FMJ 11D10N North Hokkaido Drive

SEASONAL TOURS

HOKKAIDO

FMJ 11D10N North Hokkaido Drive

Departure date:02 Aug, 2023 (Wed) Drive Tour

Day 01 (Thu, 03 Aug'23)

Singapore – Hokkaido – Chitose – Noboribetsu

(-/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Daiichi Takimotokan (Hot spring) or similar

(Car pick up at Chitose Airport)

Welcome to Hokkaido! Today is an easy-going day with plenty of time to enjoy a relaxing journey and soaking in the famous hotspring of Noboribetsu.

On arrival, head for lunch in a popular, grill your own meats, Wagyu beef restaurant before stopping by Lake Shikotsu, a beautiful, placid lake in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park. After which, continue to Noboribetsu to check in to your hotel and enjoy bathing in the many sulphuric, hotspring pools of Takimotokan.

Day 02 (Fri, 04 Aug’23)

Noboribetsu – Niseko

(Breakfast/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Green Leaf Niseko (Hot spring) or similar

Start the day with a visit to the “Hell Valley,” a spectacular site thriving with hot steam vents, sulfurous streams and other volcanic activity. There are attractive walking trails through the wooded hills, which will take you to Oyunuma, a mysterious sulfurous pond.

Leaving Noboribetsu, move on to Mt Usu Ropeway where a stunning ropeway view and walking trail awaits you from the top of the mountain. For those who would like to try fruit picking, the nearby Sobetsu town has a number of fruits orchards waiting to welcome you to experience cherry picking in this season. And for those who have heard so much about the beautiful Lake Toya, may want to stop by for a stroll along its lakeshore that’s lined with numerous art sculptures.

Day 03 (Sat, 05 Aug’23)

Niseko – Otaru

(Breakfast/-/-)

Hotel: Grand Park Otaru or similar

Get ready for a spectacular experience at Cape Shakotan, a stunning landscape overlooking a rugged coastal line and a deep translucent blue ocean! Sea Urchin is the local specialty, and in this area, you may want to savour a delicious, sea urchin lunch in a popular local restaurant.

Next stop, the nostalgic port town of Otaru! Old bank buildings and warehouses are still left from the times when this town thrived of herring fishing. Enjoy walking around the famous Otaru Canal, Sakai Machi Street, Music Box Museum, the LeTAO Cheesecake headquarters, and many more one-of-a-kind spots. The romantic atmosphere comes to life in the evening when the gas lanterns and streetlights illuminate the city in style.

Day 04 (Sun, 06 Aug’23)

Otaru – Wakkanai
(Breakfast/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Surfeel Hotel Wakkanai or similar

The Ororon Line is a wide road that runs parallel to the Sea of Japan on a stretch of Road between Otaru and Wakkanai. On this spectacular Hokkaido drive today, you can enjoy a variety of pristine views, including the beautiful Cape Ogon, where you can see astounding sunsets sinking into the Sea of Japan, Sarobetsu Plain with its spread of vast meadows, and Mt. Rishiri, which appears on packets of Shiroi Koibito, famous sweets in Hokkaido, and which has a commanding presence from its island offshore from Hokkaido.

Along the way, you can also stop by at the spectacular Sunflower Park in Hokuryu Town, which is the largest in Hokkaido with around 1.5 million sunflowers! Words can’t describe the beauty of the vivid sunflower panorama with blue skies above.

Day 05 (Mon, 07 Aug’23)

Wakkanai – Rishiri

(Breakfast/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Island Inn Rishiri (Hot spring) or similar

Today’s ferry ride from Wakkanai to Rishiri Island takes roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes. Long famed for nutrient-rich kelp within Japan, Rishiri is a small remote island with its dormant volcano, Mount Rishiri, at its centre, providing a 360-degree panoramic view of the island's wetlands and forests from its summit, as well as views of neighbouring Rebun Island and even Russia's Sakhalin Island.

Visitors can take a scenic drive around the island and stop by Himenuma, a forest-surrounded lake that finds its charm in its peaceful atmosphere, Lake Otatomari, the largest lake on Rishiri Island, that is particularly beautiful with its Sakhalin spruce forests that envelope the lake or Senhoshi Misaki Park that is filled with an assortment of strange rocks and boulders with wild spotted seals making the ocean waters their home.

Day 06 (Tue, 08 Aug’23)

Rishiri – Rebun – Wakkanai

(Breakfast/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Surfeel Hotel Wakkanai or similar

Rebun is smaller than Rishiri but it’s the gem of alpine plants with as many as 300 species of flowers in bloom from May to September. Known for its mountain flowers, Rebun offers scenic hikes in the summer season, with the best time to visit being July and August. During these months, it is still relatively cool and not too hot to ascend the mountains.

Taking a ferry across to Rebun in the morning, we can visit Cape Sukoton, located at the northernmost tip where you can see Todo island just in front of you and Sakhalin far away on a clear day. Another worthy cape to visit is Cape Sukai, known as the best point from which to view the magnificently beautiful Rebun Blue sea.

After lunch, take another ferry back to Wakkanai for a night’s stay.

Day 07 (Wed, 09 Aug’23)

Wakkanai – Shirogane

(Breakfast/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Shirogane Park Hills (Hot spring) or similar

Leaving Wakkanai, we will stop by Soya Hills, a series of gently undulating slopes that were formed approximately 10,000 years ago through peri glaciation. So special are these hills that they were registered as a Hokkaido Heritage in 2004. These hills are also home to Japan’s largest windfarm with 57 wind turbines—the sight of all the wind turbines standing atop the grasslands, their blades slowly turning in the wind, is quite a grand spectacle!

Coming in to Biei, an area known for its majestic flower hills, you can find Zeburu no Oka, a popular flower field with vividly coloured flowers that create spectacular views Lavender is grown here abundantly along with roses, lilies, poppies and sunflowers. And near out hotel is the Shirogane Blue Pond, a mystical view spot where the green of the surrounding forest and the withered larch trees are reflected in the blue water.

Day 08 (Thu, 10 Aug’23)

Shirogane – Biei – Furano

(Breakfast/-/Dinner)

Hotel: Shirogane Park Hills (Hot spring) or similar

Beautiful flower fields, roads, hills, and mountainous ranges in the background create awesome looking landscapes which you must not miss from a lovely summer day in Hokkaido, and here is where you can see them all.

Farm Tomita certainly is a place of real scenic beauty. This is an iconic flower farm which mostly represents the whole Furano city when it comes to talking about lavender garden. Shikisai no Oka is another top recommended flower farm. It is one of the largest flower fields which sparkles throughout its flowering season with mind blowing display of its panoramic flower fields. Saika no Sato come with a total area of 6 hectares, with different kinds of flowers: lavender, sunflower and lupines dominate the grounds of this beautiful flower farm.

Day 09 (Fri, 11 Aug’23)

Shirogane – Sapporo

(Breakfast/-/-)
Hotel: Keio Plaza Sapporo or similar

(Car return in Sapporo)

While Furano is famous for its lavender, there is another attraction that is a must-see for visitors to the summer, and that’s Furano melon! It’s especially famous and they taste best when eaten, freshly harvested.

Before going to Sapporo today, head down to Yamazaki Melon Farm, where their roadside shop allow visitors to buy and eat freshly harvested melons like “King Ruby”, “King Melty”, “King Beauty” and “Autumn King” melons, as well as watermelon and sweet raw corn.

Coming into Sapporo, you’ll find this is the culinary centre of Hokkaido where all of the fresh ingredients come together. Indulge your taste buds with a fascinating lineup of seafood, world-class dining, and soul food beloved by locals all within the city centre.

Day 11 (Sun, 13 Aug’23)

Sapporo - Chitose - Singapore

(Breakfast/-/-)

It’s time for some last-minute shopping in the revamped Chitose Airport as it’s a destination all on its own. There are also many attractions, including a movie theatre, onsen, Doraemon Waku Waku Sky Park and a Ramen Dojo, which houses 10 of the best ramen establishments from all over Hokkaido, each with their own signature style.

DRIVE TOUR
Assemble date: 02 Aug 2023, Wed (SO14993)

Flight schedule: (for suggestion only, not included in tour price)

02 Aug SQ 636 Singapore - Haneda

2250 / 0645+1

03 Aug NH 59 Haneda - Chitose

1000 / 1135

13 Aug NH 2154 Chitose - Narita

1355 / 1520

13 Aug SQ 11 Narita - Singapore

1900 / 0115+1

1st & 2nd passenger

A: Aqua / Axio / Corolla / Fielder
Adult twin $7,680; Adult single $10,580

B: Prius / Fielder HV / Yaris HV / Corolla Touring HV
Adult twin $7,780; Adult single $10,780

WS: Sienta / Wish / Sienta HV
Adult twin $8,080

WA: Noah / Voxy
Adult twin $8,260

WB: Estima / Vellfire / Alphard
Adult twin $8,480

3rd & 4th passenger
(sharing same car with 1st & 2nd passenger)
Adult twin $5,880; Adult triple $5,480
Child twin $5,880; Child W/Bed $3,050; Child N/Bed $1,820

Tour price includes:
Hotel accommodation as stipulated in itinerary
Meals as stipulated in itinerary
FMJ driving guidebook (1 per car)
ETC card and Japan Handphone (1 per car)
Car rental with insurance coverage

Tour price excludes:
Air ticket
Airport taxes & fuel charges
Parking & Entrance fees to sightseeing spots
Petrol or Oil refilling
Application fee for IDP
Visa application fee (if any)
Beverage during meals (own payment)
Corkage charge (if any)
Any other charges not stated as included

Remarks:
Flower-viewing, sightseeing and activities are subject to weather conditions.
English Voice-over GPS Navigation system subject to availability.
The prices are subject to change upon fluctuations of currency exchange rates.
Flight schedule and the sequence of the itinerary are subject to change with or without prior notice to ensure the smooth running of the tour.
Minimum group size to confirm tour is 10 adults/children with bed.
Child no bed will be served simple meals.
Please refer to booking form for further terms and conditions.

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