Tokyo

Private Tour by Car in Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

From $561.68

per group (up to 6)

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

10 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
Petrol and Gas
Highway Tolls
Modern and Clean Vehicles

Lunch
Tokyo Skytree Entry/Admission fees less than $20
Tokyo Tower Entry/Admission fees less than $6
Tokyo National Museum Entry/Admission fees less than $6

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Tokyo Disneyland
1-1 Maihama, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0031, Japan

Pickup details

Traveler pickup is offered. If your hotel is not listed (NO worries) we can pick up from your hotel or apartments. Just send us your pick up address in special requirements option or email us. All Travelers can choose there own pick up Location. We pick up and drop off all travelers to there address.

What To Expect

Senso-ji Temple

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Tokyo Skytree

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Meiji Jingu Shrine

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Shibuya Crossing

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Odaiba District

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ueno Park

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tsukiji Fish Market

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Edo Castle Ruin)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Tokyo Tower

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Akihabara

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Imperial Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Tokyo National Museum

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
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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Reviews

3.5

17 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Good service

norma_D, May 2024

Prompt pick up. Very helpful driver. Being shown all the highlights of Tokyo that we wished to see. Long lines as it was Golden week, but our driver was very helpful.

Our driver Ashan was polite and accomodating

Patricia_Z, Apr 2024

Our driver Ashan was polite and accommodating. More of a driver, than guide experience. Did not hesitate to retrace 2 stops when something was forgotten.

Take only if you know where you want to go.

Gale_B, Apr 2024

It is a good tour, in that you can set the locations you wish to see. The driver was friendly, but said he was covering for another driver that had covid. He often did not know the best way to get to the places and used his GPS. I would say, that if you take this tour, do your research and know where you want to go, as there would be no direction from the tour driver about the best sites to go. He did not know about the list of locations that was attached with the tour.

DISASTER

Marion_F, Apr 2024

The tour was booked more than a month before, with the number of adults and our needs. We were assured all was good. Many communications were exchanged to be certain. When the driver came to our hotel, the car did not have enough seats. We were told a larger car was 30 Km out and would we wait a few hours. We agreed as what else can we do last minute. At the appointed time we were then told the large car was broken. So now our one day to see Tokyo itinerary we had planned and agreed upon was lost. What an inexcusable irresponsible company. We were refunded- but that really does not recover the loss of our precious vacation time. We also are traveling with 2 people with mobility issues and folding walkers. The van in addition to being short on seats for our group could not fit the walkers. This company as well as Viator which I often rely on for traveling abroad has greatly disappointed me. I will think twice when booking again. Finally we were told we would have a driver guide English speaking person. The short conversations we had during this fiasco did not lead me to believe we were going to have an involved guide with adequate communication skills for a tour guide.

Tokyo day tour

mahesh, Apr 2024

Ahsan was a great guide and driver. Very friendly. Had a great tour of tokyo. It was raining - still he made us do all that was possible and made us comfortable

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review.we are so glad you had a good experience .our company driver/guide provide you the best tour services.we work hard to deliver the best service possible,and we are glad it showed during your visit.we hope to see you again soon.thank you so much for using our service.

A Lovely Sunday in Tokyo

Scott_K, Mar 2024

Our guide, Ahsan, was on time, friendly and knowledgeable. He had a thoughtful plan for our visit to Tokyo and we were able to maximize our stops without feeling rushed. We had a nice chat along the way that helped us to better understand Japanese life and culture. Although an attraction or two were closed on Sunday, we didn't feel as if we missed out on anything critical to the tour. Ahsan allowed us ample time to shop for clothing and souvenirs as well. All in all, a fascinating and delightful day in Tokyo.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Our fantastic experience in Tokyo

FERNANDO_T, Mar 2024

Ashan was great guide and driver. He is very knowledge about Tokyo! We had a great experience, highly recomended

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Bad experience.

Isabel_M, Mar 2024

The information when booking was misleading. It referred to places we would visit during our “tour” of Tokyo. The driver didn’t even know the city nor explained anything about the sites. I have used Viator in other locations but this time, the service was unexpectedly terrible.

Awesome tour around tokyo

romeo_c, Mar 2024

The drive around the city was very comfortable with our tour guide SIKANDAR. He was very informative with the areas we visited. We felt we were in good hands with him.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Not a guide, don’t waste your money

Tom_F, Mar 2024

When you book a “private tour” with a “government licensed guide” who speaks your language, you should assume that the person taking you around Tokyo would actually understand the places you’re going to and can explain their importance. That is not the case with this tour. The “guide” was just a driver. He drove us to various places, dropped us by the curb or in a parking lot near a site, and left us to get out and guide ourselves. Our first stop was the Tsukiji Fish Market, which was incredibly crowded and chaotic if you’ve never been before. We wasted so much time trying to figure out where to go. He did not manage time well and ended up missing different things to see because they were closed. On our last stop we ended up by the zoo at Ueno Park after it was closed and he just pointed us to the park and let us try to figure out ourselves what to do. The driver not from Japan or Tokyo, was completely unfamiliar with the city, needed to constantly refer to GPS on his phone, and was distracted enough that he missed turns and didn’t see pedestrians and bicyclists. It was a very stressful and disappointing day and the price of nearly $800 was outrageous. I could have done the same with a cab app for a fraction of that price. Full disclosure: they gave a partial refund but it still wasn’t close to fair. Please avoid if you want to enjoy a tour of Tokyo.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

We are sorry that you feel this way. We assure you that all our guides are highly professional. As you know Tokyo is a very busy place that's why we employ gps to get the best possible route as to avoid getting stuck in traffic and wasting valuable time of our guests. As per our investigation our drive did take you to all the places mentioned in the booking, and as far as time is concerned it is up to individual customer to choose how much time they would like to spend at any given location which naturally constricts time for other places which happened on your case. We issued refund with no questions asked as soon as displeasure was made clear despite completing the tour in full and threatening to dispute charges with credit card company. Hope you have a wonderful stay. Regards,

Careful driver

Kitchie_R, Mar 2024

Goraya was very nice. Took us to a park to see cherry blossoms bc we came too early in the spring. Would have liked more interaction with him like talking about the areas he was driving us in but it was a great day

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Worst experience ever!

bernardcreed, Mar 2024

Our worst experience ever on a tour. Guide barely spoke english and didn’t understand our basic questions. When he finally arrived at our hotel (after searching for him) he said “where do you want to go?”…while still sitting in his car…he didn’t get out to greet us. The car was tiny. We responded with “we booked a city tour so where should we go?”…he said “up to you”! Onthe way to Meiji Shrine we asked to tell us about the city…what was the population etc. he said it’s a big city with lots of people…he didn’t even know the population! It was clear he had no interest in being a tour guide. When we got to the shrine he said “now go out of car and walk to the shrine”…no explanation about the shrine, why it was important to visit, etc. When we asked him to explain he said “I will park the car and follow you to help you take a picture”…we asked please to help us by explaining things as it was our first time in Tokyo…he was getting increasingly irritated at being asked to give us a tour. We waited for him to park the car and after ten minutes got a message from his boss to say the tour was cancelled! They left us stranded. Tbh it was a relief as it was obvious the operators of this tour were only interested in making money and not giving a proper tour of this amazing city. We went back to our hotel and our concierge helped us arrange an amazing city tour with Japanese drivers all the way. The hotel staff had seen us with the tour operator that morning and could tell that the tour guide was a problem so were happy to see us come back to the hotel so they could help us. Please don’t book this operator and instead ask for a Japanese guide or someone from the city who will help your navigate this fantastic city from a locals perspective.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

we are sorry that you feel this way as we always do our best to serve our customers as per their requirements, often going above and beyond what is required, which is evident from multiple reviews. All our guides are university graduates with good command of English Furthermore, we beg to differ with your statement, in your case although unfortunately their was an issue with the car, our company offered a replacement vehicle within 30 minutes and offered you the option of continuing the tour for free and receiving the refund along with it. Moreover, a full refund was issued without delay, along with the offer of a free taxi ride back as the customer became agitated and refused to continue the tour.

Excellent. Recommended without hesitation.

Peter_G, Oct 2023

Adil and our other tour guide (sorry I forgot his name) were SUPERB. Very friendly, incredibly accommodating, and patient as my wife and I move slowly and I walk with a cane. I would absolutely recommend this tour. They made quick work of Tokyo traffic that would have been very difficult to navigate with my rental car (Apple maps and Google maps are not that accurate here in Japan and we have wasted hours trying to find our way around). My wife also found our guides very warm and engaging and we will seek them out for additional tours in the area.

Response from Host, Oct 2023