One-Day Temple Tours Around the World: the 15 Best

Athens: Cape Sounion & Poseidon Temple Sunset Half-Day Trip

1.Cape Sounion & Poseidon Temple Sunset Half-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8,241 reviews · 5h 30m · from $23Our pick

Review of Athens to Cape Sounion at sunset, with temple views, coastal scenery, transport details, costs, tips, and honest advice.

“As a female solo traveler, tours are hit or miss. The meet point was easy to find and the tour guide welcomed me with a big smile. She was helpful throughout the tour and gave us stories about Greece. The view at the Temple was beautiful! I had ample time to grab a bite before going up to see the sunset.”

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From Aswan: Abu Simbel Temple Day Trip with Hotel Pickup

2.Abu Simbel Temple Day Trip with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,807 reviews · 10 hours · from $70

Review of the Aswan to Abu Simbel day trip, covering transport, guides, temple highlights, price, timing, comfort, and practical tips.

“Ahmed Achraf explained the history of the temples to us in detail”

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From Malta: Gozo Day Trip Including Ggantija Temples

3.From Malta: Gozo Day Trip Including Ggantija Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 2,399 reviews · 9 hours · from $92

Explore Gozo’s Ggantija Temples, Citadel, Xlendi Bay, and Dwejra on a guided nine-hour day trip from Malta.

“our guide was very good and our driver too the whole day was enjoyable and interesting”

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Montenegro: Durmitor, Tara & Ostrog Monastery Day Trip

4.Montenegro: Durmitor, Tara & Ostrog Monastery Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,894 reviews · 13 hours · from $99

Explore Montenegro’s Tara Canyon, Black Lake, and Ostrog Monastery on a scenic 13-hour day trip from Kotor and nearby towns.

“The trip was long but Igor kept us entertained with his excellent knowledge of the country. Black lake and the views around Boka bay were amazing. Comfortable transport, lunch was great (I recommend the ghoulash). Overall, it was great.”

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Rhodes: Symi Island & Panormitis Monastery Day Trip by Boat

5.Rhodes: Symi Island & Panormitis Monastery Day Trip by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,784 reviews · 9 hours · from $53

Review of Rhodes to Symi by ferry, with Panormitis Monastery, free time in Symi Town, optional swimming, costs, tips, and practical advice.

“Excellent! The boat trip to Panormitis was vital to me. After an 1hr 40 we arrived in Panormitis and beautiful small town, we got to spend roughly an hour here. Back on the boat we headed to Symi which took around 40 minutes, here we had roughly four hours of free time to enjoy a picture perfect village. From Symi we headed back to Rhodes about 1hr 40 for the return trip. Very enjoyable well worth experiencing”

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Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

6.Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,327 reviews · from $48Top rated

Explore the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with boat rides, Ben Tre villages, local food, biking, music, and Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“Excellent excursion to the Mekong Delta area. The various activities and places visited were fun, engaging and educational. The tour guide, Manh, was very knowledgeable, entertaining and customer focused. Manh helped to make this a most memorable experience.”

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Tokyo Panoramic 1 Day: Meiji Shrine, Asakusa, Odaiba and SKYTREE®

7.Tokyo Panoramic 1 Day: Meiji Shrine, Asakusa, Odaiba and SKYTREE®

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,222 reviews · from $85

Review of Tokyo’s 9-hour panoramic tour with Meiji Shrine, Asakusa, Odaiba, Imperial Palace, lunch, and TOKYO SKYTREE®.

“Our tour guide Nancy Satchiko? (Bus 693) was so so. Difficult to understand and communicate with. Soft voice so you couldn’t hear her half the time, even standing up close. The overall tour did give an overview of Tokyo, but minimal information from the guide. It basically was taking you to the sites and limited information was given. Along the way between sites, there was minimal dialogue. The reason I say it depends on the guide is that the tour ended at Tokyo train station, but it started at Shinjuku train station. We initially decided to get off at the Tokyo Tower because it was closer to the Shinjuku station,…”

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From Chiang Mai: White Temple & Golden Triangle Day Trip

8.White Temple & Golden Triangle Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,193 reviews · 13h 30m · from $80

Review of Chiang Mai’s White Temple and Golden Triangle day trip, with Mekong boat ride, Thai lunch, opium museum, costs, timing, and tips.

“Great trip. Loved our guide Aom! The vehicle was comfy and the food was delicious! The guide never hurried us. We were provided water, refreshing towels, etc. whenever we needed them!”

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1-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Temple & Sake in Nagano

9.1-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Temple & Sake in Nagano

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,020 reviews · from $151

See Nagano’s Zenko-ji Temple, taste local sake, enjoy hot pot, and meet wild snow monkeys on this well-planned full-day tour.

“Fantastic Snow Monkey experience. The visit to the temple and sake tasting were a bonus. Lunch was really good and enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Definitely bring comfortable shoes with good traction. The path is super icy so definitely buy the crampon spikes they sell at the gift shop. The bonus of going with this tour is that they provide tickets and you can bypass the long ticket line. The hike up to see the monkeys is a hike so be prepared. Overall a great experience and the guides were great and knowledgeable. Definitely will recommend to friends and family.”

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From Chiang Mai: Chiang Rai’s Temples Exploration Day Trip

10.Chiang Rai’s Temples Exploration Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 871 reviews · 1 day · from $51

Review of Chiang Rai’s White, Blue, and Red Temples from Chiang Mai, with hot springs, lunch, guide, transport, price, and practical tips.

“It was great , Nine was our guide and he was kind and attentive and had a great fun and positive attitude . I would recommend this tour 100%.”

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Nagano: Snow Monkeys, Zenkoji Temple & Sake Day Trip

11.Snow Monkeys, Zenkoji Temple & Sake Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 833 reviews · 8 - 12 hours · from $135

Review of Nagano’s snow monkey, Zenkoji Temple, sake and lunch day trip, with practical tips on timing, walking, winter gear and value.

“Had a great day Dylan was an outstanding guide very informative and polite he made the day most enjoyable. Tour good value and great experience.”

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Barcelona: Montserrat Monastery and Natural Park Day Trip

12.Montserrat Monastery and Natural Park Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 755 reviews · 6 hours · from $88

Review of Barcelona’s Montserrat day trip, with monastery access, Black Madonna, funicular views, hiking, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Martina was a great tour guide! We really enjoyed the trip!”

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Borobudur Temple Climb To The Top & Prambanan Temple – 1 day tour

13.Borobudur Temple Climb To The Top & Prambanan Temple – 1 day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 638 reviews · from $105

Review of Yogyakarta’s private Borobudur summit and Prambanan tour, with Mendut, transport, timing, costs, and practical booking advice.

“Should have applied sunblock at the beginning. Lots of walking but the climb was easy. Arama is an excellent guide.”

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Kyoto 1 Day Tour from Kyoto

14.Kyoto 1 Day Tour from Kyoto

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 582 reviews · from $168

Review of Kyoto’s 9-hour highlights tour, covering six major temples and shrines by comfortable coach, with guide, transport, and lunch options.

“Finding our guide tucked in the basement of a department store. We srarted out 1 hour early and needed every minute to figure out the location.”

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Luxor: Abu Simbel Temple Private Guided Day Trip with Lunch

15.Abu Simbel Temple Private Guided Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 546 reviews · 15 hours · from $148

Review of the 15-hour private Luxor to Abu Simbel tour, with transport, guide, lunch, temple access, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“I had a great time and I can recommend booking this tour. For a reasonable price the operator arranges for a driver, for the ticket to the site, a knowledgeable guide and for lunch. The temple is very impressive and well worth the long journey.”

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