Sapporo & Niseko 7-Day Ski Tour: Otaru, Niseko United & Lake Toya
✨ Highlights
Seven winter days with one Toyota Alphard and driver: Sapporo's neon and miso ramen, Otaru's canal and glass shops, three full ski days across Niseko United with your driver moving you between Hirafu, Hanazono, Annupuri and the onsen, then Lake Toya's caldera before the drive to New Chitose. Rental gear and lift passes booked at cost. One private vehicle, one fixed price, up to 6 guests.
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🎫 Options
🚘 Private Alphard with driver · whole trip
🚘 The price is for the WHOLE private Toyota Alphard (7-seater, up to 6 guests) with driver for all 7 days, 8 hours a day — not per person; 2 or 6 travellers pay the same. Hotels, admission tickets, meals and tolls/parking are charged at cost (we book them on request). A licensed guide can be added on request.
- Refund & cancellation policy →
- Pay online when you book
From¥509,740/car · up to 6 guests
- Capacity
- 1+
- Itinerary
- 7 days · 11 stops
- 15:00
Airport pick-up · 90 min
Met at New Chitose; 45 minutes to Sapporo with ski bags in the car, not on the train.
- 17:00
Sapporo: Odori Park, Clock Tower & Susukino · 240 min
Odori Park and the TV Tower lit up, the Clock Tower, then miso ramen in Susukino's Ramen Alley. Overnight: Sapporo.
- 09:00
Otaru canal & Sakaimachi · 240 min
An hour west. The canal warehouses, Sakaimachi's glass and music-box shops, the Music Box Museum, sushi lunch.
- 14:00
Transfer to Niseko, check-in & onsen · 240 min
Ninety minutes to Hirafu; rental fitting, lift passes, first onsen. Overnight: Niseko (4 nights).
- 08:30
Ski day — Grand Hirafu · 480 min
A full day on Grand Hirafu's groomers and trees, onsen after the last lift. Overnight: Niseko.
- 08:30
Ski day — Hanazono & powder · 360 min
First lifts on Hanazono for the freshest snow, back over to Hirafu for lunch.
- 15:00
Mt Yotei viewpoints · 120 min
The car loops the Yotei viewpoints at golden hour; a different onsen for the evening. Overnight: Niseko.
- 08:30
Ski day — Annupuri & Niseko Village · 480 min
The all-mountain pass across the quieter western slopes; the car drops you at Annupuri and collects you at Niseko Village. Onsen and a farewell dinner. Overnight: Niseko.
- 09:30
Niseko → Lake Toya · 240 min
Ninety minutes south-east to the caldera lake; the Usuzan ropeway when the weather allows, lunch by the shore.
- 14:30
Lakeside onsen · 180 min
Hot spring with the lake in the window, ice along the shore in deep winter. Overnight: Toyako Onsen (or back to Niseko).
- 09:00
Scenic drive → New Chitose · 210 min
Rental returns, then about two hours to New Chitose along the lakes and Shikotsu forests. A late flight fits a stop in Sapporo.
※ Actual timings vary with road conditions on the day.
🗺️ Route map
Tap a number to see that day
Day 1 — New Chitose
Met at New Chitose; 45 minutes to Sapporo with ski bags in the car, not on the train.
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📍 Meeting / pick-up point
Met at New Chitose; 45 minutes to Sapporo with ski bags in the car, not on the train.
🗺 View map →⏰ Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure — the bus will not wait past the scheduled time.
💰 Price for your group
Per-person split
Same vehicle price whatever the group size — the more of you, the less per person. Groups above 6 add a second vehicle.
✓ Included
- Private Toyota Alphard (up to 6 guests) with professional driver, 7 days × 8 hours
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off every day
- Fuel and the driver's time within the daily 8 hours
- Route planning and WhatsApp/LINE support from OlaChill
✗ Not included (charged at cost)
- Hotels and ryokan (we book them for you on request, charged at cost)
- Admission tickets, meals, Shinkansen/train tickets (at cost)
- Expressway tolls and parking (at cost)
- Driver's lodging on nights away from the base city (quoted before booking)
- Licensed guide — available as an add-on on request
- Extra hours beyond 8/day (charged at the Alphard hourly rate)
How long does this tour last?+
The tour runs 7 days with 11 scheduled stops laid out hour by hour.
Where is the pickup?+
Pickup at Airport pick-up. Once your booking is confirmed we'll email the GPS map plus detailed directions.
What's the minimum group size?+
Min 1 guest. If the minimum isn't reached we'll contact you before departure to suggest an alternate date or issue a full refund.
Which languages is the guide available in?+
Guided packages are currently available in: English. If you need a guide in another language, leave a note when booking and we will check availability (surcharge applies).
Can I cancel or reschedule?+
Cancellation and date-change terms are in the tour's notice section
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⚠️ Must-read4 items · tap to read▾
- •Tours are guided mainly in English.
- •In severe weather (typhoon, heavy snow…), a cancellation decision is made by 15:00 the day before departure and sent to your registered email/contact; weather cancellations are fully refunded.
- •Please be on time at the meeting point and every gathering point — the bus does not wait for latecomers; missed portions due to personal reasons are non-refundable.
- •The itinerary and time at each stop may be adjusted for traffic, weather or facility maintenance; in force-majeure cases a stop may be replaced with a comparable alternative.
📌 Other notes6 items · tap to read▾
- •One carry-on bag per guest on the bus; please store large luggage at your hotel or a locker near the meeting point.
- •Infants aged 0–2 without a seat join free; max one infant per adult; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- •Pregnant guests and those with medical conditions should consider carefully: long bus rides, and immediate medical care may not be available on some legs.
- •Lunch is not included unless the tour states otherwise — bring your own or eat at the stops.
- •Change/cancellation terms vary by tour — see the cancellation policy on each tour page before booking. If the tour itself is cancelled for weather/force majeure, you receive a full refund.
- •Snow-season roads can be slower than planned — return may be delayed; avoid tight plans right after the tour.