15 Best Day Trips from Osaka

“What an amazing trip! So glad we booked. Gary was the perfect guide and so friendly and informative. Very talented catering to English, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese in their language. The itinerary was perfect - a long day but well worth it. Loved Himeji Castle…”

“It was a very long day from approx 8.30am to 6.30pm. Our guide spoke very little English, so a lot of what she said was lost to us and other English speaking tourists. It was however very nice to get away from Kyoto to a…”

“The trip was very good. Our Tourguide was amazing and showed us the beautiful islands.”

“Even though it was raining all the time, the trip was very good and fun. Nick, the tour guide, created a good, wasy and positive atmosphere throughout the trip.”

“Our guide, Warren, was super cool. Native English speaker, super relaxed, nice pace, lots of insights shared which I would have never heard of without him. The tour was well paced and thought through, really highly recommend!”

“The tour ddn’t feel like a “tour”. It felt like we were just dropped off at the places we wanted to see. How I wish the guides could tell us more about the history of these places. Telling the background of the places and what…”

“Mr. Lee was a wonderful tour guide. He was engaging, organized and ran the trip with a great deal of professionalism. This was well worth the trip!”

“Overall great trip! Jay, our tour guide, was entertaining and helpful. My biggest gripe is that there wasn't enough time at Amanohashidate to do everything so if you want to do everything I would recommend going outside of this experience.”

“The tour was excellent. Our tour guides were really friendly and talkative, we had a wonderful time talking with them. We finally reached a big waterfall, it was really good that there were less crowded. Finally we went to literally local restaurant (the taste was…”

“Turns out, Minoh is only about 30 mins outside of Osaka and it's so very easy to get to from the train. Our guide, Ichii, picked us up at our hotel and off we went. We first visited a modern hotel there which had remarkable…”

“This tour was great. Gary was an excellent tour guide. He had a lot of knowldege and he made sure everyone in the tour knew where we had to go and the meeting points. Strongly recommended.”

“Sophie made the tour very interesting and enjoyable. Since I was participating alone, I felt even more comfortable and was able to ask her lots of questions. At first, I wanted to do the tour on my own, but now I'm glad I booked it.”

“Genial, el transporte era perfecto y sale muy a cuenta hacerlo en un día. También es un gran plus tener a Angeles de guía !”

“Really great tour which included a trip on the bullet train. Our guide June was really informative and friendly. Buffet lunch wasn't bad. Busy but a Hughes selection of food.”

“It was a “must-see” scenery for both locations. A well organized tour with an outstanding tour guide, Jo is such a nice person and really kind. If you want to visit locations outside Kyoto city, this a great opportunity to book this tour. 10/10”