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5-Day Kyoto & Nara Explorer
5 daysmoderate $650 total
A deeper week pairing Kyoto's highlights with day trips to Nara's great Buddha and the sake town of Fushimi.
1
Eastern Temples
Ease in with Kiyomizu-dera, the Higashiyama lanes and a first evening in Gion.
2
Fushimi Inari & Sake
Early Fushimi Inari hike, then the Fushimi sake district for brewery tours and tastings.
3
Arashiyama
Bamboo grove, Tenryu-ji, the monkey park and a riverside boat or train ride.
4
Day Trip to Nara
Take the train to Nara for the giant bronze Buddha at Todai-ji and the famous bowing deer of Nara Park.
5
North & West
Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji and Nijo Castle, with a final dinner downtown.