Kyoto

Osaka & Nara in 1-Day by Private Van with Local Japanese Guide

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Best Day trip from Kyoto Ancient Temples and Dreamy Lantern Shrines Private Car

6 to 7 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Full English Guide
Air-Conditioned Nissan Van (2-6 guests) / Mini Convertible (1 guest)
Fuel & Highway Fees
Osaka Local Restaurant Guide
Pickup & Dropping-off in Kyoto or Osaka
Parking Fees

Entry Fee (¥600/person)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

01:00 PM

Pickup details

Please check the emails about the tour! Please inform me of your pick-up point by the day before if you haven't Daiki +81 80 31386328 (iMessage/WhatsApp) White Nissan van (No.51-15) for more than 2 guests or Mini Cooper Convertible (No.420) for 1 guest, will arrive at your hotel/destination at 1 pm The arrival (or delays more than 10 minutes) will be notified through email or iMessage/WhatsApp (if provided) *No earlier services provided

What To Expect

Yoshikien

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nara Park

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Todai-ji Temple

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Todai-ji Nigatsudo Kuden

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Osaka Castle

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

America Mura (Pass By)

Dotombori District

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nipponbashi Denden Town (Pass By)

Tsutenkaku (Pass By)

Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tobita Shinchi (Pass By)

Nishinari Dobutsuen-mae Deep Osaka Street (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
No earlier services for pick-up/starting time
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Madiana_H

Daiki is super knowledgeable and knows how to make the tour fun (as well as adapt to what you’re interested in and what you’d like to see/experience). HIGHLY recommend this tour if you’re interested in an Osaka/Nara tour :)

Reviews

5.0

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Most exciting day of our trip in Japan!

ANNA_A, Apr 2024

Great guide Naiki , super trip , great time with the deers!!! I am looking forward going again in Osaka and Nara!Thanks Naiki! You are the best!

The best tour guide!

Gabrielle_O, Mar 2024

Daiki was an amazing tour guide! He exceeded our expectations by far. He picked us up from our hotel in Kyoto and drove us to Nara where he had so much knowledge about the temples, religion, and history. He explained things we'd never even think to ask. After Nara, he drove us to Osaka where he was very cool with being flexible around change of plans. He showed us one of the best meals of our entire trip in Japan! We loved having dinner with him and he even ordered foods we would not have thought to try that blew our minds. It was such a pleasure meeting Daiki and hanging out with him the entire day. He's the best tour guide we've ever had!

Great!

Sumattaya_S, Feb 2024

We had a great time during the tour. Mr. Fukashi is friendly and knowledgeable. His driving skill is a must. He explained the histories of temples and castle on the list clearly. We highly recommended.

Excellent day, friendly and kind tour guide

Candice_L, Jan 2024

Our tour guide, Daika was so kind, friendly and very knowledgeable the whole tour. We all had so much fun. It was one of our favourite days of our Japan trip, we would highly recommend booking this tour it was fantastic! The sights and company was great. Thankyou again!

Great experience

dianirr, Dec 2023

Knowledaboe and friendly tour guide. We were able to visit both Nara and Osaka and enjoy the day visiting the city highlights. Loved that the tour ended nighttime so we can experience night life.

Beautiful and colorful tour

DJUSMIN_A, Dec 2023

We certainly enjoy our tour with Daiki San. The walk through Nara was delightful and the light temple was amazing. The photos we took of Osaka castle and Osaka Dotonburi were amazing and we get to taste one of the best tokoyaki.

A great Experience

Thomas_F, Dec 2023

We had a great guide (Wada F) that made our trip very memorable. The most important thing is that once he learned what we were liking, he took us to additional places that we originally did not request that ended up being the highlight of the tour. Highly recommended as a tour guide.

Excellent fun day tour to Nara and Osaka

Anisah_S, Nov 2023

This tour day was one of the highlights of our trip to Japan. We had such enjoyable time and learned a lot with our very kind driver and tour guide. He was knowledgeable and enthusiastic and nice to be with. We loved seeing Nara and Osaka and felt we got a good feeling for both areas. Don’t hesitate to book this tour it is fully worth the day.

Amazing tour + Fun Guide!

Madiana_H, Nov 2023

Amazing and fun!

natalie_l, Nov 2023

Our tour guide was Daiki and he was the absolute BEST tour guide we had the entire time we were in Japan. We had the best time going to each location with Daiki. Not only did he take us to all of these amazing locations, he provided a ton of information and insight for each location that added so much color and perspective. I highly recommend a tour with Daiki, he is so much fun and super flexible and knowledgable.

Fun trip

Nimmo_B, Nov 2023

Our guide Daiki was a fun and interesting person. Besides the places in our itinerary, he told us about places to visit that had some special event going on. There was a lighting of one of the shrines starting that evening. Daiki told us about it. It was wonderful. Thank you Daiki for a great time.

Thumbs Up for Daiki!

Lara_P, Oct 2023

Daiki is such a great tour guide. He is full of energy and has a lot of knowledge to share from Japanese history and culture. He was also a very safe driver and it was very helpful that he is so resourceful with anything we ask for including dinner requests. He took us to a really nice local spot that served amazing food. He did a great job of showing us the places in the right order —- I would definitely come back to Osaka to see more of it and hopefully have Daiki to show us around again!

Osaka and Nara tour was fun!

Christina_S, Aug 2023

Daiki San was an excellent guide. His mini cooper was perfect for sight seeing right from the car. He is also a DJ so he played dance music on our ride. Along the way he provided so much information about Osaka and Nara and the history. I learned so much. Also at the Buddhist statue he was so helpful that others walked up to ask questions as well. We were able to see so much in one day. Also restaurants in Osaka he helped to find a better one when the first did not work out. We drove back to Kyoto at night and I was able to film the night street drive in Osaka /Kyoto which I enjoyed. I had a great time and definitely recommend for Osaka and Nara tour!

The Nara temple was great...

Thomas_C, Jul 2023

The Nara temple was great and so was the tour of Osaka. Our guide was accommodating and very knowledgeable.

Wonderful Day in Nara and Osaka from Kyoto!

Dianne_Y, Jul 2023

Our trip from Kyoto to Nara to Osaka with Daiki was great! He picked us up promptly at our hotel and first went to Nara so we could visit the giant Buddha and the deer park. He knew so much about the history of the temple and park and also showed us several of the really interesting temples in the area. Being able to feed and interact with the deer was such fun! We then drove to see the beautiful Osaka Castle park and several unique districts in the city. We had a really good dinner in a typical Osaka restaurant before he drove us back to our Kyoto hotel. Daiki was very knowledgeable, and we could tell he really loves showing people his beautiful country!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Yes, I love showing my country to such nice guests and it was very fun to have interesting conversations with you guys! I wish to introduce you more of my country so come back to Japan and see me again! Thank you again!

Must do in Japan

Biral_P, Jul 2023

It was an excellent and efficient way to cover both Osaka and Nara in one day. Our guide was accommodating and helpful throughout the day.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much for your review and 5 stars! I'm so glad to hear that you are satisfied with the tour and my guide! Hoping to see you again someday!

Best Tour in Osaka!

Emily_P, Jul 2023

This tour has been the highlight of our trip so far. Daiki was so knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We definitely recommend this trip! His English was excellent, his sense of humour was fantastic and he made it a super enjoyable time. Couldn't recommend this tour enough! Thanks Daiki!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for your wonderful and cheerful comment! Having guests like you guys were so nice to guide and fun to talk so I didn't get tired at all! Also, it was so fantastic that I could see you again so soon on the other tour and I really appreciate your trust. Hope I see you guys again soon back here or back in your country, mate! You are always welcome, Emily!

Informative and Fun

James_W, Jun 2023

Our tour guide was great! He was a safe driver and was very knowledgeable regarding the different locations that we went to.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for your 5-star review! I'm happy to hear that you appreciate my explanations of the locations and drive. Please come back here sometime if you liked my country and those cities!

Great tour, wonderful guide.

Andre_L, Jun 2023

We had a great time on this tour - Nara deer were super cute, but beware that they go nuts for deer cookies sold in the park. We saw magnificent temples and shrines, and visited several locations in Osaka not frequented by tourists. Our local guide Daiki was wonderful and we enjoyed chatting about life in Japan on the drive between points of interest - his English is great, and we loved learning about Japanese culture. He is very personable and easy-going. The car was new and very comfortable. We also took another tour with this operator, and highly recommend them.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

I can't express how much I appreciate about guiding such a cheerful family for two days! Having dinners and teas with your lovely kids was joyful and thank you for all the treats too. Deep conversations with you guys in the car didn't make me tired or sleepy even a little! Please come back sometime so we can tour until dawn nextimeヽ(^o^)

A perfect mix of unique and must-do's!

Christine_S, May 2023

This was an amazing experience. We especially loved the detailed explanations into aspects of Japanese culture and how open our tour guide was with us. This was a unique tour while also seeing the musts. Perfect combo!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you so much for your detailed recommendation of this tour! It was a pleasure to explain about my country and city. Your insightful questions turned on my switch, so that I couldn't stop it! Thank you for the meal, and I hope to see you again sometime in Japan, or at your place to eat your local food!!

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