Can I choose which places we visit?

Yes. The route is fully customizable. Share your interests and preferred sights in advance, and your guide will plan the day around them.

What does a typical route look like?

A sample day covers Fushimi Inari Taisha, Sanjusangendo, Nishiki Market, Nijo Castle, and Kinkaku-ji, but you can swap in other temples, gardens, or districts.

Can I be picked up in Osaka or at Kobe Port?

Yes. Choose the Osaka city or Kobe Port option when you book. Pickup and drop-off then take place only in the location you selected.

Are admission fees included?

No. Admission fees, food, drinks, and personal expenses are not included, so you only pay for the sites you decide to enter.

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Two women in traditional kimonos walk under an ornate wooden gate with gold details at a historic Japanese site, with more visitors and a large building visible in the background.

Three smiling women pose in front of a pond with lush greenery. In the background stands a golden building, likely Kinkaku-ji in Japan, surrounded by trees and mountains on a cloudy day.

A group of six people pose for a photo in front of a large red torii gate at a busy Japanese shrine, with traditional buildings and visitors visible in the background on a sunny day.

A curved stone path passes through rows of vibrant orange torii gates with black bases, each covered in Japanese inscriptions, at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. A single lantern hangs above the path.

The image shows Kinkaku-ji, a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The temple's golden exterior reflects beautifully on the surrounding pond, with lush greenery and mountains in the background, creating a serene and picturesque scene.

Kyoto

Private Kyoto Custom One-Day Tour by Chartered Vehicle

English

8 hours

(4)

See Kyoto your way on a private day tour with a chartered vehicle and English-speaking guide. Shape the route around temples, gardens, markets, or food, with sights like Fushimi Inari, Sanjusangendo, Nishiki Market, Nijo Castle, and Kinkaku-ji.

Private chartered vehicle
English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kyoto, Osaka, or Kobe Port, depending on the option booked

What's not included

Admission fees
Food and drinks
Personal expenses
Pickup and drop-off outside the location selected at booking

Share your preferred itinerary with us in advance.
Provide the name and address of your pickup location when booking.
Your guide meets you at 09:00 at your requested pickup point with a private car.
Pickup and drop-off are limited to the city you select at booking.
Share your hotel check-in date when you book.
For Kyoto Station pickup, share your arrival time and train name or number.
Tell us where you would like to be dropped off at the end of the tour.
You receive your guide's contact details when your booking is confirmed.

Pickup from one of these locations where our vehicle will collect you:

Higashishiokoji Kamadonocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto

3 Chome-1-1 Umeda, Kita Ward, Osaka

Meeting one of these locations for the tour

Your Hotel in Kyoto

Your Hotel in Osaka

Cancel more than 360 hours before the start time for a full refund.
From 360 hours before the start time until 120 hours before the start time, cancellation costs 20%.
From 120 hours before the start time until 48 hours before the start time, cancellation costs 50%.
Cancellations within 48 hours of the start time are non-refundable.