This tour was a perfect way to see and learn about Kyoto. Our tour guide Michael was a blast, he shared so many fun facts and had a great sense of humor to keep us all interested. The e-bikes make it a very leisurely tour. I really enjoyed how we got off the bikes to walk through some of the prominent temples and shrines (The Golden Pavillion was by far the coolest!). The tour provided a nice variety of places, i.e. temples, shrines, rock garden, etc. Michael was kind enough to assist with taking photos for anyone in the group too which was nice. He even suggested some good food places once the tour was over. My husband and I enjoyed this tour the most out of all of the things we did. It's 110% worth it!

We did a tour in a large group of people with Michael, and I can't express how much fun i had. He is very charismatic, approachable and fun. He makes the experience a million times better just by the fact that we could tell the love he had for what he did. He definitely made my Kyoto experience way better than I thought it would be.

Fun experience really educated tour guide. We got to use electric bikes that really helped with our bike tour. Got to see some beautiful sites!

We did a private custom tour with four people with Michael. He took us to places that were not well-known, but just as amazing as some popular sites without the crowds (with the exception of Kinkakuji, which understandably is full of sightseeing visitors). He gave us historical information and interesting stories. We also had tea and a delicious snack, aburimochi, at a 1000 year old establishment. He made sure that we were safe from traffic as we cycled through the streets of Kyoto. He sent us an email later in the day about the places we went to with the information so that we can remember them! Our daughters who normally don’t particularly enjoy tours, enjoyed Michael’s immensely. Michael was knowledgeable, engaging, and funny. We would recommend this tour to our friends and family back home. Thanks Michael and Ross.

We had booked the hidden gems of Kyoto e-bike tour and it didn’t disappoint! (So glad I booked it a month ago as it does sell out). Michael was so awesome and knowledgeable explaining every stop to us (we learned so much from him!). We explored temples, shrines, gardens, the geisha district, etc. The true highlights were the Golden Temple (pictures don’t do it justice!!!), tea at a place built in 1000 AD, and an amazing rock garden where it felt like we had a private viewing. Michael then took us to a hilltop shrine with views of the city. The weather was perfect. And the bikes?! So much fun to ride and you gotta try “volcano mode”! It really is a great way to see the sites. You won’t be disappointed.

We had the Best time exploring Kyoto. The Tour is fun and we learned a lot, Not only facts but stories and charming Details too. Thank you so much to Our awesome guide 😃

Fantastic experience, really interesting to see everything via e-bike and lots of great knowledge from our guide. Highly recommended!

We had a wonderful time with Yuta and the group. Yuta took us to several interesting places and explain a lot of history that we really enjoyed, whileenjoyingridingthe ebikes. The treats and drinks were great and also loved the Zen Buddhist temple and garden for meditation. A+

We had a brilliant tour with Sean. He was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about Kyoto and the sites we visited. He even had several recommendations post tour for food/things to do (including an excellent meal nearby!) The bikes themselves were great and well maintained. The only call out is that there is riding on public roads in case anyone is a little nervous about their riding proficiency. I would highly recommend this to others who are looking for something a little different to their Kyoto experience!

The tour was amazing! Our gide was super friendly and lovely. He had a lot of knowledge and made the tour interactive and educational!

Great e-bike tour lead by our wonderful guide Yuta who guided our group of 7 perfectly through some hidden parts of Kyoto. Yuta provided an entertaining and knowledgeable background to Kyoto (compared to Osaka), and the human side of people, background to Geishas, the Buddhist temples compared to the Shinto shrines, zen temple with background to zen & meditation followed by a tea ceremony. Thank you to Yuta!!

Yuta, our tour guide, was fantastic. Yuta has really good English too as he understands English idioms and sarcasm (I hear Japanese people don't necessarily understand sarcasm the way Americans do). We went to 5-7 places. One of them was a touristy area called kinkakuji temple (golden pavilion), but the rest were off the beaten road. Yuta was very knowledgeable and shared brief yet insightful information about Japanese culture (for example differences between Kyoto and Osaka people as well as learning about geishas). We stopped at this little cafe for a brief time. We learned they've been open for about 1000 years selling only mochi and tea! The mochi is grilled and is kind of similar to a smores. The e-bike is not too bad and actually very manageable. Going uphill was done almost effortlessly. As an American, it was a little confusing navigating as the roads are flipped (everyone drives on the left side in Japan). However, Yuta did a great job navigating us. Our group got lost a couple times, and he made sure to get all of us and consistently made sure we were all doing okay. He also made some recommendations after the e-bike tour. This was our first full day in Kyoto and it was such a treat! Yuta has made our Japan and Kyoto visit an incredibly memorable experience. If you can ask for Yuta, please go for it!

Absolutely excellent tour and guide. We arrived in Kyoto and had booked this tour on the first day and we are so glad we did. Yuta (our guide) was excellent and the tour takes in some of the main sights of the city. The e-bikes were great, easy to operate and allowed some freedom to go to areas we wouldn’t have found. Also it’s a small group so a very personal tour and we learnt so much about Shintoism, Buddhism, Japanese history and Kyoto people. We even enjoyed a moment of meditation before sharing some tea together.

Incredible experience! We did know secret places from Kyoto. The bike trip is very nice, not tired at all and all the sanitariums were amazing. Very complete experience with drinks and local food! It was extraordinary. Highly recommended :)

This tour was one of the highlights of our trip! Yuta was a great guide. He shared so much insider information and was certain that everyone in the group was taken care of. The e-bikes are such a great way to see off the beaten path places that we would otherwise not have seen. -Thank You Yuta!!

Great adventure with no crowds. The distances are too long to cover on foot, so biking was a perfect and fun way to see more. Big thanks to our guide Michael, who had interesting stories and shared his energy. He enjoyed this tour, and so did we, that's very important when the guide loves their tour. E-Bikes were very nice and we were provided ponchos because it was raining during the first half of the tour.

Sean was an outstanding guide and every stop was educational and fascinating- riding an e-bike through the neighborhoods of Kyoto was a blast and something we would not have seen on our own.

Michael is an knowledgeable person that has deep insights on Kyoto. He is kind and resourceful, really a nice guy, would recommend! Ps: Hello Mama Laurent!! ;)

Just had an amazing tour with Yuta. What a way to finish our visit to Kyoto, Off the tourist trail and a a beautiful (low effort!) cycle though the back streets, temples, shrines, 1000year old cafe, all really fascinating entertaining and relaxing. Thankyou

This tour was amazing and I would recommend this to anyone visiting kyoto. Our guide, Matthew is super knowledgeable, engaging and made sure everyone had a good time. It was raining half the time but they provided ponchos. I was initially hesitant because of the rain but it turned out not to be an issue at all. Matthew went over all the safety tips thoroughly and was giving us clear directions during the ride to make sure we are safe. His story telling skill is top notch. The way he provided information at each stop was super fun and interesting. In addition to providing the history, he also threw in current information and stories that made it very relatable to the current times. Also, he was super attentive to our group and anticipated questions even before they were asked. Amazing!