Osaka 2-Hour Walking Tour with Dotonbori River Cruise

5 (41 reviews) Osaka 2 hours Up to 15 English

About this tour

Enjoy a Dotonbori River Cruise, discover local street food, and learn about Osaka’s history as you explore the lively and energetic atmosphere of the city’s most iconic area.

Highlights

  • Boarding the Dotonbori River Cruise
  • Secret backstreets of the city
  • Check out for Street Food(Takoyaki, Gyoza, etc)
  • Iconic giant billboards

What's included

  • English speaking guided tour
  • Dotonbori River Cruise Ticket

Quick facts

Start times
16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00
Difficulty Easy

Meeting point

Don Quijote Dotonbori Midosuji Store, Osaka

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.

Guest Reviews

5.0 (41 reviews)
Katie
Highly recommend

Moa was a fantastic guide, so informative and friendly she was perfect ☺️amazing value for money. We got to stop and try different foods and the boat was a lovely ending. We would highly recommend!

Katie
Hemantha C
Great Tour. Take it!!

Ken and Yu gave a excellent tour of the Dontonbori area. Showed us some of the top local cuisine spots and the history of the region. Booked us on a 20 min cruise. The highlight for me was the walk to the small shrine built in 1600 that survived the wars but is hidden just behind the busiest stre...

Hemantha C
David I
Best Tour in Dontobori

Natsumi was the best guide ever. She def made the tour 100 times more enjoyable and entertaining. Not only did she educate us in the Dontobori area, she also offered lots of gastronomy history lessons, provided food recommendations and also shared lots of Japanese history. This tour was the best ...

David I
cindy s
Dotonburi walking tour and canal cruise

My brother and I booked a tour and been assigned a private guide, Ukyo. I had an unforgettable time exploring Osaka! Ukyo was knowledgeable, engaging and so friendly. He perfectly blended the city's rich history with an incredible food tour, showing me the best local eats in areas like Dotonbori....

cindy s
Road321685
Osaka Dontoburi walking and boat tour

Love the tour. Our tour Ukyo was very knowlegeable and entertaining. The food and boat tour was worth it. I highly recommend it.

Road321685
Morgan R
Great Guide & Experience

Our guide, Emilia, was fantastic! She gave a lot of history and fun facts about the area as well as recommended different food vendors to try. She was also great at translating during the boat tour. Emilia recommended photo areas as well. The group size was small it ended up being 4 people so the...

Morgan R
Sonia D
Exceptional Experience in Osaka!

We had an absolutely fantastic time on our tour! Our guide was incredible—highly professional, extremely knowledgeable, and an absolute joy to be around from start to finish. Her deep expertise and familiarity with the Osaka area shone through every step of the way, making the experience both dee...

Sonia D
Phil T
Great walking tour and river cruise

I joined this tour with my parents. We walked around the Shinsaibashi/Dotonbori area and then enjoyed the river cruise. Ryo and Natsumi shared many interesting stories and historical facts about Osaka, which made the experience more meaningful. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and easy to follo...

Phil T
Qifan H
Rain or Shine, Amelia Delivered the Ultimate Dotonbori Experience!

We had two strokes of absolute good fortune on this tour: first, we ended up being the only couple, and second, we had the wonderful Amelia as our guide! Despite the miserable weather (thankfully, raincoats were provided), we had the absolute best time. A huge tip: do not eat before this tour! Am...

Qifan H
Sonia D
Amazing value

This tour was an excellent experience and well worth the value. Natsumi was an exceptional tour guide. She was well versed in Japanese history which helped to contextualize our experience on the your. Natsumi was also very engaging with our children, energetic and fun. I highly recommend this exp...

Sonia D

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