BEAUTIFUL WINTER HOKKAIDO ICE & SNOW TOUR

TOUR SUMMARY

Tour period : 6 days
Price per pax from ¥70,000

Enjoy the beautiful winter nature of eastern Hokkaido. During this trip you can see Hokkaido wild animal such as deers, penguin, cranes. You can also see lakes and sea frozen.



Travel Itinerary

DAY 1 : Blue Pond -> Shirahige Waterfall -> Asahikawa Zoo -> Hotel

Blue Pond
Blue Pond

Enjoy scenery of blue pond


Shirahige Waterfall
Shirahige Waterfall

Shirahige waterfalls is one of the tourist attraction located in Biei. You can enjoy Shirahige Waterfall from above the bridge. In winter time you can also see the waterfall frozen


Asahikawa Zoo
Asahikawa Zoo

One of famous zoo in Hokkaido.
You can see penguin, seal, polar bears, wolves, leopards and so on


Hotel in Asahikawa
Hotel in Asahikawa

Address: Hotel in Asahikawa
Value for : Hotel in Asahikawa


DAY 2 : Ginga no Taki and Ryusei no Taki -> Kurodake Ropeway -> Sounkyo Ice Festival -> Hotel

Ginga no Taki and Ryusei no Taki
Ginga no Taki and Ryusei no Taki

Ginga no Taki (Milky Way Falls) and Ryusei no Taki (Shooting Star Falls) are located approximately 3km from Sounkyo village centre. Both waterfalls can be viewed from a large parking lot across the river or from a small observation deck that can be reached via a steep walking trail in about 15-20 minutes from the parking lot outside of winter. During winter time you can also see both waterfall frozen


Kurodake Ropeway
Kurodake Ropeway

The Kurodake Ropeway provides visitors easy access into the higher parts of Daisetsuzan National Park.


Sounkyo Ice Festival
Sounkyo Ice Festival

From late January to late March Sounkyo village holds the Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival (Sounkyo Onsen Hyobaku Matsuri), featuring large, multi-story ice and snow structures with interior caverns and maze-like tunnels running through them. Although the layout of the festival changes from year to year, it usually includes large snow domes, ice sculptures, a snow tubing run (small fee required to rent tubes) and an event stage.

The festival grounds cost 300 yen to enter and are open during the day and into the evenings over the two month period. However, it is best viewed at night when everything is illuminated with colorful lights. Furthermore, a small 5-10 minute firework display is held in the evenings of selected days.


Hotel in Sounkyo
Hotel in Sounkyo

Address: Hotel in Sounkyo
Value for : Hotel in Sounkyo


DAY 3 : Abashiri Drift Ice Cruise -> Abashiri Prison Museum -> Hotel

Abashiri Drift Ice Cruise
Abashiri Drift Ice Cruise

You can see the sea of Okhotsk covered with drifting sea ice in winter time. The sea ice typically reaches the coast around Abashiri in mid to late January and disappears again by late March to mid April. The best time to view it is usually around the second half of February.
It is best to see drifting ice using "Aurora Sightseeing Boats"


Abashiri Prison Museum
Abashiri Prison Museum

Abashiri Prison was built in the 1890s to hold more than one thousand dangerous criminals.
The Abashiri Prison Museum illustrates the daily life of prisoners and exhibits more than a dozen buildings and structures of the old prison, including the main prison building with its five radially constructed wings, a law court, bath house and a punishment chamber.


Hotel in Shiretoko
Hotel in Shiretoko

Address: Hotel in Shiretoko
Value for : Hotel in Shiretoko


DAY 4 : Shiretoko Five Lakes -> See Swan in Lake Kussharo -> Lake Kussharo -> Hotel

Shiretoko Five Lakes
Shiretoko Five Lakes

The Shiretoko Five Lakes (知床五湖, Shiretoko Goko) are a set of five small lakes formed long ago by the eruption of nearby Mount Io and fed by underground springs. Shiretoko Five Lakes offer beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and wilderness. There is also an 800 meter long, wooden elevated boardwalk, which allows visitors to enjoy views of the lake, the Sea of Okhotsk and the surrounding mountains without damaging the fragile ecosystem. The boardwalk is free to use, wheelchair accessible and open for the entire season (late April to late November).


See Swan in Lake Kussharo
See Swan in Lake Kussharo

Lake Kussharo is known for the swans that gather there during winter time. The surface of the lake freezes during the winter. However, a hot spring is gushing out from the lakeside. For this reason, the edge of the lake does not freeze, and becomes a bath exclusively for swans.


Lake Kussharo
Lake Kussharo

Lake Kussharo is known for its outdoor natural hot spring mixed gender. You can enjoy the beautiful nature of Lake Kussharo while also soaking in the hotspring


Hotel in Lake Akan
Hotel in Lake Akan

Address: Hotel in Lake Akan
Value for : Hotel in Lake Akan


DAY 5 : Ice Fishing Lake Akan -> Lake Akan Winter Sport -> Hotel

Ice Fishing Lake Akan
Ice Fishing Lake Akan

Ice Fishing Lake Akan


Lake Akan Winter Sport
Lake Akan Winter Sport

Enjoy winter sport such as ski, snowboard, dog sledding, winter trekking, snow mobile and so on


Hotel in Lake Akan
Hotel in Lake Akan

Address: Hotel in Lake Akan
Value for : Hotel in Lake Akan


DAY 6 : Crane in Lake Akan -> Hotel

Crane in Lake Akan
Crane in Lake Akan

You can see beautiful cranes in their natural habitat


Hotel in Sapporo
Hotel in Sapporo

Address: Hotel in Sapporo
Value for : Hotel in Sapporo