Sapporo 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide

Experience an efficient and personalized full-day walking tour of Sapporo with a government-licensed guide. Discover the modern and traditional sides of this dynamic city!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sapporo Snow Festival - The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is held during one week every February in Hokkaido’s capital Sapporo. It is one of Japan’s most popular winter events.

The Sapporo Snow Festival was started in 1950, when high school students built a few snow statues in Odori Park. It has since developed into a large, commercialized event, featuring spectacular snow and ice sculptures and attracting more than two million visitors from Japan and across the world.

The snow festival is staged on three sites: the Odori Site, Susukino Site and Tsu Dome Site.

What's Included
  • Licensed Local English-speaking Guide
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Sapporo
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

Enjoy an efficient, full-day walking tour of Sapporo accompanied by a government-licensed and experienced English-speaking guide! Your guide will help you explore Sapporo while introducing both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic, ancient city.

Sapporo City, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, may be more famous for its winter activities, but your private guide will tell you that it is a destination that can be enjoyed year-round.

Our tours feature a morning pickup at your hotel in Sapporo, then a visit to any number of possible sites. Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a six-hour, full-day tour that’s best for you!

Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.

This is a walking tour. You cannot combine tour groups or multiple reservations. Only 10 max per tour.

  • This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
Location
Sapporo Snow Festival
4 Odorinishi, Chuo-ku, Odori Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Johneric_r
Jun 26, 2024
Wonderful Sapporo walking tour with Michiko - We had a wonderful walking tour with Michiko and the whole family. She guided us to the key sights in Sapporo and her suggestions on exploring the Olympic Park and navigating the underground passageway, visiting Ramen Alley and sweets shops, made our day memorable. Her excellent time management skills ensured we didn't miss the essential bus schedule and maximized our day. Thank you, Michiko, for your impeccable service!
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25kasturip
Jun 25, 2024
Michiko San is an amazing guide -- friendly, knowledgable, and super helpful! - Our guide Michiko San, was extremely helpful, kind, and knowledgable. She showed us all the important landmarks around Sapporo. She was extremely considerate of our preferences and customized the tour accordingly. We enjoyed the flower show at Odori Park, visited the clock tower, the garden near the govt building with a stunning lotus pond, the chocolate factory, toured the seafood market, had a yummy seafood bowl recommended by her for lunch, and also did a bit of shopping with her help. Throughout the tour, she explained the history of the places, answered all our questions, and gave us some great suggestions on what to do on the other days. It was a really lovely experience having her as a guide. Both my husband and I enjoyed her company a lot. I highly recommend Michiko San. 😊
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Janenh7765wu
Jun 2, 2024
Excellent day out in Sapporo - Kumiko made our day full and fun. We managed a wide range of sights by walking, taking the bus and tram and one taxi. Highlight for us was Ramen alley
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Jane_n
May 31, 2024
Great full day Sapporo tour - Excellent and informative guide made our tour of Sapporo fun. We managed to cover all the highlights walking, taking a tram and a bus! Ramen alley was a highlight.
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M4050cxjanicew
May 29, 2024
Trust this guide - Our guide adjusted our tour quickly once she found out we had seen a site. Her conversation and explanations enriched the experience.
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Brian_k
May 24, 2024
Sapporo with guide - Views from Sapporo TV Tower and visiting and trying desserts at the Shiroi Koibito factory were pleasant.
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Naomi_k
Mar 20, 2024
Great introduction to City - Kate was well organized and helped us navigate the city while introducing us to the highlights of our city tour. I would highly recommend this tour with Kate.
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Aliceooteh
Feb 5, 2024
Sapporo Day Tour with Waka San (our Tour Guide) - We had an amazing time walking around Sapporo with Waka-san today. We started our tour at 9am. We visited the Sapporo Ice Festival first. Waka-san explained the ice sculptures for us. She even took our photos! Afterward, Waka-San brought us to a coffee shop to rest, and we had delicious donuts. We then visited the fish market and took the subway to Hokkaido Jingu shrine via subway. Waka-san led us through a snowy woodland. Walking around was a bit difficult because we aren’t used to the snow. But, Waka-san was very patient and made sure we were safe. She also took us to get yummy mochi, a unique Hokkaido delicacy. Throughout the walk, Waka-San took our photos and made sure that we got to stop at sites that interested us. We enjoyed our time with Waka-San and invited her for lunch! We appreciate the extra time she spent with us and giving restaurant tips for us to visit. We would highly recommend her to our family and friends visiting Sapporo.
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Marialourdes_b
Jan 21, 2024
Our guide Kumiko is very... - Our guide Kumiko is very efficient and knowledgeable. in the conduct of the tour, she was very professional and organized
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Kevin_n
Dec 11, 2023
Day tour in Sapporo - Good tour of the City and History. Highlights were included and it was a pleasant experience. I would recommend!
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