【adex base】Explore Winter Adventure Tours
Hokkaido, famous for snow offers a variety of winter activities.
In Noboribetsu (more famous for hot springs), also offers winter activities from beginner’s fun snowshoeing to advanced snowshoeing hikes that take several hours to walk through the mountains to see “glacial bamboo shoots, (photos?)” and panoramic views. The more snow the more exciting the tour.
With winter quickly approaching, we would like to introduce three popular winter adventure tours from adex base.
Recommended tour #1
【Family Friendly! adex forest Snowshoeing Tour】
The perfect introduction to winter fun in Hokkaido!
Put on snowshoes and go hiking on the snow in “adex forest”, our privately owned beautiful virgin forest. Children are also welcome, so families and groups can have fun together.
A guide will give you a initial lecture on how to put on snowshoes and how to walk. In the forest, you can stroll through the fluffy snow, sometimes dive, have snowball fights, sledding, and other fun activities.
Recommended tour #2
【Orofure Pass Half-day Snowshoeing Tour】
Snowshoe hiking offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the scenery around Noboribetsu, including Lake Toya, Mt. Yotei, and Lake Kuttara! . Traverse through a variety of terrain, allowing you to experience the awesomeness of snowshoeing.
You can rediscover the true beauty of nature in winter, even finding animal tracks in the snow and admiring beautiful ice treese with a knowledgeable guide.
Recommended tour #3
【Noboribetsu Ice Caves Snowshoeing Tour – Explore Hokkaido’s Frozen Wonders】
This tour is a 10-weeks-only activity to see one of the “three major ice shoots in Hokkaido” during the coldest period of the year. During this period, ice pillars called “glacial bamboo shoots” as tall as two to three meters appear from the ground in the ice caves of Noboribetsu River. Plus long needle like stalactitres form in the cave to complete the visual experience, This beautiful phenomenon is the result of a combination of unique geological and climatic conditions, creating a fantastic world.
The long walk to the cave is suitable for intermediate to advanced snowshoers, but the experience of hiking on snowshoes through a silver world is sure to be a memorable one.
In addition to tours to experience the snowy mountains, we also offer behind-the-scenes tours to learn about hot springs, a blessing from nature.
【Noboribetsu Onsen Behind The Scenes Tour】
Dai-ichi Takimotokan’s The Grand Bath boasts a total area of 1,500 Tsubo (4958 square meter). You will be guided through the process of how the “source” of hot spring water is poured from the hot water tank to the more than 30 bathtubs in The Grand Bath. This is a premium tour that allows you to see behind the scenes of a true “hot spring paradise.
To sign up for a tour or search for other tours, visit adex base or official website. Please also check our Instagram for the latest information.
Please enjoy Noboribetsu Onsen, which is not only hot spring but also full of nature.
