Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Beauty of Kyoto and Nara Highlights Full Day Tour

The tour was worth spending money. They cover many things. The guide of tour Mr KC was very good, well informed and sense of humor. Tour covered many things with enough time spending at each location. I am so happy that I decided to take this tour.

Hiroshima and Itsukushima Shrine Full-Day Bus Tour from Kyoto

A fabulous day! A great mix of history, culture and scenery!

The Hiroshima and Itsukushima Shrine Full-Day Tour from Kyoto organised by Japan Panoramic Tours was once in a lifetime experience. The tour guide, Yurika, was punctual, pleasant and total professional to the hilt. We visited Hiroshima Memorial and museum, had a great Japanese dish cooked in front of us which was delicious. Thererafter went to nearby Miyajima Island which was picturesque. Unfortunately the famous Torii gate was under renovation, but the temple that was covered was one of our favourites. Loved everything about this tour. Highly recommend. A great mix of history, culture and scenery!

Veltra were extremely helpful and prompt in responding to pre-tour questions. This was our first time using them, and will now always look for tours through them.

Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Great Tour to see three of the most popular sights.

Finding the starting point was easy as it was very easy to see at the train station. It was nice that there were translations available as one of us spoke English and the other spoke Chinese. Despite rainy weather the tour was great. The tour obviously runs on a schedule so lingering to meditate will not work. There was enough time to follow the trails and get a number of photos but be aware that there will be crowds as these are very popular tourist places. This is an easy way to see the temples and to avoid numerous train and subway changes.

Nara World Heritage Sites Afternoon Tour from Kyoto

Nice afternoon in Nara

Very good guide. We loved the trip to Nara, visiting the temple and shrine, playing with the friendly deer. Very well organized and punctual.

Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Great!

It was great! The guide seemed very knowledgeable, however she did not speak English and we felt that we missed some information. She did have some videos in English and signs. Overall the tour was good and would recommend it!

Kyoto Walking Tour to Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Tenryuji Temple & Jojakkoji

Lovely walking tour but outstanding lunch

The bamboo grove is breathtaking but we struggled to keep up with our guide through the train station because our group was larger than expected and she made no concessions for the crowded conditions.
The highlight was the lunch on a long boat. We expected a bento box but got a banquet which you cook yourself on a little stove. You have to be able to sit on the floor of the boat for the hour’s cruise but it’s worth it for the views and the experience. Boat capacity 16. Lots of nice places to eat next to the river if boarding a small river raft and sitting cross legged is not for you.

Hiroshima and Itsukushima Shrine Full-Day Bus Tour from Kyoto

Tour of Hiroshima and Miyajiama

Excellent tour and special mention about guide Lanny for her extraordinary companionship.

Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

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Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Great way to see many of the areas sights in a day!

Tour was exactly as advertised.

Great mix of tour information, mixed with opportunities for a few minutes to explore on your own at each stop.

I was traveling alone and wanted to see the highlights of Kyoto and Nara in one day.

Tour group size was good.

Nara World Heritage Sites Afternoon Tour from Kyoto

A lovely afternoon in Nara

We had a lovely afternoon in Nara... the Buddist temple was amazing, one of my highlights while being in Japan... the Shinto temple was also well worth visiting, and the deers in the park made it a fun day... our guide Hajime san gave us an amazing insight into the Japanese culture and some fun videos on the bus... he is a credit to the company - arigato Hajime san

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Hiroshima and Miyajima

This was our best guided tour ever – guided by Akiko sana. We went on this tour to see the Hiroshima Peace memorial mainly.
We are proud of what she shows you, what she says; we are proud of her emotional way of giving narrative. Yes, she is thoughtful and passionate about her work. This was wonderful holiday in Japan.

Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Delivered what was expected

Overall, pleasant

Time allocated was short and sweet at each location. I enjoyed this tour.

Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Crowds and delays

The positives: bus transportation and pre-paid access into shrines and temples. The negatives: It was initially described as a Fall excursion but it was more like a highlights tour. They did not address any of the autumn trees or traditions for that time of year. Because of the Fall season is so popular, all of the places were very crowded, leading to a near race at each site just to get there and back in time for the bus. It also lead to a more than one hour delayed return, which, to be fair, they said might happen, but an update as the day progressed would have been better than announcing it at the tail end of a long day. We had plans to get back to JR station by a certain time so we had to depart the bus early and catch our own cab ride back which cost nearly $40.

Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Don't miss, a convenient way to experience Kyoto and Nara

We thoroughly enjoyed this excellent tour of beautiful Kyoto and the amazing Todaiji Temple, and Nara deer park. The buffet lunch was very good with plenty of choice and many vegetarian options. The guides were both knowledgeable and helpful. Plenty of time was allowed at each location.

The tour office at Kyoto station is a bit difficult to find but the staff at Veltra gave us clear instructions and a google link on request. The tour office is at the basement level just opposite the basement entrance to the Avanti building.
Veltra also helped us sort out our voucher by emailing it directly to Sunset tours as we couldn't print it.

Highly recommended!

Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Kyoto / Nara

it was a beautiful sunny day, the english speaking guide was nice but hard to understand his english, it will be better when the company provides free wi-fi on the bus like in Tokyo and the Lunch buffet was poorly for this price. Next time will be greater if the company, organise for the Tour Groups separat room with Lunch buffet, look up much better as mixes with others. Lunch time was to short.

Classic Kyoto Half Day Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Well worth doing the trip.

Beautiful Temples and wonderful gardens and scenery. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of people!
The English translation device, which is available on the bus, only worked for the journey to the Kinkakuji Temple. After that there was no English explanation of where we we going or what we were seeing. Pity!

Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Hard to find meeting place

Tour is great but getting to meeting place requires 1hr ...if you miss it, good luck. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and fun. Overnight, it was great experience.

Nara World Heritage Sites Afternoon Tour from Kyoto

Super Nara Tour

Very well organized resulting in a great time by us

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Without words

We don’t even have where to started, we arrive at the meeting point and was a lady waiting for us to take another taxi for pick up another costumer in another hotel, after that we took another taxi to the station and they drop us on the JR line to take a train to Hiroshima, no other guide with us, after we arrive to the station they make us wait in another hotel for the bus and we almost get behind... the guide lady was under the average, we feel really disappointed

Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Obviously you're packing a lot into one day so you don't spend ages at each place, but this is a great way to see the main highlights and get a feel of the places. Tour guides were great and knowledgable, coach was new and comfy and cool!

Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Wonderful experience !

It was really outstanding to go and see the temple with the giant Buddha. It is really impressive and the explanation the guide made of the casting processs and to see the deers it was really fun!

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Very interesting day and really worth visiting both places - tour organisation is very slick too

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Hiro was a wonderful guide so helpful and informative. She was so caring and I would highly recommend this tour. The tour was so fun. Every thing was so well planned. There was enough time to do everything. It was a great day. Even the children in the tour enjoyed it.

Nara World Heritage Sites Afternoon Tour from Kyoto

great tour

Nara World Heritage Sites Afternoon Tour from Kyoto

Nara is the best

Our favourite city in Japan! Definitely worth the trip, we will be returning someday to Japan just to spend more time in Nara! I love the deer and the temples were massive! loved every second1

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Prior to trip very impressed with quick response to my email request to change hotel collection point. Tour itself ran like a Swiss watch, Japanese guide met us as we stepped off the train. Retired school teacher (Amy) spoke perfect English and had a good system to prevent losing people. All excursions should be as thorough. Only improvement would be radio headsets like some of the major companies use. Would have no hesitation in booking through City Discovery again if product was on our list of things to do.

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Hiroshima and Miyajima

This tour was excellent, the tour guide was very nice, funny and most of all was very very knowledgeable about the tour!...if ur in Kyoto this is a tour must see it!..
The only thing I didn't like it!.. in our tour was a few seniors which they should have been in a different tour!..this wasn't fair for these pp or for the group that were able to walk fast!.. due to this we were 1hour and 30 minutes behind!

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Really enjoyed the trip.

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

Every thing was fine!!!

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima by Bullet Train from Kyoto with English Guide

This was a long day but our guide was absolutely delightful and shared many personal and family stories with us that made the day memorable. The tour group was a bit too large and there were some rather demanding and dominating people on the tour which at times detracted from the guides serene and gentle narration and the impressive and moving sights of Miyajima and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.