Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedPrices, reviews and availability from the operators' Viator listings · checked · Takumi Yamada
When a guide earns its money here
Three tests. If a day fails all three, walk it and keep the money.
The clock does not work
Anything more than about an hour from the berth eats a short call alive. A driver who knows the road is the difference between seeing it and seeing the car park.
The thing needs explaining
A shrine, a battlefield, a craft workshop. Without someone to tell you what you are looking at, you are looking at a building.
You cannot get in alone
Private homes, tea rooms, workshops, some festivals. A booking is the door, not a convenience.
Everything else in Fukuoka you can do on your own: the timed plans show how, and the DIY-or-book verdict says when a guide is worth the money here.
What Holland America Line charges for its Fukuoka excursions
A ship’s excursion comes with one promise nothing else can make: the ship waits for its own bus. An independent booking does not, which is why every day on this site is cut to the call with an hour kept before all-aboard. What you get for the difference is usually a smaller group, a start at the pier rather than a coach queue, and free cancellation until the day before.
Holland America Line prices as shown on its public Fukuoka excursion page on 25 October 2026, per person, before any sailing-specific change. Tour prices on this page are the operator’s current from price.
Every guided day from this berth
Short of time? The one to book →
Tours that fit the 10-hour call most ships make here come first. Then shared cars with a guide (what passengers actually book), private cars, and walks and workshops. Prices are the operator's "from" price and move with the season.
Shared car · per personColors of Japan, Fukuoka Nokonoshima Island Park & Wagyu BBQ
A relaxed half day on Nokonoshima, a flower-park island ten minutes across Hakata Bay by ferry, with a wagyu barbecue lunch.
US$147 each · US$294 for twoPickup at the pierneeds an 8-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead5.0★ · 17 reviewsWhy it is here
Small group3h tourDay trip from central Fukuoka.Rental cycle in Shikanoshima island
A three-hour bicycle rental on Shikanoshima, a fishing-village island in Genkai National Park, from a small local shop by the Shikashima ferry terminal.
US$26 each · US$52 for twoTaxi ~30 min from the shipneeds a 6-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead5.0★ · 171 reviewsWhy it is here
Private6h tourFukuoka Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
A private six-hour walking day in Fukuoka with a government-licensed English-speaking guide from Japan Guide Agency, choosing three or four sites from a list.
US$157 each · US$314 for twoPickup on requestneeds an 8-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead4.9★ · 79 reviewsWhy it is here
Private6h tourFukuoka Your Way: 100% Customisable Private Tour with Local Guide
A private, customisable walking tour of Fukuoka by Remakr Japan, two, four or six hours, from Hakata Station to shrines, Tochoji and the reclining Buddha at Nanzoin.
US$58 each · US$116 for twoHakata Station, under the large clock, or a listed hotelneeds an 8-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead4.9★ · 114 reviewsWhy it is here
Private8h tourFukuoka Private Tour with a Local: Highlights & Hidden Gems
A private walking day in Fukuoka with a City Unscripted local host, shaped by a form you fill in after booking, from two to eight hours.
US$64 each · US$128 for twoTully's Coffee central meeting point, or a listed city hotelneeds a 10-hour callfits 86% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead4.9★ · 175 reviewsWhy it is here
PrivatePrivate Fukuoka Gourmet, History and Cultural sightseeing Tour
A long private day across Fukuoka prefecture mixing temples, the Mongol invasion wall, a ramen factory, a sake brewery and a coastal rock.
US$356 per person for 2 · US$712 per carPickup at the pierneeds a 9-hour callfits 86% of calls hereNon-refundable5.0★ · 13 reviewsWhy it is here
Private8h tourDazaifu and Yanagawa Canal Cruise Private Guide Day Tour by Train
A private guided day by train to Dazaifu Tenmangu and a boat ride on the Yanagawa canals.
US$168 each · US$336 for twoTaxi ~5 min from the shipneeds an 11-hour callfits 29% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead5.0★ · 14 reviewsWhy it is here
PrivateFukuoka Evening Tours: Yatai, Izakaya, Karaoke and more
A private night out in Nakasu and Tenjin with a multilingual guide: yatai stalls, izakaya, bars or karaoke, built to your taste.
US$97 each · US$194 for twoTaxi ~10 min from the shipEvening outingfits 0% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h ahead5.0★ · 32 reviewsWhy it is here
Private car · per groupPrivate Shore Excursions in all the Ports of Kyushu in Japan
A private, driver-and-guide shore excursion service covering Kyushu's cruise ports, sold as one listing with a fixed plan per port.
US$874 per person for 2 · US$1748 per carPickup at the pierneeds a 12-hour callfits 0% of calls hereNon-refundable5.0★ · 14 reviewsWhy it is hereBooking through these links costs you nothing extra and pays for this site. We do not take money to rank anything, and we leave out the ones we would not send a friend on.
The Fukuoka days we would book
Our own ten for this port already mark which ones we think are worth handing to a guide. Here is the reasoning.