SPECIAL TOURS

Upon arrival at Sapporo Chitose Airport, meet with tour guide and he/she will assist you to take airport limousine bus to hotel and check in. (After 15:00, please check in on own at hotel). Rest of the day will be at your own leisure to enjoy. Meal arrangement on own.

Hotel: T-Mark Hotel or similar

After breakfast, we will start our delightful Hokkaido tour. First, travel to Furano and visit the Farm Tomita (Additional Tours). where you will find over 150 types of flowers and plants. In the Summer, you will find the mesmerizing Lavender Field. A walk through the fields and you will feel like you are walking through the flower fields of heaven! Afterward, continue to Biei, and enjoy the scenic view along the way. For lunch, a Furano Buffet is await for you. Enjoy over 25 options of selection while taking in the beautiful view of the city. After lunch, visit the colorful Shikisai No Oka (Additional Tours). It is a paradise of seasonal flower blossoms from Spring to Fall. Take a stroll along the Aoiike Blue Pond where the natural deep blue color is owes to natural minerals dissolved in the water that creates the enchanting appearance. In the late afternoon, arrival at the center point of Mount Kurodake, Sounkyo, and check in at the hotel. Tonight, enjoy a Japanese style Buffet Dinner at the hotel.

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Hotel: Sounkaku Grand Hotel or similar

After breakfast, travel to Sounkyo Valley (Additional Tours). See the two beautiful waterfalls in the valley, the Ginga Waterfall and Ryusei Waterfall, which cascade down the 100 meter high cliffside. Also see the valley of Oobako, where the beautiful rock formation along the river is said to resemble folding screens. Continue to Abashiri and enroute visit the Ryuhyo Museum (Additional Tours). The museum provides a simulated drift ice experience in a room where the temperature is set at -15c° and get to know the small creature of "Sea Angel" which can only be found under the drift ice in Hokkaido. After, visit Lake Mashu (Additional Tours), which has been called the clearest lake in the world. At 19.66 km² and 212 meters deep, the caldera lake is known for its remarkable water clarity as there are no rivers running into or out of the quiet lake, which adds to the mystery where the lake comes from as it is surrounded by the sheer cliffs. Proceed to Lake Kussharo where rumored that a sea monster has once lived in. Proceed to the onsen hotel and check in. Tonight enjoy the buffet Dinner at hotel.

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Hotel: New Akan Hotel or similar

After breakfast, take a cruise on Lake Akan and see the scenic shoreline where different view can be found between the four seasons. Continue to Kushiroshi Tanchozuru Natural Park (Additional Tours) where you find the famous habitat of the red-crowned crane. Proceed to Tokachi and check in at onsen otel on arrival. Tonight dinner features the Toyonishi Beef and various fresh vegetables.

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Hotel: Hotel Daiheigen or similar

After breakfast, visit Jigokudani, also known as the Hell Valley. It offers a spectacular display of hot steam vents, sulfurous streams, and other volcanic activity. For lunch, enjoy the Japanese seafood hot pot or bento. Afterward, continue to the Bear Park to see the Ussuri Brown Bears. Take the Usuzan Cableway where you can have the panoramic view of Sh?wa-shinzan and its volcanic lava dome (Additional Tour). You will also get a close up view of the Showa-Shinzan Volcano Tonight; enjoy the local delicacies at the hotel for dinner.

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Hotel: Hotel Shikanoyu or similar

After breakfast, visit the Otaru Canal. The canal makes for a pleasant stroll during the day adorned with Victorian style street lamps. Afterward, proceed to visit the Kitaichi Glass Pavilion. Kitaichi Glass dates back to 1901. Here you will find several stores and art galleries. You can also visit the stores to experience the making of the Kitaichi Glass before heading to the Chitose airport for your flight back home as your trip comes to an end. (Please arrange departure flight after 13:30)