From Tokyo: Customizable Senjogahara Snowshoe Walk Customizable Senjogahara Snowshoe Walk – Premium: Lunch Included

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Country: Ecuador

Duration: 11:00 hours


Description

Pickup at your hotel in central Tokyo. Walk on snowshoes across the white Senjogahara marsh with Mt Nantai views, frozen Yudaki Falls and snowy Lake Yunoko.
We pick you up at your hotel in central Tokyo at 07:00 and drive about 3 hours to Okunikko, the high mountain area above Lake Chuzenji. In winter this area is covered in deep, soft snow. This tour is an easy snowshoe walk, good for beginners and families.

Around 10:00 we arrive at Yumoto Onsen, a small hot spring village at the end of the road. Here you rent snowshoes. Your driver-guide shows you how to put them on and walk with them. It is easy, like walking with big flat shoes.

First you walk around Lake Yunoko. The lake is partly frozen and the trees are white with snow. Then we drive a short way and walk near Yudaki Falls, a long waterfall that is often frozen into ice shapes in mid-winter.

Around midday you have lunch at your own cost, or eat your own packed lunch. In the early afternoon you walk on the Senjogahara marsh. This is a wide, flat high marsh, all white in winter. Mt Nantai rises above it. The walk is flat and quiet, about 1.5 to 2 hours. Your driver-guide walks with you on this easy trail. You may see animal tracks in the snow.

Around 15:00 you can relax in a Yumoto Onsen day bath at your own cost to warm up. We leave Okunikko at about 15:30 and arrive back at your hotel at about 18:00.

Your plan is customizable: you can change the order of the lake, falls and marsh walks, walk shorter or longer, or skip a stop. You can also swap in a nearby stop, such as a winter view of Lake Chuzenji, if it fits the tour time.

This is a private tour. Only your group. The tour takes about 11 hours, including the drive.

If the Senjogahara snowshoe trail is closed or cancelled on your date, your driver-guide takes you to a similar place nearby instead. If you prefer, we can instead walk around snowy Lake Yunoko on a shorter snowshoe route.

Highlights

  • Walk on snowshoes across the white Senjogahara marsh
  • See Mt Nantai rising above the snowy plain
  • Find frozen ice shapes at Yudaki Falls
  • Warm up with an optional Yumoto Onsen day bath

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Pickup is from your hotel in central Tokyo (23 wards) at 07:00. The drive takes about 3 hours each way. Our van has winter tyres
Season: December 20 to March 15. Walking is easy and flat, about 4 to 5 km in snow. It is very cold, often below minus 5 C. Wear warm waterproof clothes, gloves, a hat and waterproof boots
If the Senjogahara snowshoe trail is closed or cancelled on your date, your driver-guide takes you to a similar place nearby instead. If you prefer, we can instead walk around snowy Lake Yunoko on a shorter snowshoe route
INCLUDED
  • Private air-conditioned van for your group only
  • English-speaking driver-guide (Hindi and Urdu also available)
  • Hotel pickup in central Tokyo (23 wards)
  • Drop-off at your hotel in central Tokyo
  • Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
  • Bottled water
  • Snowshoe rental in Yumoto Onsen
NOT INCLUDED
  • Meals and drinks unless listed as included
  • Optional lunch in Yumoto Onsen
  • Optional day bath at Yumoto Onsen
  • Optional snow boots and pants rental
  • Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.