Kyoto One Day Guided Private Tour
Tour Name: Ninnaji-Temple area (8 to 9 hours)
Approximate Walking Distance: 7.6 miles / 12.3km
【Tour Information】
Contents:
3. Tour Prices & Included/Not Included
1. Highlights
In this tour, you can visit Tojiin Temple, Ryoan-ji Temple, Ninna-ji Temple and Taizoin Temple 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 Tojiin Temple
- visit Ryoan-ji Temple ★
Lunch
- visit Ninna-ji Temple ★
- visit Taizoin 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 an estimate. *The age here means the age on the date of the tour.
(2) Included
- General Entry/Admission fees for: Ninna-ji Temple, Tojiin Temple, Ryoan-ji Temple, and Taizoin 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
The actual order of visits can be different from the one written below.
Tojiin Temple
Flourished as a family temple of 14th-century Shoguns (Shoguns were de-fact rulers of Japan), Tojiin Temple has beautiful pond gardens.
You can stroll around the ponds, appreciating changing views of the gardens. The rustic tea house located in the garden shows an example of the Japanese-style aesthetic sense.
Ryoan-ji Temple
The rock garden of Ryoanji Temple became famous worldwide after the British Queen Elizabeth’s visit in 1975.
There used to be a country house of a powerful clan, it was acquired by a samurai in 1450 and converted into a Zen training temple - it is now a UNESCO site.
This temple's rectangular Zen Garden has 15 rocks placed on white gravels. Some interpretations of the garden might evoke your imagination.
Ninna-ji Temple
Ninna-ji temple, another UNESCO site, was founded in 888. It is well known for its long history and magnificent temple building structures such as the Five-storied pagoda and Nio-mon gate.
The head priests of this temple were from the Imperial family members up until the mid-19th century.
Ninna-ji temple is also noted for its beautiful Omuro-sakura, or Omuro cherry trees. They are usually in season in mid-April, a couple of weeks later than the other parts of Kyoto city.
Taizoin Temple
Taizoin-Temple has been part of Myoshin-ji Temple since the 16th century.
Taizo-in Temple has two amazing gardens: one is the 16th-century dry landscape garden and the other is the 20th-century strolling style garden. The16th-century dry landscape garden features the natural landscape composed of evergreen trees, rocks, pebbles, and sand. In the 20th-century strolling style garden, magnificent weeping cherry trees, Japanese wisterias and azalea trees are popular.
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