Kyoto One Day Guided Private Tour
Tour Name: Arashiyama area and vicinity (8 to 9 hours)
Approximate Walking Distance: 5 miles / 8 km
【Tour Information】
Contents:
3. Tour Prices & Included/Not Included
1. Highlights
In this tour, you can visit Arashiyama Monkey Park [OR Koryu-ji Temple if the Monkey Park is closed due to a bad weather, etc.], Tenryu-ji Temple (see the garden), and Daikaku-ji Temple (go inside the temple buildings) in Kyoto. You can also walk through a bamboo forest and stroll Seiryo-ji Temple's precinct.
To read about the places you can visit in this tour, please click here.
We will have lunch along the route of the tour (Not included in the tour price; please pay locally). Usually, 2,500 yen - 3,500 yen per adult will be enough for a casual lunch, however the cost varies depending on the person and what kind of dishes you choose from a menu. Bringing Japanese yen cash with you will be handy to pay for lunch and snacks.
【Notes】
- This tour is private and guided: other guests outside your group will NOT participate the same tour. Maximum FIVE people for each tour/group.
- The tour consists of walking and the usage of public transport.
- Taxis are possible upon your request however it will be your additional cost.
- If one place is closed due to unexpected/safety reasons or because it is a closed day, we can visit somewhere else as equivalent as possible along/near the route of the tour.
2. Itinerary
- Please note that the actual order of visits can be different from the one written below, depending on the season, the location of your accommodation, etc.
8:30am (between November and March) /
9:00am (between April and October)
The guide will meet you in the lobby of your accommodation (within Kyoto City) as the starting point of the tour. If you are coming from outside Kyoto City on the morning of the tour day, the alternate meeting place (within Kyoto City) will be suggested.
Star mark “★ “means it is designated as a UNESCO site.
- visit Arashiyama Monkey Park [OR Koryu-ji Temple if the Monkey Park is closed due to bad weather, etc.]
- visit Tenryu-ji Temple★
- walk through the Bamboo Forest
Lunch
- walk through the precinct of Seiryo-ji Temple
- visit Daikaku-ji Temple
Around 4:30pm - 5:30pm (between November and March) / 5:00pm - 6:00pm (between April and October) :
Tour ends either at your hotel/accommodation (within Kyoto City) or an alternate place of your convenience, such as the last place to visit on the Itinerary.
3. Tour Prices & Included / Not Included
(1) Tour Prices for 2024:
Transport fees & General Admission INCLUDED
Please see (2) and (3) below for more details about what are included and not included.
|
Total Number of person(s)in your Group |
Price Per Person (tax included) 1day / within 8 to 9 hours |
|
Five (maximum) |
13,500 yen |
|
Four |
14,500 yen |
|
Three |
15,500 yen |
|
Two |
18,500 yen |
|
One (only you) |
30,500 yen |
- An additional charge will be applied if you request to extend the tour duration or to visit an additional place.
- If there are any children aged 11 years old or younger in your group, a discounted price will apply; please make an inquiry to receive the estimate. *The age here means the age on the date of the tour.
(2) Included
- General Entry/Admission fees for: Arashiyama Monkey Park [OR Koryu-ji Temple], the garden of Tenryu-ji Temple, the buildings of Daikaku-ji Temple
- Public Transportation fees to visit places mentioned in the itinerary
(3) Not included
- Lunch and snacks
- Other costs incurred as a result of the request from the Client, such as taxi fares, additional admission fees, and fees for special/seasonal exhibitions/events, etc.*
- Travel Insurance
*The general entry fees to visit places written on the itinerary are included, however, if those places are holding seasonal / special exhibitions/events and if you would like to see some of them, please pay locally as those costs are not included.
4. Booking Conditions
Submitting the Booking Form (as mentioned in the "Step 2" of the next "How to Book" section) means you (and your group members) agreed to the "Terms and Conditions".
5. How to Book
Step 1: Inform your Requested Date for the Tour
- Please submit the following form to inform your requested date for the tour. (Please make sure to check the availability calendar shown in the "Terms and Conditions" before submitting the form. )
- Within 48 hours you will receive a response, which informs you whether the guide is available OR not on your requested date.
If you do not receive any response within 48 hours, please check your spam email folder or/and contact Kyoto mansai tours again.
Step 2: Inform other necessary information
- When the day is secured for you, you will receive the link of the "Booking Form" by e-mail.
- In the Booking Form, you will be asked other necessary information.
- Please submit the Booking Form within 7 days you receive it.
Step 3: Pay the deposit
- You will receive an invoice for the deposit. To read when and how to pay the deposit, please go to the following "Payment Information & Cancellation Policy" page.
6. Payment Information & Cancellation Policy
7. Places you can visit in this tour
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The actual order of visits can be different from the one written below, depending on the location of your accommodation and/or the day’s
weather condition, etc.
- To see more photos, please click the place names with the link.
Arashiyama Monkey Park
To visit Arashiyama Monkey Park, we walk about 40 to 45 minutes in total in the mountain (uphill to get to the top, and downhill to come back), so wearing comfortable shoes is recommended.
The Park is located at an elevation of 160 meters (524 feet) above sea level, where you can see a panorama of Kyoto city (weather permitting) along with monkeys.
Please note that Arashiyama Monkey Park can be closed when a bad weather (such as a heavy rain/snow, typhoon) is expected or for other safety reasons. If Arashiyama Monkey Park is closed, the tour takes you to Koryu-ji temple instead. Please also note that when rainy/too hot, fewer monkeys appear. (The explanation of Koryu-ji temple is written below, in the Alternative section.)
Alternative of Arashiyama Monkey Park: Koryu-ji temple
If Arashiyama Monkey Park is closed, the tour takes you to Koryu-ji temple.
Koryu-ji Temple was founded in 603 and is said to be the oldest temple in Kyoto.
The temple has over 50 beautiful Buddhist statues (made between 8th and 14th centuries) in various sizes. “Miroku Bosatsu” is the most famous among them, for the beauty of its appearance - sitting in the half lotus position, the posture showing contemplation. Photography forbidden.
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a UNESCO site and was founded in 1339 by then Shogun Takauji Ashikaga, for the repose of Emperor Godaigo’s soul.
Shogun was a title for the de-facto ruler of Japan as well as the leader of the samurai class.
Its landscape garden is spectacular, retaining almost the same form as when it was designed in the 14th century.
Kyoto is well known for beautiful Bamboo forests and we will walk through some of them.
Seiryo-ji Temple
At Seiryo-ji Temple, most of the current buildings were rebuilt in the 18th century while the origin of the temple dates back to the 9th century.
The main object of worship, the 9th-century statue of Buddha, is usually kept hidden. Even though you cannot see it, you will still be able to enjoy other parts of the temple, feeling the long history of it.
The gate, main hall, pagoda and scripture house look so grand - we will walk through the temple precinct to appreciate them in the tour.
Daikaku-ji Temple
Daikaku-ji Temple was originally a retirement villa of Emperor Saga, who lived in the 8th to 9th centuries. It was changed into a temple in 876 by his daughter after he passed away.
Although the current buildings are reconstructions, one of them was actually used by other Imperial family members in the 17th century, before it was moved to Daikaku-ji Temple.
Visitors can actually have a close look at the imperial style architecture, which would be quite a special experience. Please note that photography is forbidden inside those buildings.
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