MURORAN SHORE EXCURSIONS: LAKE TOYA, MT USU & NOBORIBETSU HELL VALLEY

Muroran is an industrial port in south Hokkaido, but the volcanic country around it is beautiful.

Route 1: Lake Toya and volcanoes (about 7.5 hours)

• Lake Toya, a big round lake in an old crater, with an island in the middle.
• Mt Usu ropeway to the crater rim, with a view of Showa Shinzan, a volcano that grew out of a farmer's field in the 1940s.
• A lookout over the lake from an old farm silo.

Route 2: Noboribetsu and Mt Usu (about 6 hours)

Noboribetsu Jigokudani, a valley of steaming vents and sulphur smell, with wooden walkways, then Mt Usu.

Route 3: Sapporo (about 7 hours)

About 2 hours each way: Odori Park, the old clock tower and the Tanuki-koji shopping arcade.

How our Japan shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from about 5 people in a minivan up to 40 in a full coach.
• A licensed English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal.
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back to the pier well before all-aboard.
• The times on this page are a guide. Send us your ship name and port date and we fit the day to it.

Included

• Licensed English-speaking guide
• Private vehicle with driver, highway tolls and parking
• Entrance fees for the sights listed in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks (your guide will point you to a good place)
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on how many people are in your group: a group of 30 pays much less each than a group of 6. Tell us your ship, date and group size and we will send a price.

More in Japan: all Japan shore excursions. Other ports: Maizuru, Niigata, Omaezaki. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.