9 Full-Day Tours in Hokkaido Worth Braving the Forecast For

Full Day Private Skiing / Snowboarding Tour in Sapporo

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1.Full Day Private Skiing / Snowboarding Tour in Sapporo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $230Our pick

Review of Sapporo’s private ski and snowboard day tour, with beginner-friendly slopes, private transport, rentals, and a natural hot spring visit.

“Write a short wow review...i took a.private skii trip. Mr tomo.san did a great job. Help teach my son how to ski. Go the extra mile to help wife in the setting of gears. Help me conquer the impossible of braving slicing thru the snow. He bought us to the magic osen married with ancient hot springs admist beautiful snowing.. the best ever... Dr. Lim”

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Full Day Indigenous Ainu of Hokkaido and Jozankei

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2.Full Day Indigenous Ainu of Hokkaido and Jozankei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $167

Visit Sapporo Pirka Kotan, learn about Ainu culture, then unwind with a two-hour bath at Jozankei’s Hotel Shika no Yu.

“Great tour I learnt a lot of interesting facts about the Ainu people. Scott was a great tour guide, very helpful and very knowledgeable. He even made sure to assist me with issues I had relating to outside of the tour.”

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Sopporo: Hokkaido Shrine and Atama Daibutsu Full-Day Tour

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3.Sopporo: Hokkaido Shrine and Atama Daibutsu Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews · 10 hours · from $67Best value

See Sapporo’s shrine, Buddha, seafood market, chocolate park, beer museum, and Jozankei Onsen on a practical $67 guided day tour.

“De nombreux lieux visités en autonomie, le guide nous donne des explications durant le trajet en bus. J’ai passé un très bon moment :)”

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Sapporo: Hokkaido Noboribetsu Toya-ko Otaru Full-Day Tour

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4.Sapporo: Hokkaido Noboribetsu Toya-ko Otaru Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $95

See Noboribetsu’s steaming Hell Valley, Lake Toya, Showa Shinzan, brown bears, and Otaru’s canals on a 10-hour Hokkaido day trip.

“Was a great experience, a lot of time on the bus, but even that is enjoyable seeing Hokkaido go by. The time allotted at various stops could definitely be improved, i.e. more time in hell valley. Probably less in Otaru (since half the people ended the tour there anyway to either stay longer or take the train back to Sapporo). Definitely far less time at the depressing bear park (beautiful bears, sad conditions). It was also unclear where to get food during the lunch break - found a restaurant eventually but felt uncomfortable ordering when the bus might depart before the food comes, you know? Maybe I was just overly…”

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Private Full Day Guided Tour In Hakodate

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5.Private Full Day Guided Tour In Hakodate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $370

Review of Hakodate’s private 6.5-hour tour, with the morning market, Mt. Hakodate views, red brick warehouses, and Goryokaku.

“We had a wonderful day with Tomio Y. It was so much fun to walk around the Morning Market and taste food samples. Tomio made it very easy for us to ride on public transportation by lending us an extra fare card to use. We saw a lot in a limited amount of time and visited the very best sites in Hakodate. We would highly to recommend Tomio to all visitors.”

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Full Day Tour in Hokkaido and Lake Toya from Sapporo

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6.Full Day Tour in Hokkaido and Lake Toya from Sapporo

★★★★★★★★★★2.5 · 3 reviews · from $85

Review of the $85 Hokkaido day tour from Sapporo to Hell Valley, Showa Shinzan, Lake Toya, bear ranch, and seasonal Otaru.

“I really wanted to like this tour, but it was a huge let down. Most of the people on the tour were Chinese. There was only one other english speaker so 99% of the tour was talked in Chinese. There wasn't anything said about any of the sights we saw on our tour in English. It was terrible that it was a whole day trip because it felt like that day was lost for no reason.”

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Full Day Green Season Hiking in Sapporo and Hokkaido with onsen.

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7.Full Day Green Season Hiking in Sapporo and Hokkaido with onsen.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $249

Choose a custom Hokkaido hike from Sapporo, enjoy lunch, then soak in a local onsen with a small group and private van.

“I had a great time with Chris at Trekmate Hokkaido. I was doing a long solo trip around Asia and I wanted to go hiking in a remote area in Hokkaido. Other hiking tours had strict schedules that would have made it hard to fit into my trip. It would have been really hard to go solRead more”

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Hokkaido Otaru Private Full Day Tour (Depart from Sapporo)

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8.Hokkaido Otaru Private Full Day Tour (Depart from Sapporo)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $630

Review of a private 10-hour Otaru tour from Sapporo with canal walks, sake tasting, seafood, shopping, and Blue Cave boat ride.

“Went with my family (mother and my daughter) last Dec 29 and we had a good time. We have a private driver taking our pictures wherever possible. We love that he took us to Otaru Aquarium to see the Dolphin Show and Penguin walk. My daughter loves the matcha products from Sawawa Otaru in Sakaimachi 💗”

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