Kyoto One Day Guided Private Tour
Tour Name: Kinkakuji area and Nijo Castle (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 Daisen-in Temple, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Nijo Castle and can walk through Nishiki Food Market 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 six 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 Daisen-in Temple (loated within Daitokuji Temple's precinct)
- visit Kinkaku-ji Temple★ (also called Golden pavilion)
Lunch
- visit Nijo Castle★
- walk through Nishiki Food Market
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: Daisen-in Temple, Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Nijo Castle
- 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.
Daisen-in Temple (loated within Daitokuji Temple)
Zen Buddhism itself was originally founded in the 6th century AD in China, by an Indian man.
Later, it was officially imported to Japan in the 12th century and flourished in a Japanese way.
Daitokuji Temple is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto as it has over 20 sub-temples within its temple grounds.
Daisen-in Temple is one of them and has 16th-century exquisite Zen gardens. They are extremely clean and meticulously maintained, expressing the philosophy of Zen.
Photography is forbidden within Daisen-in temple’s precinct. (The photo here is one of the structures of Daitokuji temple)
Therefore, it is especially worth seeing the gardens with your own eyes.
Kinkaku-ji Temple (also called Golden pavilion)
Kinkaku-ji Temple or Golden pavilion is a UNESCO site and was originally built by Shogun in the 14th century.
It is now one of the icons of Kyoto, for having the second and third floors covered with gold leaf. Also, the pavilion is quite unique in that each floor has the different architectural style. The temple has a strolling style garden with numerous interesting characteristics.
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle was built in 1603 as the official Kyoto residence of the 1st Tokugawa Shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa.
In 1867, the Tokugawa military government declared the return of the sovereign power to the Emperor at Nijo Castle. Tokugawa’s rule lasted for about 270 years, from the early 17th to the middle of the 19th century.
You can see the samurai housing style architecture by visiting this relic of the Shogun. It is also designated as a UNESCO site.
Walk through Nishiki Food Market
Nishiki Food Market - the 390 meters (1,280 feet) long street is lined up with about 120 shops.
Food items sold there include everyday household dishes, fish, fruit, vegetables, tea, seasonings and kitchen utensils. It is fun to try different food items little by little or just walking browsing.
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