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63rd Sapporo Snow Festival Flight & Hotel Package

For about a week every year, Sapporo's Odori Park is transformed into a veritable fantasy land crafted from snow and ice.

The Sapporo Snow Festival is back for its 63rd installment in February 2012, and we're excited; so excited, in fact, that we are already accepting requests for the free plan package. This two-day package includes round-trip airfare from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, accommodations in Sapporo, and breakfast at your hotel on the second day. Read on for all the details and how to book it!

About the Festival

The Sapporo Snow Festival, considered by many to be Japan's premier winter event, had humble beginnings back in 1950, when local high school kids built a handful of snow sculptures in Odori Park. Since then the event has grown exponentially, with hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures adorning the park and the streets of the Susukino neighborhood. These days the festival attracts about 2 million tourists each year from Japan and all over the world! For more info, check out the official site: http://www.snowfes.com/english/index.html (external, new window).

The festival features everything from huge snow replicas of buildings to...armies of little snowmen!?

About the Package

The package is an unguided free plan that includes transportation and accommodations only. The itinerary is as follows:

Day before Departure
Your final itinerary will be sent to the address (in Japan) you provide when booking this package.

Day 1

Departure from Haneda Airport
Travel to Haneda Airport in Tokyo to board your scheduled flight to Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport. Please note that you will be responsible for arranging and paying for your own transportation to Haneda Airport. Proceed to the JTB Tour Desk, and the staff will assist you in boarding your flight.
Arrival at New Chitose Airport
After arriving at New Chitose, head into town. Please note that you will be responsible for arranging and paying for your own transportation from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo. It takes 30-50 minutes by JR train (limited express, rapid, and local service trains available). The standard one-way fare is JPY 1,040/adult, JPY 520/child (current as of October 2011).
Check-in
After checking in at your hotel in Sapporo, you are free to explore Sapporo and enjoy the Snow Festival on your own! All of the hotels available for this package are located close to Sapporo Station and within walking distance of Odori Park.

Day 2

Breakast
A buffet-style breakfast featuring Japanese and Western dishes is included at your hotel. After breakfast, you are free to do as you please.
Return to Tokyo
Travel to New Chitose Airport in time to board your return flight to Tokyo. Again, please note that you will need to arrange and pay for your own transportation from Sapporo to the airport.
Arrival at Haneda Airport
The package ends on arrival back at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

Tour Fare

The tour fare varies depending on the hotel and departure date. Please consult the table below (all in Japanese Yen). For this package, participants 6 years of age and older are defined as adults, 3 - 5 years of age as children, and under 3 years as infants.

All fares listed are per person.
*Adult fares shown in this column are for when two guests on the same reservation stay in one room.
**Single supplement fees apply for travelers booking and/or staying alone. The fee will be added to the base fare listed under "Adult Fare".

Package Options

This package has several options to choose from for your hotel in Sapporo and your flight times between Haneda Airport in Tokyo and New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.

Hotels
Three Sapporo hotels are available for this package. As mentioned above, all of them are very close to Sapporo Station in a prime location to visit the Snow Festival in Odori Park and to get around the city of Sapporo as a whole.

Flight Times
To help this tour fit smoothly into any pre-existing plans you might have, there are three time slots for both the flight to Hokkaido and the flight back.

Departing Time Slots (from Haneda)

Morning: Departs between 6:30 and 10:30 a.m. Arrives between 8:00 a.m. and noon.
Mid-day: Departs between 11:00 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. Arrives between 12:30 and 4:10 p.m.
Evening: Departs between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. Arrives between 4:30 and 10:30 p.m.

Returning Time Slots (from New Chitose)

Morning: Departs between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. Arrives between 9:00 a.m. and noon.
Mid-day: Departs between 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Arrives between 12:30 and 4:00 p.m.
Evening: Departs between 3:00 and 9:20 p.m. Arrives between 4:30 and 10:50 p.m.

Cancellation Policy

If you choose to cancel after booking, please note that the following cancellation policy will apply.

Cancelled 21+ days before departure: No cancellation fee.
Cancelled 20 - 8 days prior to departure: 20% of total package fare.
Cancelled 7 - 2 days prior to departure: 30% of total package fare.
Cancelled day before departure: 40% of total package fare.
Cancelled day of departure before departure time: 50% of total package fare.
No call, no show: 100% of total package fare.

Booking the Package

Interested? This package is being offered on a request basis, so please download the request form linked below and send it to the email address indicated therein. Please note that while we will do our best to fulfill your request, desired hotels, flight time slots, and/or entire departure dates may become sold out.

Request the Sapporo Snow Festival Package

Sapporo Hotels

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[ Festival, Winter | published 2011.10.20 | PermaLink ]

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