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Nara Afternoon Tour from Kyoto or Osaka

By JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
8.6 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 403 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h 40m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Visit two World Heritage Sites in Nara—Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine—as well as Nara Park on this half-day afternoon course. This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. The intensity of Todai-ji Temple's Great Buddha statue is absolutely stunning. Get to see wild deer, a rarity in Japan and elsewhere in the world, while walking through Nara Park. Enjoy the view out the window from the suburbs of Kyoto to Nara.

Activity location
  • Todai-ji Temple
    • 406-1 Zoushi-cho,
    • 630-8587, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Hotel Granvia Osaka
    • 1 1
    • 530-0001, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Round Trip from Kyoto
  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 40 minutes5h 40m
    5h 40m
  • English

Meet at KYOTO AVANTI: Meeting point: Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F
Meeting time: 13:20PM
Starting point:
JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO, Japan, 601-8003 Kyoto, Minami Ward, Higashikujō Nishisannōchō, ３１ B1F AVANTI

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:20
Price details
RM 403.33 x 1 AdultRM 403.33
Total
Price is RM 403.33
Until Tue, 6 Jan

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission fees and transportation costs included in the tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance to Treasures Hall and Manyo Botanical Gardens at Kasuga Shrine
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations
  • Participants will walk from the parking lot to Todai-ji Temple (about 25 min one-way)
  • Please inform us at the time of booking if any person in your group is using crutches or a wheelchair, or has a chronic illness that makes it difficult to walk for long distances
  • At Kasuga Taisha Shrine, the tour will also enter the Main Sanctuary special visit area. However, in case the special visit area cannot be entered due to events or operational circumstances, the Kasuga Taisha Museum or Todaiji Museum will be visited instead
  • Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations
  • Seats may not be designated
  • [Only Osaka Departure Option]The tour will be accompanied by an English-speaking assistant (not a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter) from Hotel Granvia Osaka to the Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F, and from Kintetsu Nara Station to Osaka Namba Station
  • Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats. If bus seats are required, please make a booking under the child rate
  • Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour

Activity itinerary

Todai-ji Temple
  • 1h 10m
  • Admission ticket included
A World Heritage site. This is the symbol of the Nara Period and one of the world's largest wooden structures. Its huge main hall and bronze Great Buddha are impressive to behold.
Kasuga Grand Shrine
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
[From January 2025] This Nara Period shrine is designated as a World Heritage Site. The deer of Nara Park are thought to be the shrine messengers. From January 2025, the Main Sanctuary special visit area will be newly added to the itinerary. Visitors can get closer to the Main Sanctuary and view the hanging lanterns in the corridor.

Location

Activity location
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    Todai-ji Temple
    • 406-1 Zoushi-cho,
    • 630-8587, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Hotel Granvia Osaka
    • 1 1
    • 530-0001, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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    JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO
    • 31 Higashikujō Nishisannōchō
    • 601-8003, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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