Kyoto Sagano Insider: Rickshaw and Walking Tour
Enjoy the highlight of Arashiyama, the bamboo forest, at an unique vantage point from the comfortable seat of the traditional rickshaw. Sit back and relax as your guide navigates carefully and safely through the traffic as you pass by other iconic sights of Arashiyama such as the Togetsukyo Bridge,
📍Meeting point: On the sidewalk along the river side, just a few meters West from the North-West end of the Togetsukyo Bridge
What To Expect
Stop 1
Pass byPossible starting and finishing location of the tour. One of Arashiyama's iconic sights
Stop 2
⏱ 20 minvisit inside a traditional Kyoto-style Machiya house
Stop 3
Pass byThe rickshaw will pass through the bamboo forest and stop for pictures. Getting off the rickshaw to walk inside the part of the bamboo forest which is inaccessible by rickshaw is optional! Please let us know!
Stop 4
⏱ 30 minenter and visit this unique temple with the quirky hand made figurines.
Stop 5
Pass byold traditional cottage with straw-thatched roof. Former home of one of Japan's famous Haiku poets
Stop 6
Pass byShinto shrine nestled in the bamboo grove
Stop 7
Pass bytypical Kyoto Arashiyama-style townhouses, neighbourhoods and side streets
Stop 8
Pass bypreserved district. old pilgrim path lined with traditional wooden town houses you won't find in the downtown area of Kyoto
What’s Included
- ✓English and Japanese speaking guide (fluent)
- ✓Chinese/Korean/Spanish (conversational level) speaking guide (based on availability)
- ✓photo stops at instagrammable spots along the way
- ✓private rickshaw
- ✓knowledgeable, local guide
What’s NOT Included
- ✗Gratuities
- ✗Admission fees to temples and gardens
- ✗hotel pick-up
What to Bring
- •Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- •Public transportation options are available nearby
- •Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- •Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- •Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- •Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- •Temple grounds are not accessible by wheelchair or stroller (due to stairs and uneven ground)
- •Selected starting time is not automatically guaranteed. The time will be confirmed by email within 24 hours of booking.
- •Children of 6 years and older are required to have a seat and will thus pay the same price as an adult.
- •Our seats measure 74cm (29. 1in) in width and can accommodate up to two adults side by side.
- •Children 5 years and under can ride for free provided that they will sit on the lap of an adult (one child per adult = max 2 adults & 2 children per rickshaw)
- •If a child of 5 years will be using one of the two seats of the rickshaw, it must book as an adult.
- •Infants must be able to hold up their head by themselves.
- •finishing locations other than our rickshaw stand may be subject to an additional drop-off fee (payable on the day of the tour)
- •This tour includes walking up and down a slope
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$228.4