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京都市, Japan
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Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour
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Overview

Cycle past a mix of Kyoto’s most-famous sights and its lesser-known secrets during this half-day ‘Hidden Kyoto’ bike tour. Take a 4.9-mile (8-kilometer) ride that starts by winding past iconic Kyoto temples and shrines like Kinkakuji, Koto-in, and Kitano Tenmagu. You’ll continue ‘off the beaten path,’ discovering intimate Zen gardens and charming backstreets known only to locals.
  • Explore a mix of Kyoto's lesser-known sights and top attractions on this 'hidden' bike tour
  • Enjoy a safe, easy, cycle ride of 4.9 miles (8 kilometers) that's suitable for all fitness levels and anyone over age 13
  • Visit top Kyoto temples like the UNESCO-listed Kinkakuji and Kitano Tenmagu
  • Escape the tourists as you visit Kyoto's quiet side streets and intimate Zen gardens known only to locals
  • Foldable rental bike and helmet included
  • Great way to see more than the typical guidebook attractions in Kyoto
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NORU Kyoto Bike Tours , 429-22 Takigahanachō, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, 602-8336, Japan
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Please use google maps and search NORU KYOTO BIKE TOURS Look for our green TripAdvisor flag outside the Cycle Village bike shop

This activity will end right where it started.
Start your cycle adventure in the morning at Kyoto’s NORU bicycle shop. After getting outfitted with an included bike and helmet. From there you’ll begin a laid-back, 4.3-mile (7-kilometer) ride that highlights an eclectic mix of top tourist attractions in Kyoto along with some of the city’s best-kept secrets and under-appreciated scenery. Anyone over the age of 13 should be able to enjoy this easy, safe, and fun ride with minimal effort.

Check out some of Kyoto’s most famous UNESCO World Heritage-listed temples and shrines like Kinkakuji, along with other key religious sites including Daitokuji Temple Complex and Kitanotenmangu Temple. You’ll continue by pedaling well-off the Kyoto’s typical tourist path, seeking out some of the city’s more intimate spaces, lesser-known side streets and quiet Zen gardens. In other words, it’s a perfect chance to ‘go beyond your guidebook’ while experiencing a different side of this historic Japanese city.

Finish your trip back at your original starting point at the end of your ride.
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Minimum age is 13 years
  • No-shows or missed bookings due to lateness are nonrefundable
  • Must arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time, we depart promptly at 9 am or 1 pm if we do not hear from you
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • OPERATED BY NORU
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
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What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
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What is the policy on sanitization during Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour?
A:The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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  • "If you have any time in Kyoto at all, and can fit this tour in, do not hesitate." See review
  • "I've always found bike tours to be a great way to get to know a city and to meet people." See review

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star-5
Great Tour!
Majo_M
, Mar 2021
This is my second time booking the tour as I had a great time the first time. Ross was really great tour guide. It was the perfect tour for our trip in Kyoto. Highly recommended, a must do when in Kyoto!
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icon Response from Host , Apr 2021
Thank you so much for booking us again! I was so glad to guide you and your larger group of friends. I’m happy to hear that I could contribute to another fantastic Kyoto trip! All the best for a better 2021!
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star-5
Great bike tour!
ahimmelrich
, Dec 2019
The Hidden Kyoto E-Bike tour was great! We got to explore temples and shrines that we would not have otherwise gone to as well as the classic golden temple. It was great that the tickets were included in the price. Our guide (and owner) Ross was amazing, super nice, helpful, informative and an all around great tour guide! We would highly recommend this tour to everyone! (Also the biking was fun and easy!)
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star-5
So fun!
Janice_F
, Dec 2019
Lianca was an amazing tour guide, taking us through the back streets of Kyoto and giving us several options to customize the route. We visited some very cool spots and Lianca gave us the history of each and was able to answer all our questions. The e-bikes were amazing - shot uphill with ease! At the end, she emailed some highlights of our trip, including the names and locations of the places we visited - much appreciated! Highly recommend :)
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Misrepresented
Catherine_T
, Nov 2019
This activity is terrific if you are fit and are used to riding a bike in a busy urban setting. My daughter was able to complete the tour without mishap but I had to sit out early on in the tour. The guide, Lianca, was very kind and helpful but the pace proved to be too challenging even for the seasoned cyclists in the group.The tour description says that the route is on quiet back streets but really, in Kyoto, that does not exist. There were local cyclists who wove in and out between pedestrians and car drivers without any warning. This caused some near misses among the tour group cyclists. Also, if you are very short, the bikes are much too big and unstable. The tour itself is informative and the tour guide, Lianca, was excellent in her knowledge of Japanese culture and customs. I think the tour description needs to emphasis that there are parts of the route that are quite challenging, like steep hills and that the cyclists need to be comfortable with urban cycling. If it had been a walking tour, I would have thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Electric bike tour in kyoto
Cayman-Watersports
, Nov 2019
My wife and I had one of the best experiences of our entire trip to Japan with Lianca. We got very lucky as it was only the 2 of us on the tour and we covered so much in 4 hours. Lianca's knowledge of Japan and Kyoto is amazing and I would highly recommend you taking the time out to do this tour!
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star-5
Lovely way to see the streets of Kyoto.
unas17
, Oct 2019
Our guide Linca was very well informed Lady who gave us an interesting tour and insight into to Japanese life and culture. We toured the streets on our bicycles with great ease. This trip is suitable for all ages.(our group was 50yr to mid 60 year olds.)The weather was wet on the day but this did not stop us enjoying every minute . Bicycles were in good condition, helmets provided & rain jackets if needed .Linca had very good spoken english and she looked after us all very well. I am very happy to recommend this 3 hour tour. Thanks Linca.
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star-5
great ride, nice places
Paul I
, Oct 2019
great guide, taking us to some of the not so tourist crowded actions, this really allows you to have a more authentic experience, also the bike ride with E-Bikes is really easy and can be recommended for any fitness level
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Well worth it
Solokiwigal
, Sep 2019
Sean was a fantastic guide - knowledgeable and interesting . Great selection of temples and back street sights .
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star-5
AMAZING Tour
Kyle_D
, Sep 2019
If you have any time in Kyoto at all, and can fit this tour in, do not hesitate. Sean was so informative, kind and accommodating. The tour hits so many places you would never think to hit, and the biking through small, backstreets is so intimate and laid back. If your're not a confident biker, no worries, the pace is casual and the route keeps you off any major roadways. I can't rave enough about this tour. Easily the best money we spent in Kyoto.
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star-5
Super tour :)
Faye_M
, Sep 2019
Great tour and despite the rain we still had fun. Sean knows a lot about Japanese history which was interesting :-)
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Kyoto E-Biking
Daniele_F
, Jul 2019
Lianka was really a great guide ! Cheerful, very knowledgeable and great to be with, she really mada the tour very nice & interesting. The tour was also very well planned, with great temples and other interesting attractions. The biking was good and not too heavy & difficult. We highly recommend it !
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star-5
Awesome experience
David_E
, Jul 2019
First time ever writing a review for anything, but felt I would be remiss not to mention that Hidden Kyoto on e bike should be a must do on any trip you have to Kyoto. Sean our guide had an amazing knowledge of every site we visited. So much more interesting then waking around wondering what you were looking at.. Do not miss this experience
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star-5
Great Way to Explore
Stuart F
, Jun 2019
We had a great time with our guide who led us through some of the back streets of Kyoto as well as taking us to the different land marks along the way. I think the highlights were the tea house and the golden pavilion and also the zen gardens. Our guide was very knowledgeable and explained different things along the way. A great activity to include in your travels - well worth the time.
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star-5
A pleasant afternoon in Kyoto
Sheila L
, May 2019
This was a relaxing and informative way to visit some of the many beautiful and historic shrines and temples in Kyoto, with an excellent English-speaking guide. The grilled mochi snack and tea at an ancient Shinto shrine complex was a unique experience!
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More shrine visits than biking
InesH550
, Apr 2019
Very nice guide, good quality e-bikes. expected more biking thru hidden areas but was from shrine to shrine. Nice tea break
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NO-SHOW
Cassie R
, Mar 2019
We arrived at the location the tour was supposed to have left from and nobody was there and the door was locked. We tried to call but got no answers. When I called Viator to get a refund, was told I had to call the bike tour guide Ross, which we had already tried to do, unsuccessfully. This tour felt like a scam to me.
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star-5
A gem of a tour
Martin_C
, Mar 2019
I was in Kyoto by myself for two days and was looking for something active and social and fun. I've always found bike tours to be a great way to get to know a city and to meet people. This bike tour was great! Our guide Lianca (native English speaker, and pretty darn good Japanese too) took us through small back streets to the Geisha district, to shrines and temples big and small, and to a tea house where she knew the owner and we had tea and snacks upstairs (grilled mochi dipped in white miso and sesame sauce, yumm!). The highlight for me was biking off-road on a dirt path to a hidden Shinto graveyard in the misty rain (magical) and to a bansai nursery run for generations by the same family (one tree had been tended for 180 years). Also, the bikes were in perfect shape (not always the case in my experience). And talk about service - I left my sunglasses at the bike shop, and the owner brought them to me the next day at my local subway station! Overall a great experience. Highly recommended.
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star-5
Amazing tour
GoPlaces35651052481
, Jan 2019
great guide, bikes and tour. You really get to see a beautiful part of Kyoto. We loved our day out. ,
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My fiancé and I had this tour all to...
Laura N
, May 2018
My fiancé and I had this tour all to our selves and it was amazing. We biked around Kyoto for over three hours with stops at many different shrines and temples, some big and populated, some small and hidden. The sites were beautiful, the biking was safe and easy, and our knowledgeable tour guide was wonderful. One highlight for us was visiting a tea house with a special treat of mochi, soy bean powder, and sweetened miso. All entrance fees were included. We really felt this tour was a great value for what we received.
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star-5
The tour route was really enjoyable...
Lucy B
, Apr 2018
The tour route was really enjoyable and our guide was excellent - very friendly and chatty and had heaps of interesting facts throughout the tour. He also gave us some excellent tips for other things to do while in Kyoto.
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