** Important notice Passport number is required when boarding the icebreaker “GARINKO GO Ⅲ”. Be sure to bring your passport with you on the day or write down your passport number in advance. The staff on the day will ask you for your passport number. Please understand that if you cannot provide your passport number, you will not be able to board the ship.**
The itinerary will vary depending on the plan you participate in.
⛄NEW Icebreakers GARINKO GO Ⅲ CRUISE⛄
A plan with a round-trip bus from Sapporo to Mombetsu and Okhotsk to see the powerful drift ice. A special project for this season.
The thrill of moving through the mysterious sight of "drift ice" that drifts to Okhotsk, the northernmost sea in Japan, while drawing a wake is simply overwhelming.Forget the cold and time, and fully enjoy an unknown experience filled with excitement!
⛄Okhotsk Tower and Seals Sea Paradise of Tokkari Center⛄
☆Okhotsk Tower standing in the sea off Monbetsu
(Charged only for submarine floor: 500 yen)
Reopened in October 2016! You can see the fish of the northern sea in the exhibition room. In addition, there is also an exhibition of Clione, which is called the drift ice fairy.Enjoy the new attraction 360° stereoscopic video 4D-KING (new sensory experience theater fee: 300 yen once)!
☆Tokkari Center Goma-chan Land (fee: 200 yen)
Tokkari means "seal" in the Ainu language, and you can see the energetic seals that are the only seals raised in Japan.
☆Seal Sea Paradise (charge: 500 yen)
In addition to the breeding pool where two seals live, a part of White Beach, which is an artificial beach, is an exhibition facility integrated with the natural environment, where you can interact with seals more closely.
⛄Illuminated Sounkyo Icefall Festival (Admission Fee included)⛄
Using the riverbed of the Ishikari River, the venue has an area of 10,000 square meters. Taking advantage of the nature of the deep valley at the foot of the Daisetsu Mountains, this is a major event at the Sounkyo Onsen where you can see the towering ice waterfalls that fall from the cliffs of columnar joints. The fantastical ice sculptures that are lit up are beautiful and mysterious, and you can feel the cold Hokkaido directly at this festival. The fantastic ice sculptures illuminated by colorful lights are a must-see!
-- About meals --
Those who apply for the meal plan can enjoy seafood at Marukaichi Suisan. If you are on a no-meal plan, please eat your own lunch at the Ocean Exchange Center as the tour does not include a meal. Please note that the arrival will be around 13:00.
Arrival is around 9pm. Dinner is not included in the tour. There are limited places to buy food, so please prepare it in advance or purchase it at the sightseeing spots you stop at.
The sight of the Garinko boat crashing through the drift ice with a loud noise is a spectacular sight! Don't miss out on this experience that you can only get here!