The northern Japan and Hokkaido trip is varied and incredibly fun! There's plenty to experience on this trip.

This trip is wonderful. We saw so many things including nature and big city areas. It was a very active trip but there was space to relax in-between busy days. Our guide (a local to northern Japan) organised everything impeccably and was so helpful and communicative.

Intrepid Travel’s tour of northern Japan and Hokkaido is an exceptional experience.

Hokkaido is fantastic for those who want to explore a different aspect of Japan. We did a lot of walks, ranging from Hell Valley with its stark, otherworldly landscape to mountain trails still covered in snow. Staying at a ryokan at Lake Shikotsu was a special experience as the view is spectacular, especially on a still day when the lake is like a mirror. We enjoyed our trip very much.

This is a tour without a dull moment froma a hike through the forest of spring flowers of Mt Hakote, canoeing in Lake Shikotsu, geysers of the thermal area, snow fields of Mt Asahidake, to charming Otau of bygone years with its canal. Good pace, fantastic gastronomic experience.

While the trip and the trip leader were excellent, compared to other organizations offering similar trips, I thought this trip was significantly overpriced due to the sole use of very inexpensive public transportation and very limited included meals. I think food, transportation, accommodations and leadership are the main factors behind costs; this trip had one excellent leader with no helpers, few included meals (although included meals were very good), generally average accommodations at a time when prices in Japan are low and very inexpensive public transportation costs that did not include airfare. Overall an excellent trip, but the cost was, again compared to similar trips, at least 33% more expensive.

I definitely recommend this trip to anyone that are interested in going to Hokkaido and Sapporo

Hokkaido is a hidden gem – loved exploring it with the assistance of our wonderful guide Yuki. As the pioneer trip, Yuki did an amazing job in tailoring our adventure to suit the conditions and group interests to give us all a very memorable experience. The day at Lake Shikotsu (canoeing, onsen & Kaiseki dinner) was a highlight, as was the visit to the Ainu museum, the trip up Mount Asahi on a blue bird day, and there were so many others – an amazing trip!

May I do this tomorrow or send it separately?

I had a great time here in Japan This is my first trip with intrepid I will definitely be looking at doing another trip with intrepid hopefully same guide thank you we had a fantastic experience