Osaka Full-Day Walking Tour with Osaka River Cruise

Osaka, Japan

Go for a stroll and see Osaka's highlights on this guided walking tour. You'll enjoy lunch and see Osaka's famous attractions including Osaka Castle, the Aerial Garden Observatory and Twin Towers.

Osaka's Aerial Garden Observatory is on the 40th floor, with panoramic views of the city. After lunch, it's off to Osaka Castle, noted for its magnificence and the immense stones used in its construction. The castle towers over the city on a stone rampart, and was built in 1583 as the intended capital of Japan. Many relics of old Osaka and the Toyotomi who built the castle are exhibited inside.

From here it's a short walk to the riverboat dock to board your 60-minute cruise around Nakanoshima. The passing views of Osaka include Osaka Castle, the Twin Towers and City Hall on Nakanoshima lsle.

USD $166.98

Review by: Susan	October 2011
EnterThe tour guide was very knowledgeable and his English was quite good. There were only four in the tour, so that was kind of nice because he was able to answer our individual questions without any problems. Having said that, I don’t think that the tour was worth what I paid. We really did not do all that much. The lunch at the Granvia Hotel was okay. Compare to other tours that I took with Viator, this one was too expensive for what we did. your review here.

Review by: Jack	September 2011
Of the many tours I took this was the most unsatisfying - but that is my fault for not doing the research first. When i spoke with an Osaka resident the day before the tour he asked 'Why?'.

Review by: BETTY G	December 2010
The walking tour is great and the tour guide is very friendly. However, the cruise is a bit less interesting

Review by: Pik Seang A	December 2010
Mich, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and fun. We would recommend him to our friends. The tour itself was quite average. The floating garden and Osaka Castle were good but the river cruise was boring and honestly a bit of a waste of time. It felt like the cruise could have been replaced with something better like a visit to the Museum of Housing and Living near the Osaka Castle which offers a combined ticket to both. The western lunch was not a problem at all for me but my husband thought it could have been better.

Review by: Amanda S, Australia	July 2009
There were only three of us on the tour with the guide, so it was fabulous. Her english was quite good, and she was well organised and had time to listen to and answer our questions as well as she could.

Review by: Anonymous, Finland	July 2009
The first part of the tour was OK, but it could have been more efficient. The morning part with just views and lunch, although very good, was a bit too little for me. The afternoon part of the tour was very well organized.

Review by: AMANDA S	July 2009
There were only three of us on the tour with the guide, so it was fabulous. Her english was quite good, and she was well organised and had time to listen to and answer our questions as well as she could.

Review by: Larry D, Philippines	June 2009
I liked the tour, and the walk was not as tiring as I expected. Lunch was excellent - a 4 course French meal. The guide showed us the old Japanese-style street restos at the basement level of the Floating Garden Observatory building. Might have been better if the lunch is set at a Japanese resto in the said building. Overall, our family enjoyed the walking tour!

Review by: J.T. M, United States of America	June 2007
The opportunities for photos were limited.

Review by: J T M	June 2007
The opportunities for photos were limited.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	May 2007
The tour is not very exciting. I could have done it myself with a guide book. I would prefer Japanese food for lunch.

Review by: Vicki B, United States of America	April 2007
The walking tour was not worth writing home about, however, the lunch at the Granvia Hotel was the best of our stay in Osaka. We were rained on at the Osaka Castle and the river tour, but I would not have missed it.

Review by: Joel B, United States of America	October 2006
Our guide did not add much information. We had a good time, but did not learn much. The river trip could have been skipped as it did not add anything. The Western lunch should have been something Japanese instead.