Meet your Local Expert, Mariana!

Mariana A.

5.0(18)

English, Japanese, Spanish

El Salvador

Kyoto

Hi! I'm Mariana. Let's Have fun!

🌿 Nature Seeker🏙️ City Explorer🎉 Festival Spirit🤝 Meet New People🤸 Flexible & Curious

(Español después) Hi, there! My name is Mariana and I'm a PhD student at Kyoto Univtersity from El Salvador. I've been living in Kyoto since Nov 2021 but I've traveled to (almost) every region in the country🗾. I would love to share everything I've learned about Japanese culture with you! I'm a social person who loves meeting new people, traveling, nature and food🍜🍙🍡🍵 Although I'm new on this platform, I've been working as a tour guide in Kyoto for big groups and families with kids! Allow me to show you around, I know all the best spots!😉 Mata ne! (See you!) IG: @marianavalos_ Hola! Me llamo Mariana y soy una estudiante de doctorado de la Universidad de Kioto. Vivo aquí desde Nov 2021 pero he viajado a (casi) todas las regiones Japón, y me encantaría compartir contigo todo lo que he aprendido de la cultura japonesa. Soy una persona sociable, me gusta viajar, la naturaleza y comer rico! Aunque soy nueva en esta plataforma, he guiado a grupos desde 2 hasta 30 personas! Permíteme mostrarte lo lindo de Kioto, conozco todos los mejores lugares!😉 Mata ne! (Nos vemos!) IG: @marianavalos_

from$17,050.00 / person

Tour Reviews

5.0

Based on 18 reviews

Jorge

Apr 6th, 2026

Mariana is an experienced tour guide and awesome companion, she knew a lot of history and facts about the places we visited the culture and knew how to move around.

Amish Bhandari

Mar 24th, 2026

Mariana was great! She knew her history, and it was fun hearing about the places along with her own stories about those places and living in Japan. I would definitely choose her to lead a tour on my next visit. She was also able to change the plan and timing to accommodate for the fact that the blooming of the cherry blossoms was delayed.

Tracy San Filipo

Mar 16th, 2026

Great tour, very fun

Emma Walker

Mar 4th, 2026

She's was very knowledgeable and we had an amazing time!

Emily

Mar 1st, 2026

She is such a sweet person. Even though we just met, I felt as if we had known each other for years. A wonderful guide with a great personality and presence.