Skybus has announced that its scheduled 21:30 service from New Chitose Airport to Niseko shall wait for passengers arriving on Korean Airlines KE795 at 21:20. Bookings are essential. This service operates from 20 December to 29 February 2012. Private Transfer services for this flight are also available.
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Winter Day Tours from Niseko
November 3, 2011
By popular demand, we are introducing day tours from Niseko over the 2011/12 Winter Season. Take a break from the ski slopes and immerse yourself in Japanese culture.The following tours are available starting December 2011 and ending March 2012:
Otaru Day Tour
Explore at your leisure the famous Nikka Whisky in Yoichi. Learn how Whisky originated in Japan, sample some free Whisky and have the opportunity to purchase Whisky made on the premises. Discover Otaru City and Canal including Kitaichi Glass, Music Box Museum, Kitakaro. Lunch in Otaru (not included in tour price).
Departs every Monday and Thursday from Hilton Niseko at 930am and Niseko Welcome Center at 10am. returns approx 5pm.
Minimum participants apply. Cost – 5,000yen per person, child under 12 FREE with every paying adult.
Lake Toya Day Tour
Explore the majestic beauty of Lake Toya and an active volcanic lava dome. Also witness the damage that earthquakes and volcanic eruptions can do to small towns. Visit the famous Windsor Hotel – host of the G8 Summit in 2008.
Departs every Monday and Thursday from Niseko Hilton 930am and Niseko Welcome Center at 10am. returns approx 5pm.
Minimum participants apply. Cost – 5,000yen per person, child under 12 FREE with every paying adult.
Sapporo Day Tour
Take a day trip to the fifth largest city in Japan. With a multitude of electronic stores, ramen and crab restaurants, you surely wont be disappointed. Buy an authentic kimono or some chopsticks to take home.
Departs every Monday and Thursday from Niseko Hilton at 930am and Niseko Welcome Center at 10am. returns approx 6pm.
Minimum participants apply. Cost – 5,000yen per person, child under 12 FREE with every paying adult.
Sapporo Ice and Snow Festival Tour
The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan’s largest winter events, attracts a growing number of visitors from Japan and abroad every year. Every winter, about two million people come to Sapporo to see the hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures which line Odori Park and the main street in Susukino. For seven days in February,these statues and sculptures(both large and small) turn Sapporo into a winter dreamland of crystal-like ice and white snow.
Departs everyday feb 6th- feb 12th, 2012 from Niseko Hilton at 230pm and Niseko Welcome Center at 3pm. Returns approx 10pm.
Minimum participants apply. Cost – 6,000yen per person, child under 12 50% OFF with every paying adult.
Skybus Applies for Travel Licence
June 1, 2010
Skybus Co.Ltd has announced it will make application to the Ministry Of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for its own travel licence in July 2010.
Once the licence is granted, expected to be in September 2010, the new Travel Section will coordinate all scheduled and charter bus bookings throughout Hokkaido. The new section will also offer tours in Hokkaido from Spring 2011.
Furano Lavender Tours NOW Available!!
Furano is famous for its Lavender fields. Skybus can assist you in creating a tour to the Lavender fields across Furano and Biei. If you have a small family or group, we are more than happy to assist you in organising your tour and provide information on recommended tourist spots.
Skybus To Introduce Wi-Fi Into Fleet
April 18, 2010
Skybus plans to offer a complete wireless internet service, including access to corporate and personal e-mail accounts, SMS texting and instant messaging. Skybus officials say the Wi-Fi service, supplied by Softbank, will work with laptops, smart phones and other PDA devices and provide download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps.
Skybus officials said by May 1 2010 the company will begin introducing Wi-Fi service to its entire fleet, offering wireless broadband connections by autumn 2010.
This new service will allow passengers to connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as laptops, smart phones and other PDAs. The service shall be provided free to all passengers.
