Kyoto & Nara Full-Day Tour: Kinkaku-ji, Todai-ji & Nara Park
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700+ booked
Departing from Kyoto
Kyoto Sta.-Hachijoguchi H2
Enhanced Health & Hygiene Measures are being implemented for this activity. Please check the activity highlights below for more details
- Discover Kyoto and Nara’s highlights in one day with an English-speaking guide
- Visit Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji, and Kyoto Imperial Palace
- Meet Nara’s famous free-roaming deer at Nara Park
- Explore Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine
- Choose your departure city and preferred lunch option
- Travel comfortably aboard a climate-controlled coach year-round
What to expect
Discover the highlights of Kyoto and Nara on this full-day guided tour. Begin in Kyoto, one of Japan's most important cultural and historical cities, and visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Nijo Castle, once home to the Tokugawa Shogun. Continue to Kinkaku-ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion), famous for its gold-leaf-covered exterior, and Kyoto Imperial Palace before enjoying lunch.
In the afternoon, travel to Nara and explore Nara Park, home to the city's famous free-roaming deer. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Todai-ji Temple to see the impressive Great Buddha, then discover the beauty of Kasuga Taisha Shrine and its iconic lanterns. With comfortable round-trip transportation and expert guidance, this tour is a convenient way to experience the best of Kyoto and Nara in one day.
![Todai-ji Temple - Great Buddha Hall [Photo courtesy of Nara Visitors Bureau]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_863/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/swwjytlykknfceijyfbw/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Todai-ji Temple - Great Buddha Hall [Photo courtesy of Nara Visitors Bureau]
![Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_861/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/ax1so7sfuftuivvcockm/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
![Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_971/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/hfhqhszndbfr10s6wkxn/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]
![Nara Park [Photo courtesy of Nara Visitors Bureau]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_968/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/lo0afiebpa79gfqskybh/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Nara Park [Photo courtesy of Nara Visitors Bureau]
![Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_864/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/tawqy61w7usr8be85g0x/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]
![With Western-Style Lunch Option [For illustrative purpose only. The contents of the meal are subject to change]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_971/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/ij0ofkxzs8zvjfraczct/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
With Western-Style Lunch Option [For illustrative purpose only. The contents of the meal are subject to change]
![With Western-Style Vegetarian option available upon request at booking [For illustrative purpose only. The contents of the meal are subject to change]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_971/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/s7ugnomdw5bevnwa77oa/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
With Western-Style Vegetarian option available upon request at booking [For illustrative purpose only. The contents of the meal are subject to change]
![With Indian Thali Option [For illustrative purpose only. The contents of the meal are subject to change]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1080,h_1080/w_66,x_12,y_12,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/mosdz2hqlbtjtmf9ng2l/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
With Indian Thali Option [For illustrative purpose only. The contents of the meal are subject to change]
![Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_861/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/ikgiuaeoucy3f39e3u0k/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
![Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_861/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/q03hqtiyyihmatbe0qrn/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
![Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_861/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/dhvcjpqez8kwtgbftjtw/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Nijo Castle [Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
![Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_864/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/ewl2wxridiadclzkyndk/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]
![Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_973/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/erhgmgpvt93tml8crqgw/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]
![Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_862/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/m5edmkjpomsxukpof8jz/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Photo courtesy of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Photo Kuwabara Eibun]
![Todai-ji Temple [Photo courtesy of Nara Visitors Bureau]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_871/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/xxmprkoaxg393c2ehlou/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Todai-ji Temple [Photo courtesy of Nara Visitors Bureau]
![[From Kyoto] Meeting Point: Sunrise Tours Desk on B1F of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit)](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_971/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/zsxxavhcffmjhcjlfw6p/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
[From Kyoto] Meeting Point: Sunrise Tours Desk on B1F of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit)
[From Kyoto] Meeting Point: Sunrise Tours Desk on B1F of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit)
[From Kyoto] Meeting Point: Sunrise Tours Desk on B1F of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit)
![[From Osaka] Meeting Point: Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator hall](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_971/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/nkeu8pw4v4p6ujobhkun/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
[From Osaka] Meeting Point: Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator hall
![[From Osaka] Meeting Point: Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator hall](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_971/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/wsoeae6l1hpaukktxegq/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
[From Osaka] Meeting Point: Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator hall
![[From Osaka] Meeting Point: Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator hall](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1260,h_848/w_77,x_14,y_14,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/ywuyuggw0zrcx1usfuem/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
[From Osaka] Meeting Point: Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator hall
![Tour Bus [Photo for illustrative purposes only]](https://res.klook.com/images/fl_lossy.progressive,q_65/c_fill,w_1295,h_863/w_80,x_15,y_15,g_south_west,l_Klook_water_br_trans_yhcmh3/activities/bgogr7a9inwagjzsotwd/KyotoNaraFull-DayTour:Kinkaku-ji,Todai-jiNaraPark.jpg)
Tour Bus [Photo for illustrative purposes only]
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Tour Bus [Photo for illustrative purposes only]
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