Lavender Story in Hokkaido & North Central Japan 10D7N

Assemble dates
06 JUL 2024
08 JUL 2024
11 JUL 2024
17 JUL 2024

Price:
S$5,988

Taxes & Fuel Surcharge: S$530*

Tour code: CTSLS0724

Highlight:

Seasonal Scenery:
Unkai Terrace "Spectacular Sea of Cloud", Shikisai no Oka "Various Flowers", Zeburu Hills “Lavender”, Farm Tomita “Lavender”, Flowerland Kamifurano “Lavender”, Tambara Lavender Park “Lavender”

Unique Experiences:
Jam Making Experience, Chocolate Making Experience, Overnight Cruise from Otaru to Niigata, Geigi Dance Show, Blueberry Picking Experience

Sightseeing & Shopping Experiences:
ROYCE CACAO & CHOCOLATE TOWN, Shiroi Koibito Park, Otaru Canalside and Sakaimachi Street, Furusatomura, Kiyotsu Gorge, Fukaya Hanazono Premium Outlet

Special Gourmet Delights:
Sumptuous Japanese multi-course dinner Japanese Kaiseki or buffet in Ryokans/Hotels, local delights at the restaurant

Hotel/Ryokan Stays:
03-nights authentic Japanese Onsen/Ryokan/Hotel at Furano & Echigo Yuzawa. 01-night overnight stay in Ferry. 03-nights centrally located hotel in Tomamu, Sapporo & Tokyo

Itinerary

Day 1 Assemble at Changi Airport for Check in
JL038 SIN-HND 0150-0950
JL515 HND-CTS 1235-1410

Day 2 New Chitose Airport – Tomamu 新千歳空港 - トマム
Hotel: Tomamu The Tower or similar / R.O.H.
Meal: Meal on Board / - / D
Upon arrival at New Chitose Airport, coach transfer to Tomamu for hotel check in. Tonight, enjoy your dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Day 3 Tomamu – Biei – Furano トマム - 美瑛 - 富良野
Hotel: New Furano Prince Hotel / La Vista Furano Hills or similar / Western room
Meal: B / L / D
This morning, start your day at Unkai Terrace (雲海テラス トマム) “Spectacular Sea of Cloud” (depends on climate and weather). At 1,088m above sea level, you will be high enough to touch the clouds! Enjoy the heavenly view of clouds covering the surroundings from various observation decks such as the Cloud Walk, Cloud Pool and Cloud Bar. Return back down by gondola to the hotel and have breakfast before transfer to Biei. This afternoon, have lunch [Grilled Pork Set] at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit Shikisai no Oka (四季彩の丘) ✿. Translated to Four Seasons Hill, the flower garden is carpeted with flowers along the hills. A feast for your eyes of various flowers such as tulips, lupine, lavender, sunflowers and dahlias. Next, visit Zerubu Hill (ぜるぶの丘)✿. The flower farm is filled with a wide variety of flowers, not just lavender, but also sunflowers, geraniums, marigolds and more. Thereafter, transfer back to the hotel. Tonight, enjoy your dinner [Western Course] at the hotel.

Day 4 Furano 富良野
Hotel: New Furano Prince Hotel / La Vista Furano Hills or similar / Western room
Meal: B / L / D
After breakfast, visit Flower Land Kamifurano (フラワーランドかみふらの) ✿. One of the large flower garden. However, this farm is a popular place for lavender flowers sightseeing. After that, proceed to a local restaurant for lunch [Humburg Steak Set]. After lunch, visit Goto Sumio Museum (後藤純男美術館). The museum began as the studio of the famous Japanese painter Sumio Goto, who was attracted to the harsh nature of Hokkaido and set up his studio in Kamifurano at the foot of Mt. Tokachi. For his Japanese paintings he used paints extracted from natural gems (such as lapis lazuli, platinum, crystal and malachite), creating very colorful and beautiful works that fascinate viewers and draw them into the artist’s world. Thereafter, visit Farm Tomita (ファーム富田) ✿ , one of Hokkaido’s premier flower farms. You will be able to see the famous “Rainbow field” created by rows of different-colored flowers along the gently rolling hills at Tomita Farm. Next, let's experience Jam Making at Furano Jam Garden. Explore an array of homemade jams crafted with meticulous attention to natural ingredients and recipes. Finally, transfer to the hotel for check in. Tonight, enjoy your dinner [Western Course/Japanese Set] at the hotel restaurant.

Day 5 Furano – Ishikari – Sapporo 富良野 - 石狩 - 札幌
Hotel: Mercure Hotel Sapporo or similar / Western room
Meal: B / L / -
After breakfast, transfer to Ishikari (at least 1 breaktime on the way). Visit the ROYCE CACAO & CHOCOLATE TOWN (ロイズカカオ&チョコレートタウン). The newly opened experiential building brings you on a chocolate journey from the cultivation of cacao to chocolate production through the factory tour. During the tour, you will also get to enjoy a Chocolate Making Experience. Next, transfer to Sapporo and have lunch [Crab Kaiseki Course] at a local restaurant before heading to the hotel for check in. The rest of the day will be free and easy and dinner will be under your own arrangement.

Day 6 Sapporo - Otaru 札幌 - 小樽
On Board Shin Nihonkai Ferry / State Room A
Meal: B / L / D
This morning, visit Shiroi Koibito Park (白い恋人パーク), a chocolate entertainment park that is enjoyable to see, know, taste, and experience. It is opened by Ishiya, the producer of one of the most famous souvenirs from Hokkaido. Thereafter, transfer to Otaru Pier. Lunch [Herring Set] will be served in a local restaurant. After that, visit the Otaru Canalside and Sakaimachi Street (境町通り). Stroll the port city lined with historic warehouses from the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Sakaimachi Street is a preserved merchant street from the late 1800s to early 1900s. The conserved buildings have been converted to restaurants, cafes, souvenir shops, boutiques and museums. Thereafter, proceed to Otaru Port to experience taking the Overnight Cruise from Otaru to Niigata. Enjoy your dinner [Japanese Set] on the ferry.

Day 7 Niigata – Echigo Yuzawa 新潟 - 越後湯沢
Hotel: NASPA New Otani or similar / Western room
Meal: B / L / D
Upon arrival at Niigata Pier, coach transfer to Furusatomura (ふるさと村‎), a large roadside station selling Niigata speciality snacks such as senbei and dango, restaurants and crafts such as lacquered bowls. After that, lunch [Japanese Set] at a local restaurant before continuing your journey at Niigata Saito Villa with Geigi Dance (旧齋藤家別邸). Geigi is a woman who entertains guests at banquets, performing traditional Nihon buyo dances and playing parlor games called o-zashiki-asobi with the guests. Following that, transfer to Kiyotsu Gorge. Kiyotsu Gorge (清津峡) is known for its unique rock formations created by a volcanic eruption around 16 million years ago. Today, the Kiyotsu River runs through the gorge, further eroding it and creating a place of special beauty. Finally, transfer to Echigo Yuzawa for hotel check in. Tonight, enjoy you dinner [Buffet] at the hotel.

Day 8 Echigo Yuzawa – Tanbara – Fukaya – Tokyo 越後湯沢 - 丹原- 深谷 - 東京
Hotel: Keio Plaza Hotel or similar / Western room
Meal: B / L / -
After breakfast, visit Tambara Lavender Park (たんばらラベンダーパーク) ✿, the largest lavender fields in the Kanto area with around 50,000 flowers in a vast area of 200,000m2. There are a wide variety of lavenders that bloom throughout the flowering season. Today, lunch [Japanese Set] will be at a local restaurant. Next, enjoy Blueberry Picking, which is just in season! Thereafter, transfer to Fukaya and visit Fukaya Hanazono Premium Outlet for shopping. There are 137 branded stores selling international and local goods. Finally, transfer to Tokyo City for hotel check in. Tonight, dinner will be at your own expense.

Day 9 Tokyo – Singapore 東京 - 新加坡
Meal: B / - / -
JL035 HND-SIN 0005-0615

After breakfast at hotel, free at your own leisure until departure. Lunch will be under your own expense.

Bid farewell to Tokyo as we proceed to the airport and take the flight back to Singapore. We hope that you have enjoyed this vacation with JTB and we look forward to bringing you to your next holiday destination.

Day 10 Singapore 新加坡
Arrive Singapore

All the photos are for illustration purposes only
The itinerary is subject to change due to weather condition
* Meals indicated are for reference only and subject to change
* Flight schedule is subject to change
* ✿ Flower viewing locations are dependent on weather conditions