haruka.
Haruka provided an incredible experience for us as our Nara guide for half of the day. She is a delightful person and knowledgeable guide, and it always felt like she was taking us to a special place or on an uncharted path no one else had the opportunity to do unless they were with her, which made us feel like VIPs. She also had visited our home state, so that was fun to have in common as well! Enjoyed the tour of Kofuku-ji Temple, but wish we could have seen the pagoda (it's undergoing restoration and covered in scaffolding/hidden from view and won't be open until 2031), but even at this first stop, we could see the early morning tour was worth it. There was only one other tour group around at that time (e.g., 4-5 people), so we basically had the temple, grounds and deer all to ourselves. It was great. We then made our way to the Kasuga Grand Shrine, but got to have a fun detour when we heard someone playing a French horn and realized the deer around us were running toward the sound. Haruka suggested we follow the deer, who were making their way toward the man with the horn because he feeds them acorns from his bag. What a unique sight and experience to have! We then made our way back to the shrine and viewed the many lanterns that adorn its walkways, as well as view how the shrine completely honors nature by building its buildings around trees, etc. (one building was built around an 800-year-old tree's offshoot/branch, as the branch simply went through one of the building's windows). After we left the shrine, we took a small break in a building that houses Nara's indoor Noh Theater. Haruka spoke to one of the personnel there, and the theater was open that day with no events planned, so we actually got to view it with no one else inside. Again, a completely unexpected and cool experience to have. We lastly made our way to Todai-ji Temple, and again, Haruka took us through a beautiful garden where we were the only ones around on the way there. Amazing. As we approached the temple, the number of people exponentially grew, but this was the first time in the few hours we had already been on the tour. The temple, its Nandaimon Gate and its enormous bronze Buddha statue are spectacular, and we are so glad we got to see all of these sights, but they were made just that more special with Haruka. As we made our way back to the train station via bus and walking, the hordes of people walking the opposite way made us even more glad we had opted for the early morning tour. Haruka also helped us get on the right train(s) and told us what station to disembark. Highly, highly recommend.
We had a great time! Josh our guide was very knowledgeable, didn’t rush us and always made sure everyone was together. Would definitely recommend!
We highly recommend this walking tour! Even in the rain, Nara is gorgeous and the deer are amazing. Our guide was very sweet and knowledgeable. Our hardest hurdle was getting from Kyoto to Nara station. The train station trapped us and we missed our first train option to Nara. I wish I would have met our guide at the Kyoto station and avoided the chaos. Allow extra time for navigating the Kyoto station. Our Nara guide was very thoughtful and waited for us and still did as much of the tour as possible! Very happy and loved the experience!!!!
Haruka was very knowledgeable and very patient with all of us. We got to appreciate the tour knowing the history than most walking by ourselves. She was patient and answered all our questions about Nara and Japan in general. She messaged ahead to provide information about how to get there and where to meet, which was a nice touch. She stayed with us to get us back to the station and shared options for food and other stuff in Nara. Highly recommend this!
My family and I had a wonderful time on our Nara tour. Our tour guide, Itsuki, was very helpful and answered all our questions. Although it was very hot outside, she made sure to stop when we needed a break and generously let us borrow her fan. Overall, our experience was very educational and fun. I’d like to add one more thing — we were lucky to spot an excellent cafe called Kojoato near the Todaiji temple taxi drop off area. It was clean, quiet, affordable, and the food was delicious. Highly recommend for lunch following the tour.
My guide momoka did a good job. We were at Nara park My guide showed me around and made the tour interesting. Even shared pictures and videos of me so I had some of me which was nice
Moe was amazing! The whole experience was perfectly organized and she did a great job explaining everything that we saw. Pickup was really smooth and the photos were great. I highly recommend this tour and ask for Moe as your guide!
I had such a great experience with tour guide Moe. She’s the sweetest and most knowledgeable and made our tours so interesting and a lots of fun. She’s very kind person and cares for others ! She took so many pics and videos of me ! I hope I’ll meet her again ! Highly recommend !
The guide was terrific. He was very knowledgeable and keen to engage with the guests, answering our questions and chatting about life back home (us) and here in Japan. He was very accommodating making allowances for different physical abilities. The deer in the park were super cute if at times a little aggressive and the temples were most impressive. The netting point in the station was a bit confusing we got there early and were waiting about 30 metres away with no idea that we were in the wrong place. It would have been nice to have the train back to Kyoto and admission to the big temple included but neither were too expensive.
