15 Best Kyoto Private Tours

“Thank you Amy for a great tour of Kyoto. I was short on time as I had a flight to catch, but Amy was able to fit a lot into the time we had together including Fushimi Inari and Kiyomizu-Dera. She was also quite knowledgeable…”

“Outstanding tour since our guide Louis was outstanding. He is highly knowledgeable and passionate about his job and shown so many places and made this tour intersting and informative. It is one of our best tours in recent times from Viator.”

“Spectacular tour of historic sites in Kyoto. Many cultural insights. Our tour guide Hiro was a 10+, so informative.”

“Haru is one of the best tour guides I’ve ever met. Very polite and had a great time understanding Japanese traditions and culture as well as the religions. If you could choose your own tour guide, he is the man to go with!”

“We absolutely LOVED this tour. Our guide, Yuka, was amazing and incredibly kind and extremely knowledgeable! Of the many tours we booked across 4 cities in Japan on our trip, this was our favorite and our guide was absolutely a huge part of that. We…”

“We had an amazing tour experience with Yoshii. First, he was very accommodating and assisted us in developing a manageable itinerary that allowed us to maximize our time and see some of Kyoto’s highlights. Not only did he provide history and an immersive cultural experience,…”

“Miss was a very knowledgeable guide who listened to our requests. She showed us wonderful sights and took us for lunch that catered to my dietary requirements.”

“This experience was probably the Kyoto highlight for me. The complex is hug and the setting is just incredible. The zen experience was truly authentic and the Master was fabulous, friendly and had a warm energy and great sense of humour. Getting a more in…”

“Kiyoto our guide for Kyoto …. I really like the name was the best guide ever, Hus English was 10/10 , his knowledge of Kyoto and the history was amazing. And in addition he was so much fun to walk through Kyoto . We very…”

“We had an amazing day in Kyoto with Nisal as our guide. He was incredibly friendly, patient, and very accommodating from start to finish. Nisal tailored the tour to our pace and interests, and he explained the history and cultural background of Kyoto’s most important…”

“Sam was great! took us to the places and it was fuss free. thanks!”

“Abdulla has been very helpful and patient. He is definitely a good driver and guide. We had a great experience and gained some knowledge about the temples..”

“I took this tour with my 77 yr old mother, the guide Tom was excellent. Tom was able to customise the tour to the parts of Kyoto we were interested in. At the beginning of the tour Tom asked us what we wanted mostly to…”

“Absolutely great - we had no idea what to expect. Hosts were unbelievably friendly and knowledgable. Cannot recommend enough.”

“GozenTrip and Viator were fantastic in organising our Private Driver One-Day Tour of Kyoto. Communication was excellent — they confirmed everything the day before via WhatsApp, including the driver’s name and a suggested itinerary. Our driver, Matsu (Steven), was outstanding. Friendly, punctual and very accommodating,…”