Introduction to the city
City Essentials: First Day

The best city intro tours to kickstart your visit

From learning to navigate the city, to ticking the must-sees off your list, you'll get the insiders lowdown you'll need to make the most of your visit

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    City Essentials: First Day

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    Begin your Tokyo journey with iconic sights, hidden gems, and expert tips from your host, making the city feel familiar from day one.

    $115.13 per person
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    Kyoto
    Your First Day in Kyoto: City Essentials and Cultural Insights
    City Essentials: First Day

    Your First Day in Kyoto: City Essentials and Cultural Insights

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    Ease into Kyoto’s rhythm with a thoughtful 3-hour introduction to its iconic sights, cultural nuances, and local tips, leaving you ready to explore.

    $116.23 per person
    3 hours
    5 (547)
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    What Our Travelers Think

    Andreas Dec 2025

    We had a great tour with Megumi in Kanazawa. Megumi is very responsive and nicely tailored the tour to our wishes. She is very knowledgable and provided background and fun facts and we learned a lot about Geisha and Samurai. The recommendations for places to visit after the tour were excellent. We really enjoyed the serene beauty of the Zen (Suzuki) museum which we otherwise would not have visited. We can highly recommend Megumi as a guide.

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    Daniella Dec 2025

    Rimi was fantastic, we had a blast. She went beyond telling us historical facts and really brought them to life. We jad already visited many temples and sites of historical importance in our 3 weeks here, so we wanted something more personalized and less general. Rimi is the tour guide you want, regardless of what your expectations are: she will meet them. She is a kind, cultured and very human local from Kanazawa. She completely tailored the tour: we wanted something fast paced, centered around Kanazawa's peculiar history, with quirky facts and to get a deeper knowledge of how the people of this ciry used to live and evolved, to better understand the dynamics at play today. There was a lot of culture, laughs and fun. Rimi also was very helpful with recommendations (food, activities etc) and even helped us getting a booking for the Ninja castle! We only had three days in Kanazawa unfortunately, so this was such a great decision. She pointed at so many things that us, tourists, would not have noticed or understood on our own. She truly opened up our eyes when visiting the geiko and samurai quarters. We loved everything about it.

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    Sujai Nikhil Dec 2025

    We had a fantastic city tour with GJ, and she truly made the experience memorable. She was extremely enthusiastic from the moment we met her, and her energy kept the entire tour lively and engaging. GJ is incredibly knowledgeable—she shared fascinating insights, local stories, and historical details that added so much depth to each stop. She handled our questions with ease and made sure we were comfortable and enjoying ourselves throughout. Overall, it was an excellent tour, and GJ’s passion for her city really shone through. We would highly recommend her to anyone visiting Seoul and looking for an informative, fun, and well-guided experience.

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    Elizabeth Dec 2025

    Megumi was such a fun and enthusiastic guide! We really enjoyed her sense of humor and learned a lot on our 2-hour walking tour. Perfect intro to Kanazawa!

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    Daniella Dec 2025

    Rimi completely understood the prompt. She eas knowledgeable, funny, efficient and so so friendly. We lobed everything about our tour and our guide. We regretted not getting a longer tour (we did 3 hours, but we could havr listened to her for 6)

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    Thomas Dec 2025

    Paola was outstanding

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