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Kyoto Hozu river half day rafting tour

  • This tour is for half a day so you can spend the rest of your day for other activity.
  • We will spend as much time as we can on the water!

No.1 spot in Kinki , Kansai area for Rafting!!
Have a great time in beautiful nature of Kyoto.
Only 30 minutes train ride or 40 minutes drive from JR Kyoto station.
This tour takes about 2 and 1/2 a hour.
Hozu river has about 20 rapids including 8 main big rapids to experience.
On the calm part you can swim or just float on the water ,,, or play!!
You can also jump off the big rock. (who has no fear?)
Experienced and fun guides are always with you to show you the history
of Hozu river and make your day fun and memorable!
If you are a beginner, don’t worry we will make sure you have fun day with us.
Because this tour is for half a day, you can spend the rest of your day for other activity.

Tour Information

Where ： Hozu river in Kyoto
When ： April - November
Age ： Minimum age 8. Healthy person.
＊Age between 8-12 needs to be accompanied with an adult, age between 13-18 needs permission from guardian.
＊Pregnant woman is not permitted.
The smallest running number of people ： 2 people
Price ： Look at the following calendar list of charges
※Price includes basic gear, insurance and tax
Departure ： KILA-KILA Hozu river base. (With free car park or public car park)
＊Only limited number for free car park.
＊If our car park is full there is public car park near by.
＊Because there are car parking in the remote place,
Come to our base 15 minutes before the meeting time
Time ： Morning tour 9:00 (Finish about 12:30)
Afternoon tour 14:00 (Finish about 17:30)
※Time schedule might change depends on the condition of the day.
※Depends on the amount of water you can’t jump from rock.
※Depends on amount of water and weather condition we cancel the tour.

Tour Schedule

What’s in KILA-KILA Hozu river half day rafting

Welcome to our base. female and male changing room. Clean toilet. Change into swimsuit. We have wetsuit availble for you too.

Go to the starting point of this tour. (8 minutes walk from base) Guide will give you safety briefing. Please listen carefully so your day will be fun and safe!

After safety briefing, we will practice some movement on the water. After ,,,Let’s go and have fun!

Let’s go enjoy 20 small to big rapids and beautiful nature!

There are some parts with no rapids. You can just swim, play or water fight! Also big rock that you can jump off. (who has no fear?) All up to you!

After gone through all the rapids with great teamwork, finally you are at goal point. We will catch train and go back to the base.

After you get change, we can chat about our fun day while checking all the picture of the day. You can buy the pictures. We will put them on CD for you