Ultimate Kyoto Arashiyama Tour: Bamboo, Monkeys, Zen Gardens & Gems

I’m an American mom traveling with my 16 & 13 year old sons and we had 48 hours in Kyoto and needed to make the most of our limited time. Teri was an amazing guide, friendly, funny and informative. The mix of stops and duration was perfect for teens and my husband. We met other English speaking travelers from around the globe too. I have traveled all over the globe and I don’t usually book tours, but I’m so glad I booked this for Kyoto, it kept us on track, and ending at the Monkey park was a perfect end to the day. The meeting point was easy to find and the pace was perfect! Highly recommend!

We really enjoyed our excursion our guide was very knowledgeable and even taught us a trick on how to take a ground to sky picture using our phone. It was definitely worth having a guide showing us all the different sights.

We lucked out today and got a fantastic tour from Teri. She was so friendly and knowledgeable. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide. She got to know us a bit and we got to know her. Wonderful experience and highly recommend it to all! Nothing beats walking tours - fun even when it is a bit chilly outside.

my husband and I had a great time with our tour to the bamboo forest and the Monkey park thanks to our amazing tour guide Janel. Our tour guide Janel was very professional, funny, and very knowledgeable about history and the community. 10/10 experiences and we would recommend to our friends and family when they visit to come do a tour.

Amazing experience! Our guide Aaron was funny and super knowledgeable.

Terri was a delightful guide! I knew very little of the temples and shrines before the tour. Teri was able to explain what we were seeing. we stopped for lunch and a sake tasting before going on to see the monkeys. she takes the best picture too! I highly recommend this tour especially if you are visiting for the 1st time.

our guide was really helpful she took us to the best spots and was great on time. we had a lovely day and it made our trip. her name was Marie

Great informative day. Maricel was great and answered all our questions. Awesome lady that really looked after all of us on the tour.

So much fun. great day of walking with our guide. Extremely Knowledgeable. we truly enjoyed our day.

Teri was a lovely guide. She made it an intimate and personalized experience with great information on the culture and background of the items on our excursion. It was an enjoyable experience and great if you are a solo traveler like myself!