Perfect Nara Park Half-Day Bus Tour with English Speaking Guide
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
**Important Notice**If you need to change the participation date or number of participants after making a reservation, please cancel your original booking and place a new one. Changes made without canceling the original reservation will not be accepted. Discover the wonders of Nara on this immersive tour, visiting two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Todaiji Temple, with its impressive Nandaimon Gate and the iconic Great Buddha Hall, and the serene Kasuga Taisha Shrine, known for its beautiful main shrine. Experience the breathtaking views from the summit of Mt. Wakakusa, a grass-covered mountain offering a panoramic vista that will leave you in awe. Our expert English-speaking guide will lead you throughout the day, providing insightful commentary and stories about these historical sites. As a special bonus, you will receive a “Nara-Yamatoji 2-Day Pass,” which allows unlimited rides on local buses within the designated area, along with an exclusive original handkerchief.
Inclusions
What's included
- Consumption tax
- Nara-Yamatoji 2-Day Pass
- English Guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Deer fortune fortune-telling paper fee
- Deer cracker fee
- Temple entrance & Viewing fee
What's not
- Lunch
Itinerary
- Todaiji Temple (Nandaimon, Great Buddha Hall)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine (main shrine) is registered as World Heritage Sites. You can have a memorable sightseeing experience here. *You can visit the main shrine and draw a deer fortune (English version).
The Nara Okuyama Driveway is located in the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site.
At the summit of Mt. Wakakusa, you will have a panoramic view of Nara city. But the real thrill awaits in Nara Park, where you can feed rice crackers to the friendly deer, a unique and exciting opportunity.
- Scheduled to arrive at the Kofukuji at 16:20. (You can choose to leave on-site if you prefer.) - Scheduled to arrive at Kintetsu Nara Station drop-off point at 16:25 - Scheduled to arrive at JR Nara Station drop-off point at 16:30
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 78 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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5Amazing tour guide, beautiful history, and awesome photo opportunities- go!
Amazing places to see- but our guide is what made it so special! She is so sweet and has lots of interesting things to tell us about the area. We got a few little treats along the way- A handmade deer with a fortune inside, deer food for feeding the Nara deer, and a cloth the Japanese use for easy carrying! The guide is very kind- you’ll wish she was one of the souvenirs! Highly suggest going. I went with a school group of 20 people and it worked well, lots of photo opportunities and Japanese History you wouldnt learn from going to these places solo. :)
5Fantastic outing, great experience
The experience was excellent. Our guide, Yasuko, was incredible. She had a wealth of knowledge, she was incredibly kind and it was evident how passionate she was about sharing her love for the Nara area. Our driver was kind, and the drive was comfortable. The crew welcomed us on board and made our experience even warmer. Would strongly recommend!
5perfect nara park tour
very friendly and nice tour guide, bus driver driving smoothly
5Great tour
Masako was so kind and informative throughout the whole tour, she is very passionate and dedicated to sharing her knowl of Nara with tourist. A really great tour, I would highly recommend
5Nara Park...Way more than just the Deer
Amazing experience taking this tour. It was super easy to meet our tour guide, Mako, and she was so full of information that it felt like we traveled and experienced history firsthand. There is no way that we could have seen as much as we did without taking the tour. There is so much more to the Nara Park than the deer and we got to see it. I highly recommend this tour and their lovely guides and drivers.
5Perfect Nara
This perfect Nara tour is amazing and the perfect tour for those who want to know a lot about the culture and wild life on Nara Park and the bus driver takes you to the closest area of each attraction, so you don’t need to walk a lot. Perfect for summer days. The guide, Masako, is an amazing guide. So friendly, so cute, a lot of good information and if I could, I would choose her to every tour. “ooh-ki-ni” thank you very very much.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Kintetsu Nara Station regular sightseeing bus stop Address: Nakasuji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture 630-8237 Access: Immediately after getting off at Kintetsu Nara Line Kintetsu Nara Station *Please make sure to arrive at the bus stop 10 minutes before the departure time.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 25 travellers
- Operated by
- LINKTIVITY Inc.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The allotted time for transportation time is already included in the total duration
- Notifications for travelers **MUST READ** Service may be suspended if conditions compromise safety. Locations, visit order, times, and fees may change. Traffic delays may happen. During tourist season, allow time change. Children under six travel free if without a seat. Contact the reservation site for cancel inquiries. Proceed to the bus stop and show your boarding pass 10 minutes early.
How it compares in Nara
- Its from-price is 39% below the median of the 135 experiences we list in Nara.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 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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