Nara Private Day Trip - Enjoy Your First-Time Visit to Nara!
- 6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This tour is recommended for those visiting Nara for the first time, and allows you to fully enjoy the charm of Nara in one day. This tour is a greedy plan that goes around all famous tourist spots in Nara City, such as Todaiji Temple, famous for the Great Buddha, and a historic shrine Kasuga Taisha, in addition to Kofukuji and Naramachi. It condenses various genres such as history, culture, and food, and is definitely a great satisfaction. If you want to spend the best day in Nara, please join this tour! [Standard tour visit spot] ・ Kofuku-ji Temple ・ Toadai-ji Temple ・ Todaiji Temple Nigatsudo ・ Kasuga Taisha Shrine [Customized tour selectable spot] Kofuku-ji Temple / Todai-ji Temple / Nigatsu-do Hall / Kasuga Taisha Shrine / Nara Park / Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine / Naramachi District / Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple / Isuien & Neiraku Museum / Toshodai-ji Temple / Heijo Palace Site Historical Park / Wakakusa-yama Hill / Yakushi-ji Temple
Inclusions
What's included
- Private Tour
- Tour Guide
What's not
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Pre-Planned Must-Sees tour：Estimated Costs of the Tour: 4,600 JPY per Traveler
- Customizable tour：Entrance fee and other necessary expenses for the guide
- Kofuku-ji Temple
Itinerary
Alongside Todai-ji, this temple is the most renowned in Nara city. Its spacious grounds feature not only a five-story pagoda but also numerous halls. It's famous for housing many Buddha statues, with the Asura statue, in particular, being a favorite for its melancholic and youthful appearance. You can often witness the unique Nara scene of deer strolling in front of the five-story pagoda within the temple grounds.
This is a small market located in front of Todai-ji's gate. It features restaurants and cafes where you can enjoy lunch, and you can also purchase souvenirs like Nara Prefecture's local products. With 11 shops lined up, you can explore a variety of options.
This temple is renowned for the towering Great Buddha of Nara. The Great Buddha, constructed 1,300 years ago by the emperor of that time with the aim of peace and salvation for the people, is an awe-inspiring sight. Experience the grandeur created by the colossal wooden structure and the Great Buddha up close.
This suspended temple within the Todai-ji complex is a remarkable architectural feat. It extends out from the cliff, symbolizing the pure land where the main deity, Kannon Bodhisattva, resides. The illuminated temple precinct, adorned with large lanterns, offers a panoramic view of Nara's town, including the Great Buddha Hall.
Located in Nara Park, this shrine is dedicated to the ancestral deities of the Fujiwara clan, one of Japan's renowned noble families. The deer, a common sight in Nara Park, are regarded as messengers of the shrine's gods and have been highly respected. After your visit, consider offering senbei (rice crackers) to the deer.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 27 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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5My family and I had a...
My family and I had a wonderful time with Akiko. We learned a lot, not only about the places we were visiting but we also discussed day to day live and aspects that helped us further understand the culture but most importantly, the legacy of centuries of preserving traditions and beliefs. The tour was hours long however, it felt like a breeze as it was so interesting between conversations of traditions and history mixed with daily life observations. We were very happy to have Akiko as our guide in Nara and would love to have other visits with her in the future.
5Great experience at Nara
Great experience with Hide. He was super cool as a guide.
5Fantastic private tour of Nara Park and city!
We had a wonderful time with Corentin. Very knowledgeable and a great guide who showed us around the entirety of Nara Park, as well as the historical area of the city of Nara. He was a pleasure to spend the day with and fit right in with our inquisitive family! Overall the tour was fantastic and really gave us a sense of the deep history of the city and its importance to Japan. It was very hot when we went but with lots of stops for water it was manageable. Highly recommend!
5Morning in Nara
Kiyoshi was very helpful and was a pleasure to spend our day with. He gave us good instructions beforehand and met us at tve station to make it easier.
5Amazing guide in Nara!
Ma-Chan was absolutely amazing! She was knowledgeable and kind when putting up with our teenage daughter (and the deer!). I would highly recommend her as a guide. She made our trip to Nara a delight!
5Our guide is amazing Kiyoshi
Our tour guide was amazing !! We loved the experience and friendly knowledgeable service from our tour guide Kiyoshi
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- JR Nara Station, in front of ticket gate
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- OTOMO Travel Guide
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
- If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
- Tour finishing spot is different from starting spot. Please let your tour guide know if you would like to change the finishing spot.
- Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot.
- Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
How it compares in Nara
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 135 experiences we list in Nara.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 16 of 135.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nara
Nara, in the Kansai region, was Japan's capital in the eighth century and is now a city of great Buddhist temples and free-roaming deer.
Nara was the capital, Heijo-kyo, from 710 to 784, and its monuments from that age make up a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Todai-ji temple houses a bronze Great Buddha in one of the largest wooden buildings in the world. Around it spreads Nara Park, where more than a thousand sika deer roam freely and bow for crackers sold at stalls.
Top-ranked sights in Nara: Toshodaiji Temple.
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