8D6N Hokkaido Ice Breaker

Today, you will assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Hokkaido

Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the local guide and set off for the long awaited journey. First stop will be Tokachigawa.The Tokachigawa Hot Spring has its source on the bank of the Tokachi River in Otofuke Town at the center of the Tokachi Plains. Since the hot spring water is deriving from reed and other native plants, which have accumulated deep in the ground together with groundwater over the ages, and is heated by geothermal heat before gushing out in the are around the hot spring resort, it is gentle to the skin and has a higher content of natural moisturizing ingredients compared with ordinary hot springs. That is why it is known as the  hot spring for beauty whose excellent skin-moisturizing and smoothing effect can be felt after taking a bath.

Today,you will visit Ikeda Wine Factory, for wine tasting and learn the process of wine – processing, followed by Kushiro Wetland     Observatory where you can observe the      peaceful as well as having a chance to see cranes around one of Japan’s most beautiful villages – Tsurui. Tonight you will have your overnight’s rest at Akan Hot Spring Hotel.

After dinner,you shall enjoy The Ice Lantern Festival and Fireworks Conference. (Seasonal, around Early Feb to early Mar, subject to final confirmation.）

After breakfast, you will visit Lake Akan .Lake Kussharo is a beautiful caldera lake in Akan Mashu National Park. Continue you will visit Sulphur Mountain. It is an active volcano in the vicinity of Kawayu Onsen. Its yellow, sulfurous vents can be viewed from a close proximity as visitors are free to walk around the steaming, smoking area.

This morning, we will take the Ice Breaker Cruise to experience the cruise breaking through the thick white slabs of ice. You might have a chance to see that Seals rest at the glacier or Seagulls fly around with the cruise. (If weather not permitted, it will change to  Okhotsk Ryu-Hyo Museum). Cape Notoro is popular and the best spot of Abashiri shore for its position where tourists may observe the floating ice.The ice floats into the Sea of Okhotsk and so it becomes the most beautiful tourist spot among the sea shores of the Abashiri. After you will proceed to Asahikawa and passing through the Sounkyo Gorge. 

After breakfast,we visit famous Otokoyama Sake Brewery Museum, with 330 year history of brewing the best session of sweet to bitter sake. Next proceed to Otaru, you can take a very nice view at this romantically atmospheric Otaru Canal. Visit the Kitaichi Glass Shop, reputed for its unique lamps and hand-blown glassware. You can also go to Music Box Museum, where you can view various beautifully crafted music boxes and enjoy their heavenly music.After which we shall proceed to make our way

towards Sapporo, the largest city in Hokkaido.  we will visit the most popular, prosperous and diverse shopping street in Hokkaido, Japan – Tanuki Koji Street.

Shopping is the joy of travel, and today after breakfast, it’s going to be a wonderful day for you to spend at your own leisure.

In the morning, visit Hokkaido famous Ishiya White Chocolate Factory specialist shop. Over here, you are able to buy different kinds of chocolate which are manufactured by Ishiya. Next free at your own leisure at Mitsui Factory Outlet till transfer to airport for the pleasant flight back Singapore.