Explore Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival (night tour)
Overview
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4 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy magical winter Hokkaido at Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival. Every year, Lake Shikotsu creates the most stunning local festival using sprayed water from the lake itself. There is fun for all the family, including ice sculptures, ice buildings, outdoor displays, and evening illuminations. If you make the trip on the weekends, then there are also fireworks to enjoy.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Please inform us immediately if you will need infant seats
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Travel Hokkaido
Our guide will meet you at this convenient city centre location. We can provide drops to Sapporo, Odori or Susukino Station.
Chitose Shikotsu Lake Hyoto Matsuri
One of our favourite local festivals, we love Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival, which sees a variety of natural sculptures created by the local people. Ice caverns, ice buildings and a variety of beautiful exhibitions to explore - all created with water from the neighbouring lake, sprayed, scultped and frozen by local community members. Our night tour means you get to experience this amazing atmosphere in the evening illuminations, where things look especially magical.
What‘s Included
Driver/guide
Round-trip shared transfer
Local taxes
Food and drinks
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Explore Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival (night tour)
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Lake Shikotsu ice festival night tour
apurplekiwi,Feb 12, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went to the Lake Shikotsu ice festival night tour and was blown away with the sculptures and lighting. Our bus driving drove very well in the weather conditions! Great place to take your kids as they have a "ice rink" for children only and they also have a SLIDE MADE OF ICE 🤯. This slide is fun for both adults and kids. I loved the fact you could actually walk though the sculptures. The lighting was superb. Our ravel guide was also awesome just letting us explore in our own time and gave us a time and place to meet
Amazing and fun!
Alexiium,Feb 11, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was really nice and beautiful to see and the tour itself was lots of fun as well! I would definitely recommend going because it's amazing to visit especially at night when all the lights glow brighter and the scenery seems magical
Amazing and worthwhile visit
marked73,Feb 10, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great ice festival to visit if you're in Sapporo for the snow festival. We went there at night when all the ice sculptures were beautifully lit up and it was really impressive. Great place to take the kids, highly recommend it!
Beautiful creative artistry
CarolM535,Feb 10, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our night trip to the Lake Shikotsu ice festival was cosy warm and tour fantastic, as was our guide and driver who managed well with the heavy snow which caused a small delay in arrival. There was beautiful creative artistry in ice and lights and I'd recommend a visit to this festival with Travel Hokkaido.
Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival
FrozenTourist,Feb 10, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tiana was a great guide for the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival (Night tour) and created a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for the entire group. Our driver was amazing, driving through difficult conditions due to weather and traffic congestion (tbh we found out later...we didn't even know the weather was a problem as it was totally new to us?!). We really enjoyed the Ice Festival and laughing at those of us who were brave enough to go down the ice slide! I would def recommend!
Magical tour, highlight of my stay in Hokkaido
emilyt865,Feb 20, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really enjoyed visiting the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival with Travel Hokkaido. Peta and O-Chan were so friendly and made me feel very welcome, which I really appreciated as a solo traveller. The festival itself was small but stunning and I actually preferred it over the larger festivals such as the Sapporo Snow Festival. A must-see for anyone in Hokkaido during the festival season.
From ¥5,800
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