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Hiroshima & Miyajima: Private Full-Day Tour with a Local Guide
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
A private full-day tour of Hiroshima and Miyajima, guided by a local with over 20 years of experience in the city. This 8-hour tour offers a clear introduction to Hiroshima’s history and peace message, followed by time on Miyajima Island at a relaxed, flexible pace. We begin at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, where I share historical background and local perspectives on the city’s past and recovery. After a lunch break featuring local Hiroshima cuisine such as okonomiyaki, with vegetarian and gluten-free options available, we travel to Miyajima Island to visit Itsukushima Shrine, the iconic “floating” torii gate, and quieter parts of the island. The itinerary is not fixed. Timing, order, and pace are adjusted based on your interests, energy level, weather, and the tide. Depending on conditions, we may begin the day on Miyajima to see the torii gate at high tide. This tour is ideal for travelers who want a meaningful, well-paced day without feeling rushed.
Inclusions
What's included
- Flexible, customizable itinerary
- English speaking local guide
- Private full-day walking tour
- Pickup from your accommodation or agreed meeting point
What's not
- Lunch
- Transportation
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Peace Memorial Park Museum
Itinerary
Guided walk through the park, including the A-Bomb Dome and surrounding memorials, with historical context and local perspectives.
Visit the museum together or independently, depending on your interests and pace.
Travel by local train and ferry, or other suitable transport depending on the day.
Lunch featuring local Hiroshima cuisine such as okonomiyaki (vegetarian and gluten-free options available).
Explore the shrine, the iconic “floating” torii gate, and nearby island streets.
Quiet walks, a café stop, Daishoin Temple, or time to enjoy the island atmosphere. Note: Depending on the tide, we may start the day on Miyajima to see the torii gate at high tide.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 91 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5FABULOUS!
We absolutely loved Alex! He was incredibly accommodating and informative. He arranged everything for us and was so personable. Highly recommend him!
5Alex in Hiroshima
Absolutely excellent experience. Very conveniently, he met us at our hotel and accompanied us throughout the day. Extraordinarily knowledgeable, very personable, and a great communicator. Our biggest regret of the trip was not having somebody like him available for the other cities that we visited.
5Brilliant day
Alex was our guide. Very knowledgeable, friendly with great communication Highly recommend this tour
5Wonderful personalised tour
Alex was a wonderful friendly guide who showed us around and shared his knowledge of the area. Trying to do this on our own would’ve been stressful. Alex’s local knowledge of the area, the history and transport made the day so easy and enjoyable. Avoiding the larger group /bus tours meant we could move easier and quicker.
4Hiroshima day tour
Good guide! Very dynamic and flexible in the planning. Lots of information about history!
5Truly amazing experience!
Alex was AMAZING! We started the day with a tour of Miyajima and Alex showed us the beauty of this place. He shared history and a lot of information on the temple, Tory gate etc. it was a very personalized and special experience. Then onto Peace Park and a more solemn and deeply meaningful experience. Alex shared parts of the story that we would have never known about or seen without his expertise. It was simply a beautiful and very special day.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Peace Memorial Park (Orizuru Tower): I’ll meet you in front of Orizuru Tower, directly across from the Atomic Bomb Dome, for an easy and clear starting point.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Alex
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Travel time Hiroshima - Miyajima takes around one hour each way including ferry ride
How it compares in Hiroshima
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 94 day trips we list in Hiroshima.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 9 of 94.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hiroshima
Hiroshima, on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, is a rebuilt river city whose Peace Memorial Park and museum recall the atomic bombing of 1945.
Hiroshima spreads across the delta of the Ōta River, whose channels, bridges and trams give the city an open feel. The atomic bomb of 6 August 1945 destroyed most of it. The Peace Memorial Park beside the river holds the Atomic Bomb Dome, a ruined building left standing and listed by UNESCO, the Peace Memorial Museum and the Children's Peace Monument.
Top-ranked sights in Hiroshima: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Miyajima Island (Itsukushima).
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