Mariana A.

We had a great time with Mariana. Very knowledgeable and fun personality. Recommend her 💯

Mariana has great energy, great English, and was very knowledgeable about the temples, customs, and history. I wish I would have booked this my first day in Kyoto.

Kyoto Heritage Tour Review We took the Kyoto Heritage Tour yesterday with Mariana as our guide, and it was an excellent experience. She was punctual, matched our pace throughout the tour, and readily answered all of our questions. Mariana expertly guided us through Kyoto’s narrow streets, sharing the rich history of each location while ensuring everyone was safe and accounted for before moving on. Her knowledge of Kyoto’s side streets and hidden gems was impressive. Some highlights included a stop for refreshing cold green tea and delicious traditional sweets—so good that we bought more to take with us—as well as a visit to a quiet, uncrowded bamboo grove. Mariana was friendly, accommodating, and even took extra time to provide information about a topic I was personally interested in. She finished the tour with excellent restaurant recommendations, which led us to a wonderful riverside dining experience with beautiful views and a cool evening breeze. I highly recommend Mariana to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, personable, and attentive guide in Kyoto.

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.

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.