Top Kyoto Overnight Tours

Experience authentic Japanese life during an overnight stay at a Machiya, or traditional wooden townhouse, while in Kyoto. Enjoy access to a Japanese garden, “yukata” (Japanese robe), and a comfortable futon on the tatami floor. During your stay, a guide accompanies you to a local shopping street and leads a private cooking class where you learn Japanese etiquette. Enjoy the personalized service of this private tour.

· Experience different facets of Japanese culture, from ancient Buddhas to tea to Japanese cuisine · Cycle through the remote countryside between Kyoto and Nara with their lush tea plantations on touring or e-bikes · Visit the traditional neighborhoods of Kyoto and Nara such as Uji, Fushimi and Nara Park. This tour connects the two former Japanese capitals of Nara and Kyoto with their traditional urban landscapes. In between you can admire lush tea plantations and centuries-old Buddha statues and temples, from the unpretentious stone Buddha in the Joruriji Temple to the tallest Buddha in the Todaiji Temple in Nara Park. You will be familiarized with many aspects of Japan such as green tea, sake brewing and Buddhist tradition. The tour also includes a typical Japanese dinner (kaiseki cuisine). You can enjoy the rural Japanese countryside while driving on small roads with very little traffic.

In this two-days tour, you will visit two cities that once prospered as the capital of Japan and have many attractions. As professional guides accompany you, you can manage your time efficiently and listening to explanations in detils enables you to understand Japanese culture and characteristics more deeply. Save your time and enhance the value of your travel with us!

2-day self-guided bike ride to Miyama, 60 km from Kyoto, a famous hamlet where traditional farmhouses with thatched roofs still exist. Optional with touring bikes or e-bikes. You drive on remote roads without traffic through the untouched nature in the north of Kyoto. The idyllic landscape and the thatched roofs convey a traditional atmosphere. Overnight in a traditional onsen (thermal bath) and kaiseki ryori (traditional Japanese dinner) complete this immersion into the traditional culture of Japan. The highlight of Day 2 is the traditional district of Arashiyama in western Kyoto with its famous bamboo grove. The tour can also be done as a 1-day tour. Each about 60km per day with about 1000 meters

This two-day tour takes you to the famous tourist spots of the two cities representing Western Japan. In Kyoto, you will visit a temple and a castle built by shoguns from different eras, a summer resort area loved by nobles, and a geisha district. In Osaka, you will visit the castle, which was once built by an all-time samurai hero, and the entertainment district and shopping area, which are being frequented by common people. Through this tour, you can experience the culture and history different from Tokyo, and enjoy local specialties of these areas for lunch.