Dear all,
My friends and I am planning to visit Hokkaido end of May. We will be there for 7days and will be driving. Starting point will be Sapporo. We are a bit confused and not sure where to go. This is our rough itinerary. Please feel free to comment/suggest.
Plan A
Day 1 - Sapporo
Day 2 - Sapporo + Otaru
Day 3 - Furano + Biei
Day 4 - Ashakihawa zoo
Day 5 - Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park+Shibazakura Park
Day 6 - Obihiro
Day 7 - Kusiro (Lake Akan and see birds)
Day 8 - byebye
Should we visit Hakodate?
Plan B
Day 1 - Chitose Airport to Hakodate
Day 2 - Otaru
Day 3 - Furano
Day 4 - Ashikawa Zoo
Day 5 - Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park+Shibazakura Park
Day 6 - Kusiro (Lake Akan and see birds)
Day 7 - Back to Sapporo
Day 8 - Bye Bye
There are no particular preference. We just want to have fun and get most out of Hokkaido. Definitely would love to enjoy the scenery, see flowers and eat eat eat.
Hokkaido Itinerary
Have you checked the distance between Hakadote and Otaru as in your Plan B? There is no bullet train between the two cities so you may be tired just from the train ride. I would stick with Plan A. The rest of the trip looks great. Check-out the breakfast buffets in any Sapporo hotel for excellent Hokkaido food, especially seafood.
Mac
Hokkaido Itinerary
We will be driving around so not sure is that ok. Btw, just want to check can pejaro(mmc) %26amp; x-trail(nissan) fit 5 ppl and 5 luggage? thanks!
Skip Hakodate. It%26#39;s too far away for just one city. You%26#39;d have a much nicer time with less driving and more time enjoying the tour.
For the rental car, a mini-van type vehicle is more comfortable and has more actual luggage space than an SUV.
I agree.
Skip Hakodate. Too far away.
And why Obihiro? Just a big city. No particular places to go there.
other thoughts:
You don%26#39;t need a car to go and see Otaru. It%26#39;s a 30 minute train ride f rom Sapporo. Trains every 20 minutes. Easy.
Lake Akan - yes.
Kushiro - may not be so many birds there in May, but there are the bird breeding centers where they have birds in pens.
Abashiri? Shiretoko?
amanda
Thanks everyone for the reply. I have come up with 3 plans. Please advise which is better:
Plan A
Day 1 Chitose - Sapporo
Day 2 Sapporo - Furano
Day 3 Sapporo - Biei
Day 4 Biei - Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park+Shibazakura Park/Taknoue park - Abashiri
Day 5 Abashiri - Asahikawa
Day 6 Asahikawa - Otaru
Day 7 Otaru - Jouzankei+Niseko/Noboribetsu
Day 8 Jouzankei+Niseko/Noboribetsu - Chitose - byebye Hokkaido
Plan B
Day 1 Chitose - Sapporo
Day 2 Sapporo - Furano
Day 3 Sapporo - Biei
Day 4 Biei - Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park+Shibazakura Park/Taknoue park - Abashiri
Day 5 Abashiri - Lake Akan - Kushiro
Day 6 Kushiro - Tokachi - Otaru
Day 7 Otaru - Sapporo
Day 8 Sapporo - Chitose - byebye Hokkaido
Plan C
Day 1 Chitose - Sapporo
Day 2 Sapporo - Furano
Day 3 Sapporo - Biei
Day 4 Biei - Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park+Shibazakura Park/Taknoue park - Abashiri
Day 5 Abashiri - Shiretoko
Day 6 Shiretoko - Kushiro
Day 7 Kushiro - Otaru
Day 8 Otaru/Sapporo - Chitose - byebye Hokkaido
Btw, need to check something. We%26#39;re planning to see the moss pink flower at Shibazakura Park. Since the flowers bloom earlier this year, do you think we can get to see end of May?
Thanks!
Some driving tips and the model courses.
Tsurui-village, Kushiro Marsh area are good for Tancho cranes. Near JR Kushiro station, there is a food court/market building for cheap, fresh %26amp; delicious seafood. If you go to Shiretoko, go all the way to Kamuiwakka river onsen(no car allowed beyond the Five Lake area).
鈥okkaido.lg.jp/NR/鈥ap_E_b.pdf
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