Tour guides were great but the content and time was lacking. Almost half of that time was commuting. The tour itself was part of a bigger tour. Kasuga wasn't fully explored due to time. Only about 3 hours of the tour were sight seeing About 2:15pm to 5:15pm. It's hard to recommend because of it.

Specifically joined this tour because I wanted my son to be able to see the famous deers of Nara. The dears did not disappoint, they were actually a bit aggressive specially if they know if you have a biscuit in hand. :p This tour is composed of a visit to a big buddhist temple and to a very serene shinto shrine. Both great and interesting, there were deers on both places. Our tour guide Michiko, was very informative and shared many facts and stories about the places we visited and things we saw along the way.

Trip could have been better if there is more time given at the locations. Co-ordination amongst the tour leaders and local co-ordinators were good and with vast experience. Some amount of time were spent on the co-ordination along the way and that ate into the time allocated for sight seeing.

Nara is a great place and I would not have wanted to miss it. The tour I felt was way too large. Plus we had to go to Kyoto to pick it up. I would have rather had one leave from Osaka directly to Nara.

This is a great afternoon but most of it is spent travelling from Osaka to Kyoto. I would only recommend this tour if you are staying in Kyoto. The temple and shrine are beautiful and he grounds spacious with lots of deer - that are a bit smelly! Worth it none the less to see some traditional buildings!

The tour was interesting, the tour guide, Hajime is accommodating and was able to answer questions. The other tour guides on the train station were very helpful in finding our way thru the busy train station of Osaka Namba, they even helped us buy the train tickets! We appreciate this gesture

loved Nara and the friendly Deers during Sakura season although we were rushed and couldn't spend enough time looking around or buying souvenirs as much as we wanted. bus was totally full. tour guide was nice and tried to provide information as much as she could

The tour guide was more focused on keeping time and other logistics requirements where to meet, where the bus is parked, maintaining order, keeping quiet, etc...., rather than sharing insights about the temples and shrines.

I enjoyed this tour very much. The tour guide was informative and timing was on the spot which is always the case in Japan!. However, it was a little tiring to make the trip to kyoto first then only to nara. This is because there are others who join this half day tour Nara having completed their half day tour in kyoto itself. Whilst it works well for them, it doesnt for those who only join the Nara tour.

The deer park was amazing, the half day trip was a good length to see a couple of amazing sites.