Osaka · NARA DAY TRIPS FROM OSAKA
The great bronze Buddha, a deer park that has no fear of anyone, and a temple district you can cross on foot. The 15 below are priced and timed, with a note on which pair Nara with Kyoto and which give it the whole day.
See Arashiyama, Kinkaku-ji, Nara Park, and Todaiji in one guided day from Kyoto or Osaka, with transport and optional lunch.
“Maria was one of the best guides. She showed us pictures before we arrived so we’d know what to expect and provided maps of each stop. Wonderful tour!”
See Kyoto’s castles and temples, then Nara’s deer and Great Buddha on a fast, guided day trip from Osaka by train and coach.
“Excellent tour, however it was very difficult to understand the words due to the normal accent between Japanese and English. This could have been totally corrected if we had individual headsets so we could hear better. It is not ever possible for the guide to consistently hold a speaker directly in front of her/his mouth all the time. Also the constant and quick movement when a guide is talking while facing the other way with many followers makes it extremely hard to hear things. There are dozens/hundreds of people visiting the same sites. Something should be done to improve hearing, No matter how great the guide, without proper equipment it…”
See Himeji Castle, Kobe Chinatown, and Nara Park in one 11-hour day trip from Osaka, with transport, a bilingual guide, and castle entry included.
“The tour ddn’t feel like a “tour”. It felt like we were just dropped off at the places we wanted to see. How I wish the guides could tell us more about the history of these places. Telling the background of the places and what made it significant makes the tour interesting.”
See Nara’s deer and Kyoto’s temples in one private day, with custom stops, hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, and air-conditioned transport.
“Amazing experience. Hamza is so helpful and very flexible in customizing the day to our needs and preference. Very prompt in communications. Fluent in English. Suggested places that we did not about. Five stars in all aspects. Wish to have him in all my future trips.”
See Kyoto temples, Fushimi Inari’s torii gates, and Nara’s deer in one guided day from Osaka, with bus transport and free time.
“Be prepared for a lot of uphill walking, highly recommend these 3 temples and wish there had been more time allotted to enjoy Toda-ji….we only had 1 hour before closing and being the end of day it became very dark quickly”
Review of a private Osaka to Nara tour with temples, deer, lunch, gardens, an English-speaking guide, and hotel pickup.
“We had the best time with Masa hitting the high points in Nara! He was so knowledgeable, took great photos of us, and even recommended a wonderful Japanese barbecue spot for us to end the day at. Thank you for everything!”
Review of a private Osaka day trip to Kyoto and Nara, with Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama, Nara Park, a driver, WiFi, and flexible stops.
“Hamza was great, and he was wonderful in accommodating our specific requests during the day, as changing conditions warranted. We also started the day with Nara instead of Kyoto.”
See Nara deer, Todai-ji, Uji tea country, Byodo-in, and Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari on one well-priced day trip from Osaka or Kyoto.
“A fantastic trip, would do it again. Viator kept us inform every step of the trip. Tour guide Eve was fabulous.”
Review of an 11-hour Osaka day trip to Katsuo-ji, Arashiyama, and Nara Park, with free time, round-trip transport, and practical tips.
“Poey tried very hard to speak in 3 different languages in limited time allowed during the trip. Very attended to everyone.”
See Kyoto and Nara in one packed day, with Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari, Nara deer, Todai-ji, and Osaka drop-off.
“Meeting time and place was not clear, we had a hard time finding the place and almost late due to the confusing google gps, which pointed us to a hotel nearby instead of the tour bus station. And the communication with tour operator was not responsive. When we finally arrive at the right waiting spot anxiously, bus arrive slightly late making us think that we missed the bus. On top of that, the guide didn’t know we are boarding at Kyoto arriving at Osaka, he thought we were supposed to board at Osaka and return to the same city. It was a very hurried tour, time spent at each place…”
See Nara’s deer, Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera and Fushimi Inari, then return to Osaka with transport, tolls and a multilingual driver included.
“Great itinerary, friendly driver, and amazing sights. Loved the deer in Nara. Everything was smooth and well-organized. Highly recommended!”
Review of Osaka’s one-day tour to Nara, Uji, and Kyoto, with deer, Todaiji, matcha, Byodoin, and Fushimi Inari.
“too much time on the road not enough time at the attractions... but cannot fault the guide it is the nature of the landscape. guide dud her best to keep us all on track, loved her use of whatsapp to connect with us throughout the trip.”
See Nara’s deer, Todai-ji and Uji’s matcha street, then soak in a hot spring on this affordable full-day trip from Osaka.
“This was a great excursion from Osaka. Etta and the bus driver was very professional. I found 3 shrimp and chestnuts roasting on an open fire.”
Visit Nara’s deer, Fushimi Inari’s torii gates, and Arashiyama from Osaka on a practical, scenic day tour with bus transport.
“our tour guide, Yang, was great. He engaged in small talk with our group. He had many facts to share about the locations we visited. He offered to take photos for us, as well. Our family definitely enjoyed having Yang as our tour guide.”
Visit Nara’s deer park, Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-dera and Fushimi Inari on a guided day trip from Osaka for $49 per person.
“Very professional guide, we visited best places to see”
Pick a counter, a district or a train out.
