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Japan
Winter Hokkaido
Sapporo → Otaru → Niseko → Furano
Best travel months December · January · February · March
Overview
Snow Festival timing in Sapporo, Otaru canal evenings and powder days in Niseko, moved by our winter-spec fleet.
- 8 days
- Dec – Mar
- Winter fleet
- 7 nights incl. 2 onsen hotels
- Winter-spec private van throughout
- 3-day Niseko United lift pass
- CTS airport meet and greet
- Destinations
- Sapporo, Otaru, Niseko, Furano
- Countries
- Japan
- Duration
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Best travel period
- December, January, February, March
- Suitable for
- Couples, families and small groups
- Hotel category
- 4-star · 4 stays
- Guiding languages
- English
- Travel style
- Culture, Food, Adventure, Wellness
The route
Day by day
Every component below is a real product in the NNomadic catalogue. Timings are indicative and are confirmed on booking.
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Day1 Welcome to Sapporo Sapporo
Land, settle in, and start gently in Sapporo.
Morning
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10:00
Arrive in Sapporo
Private transfer from the airport and time to settle in.
Afternoon
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14:00
Sapporo to Niseko Private Winter Transfer (Minivan, up to 8)
A private minivan with winter tyres and ski racks between Sapporo or New Chitose Airport and any Niseko accommodation.
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Evening
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19:00
Sapporo Beer Museum Tasting and Susukino Crab Dinner
A tasting flight at Japan's oldest beer brand in its original brick brewery, then a three-crab dinner in Susukino.
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Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Sapporo.
Overnight Sapporo · 4-star · 2 nights
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10:00
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Day2 Sapporo highlights Sapporo
A full day in Sapporo.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Sapporo.
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19:00
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Day3 Sapporo → Otaru Otaru
Move on to Otaru and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Otaru
Transfer from Sapporo, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Otaru.
Travel Sector from Sapporo to Otaru is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Otaru.
Overnight Otaru · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day4 Otaru highlights Otaru
A full day in Otaru.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Otaru.
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19:00
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Day5 Otaru → Niseko Niseko
Move on to Niseko and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Niseko
Transfer from Otaru, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Niseko.
Travel Sector from Otaru to Niseko is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Niseko.
Overnight Niseko · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day6 Niseko highlights Niseko
A full day in Niseko.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Niseko.
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19:00
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Day7 Niseko → Furano Furano
Move on to Furano and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Furano
Transfer from Niseko, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Furano.
Travel Sector from Niseko to Furano is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Furano.
Overnight Furano · 4-star · 1 night
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09:30
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Day8 Departure from Furano Furano
Time for anything left undone, then a private transfer to the airport.
Morning
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09:30
Morning at leisure
Late checkout where the hotel allows it.
Afternoon
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13:00
Airport transfer
Private transfer from your hotel to the airport in Furano.
Travel Departure sector is not included unless stated.
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09:30
What is and is not included
Included
- 7 nights incl. 2 onsen hotels
- Winter-spec private van throughout
- 3-day Niseko United lift pass
- CTS airport meet and greet
Not included
- International flights unless stated
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Meals not listed in the daily plan
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Hotels
- Sapporo 2 nights 4-star
- Otaru 2 nights 4-star
- Niseko 2 nights 4-star
- Furano 1 night 4-star
Properties are allocated at the category shown and named on confirmation — the exact hotel depends on availability for your dates, which is why the category rather than the property is published here.
Transfers and sectors
- Day 3Sector from Sapporo to Otaru is included.
- Day 5Sector from Otaru to Niseko is included.
- Day 7Sector from Niseko to Furano is included.
- Day 8Departure sector is not included unless stated.
Arrival and departure airport transfers are private unless the daily plan says otherwise. Vehicle class is matched to party size at confirmation.
Experiences in this itinerary
2 bookable products from the NNomadic marketplace. Each one opens its own page, with its operator, inclusions and cancellation terms.
Meals
The daily plan includes food as an experience on 1 occasion:
- Day 1Sapporo Beer Museum Tasting and Susukino Crab Dinner
Anything not named in the daily plan above is not included, and is listed under “Not included”. Dietary requirements are passed to every operator at booking.
Destination information
- Sapporo Experiences in Sapporo
- Otaru Experiences in Otaru
- Niseko Experiences in Niseko
- Furano Experiences in Furano
Important information
- Availability On request, subject to confirmation. Nothing on this page is held until a booking is confirmed.
- Operated by 1 contracted suppliers, all verified: Hokkaido Snow & Table.
- Guiding English. Other languages on request, subject to guide availability in each city.
- Timings The times in the daily plan are indicative. Operator start times are fixed at confirmation and printed on the voucher.
- Pace Couples, families and small groups. Tell us about mobility needs, ages or dietary requirements and the plan is adjusted before it is quoted.
- Documents Visas, passport validity and travel insurance are the traveller’s responsibility. We advise on requirements but do not arrange them.
Cancellation
A multi-day itinerary is a set of separately contracted services, and each one carries its own cancellation terms — a rail sector, a ryokan night and a guided day do not cancel on the same schedule. The terms that apply to your booking are the ones attached to the components on your confirmation, and they are shown in full on the quotation before anything is paid.
Each experience page in the marketplace publishes its own cancellation table. Hotel and transport terms are released with the agent quotation.
Make this journey yours
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