Illumination Tour: Furano Elf Terrace, Biei Blue Pond & Shirahige Falls Day Trip

Thank you so much to our tour guide, Ms. Hanna Wu Di, and our driver, Mr. Shanfang, for their enthusiastic service. The experience was simply amazing! The itinerary was arranged logically and thoughtfully throughout. We caught the last leg of the Shikisai-no-Oka flower fields, saw the autumn-hued Blue Pond and the stunning Shirahige Waterfall, and wrapped up the day with the night illumination at Shikisai no Oka. It was a trip well worth taking! Hanna was extremely professional, seamlessly switching between Mandarin, English, and Japanese to introduce the features and background of each attraction. Along the way, she also recommended local specialty foods and souvenirs, providing incredible emotional support. ｡◕‿◕｡ Looking forward to our next trip to Hokkaido! ✈️ (★ω★)

Our tour guide, Hana, was always smiling, energetic, and very patient. Even on a one-day tour, she made us feel right at home. Hana thoroughly explained the background of each attraction and recommended delicious local specialties at every stop, such as fruit corn and lavender ice cream. She was also excellent at helping travelers take photos! Hana introduced us to Hokkaido's unique characteristics, local products, and even taught us little tidbits like how to distinguish different grades of cantaloupe. She also shared her personal recommendations for must-try foods in Sapporo, helping visitors to Japan understand Hokkaido better. Even though it rained that day, we still had a wonderful experience.

Our tour guide was named Sakura. She was a wonderful tour guide and can speak in English,Chinese and Japanese. We were able to visit all of the locations except the biei tree. One thing to know is that snowmobile is separate, it is not included in the tour. It is 15000-20000 yen for the snowmobile. If you do not choose to do the snowmobile, the bus will drop you off at Biei Station and you have about 1.5 hrs to walk around or have a meal. Biei station is a peaceful area and we enjoyed walking around there. Every time the bust stops at a location, Sakura gave us a return time. If everyone is on time, or a few minutes early, you have more time at the last stop, the Biei blue pond. I would encourage everyone to be on time, so you can reach all of the planned locations. I recommend this trip to anyone visiting Hokkaido for the first time and would like to see many famous locations in a day.

This time, I chose Plan B's "Furano Ningle Terrace ➡️ Shikisai-no-oka Snowmobile ➡️ Shirahige Falls ➡️ Blue Pond Illumination," and it felt very worthwhile. After all, driving on Furano's mountain roads is extremely challenging for independent travelers. Choosing the Klook tour solved the problem of having to traverse snowy mountain roads (￣∇￣). Especially since the day before, January 13th, there was a huge blizzard, making it difficult to move even in Sapporo. However, thanks to that heavy snow, the weather was quite nice throughout our trip. Ningle Terrace had a fairytale feel, but it was indeed crowded and difficult to take pictures. Shirahige Falls was spectacular, but it was freezing cold 🥶. And the Blue Pond Illumination left a very deep impression on me, it was quite beautiful~ I highly recommend Plan B's Blue Pond Illumination ✨. Our guide, Mr. Huang, was very nice and professional. He would flexibly adjust the time so that we wouldn't be rushed and could have plenty of time to take pictures and visit the sights, so the pace of the whole trip was very comfortable 👍👍 Highly recommended ٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و💯

This tour is the most convenient way to visit the attractions in the least amount of time. In winter, it's not easy to get around due to the snow. Although there was an accident on the way (a large vehicle broke down and blocked the road, which was not the fault of the tour guide or driver) and a lot of time was wasted, the tour guide contacted the company to help us solve the problem. Although the tow truck arrived earlier than the travel company's solution, I am also grateful to the tour guide Arefat for trying to calculate the time so that we could go to the attractions we wanted to visit. Although one spot was skipped, that spot is relatively easy to get to. On the other hand, I have not been able to go to the Elf Terrace several times, so I am very grateful to have been able to go this time. During the waiting period, he also chatted with the tour group members. The tour guide's knowledge is very rich, and we were never bored. I also appreciate that he didn't waste everyone's time. The meeting time was already half an hour earlier than the departure time, and most people were able to arrive early, but some tour members were still late. In the end, we waited, but of course we couldn't wait indefinitely. Time in winter is actually very tight because it gets dark very early. I hope everyone will try to arrive early when participating. I think maybe if we had arrived early or on time, we might not have encountered the accident. At the end of the trip, he introduced a lot of food. We were dismissed at Datong Park, where we could stroll around the Christmas market. I want to thank Arefat for his hard work throughout the journey. He ran back and forth to the Elf Terrace 4 times (I saw it, maybe more). Throughout the trip, he kept telling us to be careful when walking, but he himself was not afraid of slipping. I also want to thank the driver for driving carefully. We gave both the tour guide and the driver a score of 100.

We had a great experience for joining this tour. Overall arrangement was good. The tour guide Sakura is very friendly and helpful. She taken care everyone and reminded what to take note at every location we went. We are lucky to travel in good weather so our tour was not affected. All the spots were beautiful. This tour is definitely worth for the money. Highly recommended!

Hong is a very friendly and pleasant guide who ensure everyone is well taken care of. Communications is clear and he constantly update details verbally and on chat as well. Bus is comfortable. Program is well organised. It’s snowing that day which makes the tour more beautiful and memorable. Biei is really beautiful with a charming vibes. Shikisai no oka have very beautiful scenery. Except the crowd, Ningle Terrace is very magical. Overall a very pleasant experience.

The day tour is worth every penny! We had lunch and played with snow at Biei station. We visited Shirahige falls. We went to check out the Christmas Tree. And we took pictures in Ningle Terrace. Our tour guide Hana is very kind, and she shared Hokkaido's facts very well!

The itinerary was very well planned, with ample time allocated for each stop, so we never felt rushed. Our driver, Mr. Wang, was Chinese and very kind. He told us a lot about Hokkaido's attractions, and his driving skills were excellent; he drove very steadily even when going up mountain roads at night. The illuminated Blue Pond at night was truly beautiful and worth visiting.

All activities completed according to itinerary. We have a good curry rice in Beie city, beautiful green waterfall & ninger terrace especially during evening. Overall a great experience for us.