Kyoto Day Trips from Osaka
Written by Viator, January 2011
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Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Cooking Class, Sake Tasting and Nishiki Food Market Walking Tour
It was a great tour although would have liked to have finished a little earlier than the 6.30pm as we had to go out to dinner. Would also have liked to have had the taxi ordered to enable us to get back to our hotel from the home where we did our cooking class.
But the cooking class excellent and very detailed, and the vist to the market so very interesting and a chance to ask about the many foods on sale.
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Excellent tour by Izumi.. She provided wonderful history on each side and bonus material on Japanese and Kyoto culture, traditions. The only drawback was an extremely long lunch, in an unfavorable area for this condition. Would have preferred to have been in a area better for shopping, exploring, if they were to give us nearly 2 hours for lunch, when we were literally "rushed', with no free time, at some of the more favorable sites earlier in the morning.
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
1. Tour guide did not have any sign and almost did not find me in the hotel lobby
2. The lunch time is over an hour and we ended up sitting for an hour just waiting for a bus and doing nothing. I would suggest to pick a lunch place in a more tourist friendly area with gift shops!
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Our male guide in the morning was not good at all. His English was broken and hard to understand. He was not very informative. At the golden pavilion, there was not wester style rest room and many people just could not use it. The guide should have warn us beforehand. Afternoon guide was very nice.
Reply by Viator, September 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Love this day tour! This is a must for a ay tour in Tokyo - Diego @ Australia
Reply by Viator, September 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Excellent tour . Some colorful details were left out by the guide but the tour was well organized and informative. Lunch was tasty and filling
Reply by Viator, August 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Very good tour. Entertaining. enthusiastic and helpful guide. An enjoyable day and good lunch! Thank you.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Extremely well organized tour; everything was well arranged and taken care of, the tour guides were knowledgeable and gave fabulous tips for other activities.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Great tour with good tour guide. However some of the site visited maybe a little to short as it would be better to spend longer time.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Overall, my family enjoyed this tour even if it was raining hard. We found Nijo Castle and Todaiji Temple amazing! We got to see the interiors of Nijo Castle and my daughter really enjoyed feeding the deer at the Todaiji Temple. The statues inside the temple were all massive it was awesome. The part I like least about the tour was the terrible lunch (part of the food was cold and did not really taste good) and how we were rushed during the tour of the Imperial Palace. We were not really given time to take photos. If you linger a bit (5 min or so) for picture taking, you miss out on the explanation from the tour guide. She was rushing from one building to the next and did not really wait until the whole group was nearby before giving the history of the place. Same with the tour guide in the afternoon. He was really nice but I wish he would wait for the whole group before he gives his spiel. It would help if the tour guides inform us ahead of time the itinerary for the place - i.e. stop at the gate to get tickets, then see the temple for explanation, then 20 minutes free time (shopping, feed the deer), etc... so we know where to go and when we can take photos of the place.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Overall, my family enjoyed this tour even if it was raining hard. We found Nijo Castle and Todaiji Temple amazing! We got to see the interiors of Nijo Castle and my daughter really enjoyed feeding the deer at the Todaiji Temple. The statues inside the temple were all massive it was awesome. The part I like least about the tour was the terrible lunch (part of the food was cold and did not really taste good) and how we were rushed during the tour of the Imperial Palace. We were not really given time to take photos. If you linger a bit (5 min or so) for picture taking, you miss out on the explanation from the tour guide. She was rushing from one building to the next and did not really wait until the whole group was nearby before giving the history of the place. Same with the tour guide in the afternoon. He was really nice but I wish he would wait for the whole group before he gives his spiel. It would help if the tour guides inform us ahead of time the itinerary for the place - i.e. stop at the gate to get tickets, then see the temple for explanation, then 20 minutes free time (shopping, feed the deer), etc... so we know where to go and when we can take photos of the place.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Cooking Class, Sake Tasting and Nishiki Food Market Walking Tour
Tour guide and cooking demonstrator where great. The market tour was very interesting. Cooking class was well organised and food was nice
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
The day trip was most enjoyable with interesting comentory by the guides, especially the Kyoto tour guide, who did a great job in controlling some noisy groups on the coach who where making it difficult to hear. Everything was well organised and easy to understand.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Positive: Well organised, good guides and interesting sites. Excellent lunch
Negative: Expensive, No response to my e-mail request for hotel pick up.
Summary: Despite the cost and inflexibility regarding pick-up, it is the only way to see Kyoto.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Tour guide was entertaining but we felt that there was too much time wasted after lunch waiting for the afternoon tour to commence
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