View all photos
Kyoto One-day Taxi Tour by an Ivy Leaguer Guide & Photographer
Product code 190972P2
From
From JPY 400,000
Dates
Available from Mar 29, 2025
Start times
11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 9:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 11:00 AM, 3:30 PM
Travelers
Traveler ages 0-120
Options
8 pax
Availability, payment, cancellation, and vouchers are completed on Viator after you leave this page.
Duration
4 hours to 6 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Japanese, French
Confirmation
Manual
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Booking, payment, cancellation, and vouchers continue on Viator.
From
From JPY 400,000
Kyoto One-day Taxi Tour by an Ivy Leaguer Guide & Photographer
View all photos
Duration
4 hours to 6 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Japanese, French
Confirmation
Manual
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Why Travelers Love This
Your guide, Ai, is a Japanese government-certified English tour guide interpreter since 2015; an award-winning, magazine-covered photographer; and holds graduate degrees: MA in Japanese Pedagogy from Columbia U (Class of 2025) and MBA in tourism and hospitality management from Kyoto U (Class of 2020). After graduating from Columbia, she has taught Japanese language in higher education in the US. Ai: This is a private, customizable tour by a luxury chauffeur-driven limousine that will visit UNESCO World Heritage sights-KinkakuJi Temple (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine (with thousands vermillion Torii gates). For lunch and/or dinner, I will arrange the top-notch Tempura or Kobe Beef restaurant in Gion. Since all transportations and entrance fees are included in the tour price, the only additional cost on the tour day would be your meals. Pick up and drop off at Kobe/Osaka Cruise Port, Kyoto Sta, and any hotels in Kyoto/Osaka/Kobe/Nara are available.
Overview
Your guide, Ai, is a Japanese government-certified English tour guide interpreter since 2015; an award-winning, magazine-covered photographer; and holds graduate degrees: MA in Japanese Pedagogy from Columbia U (Class of 2025) and MBA in tourism and hospitality management from Kyoto U (Class of 2020). After graduating from Columbia, she has taught Japanese language in higher education in the US. Ai: This is a private, customizable tour by a luxury chauffeur-driven limousine that will visit UNESCO World Heritage sights-KinkakuJi Temple (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine (with thousands vermillion Torii gates). For lunch and/or dinner, I will arrange the top-notch Tempura or Kobe Beef restaurant in Gion. Since all transportations and entrance fees are included in the tour price, the only additional cost on the tour day would be your meals. Pick up and drop off at Kobe/Osaka Cruise Port, Kyoto Sta, and any hotels in Kyoto/Osaka/Kobe/Nara are available.
What's Included
Included
Entrance fee to Golden Pavilion & Kiyomizu-dera Temple 8, 000 JPY/group
private taxi 91,000 JPY, incl pick up/drop off
Free unlimited photography by a professional photographer
Parking Fees
Not included
Lunch
Dinner
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 1
First, we will visit Golden Pavilion -a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is not only a temple but also a resort for the Shogun in the 14th century.
Stop 2
1 hour
Stop 2
Bamboo forest and scenic Togetsu Bridge will be colored in each season's flavor-cherry blossoms in spring, fresh green in summer, autumn foliage in fall, and occasionally snowflakes in winter
Stop 3
2 hours
Stop 3
Lunch
Stop 4
1 hour
Stop 4
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Kyoto. We can enjoy walking through thousands of vermillion Torii gates.
Stop 5
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 5
Another UNESCO World Heritage site that we cover during the tour. The East Hills Side is close to the famous Gion, Maiko and Geisha district, therefore we can stroll around typical Kyotoite streets in the evening.
Additional Info
Wheelchair Accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller Accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Pets Welcome
Service animals allowed
Public Transportation Nearby
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation Wheelchair Accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Surfaces Wheelchair Accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Policy type
All Sales Final
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Experience may be cancelled for bad weather.
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0+ days before
Review Summary
5.0
2 reviews
Collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
Similar Attractions
ViatorFushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha)
4.9 (39528 reviews)
Available experiences
421
ViatorKiyomizu-dera Temple
4.9 (31152 reviews)
Available experiences
304
ViatorKinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
4.9 (34630 reviews)
Available experiences
303
ViatorGion Corner
4.9 (24255 reviews)
Available experiences
299
ViatorArashiyama Park
4.9 (31309 reviews)
Available experiences
233
ViatorNishiki Market
4.8 (8409 reviews)
Available experiences
179