7-Day Sapporo to Noboribetsu, Onuma, Hakodate and Lake Toya Tour (Free Airport Pickup)

Tour Code: GOL-SPK-001A
Duration: 7 Day(s) / 6 Night(s)
Tour Guide: Chinese, English
Quality: Budget
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7-Day Sapporo to Noboribetsu, Onuma, Hakodate and Lake Toya Tour (Free Airport Pickup)
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Overview

Experience: UNESCO, Family

Extra (Excluded): Wifi, Meal etc...

Tour Guide:Chinese, English


Available Days :

Fri, Special Dates

Highlights :

Travel with us on a delightful eight-day tour with our Chinese speaking tour guides! Attraction tickets and tips are all included in the price.

Stay in a four-star or five-star hotel throughout the entire journey! Two nights in Hakodate-Onuma Prince Hotel, one night in Touyako Hot Spring Hotel, three nights in Sapporo.

Enjoy delicious Japanese food: Hot Spring Cuisine, Hakodate Seafood Covered Rice, Shishou Pot Cuisine, Otaru Sushi Set Food, and Farewell Dinner: try the three crab (king crab, pine leaf crab, hairy crab) buffet set meal and various delicacies made with seasonal materials.

The highlight of visiting Hokkaido: experience the characteristics of sulfur hot springs in the smoke of the crater ruins " Noboribetsu Jigokudani", the first star fortress city in Japan "Goryokaku Park", the "Hakodate Mountain Night View", one of the three night views in the world, and the "Showa Shinzan Bear Ranch" close contact with 160 pure Hokkaido brown bears, the "Otaru", the most beautiful city in Japan, The Shiroi Koibito Park, the production and exhibition place of the White Lover, and the Sapporo Clock Tower.

The cultural heritage of Hokkaido, the Sapporo Beer Garden, is located at the end of the "Internet Red Bafanzaka" road. The "Hachiman-zaka Slope" is a large seafood market with local characteristics. The " Hakodate Morning Market" guards Hokkaido as the god of Hokkaido development.

The unique "soft soup" of Touyako Hot Spring, a village of 100 selected hot springs, is a spring with pure and broken sources, which will surely make you relax and relax, wear Japanese style bathrobes, and enjoy the feeling of harmony with the wind.

  • Hotel Breakfast and five special meals listed in the itinerary.
  • Admission tickets listed in the itinerary: Shiroi Koibito Park, Mount Hakodate Ropeway, Showa Shinzan Bear Ranch.
  • For schedules departing on 12/29/2023, an additional fee of $200 per person will be charged.
  • "Hokkaido Series: For flights departing from May to June and September, a peak season surcharge will be charged: $100/person For flights departing from July to August, a peak season surcharge is required: $250/person"

Itinerary

Begin your amazing and unforgettable journey with us today by taking a plane ride to Sapporo, Japan.

 
 

Today you will arrive in Sapporo, Japan! A tour guide will be waiting for you at the airport upon your arrival. After greeting you, you will be arranged to check in at the hotel to rest and recharge for the wonderful journey ahead. You can freely arrange your own day; the following is the recommended itinerary for your reference. You can go to Tanukikoji or Susukino Fun Street by yourself. 

 

Free pick-up airport: New Chitose Airport (CTS)

Free pick-up time: 14:00, 18:00 and 21:00. This time is the time for the guests to meet with our staff after picking up their luggage at the baggage claim area of the airline they are taking.

Three meals will be at your own expense.

 

Hotel: Sapporo Prince Hotel Or Premier Hotel -Tsubaki- Sapporo Or Similar.


After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive to Shiroi Koibito Park, where you can not only visit, but also make white lovers' chocolate cookies. Come and experience the fun of making chocolate! Then we will go to Noboribetsu Jigokudani where there are many gushing holes and fumaroles along the valley. There is even a scenery of bubbling and boiling which is thought to be "hell where demons live," which is the origin of the name Jigokudani. The strange landscape of the volcano valley will be unforgettable! Finally, we will go to the Ōnuma Quasi-National Park for sightseeing. This park is a paradise for nature lovers and offers a wide range of wild animals, dense green forests and abundant leisure activities. 

 

Itinerary:

Sapporo → Hokkaido Shrine (30 minutes) → Noboribetsu → Shiroi Koibito Chocolate Factory (60 minutes) → Noboribetsu Jigokudani (60 minutes) → Onuma → Onuma Quasi-National Park (60 minutes)

 

Special Notes:

1. During the maple leaf season from late September to late October,  if you cannot go to Noboribetsu Jigokudani due to weather, you will go to 登別奧羅富紅葉 instead.

 

Hotel: Hakodate-Onuma Prince Hotel Or Hakodate Kokusai Hotel Or Similar.


After breakfast, we will first drive to Goryokaku Park. Cherry trees are planted throughout the park and the park is completely blessed with nature. You can enjoy walking around through the beautiful scenery in four seasons: Cherry blossoms in the spring, green trees in the summer, autumn leaves in the fall and snow in the winter. Following, we will go to Hakodate Morning Market, which is one of the very lively markets in Hokkaido. The shops with strong market style Chaoshi are very busy from morning to noon. You can buy fresh aquatic products here and eat them in seafood restaurants. Then, we will go to Motomachi Park for sightseeing. There are many historically valuable things such as Gérard's water house ruins and the Yamate 80th building ruins. Afterwards, we will go to the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse, which is one of the signs of the Hakodate Bay area. After that, we will go to Hachiman-zaka slope and in the evening, we will go to Mount Hakodate to enjoy the beautiful night view. 

 

Itinerary:

Ōnuma → Hakodate → Goryokaku Park (30 mins) → Hakodate Morning Market (90 mins) → Motomachi Park (40 mins) → Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse (30 mins) → Hachiman-zaka Slope (30 mins) → Mount Hakodate ( 60 mins) → Ōnuma

 

Special Notes:

1. Cherry Blossom in Goryokaku Park: from late April to mid May, the landscape is affected by the real-time weather and climate. Please refer to the actual situation. Please understand.
2. Wisteria vine with Goryokaku Park: from the middle of May to the late of June, the landscape is affected by the real-time weather and climate. Please take the actual situation as the criterion. Please understand.
3. It's windy and cold at night on the Mount Hakodate. Please remember to bring warm clothes and hats.
4. In case of the annual maintenance, weather or other force majeure factors that make it impossible to take the aerial ropeway, take a special bus to the mountain.

 

Hotel: Hakodate-Onuma Prince Hotel Or Hakodate Kokusai Hotel Or Similar. (Dinner Included)


Today we will say farewell to Onuma and head to the beautiful Lake Toya. First, we will go to visit Shōwa-shinzan, which is still climbing high slowly. You can feel the vitality of the active volcano at a close distance here. The bear ranch nearby can't be missed too. There are more than one hundred brown bears in the ranch. Then, we will explore Toyako Onsen, one of the most famous hot springs in Japan. The hot spring is rich in various minerals that will instantly help you feel relaxed. Finally, we will take a visit to the Toyako Sairo Tenbodai near the Lake Toya to see the beautiful scenery of the surrounding lakes and mountains. 


Itinerary:
Onuma → Shōwa-shinzan (40 mins) → Showa Shinzan Bear Ranch (60 mins) → Toyako Onsen (30 mins) → Toyako Sairo Tenbodai (60 mins)

 

2. Refer to the updated hotel information: Toyako Manseikaku Hotel Lakeside Terrace or Toya Sun Palace Resort & Spa (with hot springs in the hotel) or similar;
Reminder: Guests staying at Lake Toya Hotel from 4/28-10/31 will have the opportunity to enjoy the fireworks feast every night from 20:45 to 21:05 (except in bad weather), and experience the brilliant romance of gorgeous fireworks combined with Japanese style!

 

Hotel: Toyako Manseikaku Hotel Lakeside Terrace Or Similar. (Lunch and Dinner are Included)


Today, we will first go to the oldest canal in Hokkaido, the Otaru Canal. It is the symbol of the pioneering history of Hokkaido, also famous for the movie “Love Letter.” Then follow us and visit the Marchen Intersection, located by the Kitaichi Glass Crystal Kan and the Otaru Orgel Museum. There are many things to see along the way. After reluctantly saying goodbye to Otaru, we will drive back to Sapporo. The Former Hokkaido Government Office made of red bricks and the white Sapporo Clock Tower are unique to look at with different seasons and weathers. Finally, we will go to the bustling Sapporo Odori Park, where there are many festivals throughout the year, which will surely satisfy you! 

 

Itinerary:
Dongye Lake → Otaru → Otaru Canal (60 mins) → Kitaichi Glass Crystal Kan (20 mins) → Otaru Orgel Museum (20 mins) → Marchen Intersection (20 mins) → Ginnokane (30 mins) → Sapporo → Former Hokkaido Government Office (30 mins) → Sapporo Clock Tower (20 mins) → Sapporo Odori Park (30 mins)

 

Hotel: Sapporo Prince Hotel Or Premier Hotel -Tsubaki- Sapporo Or Similar. (Lunch and Dinner are Included)


Today will be the end of our unforgettable and pleasant journey of Japan! You can book a suitable flight to leave the New Chitose Airport (CTS) according to your needs. Our staff only provides one drop-off service from the hotel at 8:00 in the morning. If a guest has an early flight and needs to leave the hotel before 8 o'clock to the airport, please provide your own transportation to the airport.


  The order of itinerary may change without any notice depending on weather situations or for some other unforeseen circumstances.

  The order of activities held during the tour is planned by the tour guide. So, it may be different from what is mentioned on the tour page. On fewer occasions, Tour Guide has to skip an attraction or few during the tour depending on weather, traffic, group interest or some other reason.

  Some attractions are seasonal. So, when they are closed they will be replaced with some other attraction.

  You can skip some optional activities during the tour and plan something on your own. Make sure that you coordinate with Tour guide and stay with the group with next activity. Please note you cannot stay on the bus if you skip some optional activity.

  Probable hotel names are mentioned in the itinerary. It can be similar or a different hotel of the similar rating. Exact Hotel details can only be provided one day before the departure.

  Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel.

  These tours are conducted in a group. A group can have people of several cultures. We expect each person to coordinate with Tour guide to make sure things are on track.

  Though attractions are optional but you have to at least take 2 attractions.

Pricing


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What's Included

  Passengers will be picked up and dropped off at their chosen locations. (Please take notice of locations and times of pick up)  

  Tour is accompanied by the tour guide.  
  
 Most of the tours are carried out in air conditioned bus. A minivan can also be used depending on the number of people booking the tour.  
  
  Tour package price includes all the taxes.  
 
  Tour is inclusive of hotel accommodation. 
 
  Hotel Breakfast and five special meals listed in the itinerary.
 
  Free Airport pick up is available on this tour. The Tour Package price will not include Mandatory Tour Guide tips for Airport Pickup. 

 Admission tickets listed in the itinerary: Shiroi Koibito Park, Mount Hakodate Ropeway, Showa Shinzan Bear Ranch.


What's Excluded

  Fares for air travel and transport from home to and from the location chosen for pick-up.

  Expenditure for personal purposes.

  Fee for Optional Activities and entrance. Pay in cash to the tour guide. He will arrange tickets.Some attractions might be closed on public holidays. Optional activities price may change or can be different as displayed on the website.

  A minimum tip of $12 per passenger per day for Tour Guide and Driver is not included in the price of the tour package. Pay it in cash to Tour guide and bus driver. This service fees collected from passengers complement the incomes of the driver and the tour guide.

  Travel insurance.

  Though the meals are excluded,but the guides will arrange them for you.

  Room fees of personal nature, such as, laundry fees, telephone, service fees of valets, expenses on alcoholic drinks and what you buy from the mini bar. However, specified fees may be included.

 Part of the lunch and dinner in the itinerary.

 Round-trip international air tickets, air tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok, visa fees and processing fees, etc.

 Overseas personal consumption (including but not limited to hotel laundry, haircut, telephone, fax, pay TV, drinks, tobacco and alcohol, etc.)

 Other fees not mentioned in the above service content.

Important Notice: Passengers are discouraged from purchasing admission packages from sources outside and trying to use them for this tour provided at a discounted price. In case they want to do so, they must arrange transport the same day.


  All the prices are listed in USD.

  Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.

  Tour display price is based on double occupancy. It is the price each person will pay if a group of two is traveling.

  Prices may change without any notice.

  Prices include hotel accommodation, transportation and taxes.

  Admission Tickets to different places and meals are NOT included in the tour price.

  Mandatory Tip for tour guide and driver are NOT included.

  Only the tour guide can purchase entrance tickets for you. Pre-purchased tickets are NOT acceptable.

  There must be at least one passenger of 18 years for every booking made with GoldenBusTours. For Children between the age group of 2 to 14 years, a different price will be charged. Please refer to Child price on our pricing calendar. Child Age may vary between different bus operators. Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel. If the 5th person is infant you will be charged normally then with the second room as an expense.

  Activities are optional though, but each customer has to participate in 2 activities at least. No city pass allowed. Some attractions are mandatory. Each customer has to take part in them and have to pay for them in cash.

Departure Location

Departure Location

  • Free Pickup service is available from New Chitose Airport (CTS) at 2:00, 6:00 and 9:00 PM. Meet the tour guide at the baggage claim area.

Return Location

  • We will only provide one drop-off service from the hotel to New Chitose Airport (CTS) at 8:00 AM. If the guest has an early flight reach by your own transportation.

Important Notes

  Arrive at departure location 10 to 15 minutes before the mentioned time to make sure you catch the bus on time. If in case you are late, the bus will not wait for you at the location and ultimately you will miss the entire tour (no refund in this case).

  Return time on the website is just an estimation. Expect some variation always. Time may change depending on traffic and weather situations

  There is a possibility that tour operator may use a shuttle to drop you off at the return location. It usually happens in the case of multiple return locations.

  You can leave the tour at any place only after signing a Tour Departure Form for leaving the tour early.

  Please note that price will stay the same even if you leave the tour early.

  If you have booked a pre-tour hotel stay, then you will have to arrange your own transport from hotel to departure location.

  If you have booked extra night hotel after the tour, then you will arrange transport from drop off point to hotel.

  On West Coast tours some bus operators have a lot of departure locations. A slow start is expected on these tours.

Policies

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Same Cancellation policy would apply even if the cancellation or reschedule request comes because of the COVID. We strictly follow the policy after COVID.
 
No matter the reason for the cancellation, we are forced to carry costly charges from our travel and hotel providers in the form of penalties and fees that are incurred when there is a cancellation of confirmed or pending bookings. As such, there are cancellation penalties or fees incurred.

Determination of the time of cancellation will be done when the notice is received and confirmed by our office. You must make any notice of cancellation directly to GoldenBusTours by email or webmail at the Contact Us section.

Cancellation charges 

⇒  23 days or more prior to departure, 10% of the tour fees will be charged as cancellation.

⇒ 16 to 22 days prior to departure, 50% of the tour fees will be charged as cancellation.

⇒ 9 to 15 days prior to departure, 75% of the tour fees will be charged as cancellation.

⇒ Within 8 days prior to departure, 100% tour fees will be charged as cancellation.

Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.

There is no refund for unused features. You forfeit the entire payment when you are a no-show on the departure date and unable to join the tour for any reason including COVID.

An add-on fee of 6% for handling fees is charged in addition to the above penalties. No matter what the reason for cancellation is, the processing fee will be deducted on each refund.

In order for there not to be a cancellation, a minimum number of participants are required. We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled trip although every effort is made by us to ensure that normal operations are maintained. We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure with respect to operating requirements or circumstances beyond control. In case a cancellation is made at any given moment in time before departure, our only liability as GoldenBusTours will be to refund you the amount we received for the booking of the tour. We will try our best to re-book the same or similar tour if the future travel plan suits you. We are not responsible for any cancellation penalties that may have been incurred on any other travel arrangements like separate purchase of air tickets, visa cost, taxi fare etc. We are not liable for any other travel arrangements that have been affected as a result of the cancellations. 

Note: More than 30 days after the completion of the tour, we cannot grant any refunds. Each Cancellation Request must be received in writing by email.

Cancellation and reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection. If you reschedule tour and later decides to cancel it then cancellation charges will be applicable to the original departure date and not to the rescheduled one.

Reservation, Booking & Redemption

Terms & Conditions

Any travel service purchases indicate your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions set out herein.

You are advised to carefully read through and understand these Terms & Conditions before making your booking.


Tour Confirmation

You will get an email immediately once you place an order. Tour Confirmation usually takes 2, 3 days except for urgent order. Urgent orders can be confirmed in a day or even few hours, but we can’t assure success in these cases. On fewer occasions, some of the others may require a longer period of time for confirmation. You are advised not to book airline tickets unless you have received the confirmation.


E-Ticket (Mandatory to be on bus)

Your e-ticket includes complete operator information such as local telephone numbers at your destination. You are required to print the e-tickets and bring them along with you on the trip. They will be needed as proof of purchase.


Changes in Booking

You may incur a fee for any revisions or alterations made to the reservation when the booking has already been confirmed. Cancellation fees may be applied to things such as name changes or corrections. They may also apply to tour date changes or tour itinerary changes. Please note that no departure changes are permitted 72 hours before departure.


Changes in Tour Itinerary

We are continuously striving to improve tour itineraries and features. In the event of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond the control, we do reserve the right to vary the itineraries and to substitute hotels. Duplicate departures may operate during certain peak periods, sometimes in reverse order. As such, hotels may vary from those included on the itinerary pages.

Reschedule

​If you want to reschedule your tour (change the departure date or choose a different tour) then a reschedule fees may be applied. No reschedule request will be entertained within 15 days before the departure date. 

Cancellation and reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection.

Pricing

1. One room can accommodate maximum 4 people. Even if you are 5 people including 1 month old baby you still need 2 rooms.

2. If you can carry your child up to 2 years of age then you do not need to book seats for him. It may vary from one tour to another.

3. Service providers hold the right to change the itinerary and hotel arrangements without any notice.

4. Child (0-9 years) and Single traveler going on the tour have special rates. These prices vary from one tour to another.

5. Meals and Attractions are not included. You can ask your tour guide to try to arrange the meal for you as per your requirements. For attractions, admission fees pay it to the tour guide on the tour.

6. Prices may change without any notice because of prices fluctuation in the market.

7. All prices mentioned on the website are in US dollars.

8. In Case of Bank Wire Transfer customer have to bear Wire transfer fee.

9. Tour package price is inclusive of taxes.

10. Tour Prices are every individual and in view of room inhabitance.

11. Final hotels booked may not be same as the one mentioned on the website.

Child Rate:

Child rates are applicable for children between (0-12 years) of age. Parents are advised to bring car seats for the safety of their child.

Buy 2 Get 3rd discounted: Get 3rd Ticket on special discounted rates on the purchase of 2 tickets.

Responsibility

1.We highly recommend you to provide your flight details while booking tour with us or at least send us flight details via email 3 days before your tour departure. In case of non-compliance, you will be asked to join your hotel on the first day of tour at your own expense
 
2. Please check our return timings before booking your return flights at the end of the tour. During high season (National and Summer Holidays) book your flights at least 1 hour later than the suggested time.

3. Before booking any tour make sure to go through every detail like tour itinerary, tour price, cancellation policy,  reschedule and refund policies. Tour Guide will be Chinese and English or it can only be chinese based on the group size.

4. You should either bring a printed copy of your E-Ticket or bring it in your smartphone on the day of tour departure. You should also bring a valid photo ID along with your E-Ticket. In the case of any issues for not carrying E-Ticket or Photo ID GoldenBusTour will not be responsible.

5.Make sure to provide a valid phone number so we can reach you in the case of any emergency.

6. Please read all important notes, inclusion, exclusion section, terms and conditions, policies and below notes.

    6a. Tour Operator holds the right to cancel the tour at any time depending on poor weather condition or some other unforeseen circumstances. However, GoldenBusTour will update its customers about the cancellation and shall not be held accountable for charges other than tour fees.

    6b. Change in tour price will not affect any confirmed booking.

    6c. Tour Operator can change the order of itinerary at any time without any notice.

7.You will be responsible for your travel documents during the tour.

8.Reach Departure location about 20 to 30 minutes before departure time. Unfortunately, no one will wait for you in case you get in late. The bus mostly has Bus Operator name and logo on it. Even if you are five minutes late and miss the bus then GoldenBusTours or Tour Operator will not be responsible. There will be no refund in this case. You will be charged 100% tour fee.

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