Kyoto One Day Guided Private Tour
Tour Name: Ginkakuji, Philosopher's Path 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 Konchi-in Temple (the garden), Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple (inside the temple buildings & the garden), Ginkaku-ji Temple (the garden) and can walk the Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto.
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 Konchi-in Temple
- visit Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple
Lunch
- walk the Philosopher’s Path
- visit Ginkaku-ji Temple ★(also called Silver Pavilion or Higashiyama Jisho-Ji)
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 an estimate. *The age here means the age on the date of the tour.
(2) Included
- General Entry/Admission fees for: Konchi-in temple (the garden), Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple (inside the temple buildings & the garden), Ginkaku-ji Temple (the garden)
- 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
- The actual order of visits can be different from the one written below.
- To see more photos, please click the place names with the link.
Konchi-in temple
At Konchi-in temple, you can see the splendid dry landscape garden, which was designed by a renowned garden designer and tea master in the early 17th century.
Most of the buildings within the temple precinct were built around the same time as the rock garden was created.
Eikando Temple
Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple is worth a visit in all seasons because you can see valuable old Buddhist statues of different kinds with your own eyes.
In addition to the beautiful temple buildings, paintings on paper screen doors and a pond garden will surely enrich your day all year round. Please note that photography of the inside temple buildings, Buddhist statues and paintings on paper screen doors is not allowed. The temple also has about 3,000 maple trees.
Walk the Philosopher’s Path
The Philosopher’s Path is a pleasant stone path located along a canal, which is lined by numerous cherry trees.
The path was named after Japanese philosopher, Kitaro Nishida as he would walk along the path practicing meditation.
There are some charming shops, small shrines and temples along the path.
Ginkaku-ji Temple
Ginkaku-ji Temple, or Higashiyama Jisyo-ji is a UNESCO site and ‘Ginkaku’ literally means “Silver Pavilion”.
It was originally built as a villa for former Shogun (shogun: the leader of the Samurai class) in the 15th century. However, he passed away 7 years after he started the construction of the villa. Shortly after his death it was completed and was turned into a Buddhist temple, according to his will.
The beautiful combination of the structure and the garden is said to be one of the finest examples of the Japanese aesthetic.
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