Fushimi Inari-taisha, Arashiyama, Kiyomizudera, Kinkaku-ji Day Tour

A well planned tour that covers four areas, Arashiyama Bamboo forest, The Kinkakuji temple, the Kiyomizudera temple and also the Fushimi inari Tanisha. As we covered 4 areas in a day, I would say its more of a touch and go experience, but it's good enough if you are looking to just see what's popular at the place, the guide will give guidance on what and how much you can do during each stop over. If you want a more relaxing and chill tour which U wanted more time at each area, you might want to consider doing the bamboo forest on a separate trip as there are tons to see at Arashiyama area not just the forest itself. Overall it's a good experience still and I would most likely come back to Kyoto again.

The tour is a great balance for fitting multiple things in one day! all the destinations are great, you get an appropriate amount of time to enjoy them and the tour guide Maria is very helpful in getting you started but also willing to let you do your own thing if you prefer. the drive between venues offers a welcome rest after walking around and the guide gives a helpful introduction to the next place being visited on the way. the only thing I would have liked is to know the timings of the itinerary in advance as this could have helped me plan.

Highly recommended tour when travelling with seniors. This Kyoto Highlights Tour departs from Namba OCAT and will take you to 4 key areas in Kyoto - Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu Temple, Golden Pavilion, and Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. It is designed to let you see the best of Kyoto without feeling too rushed and tired at the end of the day. There will always be places you wished you spent more time. Perhaps the only con was that our small English group had to share a bus with a larger Korean group and the Korean tour guide took most of the time allotted for orientation in between bus stops leaving little time for our English tour guide to orient our group. But over-all, it was a good tour!

Our group had a fantastic time on this day tour to Kyoto with Limon. Our guide Kou was so sweet and informative, definitely brought some additional joy to our time there. The areas have some great stores which made for fantastic gift giving amd eating. Also, for a heads up; there is one or two parts you will need to buy tickets for when there for 500 yen per (adult) ticket.

It is recommended that friends who want to travel in depth spend two days to visit Kyoto, because there are too many attractions and too little time. We could only stay at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine for 40 minutes that day. The time was too short. We could only take pictures at the torii gate near the foot of the mountain, but we were unable to visit the higher torii gate. The time to visit Kiyomizudera Temple is relatively long, 1 hour and 40 minutes, but this includes lunch time, so there is not much time to browse nearby shops. There is relatively enough time to visit Luyuan Temple, more than half an hour. The time to visit Arashiyama is about 1 hour and 20 minutes, but because the bamboo forest is some distance from the meeting point, if you plan to visit the bamboo forest, you will not have enough time to visit Ryuzan Temple, which is a pity. In fact, the tour guide Mr. Ken has tried his best to take us to visit different attractions, but the time is too little, and it feels like it is a bit superficial.

The entire trip started off and ended in a timely manner. The guide was very clear about when to return to the bus and while the time at each location was short - from 30 min to 1.5 hrs, it was enough to enjoy the main attraction but right to explore the stands. you have to be strategic about how to allocate your time and because this is a packed schedule and will be walking a lot. Make sure to wear comfortable sneakers (walked 27k steps) and hydrate.

Wear comfy shoes and pack an umbrella for shade or rain. Be prepared for lots of walking uphill, however the view and sites are worth it. Recommend this Tour to see a number of popular sites within the day. recommend to book with lunch!

Limon staff were very professional. Our tour guide was awesome, very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. I only wish we had more time in exploring all the sights.

We had a wonderful time exploring Kyoto's iconic sights through this tour, which included visits to Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, the Golden Pavilion, and Arashiyama. The locations were beautiful, and the tour gave us a great overview of the city’s rich history and culture. However, there was one aspect of the tour that could be improved. During our trip, the bus was split into two groups with different language-speaking tours—one in English and one in Korean. While this arrangement is understandable, it caused some confusion during the tour. Our English-speaking guide, who was standing in front of the bus, did not use a microphone, making it difficult to hear her at times. Additionally, the Korean-speaking guide would occasionally stand near us while explaining things to the Korean group, which made it hard to focus on our own guide as we could hear both guides speaking simultaneously. We understand that this situation may be unavoidable, but we’d suggest providing earphones for each group to help eliminate the distractions. This would allow each group to clearly hear their assigned guide without interference. Overall, we still enjoyed the tour and appreciated the chance to explore Kyoto, but addressing this issue would greatly enhance the experience for future guests.

highly recommend bus tour for a day in kyoto! the bus is super comfortable and the tour guide is super friendly and informative. all the places we went to were a must to visit for those visiting japan.