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Duration: 7 hours
Start/End: Kobe port/ Kobe port
Highlights: Kinkakuji Temple, Nijo Castle, Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Higashiyama District
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Tour Category: Kyoto shore excursions
- Full Itinerary
- Inclusion & Exclusion
- Photos
(8:00 Ship arrival)
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceeds to tour by chartered car/coach.
English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and then take a scenic drive to Kyoto by chartered car.
The first place of your trip is Nijo-Jo Castle served as the residence of the first shogun from the Edo Period, then became the imperial palace, and finally open to the public as a historic site. The castle is famous for its elegant traditional Japanese architecture style and beautiful garden surrounding.
Before visiting the next place, have a walk to Kinkakuji Temple (the Golden Pavillion). This three-stories temple is built to overlook the large beautiful pond which in the middle standing an islet with two idyllic trees.
The next place is Kiyomizu-Dera Temple which has the name means Pure Water in English. This World Heritage Site is well-known for its wooden stage surrounding by a forest of cherry blossom and maple trees.
If time permits, the final place that Asia Shore Excursions provides in this Kyoto shore excursion is Higashiyama District. This district is the best place to get a glimpse of the ancient Kyoto where home to a plenty of wooden houses, local restaurants, and traditional merchant shops along the streets. Trip ends with a return back to Kyoto port.
> Lunch en route (clients’ own account)
16:00 Return at port
(18:00 Ship departure)
What’s Included?
- Round trip transfer from Port in private air-conditioned vehicle
- English-speaking guide
- Entrance: Nijo-Jo Castle, Kinkaku-Ji Temple, Kiyomizu-Dera temple
What’s Excluded?
- Lunch
- Other drinks
- Tips & Other personal expenses
at 20:10
Pls. give us price for 4 people for this tour. We are arriving Osaka cruise port on October 10, 2018 on the Princess Diamond.
Is this tour include the old city Kyoto?
at 20:49
Hi,
Thanks for your request on Kyoto shore excursions. Please check your email for the detailed information and quotation.
Best,
at 17:05
Hi, could you recommend us a tour for Kyoto? It’s OK to be shared with other people or with a private tour. We are two people.
We will arrive at the port of Osaka (Kyoto) on August 18, 2018 with RCC ship Quantum of the Seas from 14 to 23.
The following day (08/19/2018) we will be at the port of Kobe from 7 to 14.
Can you also recommend tours to Osaka for the second day?
at 21:27
Hi, we are 2 italian people and we’ll arrive in Osaka on August 18, 2018 on the ship Quantum of the Seas from 14 to 23 o’clock.
The day after the ship will be in port in Kobe from 7 to 14 o’ clock.
Can you recommend us a tour one day for Kyoto and other day for Osaka too?
We are looking for an italian tour (also private) or an english tour, even to share with other people.
at 22:28
Dear Lella,
Thanks for letting us know about your traveling plan. We have some available tours in the category Kyoto and Osaka shore excursions on the website if you want to have a look. Please check your email for the detailed information.
Regards,
at 03:09
We are arriving in Osaka on 18 August as part of our Royal Carribean cruise. We are 2 adults, 2 kids aged 16 and 13. Can you quote us for tour for pick up at Osaka port?
at 03:42
Dear Anjula,
Welcome to Asia Shore Excursions!
The detailed quotation on this Kyoto shore trip has been already sent to your email. Please check it and feel free to ask us any question.
Best,
at 00:29
Could you tell us the cost of this tour for 4 people? Mid-March Windstar Legend
Also, does this include a tour and history of the geisha district?
at 13:38
Hi Ann,
Thanks for reaching to us. Higashiyama district that includes in your Kyoto shore excursion was formerly geisha district in the old time. Please check your email for the detailed quotation.
Regards,