Day 1 | Arriving in Sapporo: City Warm-up
Route: New Chitose Airport ➡️ Car Rental ➡️ Tanukikoji Shopping Street Stroll.
Day 1 | Arriving in Sapporo: City Warm-up
Route: New Chitose Airport ➡️ Car Rental ➡️ Tanukikoji Shopping Street Stroll ➡️ Dinner: Yakiniku Tokuju (19:30 Reservation)
📍 Tanukikoji Shopping Street (Location: S2-3, W1-7, Chuo-ku, Sapporo / Hours: 10:00-20:00 for most shops, restaurants may close later)
⭐ Yakiniku Tokuju is a popular heritage BBQ spot in Sapporo (S5, W4, Chuo-ku; Hours: 17:00-24:00). Time for a delicious meat feast!
Day 2 | Otaru Coastal & Mountain Peak Day Trip
Route: Otaru ➡️ Blue Cave Experience (10:50 Meeting: Shukutsu Pier, 3-chome Shukutsu, Otaru) ➡️ Lunch: Sankaku Market (3-10-16 Inaho, Otaru; 6:00-17:00) ➡️ Sakaimachi Street (Home to LeTAO Main Store, Otaru Music Box Museum, and the Miffy Shop!) ➡️ Mt. Tengu (Ascend at 16:00 via Ropeway, enjoy the mountain slide, and feed chipmunks! This is Otaru's best viewpoint. Ropeway: 9:00-21:00) ➡️ Dinner: Wakadori Jidai Naruto Main Store (Parking available at Sankaku Market; 3-chome Inaho, Otaru; 11:00-19:00)
Day 3 | Sapporo Family Fun & Food Galore
Route: Takino Suzuran Hillside Park (247 Takino, Minami-ku, Sapporo; 9:00-17:00/18:00, very lively on weekends); Lunch can be had inside the park ➡️ Dinner: Soup Curry TREASURE or Sapporo Kani-honke Station Front Store (Highly recommended, last order at 21:30) ➡️ Shopping at Tanukikoji / AOAO SAPPORO Night Aquarium (S2, W3-20, Chuo-ku; 10:00-22:00)
Day 4 | Heading to Furano: Floral Seas & Kids' Adventures
Route: 08:30 Departure ➡️ Sunagawa Service Area (Must try the Iwase Farm ice cream! Sunagawa SA, Do-O Expressway) ➡️ Hokkaido Kid's Land (401-1 Hokko, Sunagawa; 9:00-17:00) ➡️ Farm Tomita (Kisen Kita 15-go, Nakafurano; 9:00-17:00). Lunch at Café René is super chill! ➡️ Tomita Melon House (Located within Farm Tomita) ➡️ Nakafurano Flower Park (Single chairlift, closes 17:00) ➡️ Dinner: Shinobi Yakiniku (19:00 Reservation)
Day 5 | Biei Family Fun & Fairytale Forests
Route: Furano Cheese Factory (Nakago-ku, Furano) ➡️ Chiyoda Farm (Mizusawa, Biei) ➡️ Shikisai-no-oka (Shinsei, Biei; 9:00-17:00. You can rent a golf cart and feed the alpacas!) ➡️ Dinner: Hamayaki Hokkaido Uoman (19:00 Reservation) ➡️ Ningle Terrace Night Stroll
Day 6 | Noboribetsu Hell Valley & Hot Spring Experience
Route: Depart for Noboribetsu ➡️ Lunch: Noboribetsu Onsen Market or Maruhira Uni Specialty Shop (65 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho) ➡️ Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Hell Valley) (Open 24 hours) ➡️ Noboribetsu Bear Park (Take the ropeway up, 8-min walk from the ropeway station) ➡️ Dinner: Hotel Kaiseki Cuisine
Day 7 | Lake Toya Fireworks & Farm Adventures
Route: Fruit picking at Takashina Fruit Farm (Toyako-cho) ➡️ Lake Toya Cruise (Board from the main pier to Nakajima, last ferry 16:00-16:30) ➡️ Onsen Street Footbaths (Yakushi-no-yu / Ryu-no-yu) ➡️ Photos at Mt. Showa-shinzan (An active smoking volcano) ➡️ Lake Hill Farm (Enjoy ice cream and a small petting farm) ➡️ 20:45 Lake Toya Fireworks Display (Summer limited)
Day 8 | Mitsui Outlet Shopping Spree
Route: 12:30 Departure ➡️ Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo Kitahiroshima (3-7-6 Omagari Saiwai-cho, Kitahiroshima; 10:00-20:00) ➡️ Shop 'til you drop at F.O. FACTORY (Clover Mall 2F) and MARKEY’S (Maple Mall 2F). Lunch and dinner are recommended at the Outlet Food Court.
Day 9 | Final Airport Rush & Departure
Route: Michi-no-Eki Maoi-no-Oka Park (Higashi 10-sen Minami 7, Naganuma) for cheap fresh fruit! ➡️ Rera Outlet (1-2-1 Kashiwadai Minami, Chitose) or AEON Mall for final supplies ➡️ Early Check-in at New Chitose Airport ➡️ Explore Doraemon Wakuwaku Sky Park / Snow Miku Sky Town (3F & 4F) - you won't be bored! ➡️ 16:05 Flight back to Hong Kong 🇭🇰
💡 Self-Drive Tips
· Family-friendly highlights: Takino Suzuran Park, Mt. Tengu slide, milking cows at Chiyoda Farm, and the airport cartoon zones are perfect for burning off kids' energy!
· Please note: Many Hokkaido attractions and restaurants close early (some by 17:00 or 20:00). Always double-check the latest operating hours!
🎉 This 9-day Hokkaido self-drive family itinerary is packed with food and fun. Parents and kids alike will have a blast! This itinerary is for reference—feel free to adjust based on your own pace. Have fun!