Welcome to Hokkaido Nature Tours!

Award-Winning Private Custom-Made Tours, 2-Day Tours & Day Trips
Always with local English-speaking guides to the most beautiful places in Hokkaido in every season!
Locally-owned, locally-operated & committed to sustainable tourism in Hokkaido  

Private Custom-Made Tours

At Hokkaido Nature Tours, we specialize in creating unique private custom-made tours in the spectacular island of Hokkaido, Japan. Whether you're after adventure, culture, sightseeing, wildlife or all of the above, we will craft a unique itinerary according to your preferences, which always includes an English-speaking nature guide and private transportation. Our custom-made tours are completely built around your preferences and budget, and we'll work hard to create the perfect tour for you.

To get started, please take a few minutes to complete our online Custom-Made Tours Preferences Form. Come take a private tour with us at Hokkaido Nature Tours, and find out why we are consistently awarded 5-star ratings by our guests from around the world.

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Private 2-Day Tours & Day Trips

For those with less time on their hands, HNT private 2-Day Tours & Day Trips are a perfect option for seeing top sites and exploring the nature in Central Hokkaido. 2-Day Tours & Day Trips usually depart and conclude from Sapporo, are always private, and include an English-speaking nature guide and private transport, As with our Custom-Made Tours, these tours can also be modified to match your preferences and travel needs, including the type of preferred activities, accommodation standard and pick-up/drop-off locations. 

For more information about our private Day Trip offerings, please submit our easy-to-use online Day Trips Preferences Form.

For more information about our private 2-Day Tour offerings, please submit our easy-to-use online 2-Day Tours Preferences Form. We look forward to hearing from you soon!​

HNT Domestic Tourism Promotional Offer 2020

This Summer Only:
10-20% off all HNT tours for residents of Japan!

Offer valid for Japanese nationals and Residence Card holders for all HNT tours between June 15th - September 15th, 2020 

Featured Travel Industry Awards

2020 Private Tour Company of the Year, Global (LTG Awards)
2019 Nature Tour Company of the Year, Japan (THA Awards)
     2018 Tour Company of the Year, Hokkaido (THA Awards)

We are overjoyed & very proud of our all-star team to have been awarded top prizes across various categories in the travel industry. It is a blessing to have been acknowledged for our excellence in service by prestigious travel industry organizations. 

We have a true passion for creating & guiding the best tours in Hokkaido, introducing guests from all over the world to the natural beauties of our island, and the lovely peoples & cultures within. To be recognized again and again is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our team - both our administrative staff & nature guides - who achieve our highest team goals by providing the best possible tours & services. We are loving ambassadors of Hokkaido, and look forward to many more years of promoting Hokkaido as well as fostering and maintaining wonderful connections with local communities through small-scale sustainable tourism.

​We're also grateful to our supportive guests who make our hard work worthwhile! Whether honeymoon couples, multi-generational families, groups of friends on their annual travels, or any group whatsoever,  we truly value our time together, open our hearts and treat our guests like family. Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve these inspiring milestones. We cannot wait to get back on the road, to share in Hokkaido's immense beauty & charm with our guests, after the Coronavirus situation improves. 

Private Day Trips: Most Popular in Summer

Private 2-Day Tours: Most Popular in Summer

Sample Private Custom-Made Tours

Social Media & Beyond

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Check out inspirational travel videos on our YouTube channel, where we regularly upload videos of our favorite places, people & experiences from around Hokkaido

As Featured in
National Geographic Traveller

In February of 2020, we had the honor of guiding for National Geographic Traveller! It was a pleasure to share our love of Hokkaido with one of the world's most influential & inspirational travel magazines. Clearly, Nat Geo was also impressed as our tour earned the lead in the 12-page feature article about Japan: