Nara Beginner’s Tour
This is a Nara tour to visit the highlights. We will meet at Nara Station or at your hotel in Nara. We will stop by:
-Nara deer park
-Kofukuji temple pagoda
-Todaiji great buddha hall
-Kasuga taisha shrine
-Naramachi old housing area
If you like me to pick you up at Kyoto or Osaka Hotel, please ask.
Possibly time & price will change.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Nara Station
- Meet at JR Nara or Kintetsu Nara station. If you need Osaka or Kyoto hotel to meet and go to Nara together, please ask me.
Kofukuji temple Pagoda
Walk through Kofukuji temple.
Here famous 5th pagoda you can see
Nara deer park
Walk through Nara deer park
Enjoy feeding deers
Todaiji temple
Todaiji great buddha statue hall
800yen p/p
Kasuga taisha shrine
Nara the most famous shrine, Kasuga taisha shrine
Naramachi
Old housing area walk
Ending Point
At your hotel or Nara Station
Want to personalize this tour?
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
-Guide fee
-Hotel pick up
-Transportation fee
-Entrance fee (900yen)
-Lunch
Tour Important Information
Walk long distance.
If you have any request about walking, please feel free to ask.
Important message from the supplier
NOTICE: I’m an English only tour guide.
My Spanish & Chinese are conversation level.
I am sorry for people looking for Spanish OR Chinese tour guide.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Kaori K.
Hello! My name is Kaori.
When I was young I was interested in tourism.
I was studying and working as tour conductor around Kanto area in Japan.
I lived abroad from my early 20s to mid 30s.
Australia, Taiwan, Central America, Great Britain, Spain and Italy.
Now I came back and live in Osaka where I was born.
The reason why I applied for the tour guide is because I was pleased when I guided my foreign friends around Japan.
Me personally love traveling a lot.
Especially trekking in the mountains and MTB trip by myself!
I’ve done El Camino De Santiago in Spain 4times!
Camino francés, Vía de la plata, Camino Norte, Camino de Madrid, Camino de San Salvador, Camino primitivo.
I’ve done Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, too.
I’ve travelled around Morocco, Greece and Italy by MTB :)
I love adventure!
I love to look up sightseeing informations and listen to the story of travelers!
In japan I also lived in several different prefectures such as Osaka, Nara, Wakayama, Tokyo, Kanagawa.
I might be able to guide you not only popular touristic sites but also to local hidden sights!
Please focus things what you like and want!!
I promise to do my best to organize a tour that is consistent with your interests!
Thank you for paying attention for my self-introduction.
I’m looking forward to see you soon.
LOVE
Kaori
Reviews
James C.
“Temples, Shrines, gardens, and premium beef; an outstanding day!”
Kaori ⁸met us at the port area and there was good communication to identify her with her pink umbrella. We modified the order of the sights/attractions we would be seeing, but chose to stick generally to the itinerary we previously agreed on. Kaori was very patient and allowed us to sit a bit on long walks, and found elevators and escalators where the were available. She was very helpful with the public transportation. All In all we saw everything we planned on and enjoyed grilling prime meats for lunch. A little rain didn't ruin a wonderful day in Osaka.
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Kaori K.
Hi James. Thank you for your great review :)) We could make a very peaceful tour in energetic city in Osaka! It’s because of your passion and curiosity for our Japanese culture. And I like your sense of humor & adventurous heart! Thank you for sharing fun time & great lunch Yakiniku :)) Wish you are having great time and memory in Japan by cruise trip and see you next week in Kyoto ( to go to Nara tour!!) Kaori
Mark W.
“Custom Tour for Kobe Family History Visit”
We contacted Kaori months before our planned visit, in which two sisters born in Kobe during WWII were returning for the first time in 80 years. She understood the importance to our family of getting this right. So she contacted the Director of the museum that currently occupies our former family home in preparation for our arrival, researched the location of the former German hospital where they were born and of the buying office that our father had owned downtown, and reserved the van for 7 passengers that would ferry us from Osaka and around Kobe. During our actual visit she served as interpreter, including with a local journalist who wanted to report on the event, assisted us in attempting to find documentation at the municipal office, and steered us to a Kobe steak house for an unforgettable lunch. Following our time in Kobe she added interesting stops in Osaka, including helping me buy gifts at the Pokeman Center. I cannot say enough about Kaori’s ability to meet all our requirements and expectations. She truly knows her stuff, has an excellent command English and ensured we had a memorable once in a lifetime experience.
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Kaori K.
Hello Mark. Thank you for your brilliant comment :)) Since You’ve contacted me, we exchanged so many messages to prepare for this trip! At first I’m glad your family, especially your sisters, were very happy to feel their parents history :) You did good job!! Thank you for sharing your family story and time in Kobe. I’m looking forward to see your story on news paper soon :)) And thank you for inviting me beautiful lunch :)) You’re still on the way to discover Japan now so please take care of yourself and all family and make lots of great experiences! Enjoy trip!! Kaori
Gary S.
“Amazing Introduction to Osaka!”
Having just arrived in the country the night before from the UK I was unsure whether my body would be in the correct time zone to be able to be up and exploring, but I needn't have worried. Kaori met me at my hotel and it soon felt like travelling around with a very knowledgable friend. Kaori had already taken my list of places I was interested in seeing that day and turned it into a coherent itinerary, but with it being a holiday, there were certain parts of the city that were super busy, and we were able to navigate them elegantly and seeing as we made good time. We even managed to fit in a couple of the places I'd pencilled in for the next day, made all the better for her guidance. We even managed to fit in some okonomiyaki for lunch and a stop at a lovely little bar towards the end of the day, both of which I'd have never found in a month of Sundays on my own. I can heartily recommend Kaori to anyone looking for a guide in the Osaka area, and if I'm back in the area again in the future I'd gladly be guided by her again.
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Kaori K.
Hello Gary. Thank you for your warm comment :) Yes, it was very crowded some parts of Osaka because of national holiday,, but we could make fun day! You are so energetic and curious so many things and fun to talk! I wish you could reset your body clock and having great memory during your Japan trip! Thank you very much for sharing your time in Osaka with me! Kaori
$228/ per group
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