[Shuttle service included]Night Safari Tour in Shiretoko
- Go to the night forest in search of encounters with wild animals !
- Shiretoko at night gives you a glimpse of nature's activities that are different from daytime
- You can see wild animals moving around actively along the way
- Tour participants will ride in a car driven by a local guide and travel on a pitch-black road without street lights to the sights
- On a clear day, you can look up at the starry sky.
・Important: If you cannot reach the guide, please contact HIS Hokkaido (+81-80-3391-0956 / WhatsApp) 10:00–18:30 JST using your registered phone number.
What to expect
A night tour to explore Shiretoko at night, guided by a local Japanese guide.
Shiretoko at night gives you a glimpse of nature’s activities that are different from daytime. Tour participants will ride in a car driven by a local guide and travel on a pitch-black road without street lights to the sights. You can see wild animals moving around actively along the way. You can also enjoy the starry sky in fine weather. This tour is not a program to walk around in the forest, so anyone over 7 years old can feel free to join us. (note)Encounters with wild animals are not 100% promised. 【About start time】 Please note that the tour start times between 10/1~11/30. Please check the details below: 19:30
If you have any questions, please contact us here: spk-inbound@his-world.com








Reviews
Highly recommend going on the tour! As road conditions at night can be challenging, we were very glad we booked a tour and had an expert pick us up and drive us around the reserve so we could appreciate the nature and wildlife with a peace of mind. Our guide, Yoshida-San, was a true expert in navigating the difficult roads WHILE helping spot wildlife along the way (of course in a very safe manner). He was very patient and enthusiastic throughout the whole tour, making a few extra rounds to help us spot more wildlife! As we were not Japanese, he was able to communicate to us in English while sharing many fun facts about the park and its wildlife. Would love to go back again another season for another tour with him!
we saw a bear fishing soon after we set off. Saw 3 owls, many deers and foxes, and one raccoon dog. the tour guide is very experienced. would have been better if we can understand Japanese. but we are already very happy with what we saw during the tour. thank you very much! recommend others who like to see some wild animals!
The thoughtful Japanese tour guide Masaki san let us see wild bears, foxes and sika deer, which was very surprising. We also stopped at a certain point to look at the beautiful starry sky.
Although the reservation was for an English tour, most of the tour guides spoke Japanese. We were lucky. We met a one-year-old brown bear less than 20 minutes after setting off. We saw some foxes along the way and an owl parked on a street lamp. At the turnaround point, the tour guide asked us to get off the car to look at the stars and get some fresh air. Otherwise, we stayed in the car the whole time (which was safer).
It’s a great experience when the weather is good, and it’s worth a try. Seeing roots at night is really a different experience during the day.
Thank you for contacting the provider regarding the tight reservation schedule to ensure we could take the tour on our preferred date. We were quite disappointed not to encounter any bears this year, and overall, there weren't many wildlife animals around, perhaps due to the weather from the strong winds the day before...
If the weather and conditions are right, you can have a short but fantastic time.
This night safari tour was amazing! The included pickup and drop-off service was very convenient, the guide provided professional and engaging commentary, the itinerary was well-organized, and it offered great value for the money. Highly recommended!
we were able to see some animals during the night tour. though it will be better if can see more animals. it is entirely by chance
You can see foxes, deer, and owls. The course is on the way to Shiretoko. It started raining from the beginning of the tour, so the guide said that the animals couldn't be seen, so I thought I was wasting my money, but he finally found them all. He explained things nonstop for an hour and a half, so it would be best if you can speak Japanese. *Important* If you pay on site, it's 4,000 yen;;;; There are many companies that offer night tours, so please come and pay in person (PayPay, cash only)
Good to know
- HIS Travel Agency will send the final meeting time and guide details via Email and WhatsApp 1-2 days before the tour. Please note: The guide cannot be reached via WhatsApp. Call the guide ONLY if you cannot find them at the meeting point. Please refrain from calling for other requests, as they may be driving. For time or location changes, contact our office Via e-mail/Whatsapp at least one day in advance.
- There is no toilet during the tour
- We will operate tour even if it rains. However, if the organizer decides that the tour can not be safety, it will be cancelled 【Language Information】 Our guides are Japanese, and we provide tours in both Japanese and English. We ask for your understanding as English is not their native language. Even if you don’t speak Japanese or English, that is completely fine! The guide will use a translator at key spots to make sure you don’t miss the highlights. 【Regarding Pick-up and Drop-off Services】 This itinerary offers pick-up and drop-off at various designated locations. All locations presented for selection at the time of booking are eligible for this service. Please note that we do not currently provide transfer services for locations outside of this list.
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