TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- 19 meals: 7 Breakfasts / 6 Lunches / 6 Dinners
- 4N Onsen Ryokan/Hotel stay
- One of Japan’s largest ice pavilions – Hokkaido Ice Pavilion
- Lake Toya Sightseeing Cruise
- Hoshino Resorts Tomamu (Sea of Clouds)
- A naturally blue colored pond – Shirogane Blue Pond
- Waterfall at the national park’s entrance – Oshinkoshin Falls
- Unique Banei Horse Racecourse
- A Striking Tunnel of Red Torii Gates – Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Experience: Mint Essential Oil DIY / Wine Tasting / Prison Lunch
ITINERARY
SINGAPORE
DAY 1 SINGAPORE - INCHEON
Assemble at Changi Airport for our flight to Hokkaido via Incheon/Haneda. Begin your long-awaited vacation.
INCHEON
DAY 2 INCHEON - NEW CHITOSE - ASAHIKAWA
Upon arrival, meet & greet by the guide and transfer to Asahikawa.
• Hokkaido Ice Pavilion - One of Japan’s largest ice pavilions, where you can feel the true chill of the nation’s coldest temperatures and enjoy artistic exhibits. The main draw of the museum, the Ice Hall, is always kept at -20℃ and the huge icicles that have formed over the years are a sight to behold!
• Taisetsu Beer House - Was designed with snow color, white, and ground color, brown, to feel the nature of Hokkaido. Visitors can enjoy Hokkaido’s local beer and dishes that go perfectly with the beer in a relaxing atmosphere.
Accommodation: OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resorts or similar
• Hokkaido Ice Pavilion - One of Japan’s largest ice pavilions, where you can feel the true chill of the nation’s coldest temperatures and enjoy artistic exhibits. The main draw of the museum, the Ice Hall, is always kept at -20℃ and the huge icicles that have formed over the years are a sight to behold!
• Taisetsu Beer House - Was designed with snow color, white, and ground color, brown, to feel the nature of Hokkaido. Visitors can enjoy Hokkaido’s local beer and dishes that go perfectly with the beer in a relaxing atmosphere.
Accommodation: OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resorts or similar
Grilled Lamb Set Dinner Dinner
ASAHIKAWA
DAY 3 ASAHIKAWA - FURANO - SOUNKYO
• Farm Tomita - Fields of lavender and other flowers. Is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Furano and is one of the top spots during the spring and summer. It is a huge area that is divided into different fields of stunning flowers.
• Shirogane Blue Pond - A naturally blue colored pond outside of Biei. The color of the pond ranges from a vibrant turquoise to emerald to cobalt blue, caused by impurities in the waters from the Shirahige Falls. The seasons and the wind, clouds, and rain can all change its aspect.
Accommodation: Sounkyo Choyotei or similar ♨︎
• Shirogane Blue Pond - A naturally blue colored pond outside of Biei. The color of the pond ranges from a vibrant turquoise to emerald to cobalt blue, caused by impurities in the waters from the Shirahige Falls. The seasons and the wind, clouds, and rain can all change its aspect.
Accommodation: Sounkyo Choyotei or similar ♨︎
Hotel Breakfast
Japanese Set Lunch Lunch
Hotel Dinner
SOUNKYO
DAY 4 SOUNKYO - ABASHIRI
• Obako - A magnificent landscape in which giant rock walls of columnar joints line up properly like a folding screen spreads in front of us and becomes a popular shooting spot.
• Kitami Mint Memorial Museum + DIY - This building once housed administration and research facilities for Kitami, Hokkaido’s mint industry. In its heyday, this site contributed significantly to the development of the Kitami region and once accounted for a staggering 70 % of the world’s market for mint.
• Kita no Daichi no Suizokukan Aquarium - Fish that live along riverbanks of Hokkaido are bred and exhibited here at the Aquarium. On site, be sure to check out the twenty itou (Sakhalin taimen) which have been bred to measure over 1-meter in length, the largest in Japan! While here, stop by the Takitsubo Tank, where you can witness the movement of fish in a waterfall basin that reproduces a torrent of water within a dome-shaped tank.
Accommodation: Hotel Abashirikoso or similar ♨︎
• Kitami Mint Memorial Museum + DIY - This building once housed administration and research facilities for Kitami, Hokkaido’s mint industry. In its heyday, this site contributed significantly to the development of the Kitami region and once accounted for a staggering 70 % of the world’s market for mint.
• Kita no Daichi no Suizokukan Aquarium - Fish that live along riverbanks of Hokkaido are bred and exhibited here at the Aquarium. On site, be sure to check out the twenty itou (Sakhalin taimen) which have been bred to measure over 1-meter in length, the largest in Japan! While here, stop by the Takitsubo Tank, where you can witness the movement of fish in a waterfall basin that reproduces a torrent of water within a dome-shaped tank.
Accommodation: Hotel Abashirikoso or similar ♨︎
Hotel Breakfast
Japanese Set Lunch Lunch
Hotel Dinner
ABASHIRI
DAY 5 ABASHIRI - SHIRETOKO - AKAN
• Abashiri Prison Museum - Japan's only prison museum shows what life was like in Japan's most notorious jail. The prison's old buildings were moved into the Abashiri Prison Museum, which opened its doors to the public in 1985 as an open air museum.
• Shiretoko Pass Lookout - Shiretoko Pass is located right at the midpoint of this highway, and is renowned for its breathtaking views. Once you traverse the winding pass extending for 27 km, you will be rewarded with views from an altitude of 738 m.
• Oshinkoshin Falls - Shiretoko Pass is located right at the midpoint of this highway, and is renowned for its breathtaking views. Once
Accommodation: New Akan Hotel or similar ♨︎
• Shiretoko Pass Lookout - Shiretoko Pass is located right at the midpoint of this highway, and is renowned for its breathtaking views. Once you traverse the winding pass extending for 27 km, you will be rewarded with views from an altitude of 738 m.
• Oshinkoshin Falls - Shiretoko Pass is located right at the midpoint of this highway, and is renowned for its breathtaking views. Once
Accommodation: New Akan Hotel or similar ♨︎
Hotel Breakfast
Special Arrangement Prison Lunch Lunch
Hotel Dinner
AKAN
DAY 6 AKAN - KUSHIRO - TOKACHI
• Akan Ainu Kotan - One of the largest Ainu kotan (settlements) in Hokkaido, the Akanko Ainu Kotan spreads the Ainu culture through six senses - interacting, making, eating, inheriting, unleashing and living with nature based on the Ainu belief that souls reside in all things.
• ^Unique Banei Horse Racecourse - Is the only race of its kind in the world. Large draft horses, weighing about 1 ton, race on a separate course in a 200 m straight line while pulling an iron sled that weighs up to 1 ton.
^Valid on Sat, Sun & Mon only. If falls on other days, will replace other
Accommodation: Forest Spa Resort Hokkaido Hotel or similar ♨︎
• ^Unique Banei Horse Racecourse - Is the only race of its kind in the world. Large draft horses, weighing about 1 ton, race on a separate course in a 200 m straight line while pulling an iron sled that weighs up to 1 ton.
^Valid on Sat, Sun & Mon only. If falls on other days, will replace other
Accommodation: Forest Spa Resort Hokkaido Hotel or similar ♨︎
Hotel Breakfast
Ainu Cuisine Lunch Lunch
Hotel Dinner
TOKACHI
DAY 7 TOKACHI
• Kofuku Station (photo stop) - Is a closed railway station from the now defunct Hiroo line. The station originally opened on 1st November 1956, was discontinued in 1987 bringing an end to the station. The name Kofuku (幸福) translates to “happiness” and the station became famous after it was featured on a Japanese NHK TV travel programme which aired in 1973.
• Ikeda Wine Castle + Tasting - The birthplace of Tokachi wine. Within the castle building, sample wines and brandies in the tasting corner and relax in the seating areas where you can take in the views inside during the colder seasons. Visitors can also purchase a wide variety of local specialty products in the gift shop area.
• Hoshino Resorts Tomamu (Sea of Clouds) - An observation facility allowing for close-up views of the dynamic passing sea of clouds only seen when weather conditions are met. The sea of clouds crossing the mountains, covering all its surroundings, and spreading before your eyes is truly a heavenly sight of the sky.
Accommodation: Hokkaido Hotel or similar
• Ikeda Wine Castle + Tasting - The birthplace of Tokachi wine. Within the castle building, sample wines and brandies in the tasting corner and relax in the seating areas where you can take in the views inside during the colder seasons. Visitors can also purchase a wide variety of local specialty products in the gift shop area.
• Hoshino Resorts Tomamu (Sea of Clouds) - An observation facility allowing for close-up views of the dynamic passing sea of clouds only seen when weather conditions are met. The sea of clouds crossing the mountains, covering all its surroundings, and spreading before your eyes is truly a heavenly sight of the sky.
Accommodation: Hokkaido Hotel or similar
Hotel Breakfast
Obihiro Pork Rice Lunch Lunch
Japanese Set Dinner Dinner
TOKACHI
DAY 8 TOKACHI - SAPPORO
After breakfast, transfer to Obihiro Station for the JR Train to Sapporo Station (about 2h25m)
• Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine - Similar to its well-known cousin to the south, a striking tunnel of red torii gates also decorate the grounds of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in the heart of Sapporo. Known as a power spot in the region, locals and visitors alike gather at the shrine to drink in some of its energy. A wishing stone is located through the gates, and it is said that if one promises to give up a favorite thing while making a wish, that wish will come true.
• Tanukikoji Shopping Street - Is one of the oldest shopping streets in Hokkaido. The covered arcade extends for 200 metres and is broken up into seven blocks. With around 200 stores including restaurants, bars and hotels, it is one of the most popular shopping areas for tourists.
Accommodation: Sapporo Stream Hotel or similar
• Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine - Similar to its well-known cousin to the south, a striking tunnel of red torii gates also decorate the grounds of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in the heart of Sapporo. Known as a power spot in the region, locals and visitors alike gather at the shrine to drink in some of its energy. A wishing stone is located through the gates, and it is said that if one promises to give up a favorite thing while making a wish, that wish will come true.
• Tanukikoji Shopping Street - Is one of the oldest shopping streets in Hokkaido. The covered arcade extends for 200 metres and is broken up into seven blocks. With around 200 stores including restaurants, bars and hotels, it is one of the most popular shopping areas for tourists.
Accommodation: Sapporo Stream Hotel or similar
Hotel Breakfast
Train Bento Lunch Lunch
SAPPORO
DAY 9 SAPPORO - NEW CHITOSE - INCHEON - SINGAPORE
After breakfast, free at your own leisure until transfer to airport for your flight.
It is time to bid farewell to Japan and travel home with fond memories of the sights, sounds and stories we have collected on this incredible journey.
We hope that you have had an enjoyable holiday with Dynasty Travel and look forward to our next trip together!
It is time to bid farewell to Japan and travel home with fond memories of the sights, sounds and stories we have collected on this incredible journey.
We hope that you have had an enjoyable holiday with Dynasty Travel and look forward to our next trip together!
Hotel Breakfast
Price & Departure
Wed, Jun 25 -Jul 3
06JHSB0925/25KE
Available
From:
S$5,588
Wed, Jun 25 -Jul 4
06JHSB0925/25JL
Available
From:
S$5,188
Wed, Jul 9 -Jul 17
07JHSB0909/25KE
Available
From:
S$5,588
Important Notes
- The sequence of the tour is subject to change without prior notice in the event of a change in flight time, bad weather or unforeseen circumstances.
- All hotel accommodation star ratings are based on local Japanese standards.
- Onsen Hotel rooms are based on either tatami or western-style beds.
- During major conferences, fairs & festivals and extreme peak season, accommodation may be located outside the city or in an alternate city without prior notice.
- Booking terms and conditions apply.
