I had corresponded ahead of time as there were some gardens I wanted to see. We started with Daitoku-ji. Then walked philosophers walk among the cherry blossom, noodles for lunch, Ginkakuji, Shinto Shrine with 3000 tori gates, all entrance fees covered, Michael spoke very good English. Also we took buses and subway, train so very good for me to learn this as I travelled alone the following day to Kinkakuji.

Too long. Half a day would have been better.

Our guide was very knowledgeable about Kyoto. We went to see many temples via subway, bus and tram. We did a lot of sightseeing in one day. The only downfall is that our guide did not explain anything when we got to the temples. He would get the brochure and handle it to us. I wish he would explain the history of the sites we were visiting...He took us to a great place for lunch which was included in the price. Public transportation and entrance fees were also covered. The tour was very expensive compared to a similar tour we did in Tokyo through our hotel concierge.

The guide was extremely knowledgeable and very easy to understand. I am very glad that we didn't try to leave navigation between the places we wanted to see up to us as it would have been extremely stressful and taken up more time as we had no clue what we were doing. It was nice to just be able to follow someone that knew exactly where he was going. But he was much more than just a navigator as he did an excellent job at explaining everything about the temple that we visited, introduced us to some local food, offered some suggestions for good photo ops. He had to take quite a few business calls during the day and apologized profusely. I didn't seem to mind as it just allowed me some time to take some photos. I had done some research ahead of time so gave him a list of things that I wanted to do but wasn't sure how far apart they were and if we could fit everything in. We couldn't so he helped us decide our itinerary for the day and did his best to fit in as much as he could. We would have missed so much education and cultural experience had we just gone to the sights ourselves so I highly recommend this private tour to ensure you make the most of your time in Kyoto and optimize your learning experience.

Our guide was not Japanese, but definitely well versed in all the history, articulate, interesting made the day exactly what we wanted. We are not the average tourist, so he accommodated our itinerary to visit and explore just what we wanted adding in the personal touch of his own experiences of living in Japan.

We had a great young man as our tour guide. He was prompt at our hotel. He had great command of the English language and was very entertaining. He had great knowledge of the area and knew a lot of the history from the Samurai to the Geisha's. We went to a samurai demonstration and had a great barbeque lunch.

Tour was great - my guide customised it to meet my needs and we saw everything I had hoped to.

What an amazing experience. A full on fun day with a wonderful guide by the name of Juraj. We started early and go to the Shrine for some fantastic photos before the crowds rolled in. This was our favourite day of tours in Japan as we saw so much and got some magical photographs. Juraj was so full of information and was so respectful of the Japanese culture.

Extremely pleased with our guide, who really gave us an insiders' look at Kyoto, as well as the must-see sites.
He was Slovakian, lived in Kyoto and spoke perfect Japanese. I'm sorry I can't remember his name, but he must be the only
Slovakian as such there. If you've got just a day or two to see Kyoto, a private custom tour is the way to go.

Extremely pleased with our guide, who really gave us an insiders' look at Kyoto, as well as the must-see sites.
He was Slovakian, lived in Kyoto and spoke perfect Japanese. I'm sorry I can't remember his name, but he must be the only
Slovakian as such there. If you've got just a day or two to see Kyoto, a private custom tour is the way to go.