15 Best Private Tour Guides in Kyoto

“After coming from the backside/top of Fushimi and working our way down, then seeing the crowds at the bottom, I was so glad we took this tour. The hike through a quaint residential area, then a beautiful forest was beautiful. The hike isn't hRead more”

“We had an amazing day with Miki in Kyoto. She touched base with me before the tour to find out what we were interested in seeing/doing. We were able to do everything we wanted plus have time for an amazing lunch experience. Miki is personable,…”

“We are extremely happy with our experience. Mishi-san was in early and complete communication with us prior to our arrival in Kyoto. Mishi-san was waiting for us in our lobby and we set off on a whirl wind tour that we had designed with hRead…”

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

“We had an amazing experience with Nabet as our tour guide! He was extremely knowledgeable and took the time to answer all of our questions thoughtfully. From the beginning, he was on time, organized, and made sure to ask which locations we wanted to visit…”

“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…”

“Noriko was wonderful guide and she knew just where to take us to see the best fall foliage. She was very sensitive to my needs of not too much walking or stairs...and also listened to my requests. I cannot recommend her highly enough. This private…”

“We spent the morning with Mia exploring Kyoto. She is very knowledgeable and kind. We learned so much from her about Kyoto and experienced some great food at the Nishiki Food Market. So glad we had Mia for our tour guide.”

“Our tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and a great resource. He was incredibly engaging and we were able to learn so much about the local culture. The tea break served as a nice way to warm up from the cold weather. The matcha was fantastic!…”

“Kenji was the most amazing guide, he was so knowledgeable about every location we went to and gave us such an amazing tour! We really enjoyed our time with him and seeing all of the beautiful sights in Kyoto! If we asked a question, Kenji…”

“We had an amazing time touring Kyoto with our guide Yash. He was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The car was clean and comfortable with plenty of room. Yash took us to some unique locations where we were able to take plenty of photos and most…”

“having flexibility and later start time was great. Sam was friendly and accommodating to my kids very tired legs. Very glad we were able to see Kyoto! Can't imagine how we could have navigated the new year crowds any other way.”

“We had a wonderful time with our guide Victor/Yamazaki. He was able to pick us up from the train station and assist us in re-working our planned itinerary due to the heavy rain. The driver and guide provided us with umbrellas to use during the…”

“Nothing improved! Everything was great! Guides were amazing.”

“The experience was great! Omar, our guide, asked us some days before our meeting what we wanted to visit in order to personalize our tour. During the tour he told us the stories of the site we were visiting and gave us some little news…”