Maruyama Zoo tours

This is a must-book especially if you have kids! Very interesting itinerary and good pacing. We were put under the English-speaking group for once by this tour organiser, so we were able to better appreciate Alex, the tour guide’s, depth of knowledge and tips. I would definitely recommend as long as you’re booked under the correct language group.

tour was well organised, it was great that the seats were pre allocated too. limited time for each stop as such good to prepare some food to eat along the way and spend time on sightseeing instead. our guide Lisa was awesome she can speak english and Chinese, she is friendly, provides good recommendations and also ensures everyone kept to the schedule. highly recommended day trip from Sapporo.

Our driver, Xiao Ma was on time, nice and efficient. We managed to go to all places we wanted to see in Furano/Biei from Farm Tomita, Shikisai No Oka, Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls, Mt. Tokachi and Ningle Terrace. We even had a nice lunch in a small restaurant on the way to Blue Pond. We were glad that we chartered this, so we can enjoy all those places at our own pace.

Oscar and the driver are friendly. The bus is clean. Itinerary is quite doable. The activities at the snow park are fun and the people there are with all smiles when they taught us how to use the facilities.

Very worth it to have a customize itinerary in Sapporo's icy road, We had fun going toe Furano and Biei. We had to drop 1 of our designated place since we might go over 10 hrs but it's understandable since driving in Sapporo's icy road is difficult also and considering traffic. It's also convinient to have a custom pickup and drop off point. Just need to take note of peak season fee on top of this current price point. Driver was also very helpful! took pictures of us and suggested we might go overtime if we went through all our itinerary designations.

Had an awesome trip! Although the Guide spoke in Japanese, she made sure that the key points were available in written English. She was professional in her approach. I would say it would be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ exp to be in an ice-breaker ship! Highly recommended !

Asahiyama Zoo is huge as compared to other winter zoos I visited. The time allotted for this trip is just sufficient. The problem is that a hefty number of animals were not put in their cages for the public to see. Shirahige Falls was mind-blowing! <3 This is my fav part of this itinerary, so I kinda felt like 20 mins wasn't enough. Biei Pond was just so-so. I wasn't amused nor hated it. It was just frozen all over with a blue led light hitting the pond. I'm curious as to why we had to spend 10 more minutes in here than in the falls. One thing I didn't like was that we were situated at the back of the bus. The view was obstructed (we weren't able to enjoy the mountain views during the bus ride), & we technically had lesser time to spend in visiting the places. It was also my fault for misunderstanding that we won't be dropped off to where we were picked-up, so we had to walk for 1km to our hotel during a snowfall. Lastly, a few things to note: - Iwamizawa Service Area was full of filthy trash! I do hope they address this as it's something I didn't expect from Japan. - The tour guide can't speak English but tried his best to communicate.

The Mori of Song is an excellent hot spring resort. It has all necessary facilities and elements to make one's day trip a memorable experience. The buffet provided before going to onsen was delicious and full of varieties to please everyone. The ambience in the outdoor pools were great. With blue sky, floating cloud and breezing wind, I felt relaxed and refreshed. Particularly, it was within one hour bus ride from Sapporo Station with easy access. The staffs were friendly and considerate. I truly had a great time and will visit the Mori of Song again whenever I come back to Sapporo.