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A private car day from Kobe to Kyoto, Nara, Himeji or Osaka, built around your ship's schedule, for up to eight people.
1 / 4Fushimi Inari Shrine / KyotoPhoto: tour operator, via Viator
Travelers on an overnight or very long Kobe call who want Kyoto or Himeji without managing trains.
Meals and entry fees are extra, and if you want the guide inside a temple or castle you pay the guide's admission too. The pickup list shows hotels, so confirm pier pickup when booking; at 8 to 10 hours it needs an overnight or very long call.
Guide languages: English. Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. Run by KDMC.
Our own guides to the stops — so you know what you are booking before you book it.
Kobe’s overnight exists so you can do this: a private car from the pier to Fushimi Inari at opening, Kiyomizu before the coaches, and back with margin.
Our guide to it →
~3h uphillMeiji-era merchants built their European mansions on this hillside, and the sea views still explain why.
Our guide to it →
~1.5h, beside the pierThe red lattice tower is Kobe’s signature, and the waterfront under it — museums, ferris wheel, mosaic malls — fills whatever time your bigger plans leave over.
Our guide to it →Booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). There is rarely a tour desk at the pier, so book before you sail.
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A private car day from Kobe to Kyoto, Nara, Himeji or Osaka, built around your ship's schedule, for up to eight people. Best for: Travelers on an overnight or very long Kobe call who want Kyoto or Himeji without managing trains.
About 12 hours. The tour runs 8 hr – 10 hr; add half an hour to get off the ship and keep the hour before all-aboard free. Allow 10 to 12 hours; Kobe's overnight calls are when this makes sense.
The operator's policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Meals and entry fees are extra, and if you want the guide inside a temple or castle you pay the guide's admission too. The pickup list shows hotels, so confirm pier pickup when booking; at 8 to 10 hours it needs an overnight or very long call.
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