Chitose and Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival One Day Tour from Sapporo
- A professional Chinese/English tour guide will take you to explore the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Hokkaido for a day trip full of ice and snow charm.
- At Takino Suzuran Hillside Park in winter, you can experience thrilling tube sledding and snowshoe activities that allow you to fully enjoy the snow scenery.
- Recreating the Hokkaido pioneering era, each of the city, rural, mountain, and fishing villages has different architectures and life scenes.
- Mitsui OUTLET PARK, shopping spree starts passionately, no need to take a special bus by yourself anymore.
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What to expect
- Highly Recommended Self-Planned Itinerary:
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[Takino Suzuran Park]
You can experience thrilling tube sledding and snowshoe activities to fully enjoy the snowy scenery! This place has Japan’s largest tube sledding area, where you can slide vertically for 200 meters from the top, as well as snowshoeing in the forest. Both activities are very popular with international tourists, and you can rent the necessary equipment for free! In addition, the Ashiribetsu Falls freeze from late December, so don’t miss this spectacular view!
[Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival] Every year from late January to mid-February, Lake Shikotsu hosts a grand event called the “Chitose Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival (支笏湖氷濤まつり)”, showcasing ice sculptures made from the clear and clean water of Lake Shikotsu. These ice sculptures are created by spraying Lake Shikotsu water with high-pressure water jets and then freezing it. During the day, these ice sculptures have a crystal-clear appearance, and they emit a natural blue color under the sunlight, which local residents call “Lake Shikotsu Blue.”
Reviews
I was worried about whether we could go this year due to the heavy snow, but the day was sunny and not cold. The Rakkai Pioneer Village, with its old houses and shops reminiscent of Japan about 80 years ago, would be a great reference for people visiting from abroad. The guide took us to the tube slider area in the park, and from there we had free time. There were 100m and 200m sliders, and the 200m one was more popular, so the wait time was about 30 minutes. I was able to slide down the 100m one three times. It's not crowded there, so you can slide down many times. We were able to walk through the forest in snowshoes. It took about an hour for one lap. You won't fall, so older people can enjoy it too. It was a really fun experience because I was able to do something I don't usually get to do. The ice festival was more wonderful than I expected, and even though it wasn't the time for the light-up, I felt that the blue ice looked more like ice during the day. Apparently, in previous years it was melting and not as beautiful as this year. This year is the year to go! The guide was very professional and explained things diligently even on the bus. I couldn't understand the language, but her speaking style was like that of a Chinese singing show MC, with a beautiful voice and pronunciation. She was very kind. Thank you.
i highly recommend this tour. it is very well organized, Ms. Cindy is angelic and very dedicated and the bus driver are the best tour guides we've ever had. this tour have the best tourist spots to see. Thanks and see you again next year.
Met tour guide Xiao Yang from Taiwan, who was very kind and professional. He explained a lot about the history of Hokkaido, allowing everyone to have a deeper understanding of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Pioneer Village in winter is beautiful and great for taking pictures. Playing freely in the snow at Lily Park was also great, and the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival was amazing, but it was really too cold. Overall the itinerary was great, but unfortunately the time was too short. It would have been even better if we could have seen the Ice Festival at night.
It was a chill and relaxing tour! Enjoyed the whole experience. Everything was smooth. Our guide is very helpful
Our tour guide, Sister Zhang (Jie), had excellent time management, a smooth itinerary, professional service, and a friendly, approachable demeanor. The weather was pretty good that day, and even though it snowed lightly at times, it didn't affect the itinerary, and we created wonderful memories.
The tour guide is very informative
The basic experience was good, and the tour guide, Mr. Yang, was very professional and took great care of each tourist, introducing each attraction in detail. However, the time spent at larger attractions was not sufficient.
My favorite tour here in Klook so far. everything goes smoothly. the guide is polite and nice even though she don’t speak English. the buffet lunch in good. but my favorite part is the lake shikotsu ice festival. the view is mesmerizing.
We were able to go to all destinations. To bad we have only short hours for the buffet food. 30 mins is to rush for a buffet.
The schedule of the trip is very smooth! We are delighted to see the beautiful view.
Good to know
- The minimum group size is 6 people. If the number of participants does not reach the minimum group size specified above, the tour will be canceled, and an email notification of the tour cancellation will be sent 8 days before departure.
- Children must purchase products corresponding to their age. Incorrect purchases or failure to purchase may result in the inability to participate in the tour.
- Children under 2 years old are not provided with meals.
- Passengers under 2 years old do not include tickets and need to purchase tickets on site.
- The actual time to visit each attraction on the day depends on the traffic conditions and the number of participants. If the visiting facilities are closed or have limited admission hours, the itinerary for the day will be changed. Thank you for your understanding.
- We are not responsible for and will not compensate for delays, itinerary changes, or cancellation of attractions caused by force majeure factors such as traffic and weather.
- After the itinerary starts, if it is not suitable to continue the itinerary due to weather, road closures, or safety factors, we will return safely. Attractions and meals that cannot be visited and enjoyed will not be arranged separately and will not be refunded. Thank you for your understanding.
- If you have special needs for meals, please inform us in advance when registering. (For example, do not eat beef, vegetarian food, etc.) If the arrangement is successful, you will be notified three days before departure. Changes cannot be made three days before departure and on the day of the tour. Only the scheduled itinerary meals can be provided.
- If you do not inform us and the number of passengers and luggage exceeds the reasonable number of passengers and the amount of luggage that can be loaded, the tour guide has the right to refuse passengers to bring luggage on the bus. Passengers need to store their luggage at their own expense in other storage locations. If you are unable to board the bus due to luggage that cannot be stored, no refunds or any form of compensation will be provided.
- If the number of participants is small, a sea lion or minibus may be used. In this case, the driver will also serve as a tour guide and lead everyone to complete the itinerary.
- Passengers are advised to purchase personal travel insurance.
- Please bring your own motion sickness medicine, rain gear, etc.
- Blooming flowers, starry sky, snow, maple leaves, etc. are all natural phenomena and cannot be guaranteed.
- The activity supplier reserves all rights of interpretation.
- The opening hours of the Ice Tao Festival may be closed due to higher temperatures. If this happens, the Chilose Salmon Hometown Aquarium will be flexibly adjusted.
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