Hokkaido Landscape & Wildlife Tour
Capture Hokkaido's natural wonders
Hokkaido is mountainous at heart, and has extensive forests, enormous wetlands, craggy cliffs and an abundant coastline. From a natural history perspective, it is famous for its small surviving populations of brown bears and Blakiston’s fish owls, as well as its plentiful red foxes, abundant sika deer, winter hordes of whopper swans and dramatic concentrations of the world’s most spectacular eagles (Steller’s sea eagle). Most of all, it’s famous for its breeding and wintering population of grace embodied – the red-crowned cranes of Eastern Hokkaido.
It all makes for a landscape and wildlife photographer’s dream in any season. From the minimalist scenery of Biei with it’s lone clusters of trees in open fields through to the rugged expanse of the eastern coastline and it’s abundance of sea life, Hokkaido has something for everybody.
You will be transported around this amazing island in your own private transport with your own professional photographer and guide.
- Niseko or Furano Areas
- ¥125,000for up to 6 people
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- Includes transport
- North / West Hokkaido
- ¥130,000per day
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- Includes transport
Contact us if you have more than 6 people in your group for a custom quote.
Who does this tour suit?
ALL AGES
This tour is perfect for groups of any size and any age. Adults will enjoy the scenery, food and, of course, the wildlife, while kids will love frolicking in the snow along the way. However, there is a lot of driving and early mornings, so please take this into consideration if you have very young children. This tour is suitable for everyone, but is specially designed for photographers who are keen to capture a little of Hokkaido’s natural history for themselves.
Time
Tours usually commence from Niseko or Sapporo. We can customise this tour to go away for as many days as you like. Please just let us know your preferences and we'll come up with a plan to ensure you get the most out of our time searching for, and photographing, animals. Includes up to 8 hours guiding per day (includes travel time).
Photography
Your guide is a professional photographer and will take magazine-quality photos of you throughout the tour. You'll receive these high-resolution images via a link to our online archive within one week of your tour. If you would prefer a video to photos it is an extra ¥10,000 and includes a professionally edited short film with music.
Transport
We'll pick you up from your accommodation, or the airport, and drop you back to wherever is convenient for you. Our Central Hokkaido tours include transport, so you can sit back, relax and have an onsen, dinner or even enjoy a beer or a wine after our safaris.
What to Bring
If you are a photographer, you will need your camera, a tripod, and at least a standard, telephoto and wide-angle lense. You'll also need to bring plenty of cash for lunch, water and other snacks while we're away.