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The 12 Best Private Tours in Kamakura

12 tours  ·  from $51 a head

Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 private tours in Kamakura justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.

Kamakura Private Tour: Temples, Nature, and the Great Buddha - The Kamakura hills turn the tour into a hike
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Kamakura Private Tour: Temples, Nature, and the Great Buddha

1.Kamakura Private Tour: Temples, Nature, and the Great Buddha

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · from $98Our pick

Walk Kamakura’s forest trails, quiet shrines, Hasedera, Yuigahama Beach, and the Great Buddha with a flexible private guide.

“We booked this tour because it's was combining a decent walk with visiting variuous sports around Kamakura. As based on our research (which might be wrong of course) the walking paths around the town are usually not signposted in English, we decided to look for a guided tour instead of something self-organized. The weather was pretty bad raining pretty much the whole day. Therefore the tour was changed a liitle e.g. by going by train and bus to the first spot instead of walking there. In the end there was no real walking experience, apart from going along the streets of Kamakura from spot to spot. I guess because of…”

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Kamakura 8 hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide from Tokyo - Meet the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in
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Kamakura 8 hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide from Tokyo

2.Kamakura 8 hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide from Tokyo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $201

Review of an 8-hour private Kamakura tour from Tokyo with a licensed guide, temples, the Great Buddha, bamboo, trains, and flexible planning.

“Yasuho Suzuki was an awesome guide. He met us at our hotel in Tokyo. We took the train to Kamakura using our JR pass. We visited Kotokuin Great Buddha, Hasedera Temple, and Tsurugaoka Temple. At the end of the tour, we decided to shop around and have lunch at Komachi Dori street. It was a great day! Thank you Suzuki!”

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Kamakura: Private Guided Walking Tour with Local Guide - Choosing between four and six hours
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Kamakura: Private Guided Walking Tour with Local Guide

3.Private Guided Walking Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 60 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $106

Explore Kamakura’s temples, shrines, Great Buddha, bamboo garden, and local food with a private licensed guide from $106 per person.

“An guided me and my partner for 6 hours in Kamakura, visiting many shrines as we wished to. She avoided the crowds and gave us this amazing authentic experience! She also answered all our queations about Japan and the culture, it was really an insightful and great experience.”

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Kamakura 4hr Private Trip with Government-Licensed Guide - Meet the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in
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Kamakura 4hr Private Trip with Government-Licensed Guide

4.Kamakura 4hr Private Trip with Government-Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $108

Build a private Kamakura day around the Great Buddha, temples, bamboo, or Enoshima with a licensed local guide and four flexible hours.

“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!!!!”

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Kamakura Private & Customizable Tour - All-in-One Experience - Building your route around Kamakura’s best-known sights
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Kamakura Private & Customizable Tour – All-in-One Experience

5.Kamakura Private & Customizable Tour – All-in-One Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $51Best value

Explore Kamakura with a private English-speaking guide, flexible sightseeing, temple visits, local tips, and optional walking pickup.

“Special shout out to Marco our guide who was very patient with us. He paced the tour to our mobility pace. He was very informative with the places we visited. Also made sure we were able to pick our baggage from storage and got us on the right platform to catch our train from Yokohama station to Haneda airport.”

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Private Car Tour to see Highlights of Kamakura, Enoshima, Yokohama from Tokyo - Start with the Great Buddha and Hasedera
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Private Car Tour to see Highlights of Kamakura, Enoshima, Yokohama from Tokyo

Kamakura 6hr Private Walking Tour with Government-Licensed Guide - Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Kamakura’s grand starting point
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Kamakura 6hr Private Walking Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

7.Kamakura 6hr Private Walking Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $155

Explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, temples, shrines, and bamboo groves with a private licensed guide using trains and buses.

“Exactly what I wanted & requested! Takako spoke very good/understandable English (she's a teacher) and went above-and-beyond to make my visit exactly what I desired. We visited the Kencho-ji Temple, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrinRead more”

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From Tokyo: Kamakura Private Customize Tour by Luxury Van - Starting in Tokyo with a nine-hour window
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From Tokyo: Kamakura Private Customize Tour by Luxury Van

8.Kamakura Private Customize Tour by Luxury Van

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 38 reviews · 9 hours

Review of a private Tokyo to Kamakura luxury van tour with a flexible itinerary, shrine visits, the Great Buddha, Enoshima, and beach stops.

“This was the most amazing day! We saw everything we planned to see and more. Our driver was so kind and helpful. I would absolutely recommend this.”

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Private Kamakura plus Yokohama Tour - English Speaking Driver - Hokoku-ji and its quiet bamboo paths
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Private Kamakura plus Yokohama Tour – English Speaking Driver

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Tokyo: Kamakura and Yokohama Private Day Trip with Guide

10.Kamakura and Yokohama Private Day Trip with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 27 reviews · 10 hours

See Kamakura’s Great Buddha, Yokohama’s gardens and Chinatown on a private 10-hour day trip from Tokyo with hotel pickup.

“Fantastic Tour with Kasim Ali, A huge thank you to Kasim Ali for an amazing tour! He took us to see the Great Buddha, Hase Dera, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, the Bamboo Forest, and Sankeien Garden all in one seamless day. Kasim was a safe driver, incredibly knowledgeable, and a genuinely nice person. The day was perfectly paced and absolutely unforgettable. If you're looking for a top-tier guide, look no further!”

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Buddha, Bamboo & Zen - Bespoke Kamakura Private Walking Tours - Kotoku-in and the Great Buddha
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Buddha, Bamboo & Zen – Bespoke Kamakura Private Walking Tours

11.Buddha, Bamboo & Zen – Bespoke Kamakura Private Walking Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews

Review of Buddha, Bamboo & Zen, a private Kamakura walking tour with the Great Buddha, bamboo grove, shrines, history, and flexible pacing.

“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!”

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Yokohama and Kamakura 6hr Private Trip Government-Licensed Guide - Kamakura’s major sights, from shrine to Great Buddha
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Yokohama and Kamakura 6hr Private Trip Government-Licensed Guide

12.Yokohama and Kamakura 6hr Private Trip Government-Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $154

Build a six-hour Yokohama or Kamakura day around your interests with a licensed English-speaking guide, on foot and by local transit.

“Enjoyable tour from Yokohama to Kamakura led by guides Ken and Shun, who accompanied us all the way by 3 trains and explained the history well. Apart from the Buddha, they also spent some time showing us Yokohama.”

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