15 Best Nara Day Trips from Kyoto

“Nice trip and we had a funny guide Harry. We had beautiful day. Thank you”

“Our trip was really nice! We were able to visit amazing places and our guide Frederick was always helpfull and funny”

“Despite the tour being very long, our tour guide did a great job keeping everyone involved as well as trying to give people free to time do their own adventuring. Kyoto in general is an extremely busy city.”

“It was a fantastic way to explore Kyoto and Nara, with a really knowledgeable guide who spoke excellent English and shared lots of interesting info.”

“Andy and Take were amazing. Andy had a wealth of information and gave us so many recommendations for in town and out of town as well. Take did a great job navigating some of the busy streets. I would highly recommend them for a tour…”

“We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon tour to Nara. Our tour guide , Eksico? Was absolutely fantastic, making our tour so interesting. Would definitely recommend, rather than trying to visit the area on your own.”

“Ciel was a great tour guide. She explained very well the agenda of the tour & was so friendly. The tour overall was great covering the ‘must go’ places in Nara. The tour is great if you’re short on time & wanted to visit Nara.”

“flexibility. we were able to see and visit best tourists sites . pacing of activities is just right. we got enough time to check and enjoy the sites and take photos. Abdullah is very patient and nice. visiting important sites in kyoto and Nara in…”

“This is 80% a self guided tour. Unlike some reviewers, I liked the stops in this tour (with the exception of the temple in Nara because let’s face it, people go there to see the deers not the temple as there are 549595938348 temples in…”

“the guide made the whole trip. she was so knowledgeable and fun! great experience at Nara park and knowing where and how to meet the deer!!”

“The trip in all was great. Loved all the locations we went to. I would have preferred to have more time at the shrine rather than at the bamboo forest. The guide may need to slow down her talking pace and talk less and be…”

“Vincente was amazing(sorry if I got name wrong 13may), must see trip!!! very good choice of places to visit,much recommended:)”

“We recently had the pleasure of being guided by John on our tour, and I can confidently say he was the most amazing tour driver ever! From start to finish, John went above and beyond to ensure that our experience was not only fun but…”

“had an incredible experience on my Nara and Kyoto journey, all thanks to Ahsan !!From start to finish, Ahsan made us feel like family, going above and beyond to ensure our trip was both enjoyable and memorable. Ahsan’s deep knowledge of the area’s history and…”

“Taku is an amazing tour guide! He was nice enough to go out of his way and meet us at the cruise ship terminal to begin our tour. He was very thoughtful and gave an amazing overview of Nara and each site we visited. Those…”