Japan · KAMAKURA TOURS
The good ones go weeks ahead and the great ones go sooner. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ once you read past the headline.
Explore Kamakura temples, the Great Buddha, Komachi Street, and Enoshima on a guided Tokyo day trip with tickets included.
“A very nice tour to the highlights of Kamakura. Our Guide Yuki had the best tips and a lot of interesting information for us and got us to the best spots. It was a very hot day, but a very enjoyable one.”
Review of the Kamakura and Enoshima day tour from Tokyo, with shrine visits, the Great Buddha, ocean views, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“This tour is just a bus ride and admission to sites. No information was provided about any of the sites. No history. No context. The guide only discussed logistics. The sites visited are worth visiting wish the guide had shared some history or knowledge about the sites”
Walk Kamakura’s temples, shrines, Great Buddha, and coast with snacks, lunch, tickets, and a small group included.
“Great walking tour. Mark our tour guide was very knowledgeable & friendly. We had so much fun! Also enjoyed lunch at one of the temples and walking down the shopping street. He also helped us figure out which train to take to return back to Yokohama. Highly recommend this tour and if you’re lucky you’ll get Mark as your tour guide.”
Review of Kamakura’s private temple and hiking tour, with the Great Buddha, forest trails, seaside views, guide tips, price, and practical advice.
“We had an enjoyable tour of Kamakura with our fantastic guide Teiko. Although we had a rainy day, we were able to get around by bus and on foot to see all the shrines and temples without any problems. Teiko was great at explaining the history and significance of each location and even taught us a little about Buddhism and Shintoism.”
Review of Kamakura’s 3.5-hour walking tour, covering shrines, temples, the Great Buddha, Komachi Street, costs, guides, and practical tips.
“Midori was such a great guide for us in Kamakura. She was very knowledgeable about the history and showed us the big Buddha and temples and shrines. She also showed some great viewing spots of the city and toon wonderful pictures.”
Review of Kamakura’s flexible four-hour private tour, covering temples, the Great Buddha, transport, cost, guides, and practical tips.
“It started with a beautiful day in Yokohama. Perhaps it was our lucky day to have our tour guide An to show us how wonderful it is the beautiful side of Japan, not only in the city landscape. She is great, patient, and wonderful. We had a great visit in Kamakura . We enjoyed all the attractions that she showed us and more. It was a fantastic day in the slow motion seeing the beautiful landscape and culture aspects. One scoop of green tea ice cream gave us a happy ending. I sincerely appreciated An’s efforts to make a day so enjoyable in this our short visit!!!!”
Review of the private Kamakura day tour from Tokyo, covering temples, the Great Buddha, guides, costs, walking, and practical booking tips.
“I had no real complaints, my guide was excellent and the area was wonderful.”
Review of Kamakura’s private history tour, from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu to the Great Buddha and Hasedera, with guide, photos, costs, and tips.
“Virgil was a fountain of knowledge on Japanese history. We saw shrines, the Great Buddha of Kamakura, and we had a great lunch of Soba noodles!”
Explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, temples, gardens, and shrine with a private guide from Tokyo, including hotel pickup and help with local trains.
“Great to have a guide to help us navigate buses to each site. Kono Sun was lovely but his English a bit limited and he walks very fast.”
Review of a private Tokyo to Kamakura luxury van tour, with temples, the Great Buddha, Enoshima, beaches, flexible routing, and practical costs.
“Tsurumi the driver was really really good, custumer service outstanding, always looking for us to be comfortable”
Explore Kamakura’s Zen temples, samurai sites, Great Buddha, and Enoshima with a flexible local guide from $35.
“John was a GREAT guide! Made the day with his stories, experiences and most importantly, his professionalism!”
Explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, bamboo grove, shrines, and samurai past on a flexible private walking tour from Tokyo.
“Brad is a fantastic guide- flexible, informative, and friendly! The day was well-paced and we got in a nice short hike through an historic pass, temples and shrines that were interesting to us, a delicious lunch, and breaks and shopping as neede. He is very knowledgeable on the area and the history- highly recommend!”
Create a personal Japanese Hanko seal in Kamakura, learn its cultural meaning, choose your design, and take home a hand-finished souvenir.
“This includes the most basic hanko... which is a hreat thing. You can upgrade the case and the material that hankos are msde of. The experience itself is amazing. The owner explains everything and answers every question that you make. ThiRead more”
Review of Kamakura’s private four-hour walking tour, with temples, gardens, local guides, costs, transport tips, and honest value advice.
“I paid extra for a pickup expecting transport but it was just my guide who showed me which trains to get. We went to kamakura and just visited the temple and the Buddha, you could easily do this trip yourself for a tiny fraction of the price. The only good thing to say about this experience was the guides, they were informative and lovely. Unfortunately this experience is terrible value for money.”
Explore Kamakura’s temples, Great Buddha, Komachi Street, and local food on a private seven-hour tour with a personal guide.
“The tour was basically a hop around the main temple attractions and a short walk through the shopping area. The sights were great and our tour guide was knowledgeable but very quiet and mostly responded to questions rather than offer a flow of information which made it a bit frustrating at times.”
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