Hokkaido Self-Guided Tour
12 Days/11 Nights
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The northernmost of the main islands, Hokkaido is Japan's last frontier, kept at bay by wild mountains, virgin forests, sapphire lakes and surf-beaten shores. The attitudes of the inhabitants are akin to those of the pioneers of the American West, but still unmistakably Japanese.
Destinations:
Sapporo, Abashiri, Shiretoko National Park, Akan-ko, Sounkyo Onsen, Noboribetsu Onsen, Toya-ko, Hakodate
Tour Pricing (All prices are per person and in US Dollars):
$1,724 - Double Occupancy
$2,194 - Single Occupancy
Although Hokkaido comprises about 20% of the total land area of Japan, it only accounts for 5% of the nation's population. Hokkaido is a natural wonderland of mountain ranges, deep caldera lakes, active volcanoes, numerous thermally-heated mineral springs and virgin forests.
You'll enjoy Sapporo, Hokkaido's largest city and host to the 1972 Winter Olympics, with its many fine restaurants and the secluded beauty of the Shiretoko National Park. You can bike through Sounkyo Gorge in the middle of the beautiful Daisetsuzan National Park with its soaring mountain ranges, walk along the rim of an active volcano at Toya-ko and visit Noboribetsu Onsen, one of Japan's largest and most popular hot springs resorts. You can explore the morning market of Hakodate, where you can have the local specialties of crab, sea urchin or squid prepared for you for breakfast, and learn about Hokkaido's original inhabitants, the Ainu, whose culture almost disappeared until recent efforts of restoration.
Hokkaido Self-Guided Tour Itinerary
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| Day 01: | Travel to Sapporo by train or plane (We can help you with plane reservations. Please contact us for pricing.) |
| Day 02: | Sapporo - Tour Sapporo with a licensed, English-speaking guide |
| Day 03: | Travel to Abashiri by train, Abashiri |
| Day 04: | Travel by bus to Shiretoko National Park, Boat cruise along the Shiretoko Peninsula, Bus to Shiretoko-Go-Ko, Bus to Utoro and Abashiri |
| Day 05: | Travel by Sightseeing bus to Akan-ko with stops at Lake Kussharo, Iozan and Lake Masshu |
| Day 06: | Akan-ko, Travel to Sounkyo Onsen by bus |
| Day 07: | Sounkyo Onsen |
| Day 08: | Travel to Noboribetsu Onsen by bus and train |
| Day 09: | Noboribetsu Onsen |
| Day 10: | Travel by bus and train to Toya-ko, Toya-ko |
| Day 11: | Travel by bus and train to Hakodate, Hakodate |
| Day 12: | Return by train or plane (We can help you with plane reservations. Please contact us for pricing.) |