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Kyoto · Guided tour

West Kyoto: bamboo, Golden Pavilion and Nishiki

Arashiyama and its bamboo grove, the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle or the Imperial Palace, and a food walk through Nishiki Market and Pontocho.

  • In Spanish
  • Full day
  • Choose your stops
Path through the Arashiyama bamboo grove
Duration
8 h
Language
Spanish

What you will do

A day on Kyoto’s greenest and most elegant side, ending with food at Nishiki Market and a sunset stroll through the alleys of Pontocho.

Duration: approx. 8 hours.

The route

A flexible route

This route is our proposal, not a fixed plan. We can change stops, order or pace to suit you: just tell us when booking or during the day with your guide.

  1. Arashiyama

    We start in picturesque western Kyoto, walking through the famous bamboo grove and enjoying the scenery of the Hozu river and Togetsukyo bridge.

  2. Kinkaku-ji

    A visit to the iconic Golden Pavilion, whose two upper floors, covered in gold leaf, are reflected in the temple pond.

  3. Nijo Castle or the Imperial Palace

    Choose one

    • Nijo Castle

      Fortress of the Tokugawa shoguns, famous for its "nightingale floors" and magnificent gardens.

    • Imperial Palace

      Former residence of the Japanese imperial family, surrounded by a vast park.

  4. Nishiki Market and Pontocho

    A food walk through "Kyoto's kitchen" to taste local snacks, ending at sunset in the narrow traditional lanes of Pontocho, by the Kamo river.

Price per group, up to 10 people. More than 10 of you? Write to us for a quote

Included

  • Spanish-speaking guide throughout the tour
  • Pick-up at your hotel

Not included

  • Meals and drinks
  • Transport during the tour (train, subway, bus, ferry, cable car…)
  • Entrance fees to temples, shrines, museums and attractions

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from ¥45,000 / group

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