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Nara: Cultural Heritage Tour by Rickshaw
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Nara: Cultural Heritage Tour by Rickshaw

By Ebisuya Rickshaw
Free cancellation available
Price is $132 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 10m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Enjoy an informative, private, and fully customizable rickshaw tour through Nara
  • Visit world famous temples and heritage sights
  • Feed the gentle deer with deer biscuits

Activity location

    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Meet your guide at the Daibutsden Intersection in front of the Todaiji Temple
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

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70min Mt. Wakakusa and the famous deers of Nara
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 10 minutes1h 10m1h 10m
  • English

Enjoy the lush greenery of the Mt Wakakusa which is entirely covered with grass. On clear days you can see the skyline of Nara city.
Feed the deer with deer biscuits provided by our company. Rest assured, the deer at the Mt. Wakakusa are gentle.

Price details
$132.37 x 1 Adult$132.37

Total
Price is $132.37
130min Buddhist Statue Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 10 minutes2h 10m2h 10m
  • English

Explore and learn all about the Buddhist statues created by Unkei, one of Japan's most talented sculptors.
This tour includes visits to the Kofukuji Temple's National Treasure Hall, Tokondo Hall, Chukondo Hall, and the Todaiji Temple's Nandaimon Gate.

Price details
$234.20 x 1 Adult$234.20

Total
Price is $234.20
190min World Heritage Site Tour & Sake
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 10 minutes1h 10m1h 10m
  • English

Visit Nara's proud World Heritage Sites, Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine.
Enjoy the ride through 'Naramachi', where the old townscape remains.
Try samples of sake when visiting a traditional sake brewery in Nara, the birthplace of Japanese sake.

Price details
$363.18 x 1 Adult$363.18

Total
Price is $363.18

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate rickshaw tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedKnowledgeable, local guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPhoto stops at instagrammable spots along the tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities (optional)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdmission Fees to Temples

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Selfie sticks
  • Not suitable for: People with back problems, Pregnant women

What you can expect

Your guide and rickshaw away just outside the intersection by the Todaiji Temple, home of the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu.

Choose one of the following options that suits your interest best.

1) 70minutes: Mt. Wakakusa and the famous deers of Nara.
Leaving the historical temples and shrines behind, enjoy the lush greenery of the Mt Wakakusa which is entirely covered with grass. On clear days you can see the skyline of Nara city.
Feed the deer with deer biscuits provided by our company. Rest assured, the deer at the Mt. Wakakusa are gentle (the ones by the Todaiji Temple however are ferocious).

2) 130minutes: Unkei Buddhist statue tour, a must-see tour for those interested in Japanese Buddhist statues
Explore and learn all about the Buddhist statues created by Japan's most talented Buddhist sculptors. Enjoy the detailed explanations from your guide, who knows everything about Nara,
This tour includes visits to the Kofukuji Temple's National Treasure Hall, Tokondo Hall, Chukondo Hall, and the Todaiji Temple's Nandaimon Gate.

3) 190minutes: World heritage tour, including sake
Visit Nara's proud World Heritage Sites, Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine.
Enjoy the ride through 'Naramachi', where the old townscape remains.
Indulge in trying samples of sake when visiting a traditional sake brewery in Nara, the birthplace of Japanese sake. Purchasing a bottle to take home is possible too.

Generally the tour finishes at the starting point but the finishing location can be customized. Consult directly with your guide.

The Nara Rickshaw Tour is available in three different options: 1 hour and 10 minutes, 2 hours and 10 minutes, and 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Location

Activity location

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    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Meet your guide at the Daibutsden Intersection in front of the Todaiji Temple
    • Nara, Nara, Japan