Asahiyama Zoo & Frozen Ice Sea Sunset Cruise Day Trip from Sapporo

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Departing from Sapporo
Asahiyama Zoo, Asahiyama Doro Sen, Kuranuma, Asahikawa, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, 071-1411, Japan
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Please be sure to bring your passport with you to participate in the trip. If you do not bring your passport, you will not be able to board the icebreaker.
  • Visit Asahiyama Zoo to see polar bears, arctic foxes, raccoons, and deer up close
  • Ride the Garinkogo icebreaker for a thrilling cruise through frozen seas
  • Enjoy warm, comfortable onboard facilities while admiring Hokkaido’s stunning drift-ice scenery
  • Cruise on the drift ice of Hokkaido and watch the infinitely beautiful sunset

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What to expect

Asahiyama Zoo is located in Hokkaidos. Visitors can get up close to a variety of wildlife here, including polar animals, monkeys, and more. It's a family-friendly destination where you can interact with animals and observe their natural behaviors. Followed by viewing Ice Floes and Sunset Cruise. This part of the tour includes observing ice floes and enjoying magnificent sunsets, often aboard an icebreaker ship. In the winter season in Hokkaido, ice floes create a spectacular natural spectacle, and you can get a close-up view from the ship. Watching the sunset provides beautiful evening views as you relax on the comfortable ship. This tour combines the experience of observing animals with the beauty of natural landscapes, making it an adventure filled with fun and scenic beauty

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Being able to go to such a far place by car for this price really saves us a lot of trouble. Every attraction in Hokkaido is too far away!

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The time to see the animals at Asahiyama Zoo is extremely short, so I think it's better to decide on a purpose, such as going to see the animals you want to see for a long time first, or prioritizing enjoying local food. It turned out to be a good day to see the drift ice, so it was a good experience.

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The ride is long and the zoo visit time is too short. If the meeting time can be earlier, the itinerary will be more appropriate.

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The highlight of Asahiyama Zoo is watching penguins walking, but there are times at 11:00 and 14:30. If the itinerary time does not match, it should be explained so that consumers can choose whether to sign up. There was no ice at all on the icebreaker. I was really disappointed with this itinerary. The money was completely wasted.

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it’s very good tour in Hokkaido we have good time and tour in last day trip in Japan

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It was truly the worst of the worst. The guide and driver were very friendly and nice, but other than that, it was really the worst. 1. Two Chinese ladies on the bus were talking really loudly all day, which was very annoying. 2. The main purpose of this tour was to take a drift ice cruise, but after the zoo, we went to Monbetsu. While on the way to the bus, I suddenly received a notice of flight cancellation. 3. People at the zoo were crushed. It was almost a round trip day trip from Seoul to Busan. When I checked the actual map, it was a 10 hour round trip. You have to be lucky to ride the drift ice ship. Considering the probability and time and cost, it is 100% not recommended. I completely lost one day of my short schedule of 3 nights and 4 days. Haha, I just threw away the money. Haha, I'm just left with frustration.

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Since the guide was in Japanese, I only understood some Chinese characters, but it was still a useful experience. 'The Okhotsk Sea drift ice tour was fresh and magnificent, and the Asahiyama penguin procession was the pinnacle of cuteness! Their appearance was beauty itself, and this trip gave me a new experience. I highly recommend it!!

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Fortunately, the icebreaker was running on the day we went. The local Japanese tour leader was very hardworking and dedicated, because it was a group of tourists from different countries, but the overall experience was very good.

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Although I didn't see any drift ice, it was really fun to see some glaciers and cute penguins. The guide can only speak Japanese, but he worked hard to help us with a translator, so we had a great trip. For your information, the crab meat rice bowls sold as lunch boxes are really not that good, so visit a restaurant or convenience store at the port where the drift ice boat tour takes place!

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We are a Korean couple. I was very worried because there were many reviews saying that the schedule was tight for traveling a long distance in one day. In conclusion, it is true that you have to move a little tight, but not so tight that you can't see what you need to see, and they skillfully schedule so that you can move efficiently within the given time. There was no problem at all as we stopped by the rest area every 1-2 hours. Guide Yamada-san's professionalism was top notch. Basically, the guide was in Japanese, but important information was also provided in English, so there was no difficulty. I can understand a little Japanese, so I was grateful and enjoyed the detailed guidance I received, such as the natural monument birds outside the window, the recommended list of omiyage, the congestion and cleanliness of the restroom, and recommended viewing points at the zoo. Even though it was the day I spent the most time outside during my trip to Hokkaido, it was the most comfortable day thanks to Yamada-san and the driver's pleasant guidance. I was lucky enough to see drift ice as much as I wanted, and the crab meat and salmon roe lunch box I ordered for dinner and ate in the car was very delicious. I was lucky that none of the passengers I traveled with had a good sense of time, so none of them were late for their appointments throughout the trip. The bus also had a wide gap between the front seats, so it was easy to recline the chair, and even my tall husband was able to stretch his legs comfortably. Thank you for making our trip enjoyable.

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