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Nara Afternoon Tour - Todaiji Temple and Deer Park from Kyoto
Nara Afternoon Tour - Todaiji Temple and Deer Park from Kyoto
Nara Afternoon Tour - Todaiji Temple and Deer Park from Kyoto

Nara Afternoon Tour (Return from Kyoto)

By JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
8.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$106 per adult
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Features
  • 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

  • JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO
    • 31 Higashikujō Nishisannōchō
    • 601-8003, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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Meeting point: KYOTO AVANTI
  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 40 minutes5h 40m5h 40m
  • English

Meet by 1:20pm KYOTO AVANTI: Please come to the meeting point by 1:20pm. The tour will depart at 1:30PM.

Language options: English
Starting time: 1:20 pm
Price details
AU$106.34 x 1 AdultAU$106.34
Total
Price is AU$106.34
Until Mon, 25 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedNational Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
  • What's includedWhat's includedOther admission fees and transport costs included in the tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance to Treasures Hall and Manyo Botanical Gardens at Kasuga Shrine
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel Pick-up/Drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

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 transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • At reception, please show your reservation confirmation sheet, a printout of the reservation confirmation email, or show the email on your mobile device screen to staff.
  • The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations.
  • Participants will walk from the car park to Todai-ji Temple (about 15 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.
  • Until Dec. 2024, the tour will visit Kasuga Taisha Shrine but will not enter areas requiring admission. From Jan. 2025, 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 Manyo Botanical Garden will be visited instead.
  • Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations.
  • Seats may not be designated.
  • 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
  • 50m
[Until December 2024] This Nara Period shrine is designated as a World Heritage Site. The deer of Nara Park are thought to be the shrine messengers. Until December 2024, The tour does not include entrance to areas requiring admission.
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

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTodai-ji Temple
    • 406-1 Zoushi-cho,
    • 630-8587, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEJTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO
    • 31 Higashikujō Nishisannōchō
    • 601-8003, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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