Nara Park & Kinkakuji Temple Heritage Tour with Tea Ceremony

We had an amazing day exploring Nara with our tour guide Hiromi. The bus was clean and comfortable for the drive from Kyoto. Hiromi gave an informative and engaging tour. She was open to all of our questions and was very friendly and helpful. The pace was just right for our large family (ages 5-71). We lucked out with great weather and light crowds. The lunch was traditional set meal with miso soup, Chicken donburi, sashimi, and tempura.

It's incredible how deer have adapted to live among humans. And the temple's size was amazing! Our guide Emiko was very knowledgeable and patient with us photographers who kept slowing the group's pace. You are the best Emiko!

it was a good trip. our guide explained us in detail regarding both shrine and temple. enjoyed feeding dears.

Loved Nara and the beauty it has to offer. We were lucky enough to also have a lovely guide. She thought us some Japanese, showed us how to kake origami and explained many things about Nara

Enjoyable tour. Guide was patient, spoke well. Small group of 6 people. Really nice Van. Water provided. Japanese lunch was reasonable.

Amazing!!!! Highly recommend!!! Our guide Shelley is so friendly and knowledgeable! A really incredible tour!!! Well worth it!!!

We had a great trip to Nara park and got to see some fantastic things. Our guide Mana was really great and very welcoming. He had lots of interesting facts about the temples and it’s clear he is very passionate about it. He kept the itenary on time, without making us feel rushed. We even had plenty of time to explore and feed the Deers. The lunch was authentic and had a nice variety of small things to eat. Transportation to and from Nara Park was great and Mana provided facts throughout to keep everyone entertained. We were glad that we went early as it does get busier throughout the day. We would recommend this tour if you are looking to go to Nara Park from Kyoto.

had a fun trip in Nara with H.I.S and tour guide was very patient with us! lunch was delicious

Our guide, Mana, made our tour great. he was informative, understandable, funny and charming. we thoroughly enjoyed the itinerary - a temple, a shrine and then the optional deer interaction. We learned quite a bit from Mana about the history of Japan, the area and the shoguns. Sinde note: We recommend the tour wholeheartedly but also suggest you only watch other people feed the deer vs buying the crackers yourself. The deer can be aggressive and bite your close.

For those wanting a short trip to Nara for any reason, this tour is an absolute no-brainer. Mimmy (our guide) spoke good English and had an exceptionally extensive knowledge on the places she took us. And for those who get along with the group members and/or want to stay in Nara longer, she offers to purchase for you train tickets that depart later so you can explore more areas of Nara. Highly recommend this.