Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour
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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
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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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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.
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.
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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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