A great and fun tour. Valerie was incredibly nice, informational, fun and helpful. The tour is really worth it. You can see all the spots with the tour which alone would take too much time and public transport (if you're not going with a car). It'd be a good idea to add 1 more hour for Arashiyama since there are a lot of things to see there. Further up the bamboo forest, there is an entrance to a big garden. The fee isn't too much and it's absolutely worth it cos you can spend so so much time exploring here since there are many paths to see and right at the beginning (or after you come back around to the entrance point again) there is a rest stop where you have free teas to try (hot and cold), matcha, cold water and calpis (a drink with lactic acid). You can sit there comfortably, have refills. That was a great experience and there aren't many people there so you can remove yourself from the noise and crowds.