All Reviews for Hakodate Tours

This trip was to fulfill my grandmother's wish to visit Hakodate, a place filled with memories, as it may be her last journey due to her illness. In areas with slopes, the driver helped push my grandmother's wheelchair, which was a great help to us as her companions, and my grandmother said she had a wonderful time! Thank you very much!

今回の旅は、病気の発覚のため恐らく最後となってしまうであろう祖母の「最期に思い出の地・函館へ行きたい」という願いを叶える為の旅でした。坂などがある場所ではドライバーさんが祖母の車いすを押して下さったりして、付き添いとして同行してきた私達もとても助かりましたし、祖母もとても楽しかったと申しております！本当にありがとうございました‼

It had been over forty years since my last visit to Onuma Park. Although Mount Komagatake was covered in snow clouds and barely visible, I was thrilled to experience Onuma Park adorned in white snow instead.

四十数年ぶりの大沼公園でした。駒ケ岳は雪雲に覆われて薄っすらとしか見えませんでしたが、その代わり白雪に飾られた大沼公園を目の当たりにできて最高でした。

It was cold during the day and I had thought of not going for this tour at night. Glad I decide to go at the last hour after bundling up in thermal wear, scarf and loaded up on lots of heat packs! The route up the mountain by bus had a nice pace. The driver switched off the lights in the bus so that we could see the dazzling lights of Hakodate city. The tour guide spoke in Japanese catering mainly to the large Japanese participants. I wish there was separate tour in English for guests like me. Thankfully I was able to understand some Japanese. With my limited Japanese I asked the guide some questions which she patiently listened and answered. The tour up at the observatory was only 30 minutes, and I wished it was longer as there was so much beauty to absorb! Recommend!

私達が行った日は風が物凄く強くロープウェイは閉鎖され、山を降りるのはバスしかなく、個人で行った人の公共のバスを待つ長蛇の列で人がゴッタ返していた。なので、このツアーを予約しておいて本当に良かった。元々往復バスだけのチケットを買ってたのでラッキー。
曇り空の日だったので、夜景が見れるか心配だったが、山頂は雲よりも上にあり、絶景をみる事に成功！実際に展望台から見る時間はちょっと短いが、ガイドさんが車中で色々歴史などを教えてくれて良かった。その時に聞いたカレーライスの老舗のお店へ翌日食べに、美味しかった！山頂へ向かう途中に写真を撮れるスポットがいくつかあるので右側の席がオススメ。

At the time of our departure, there was some really bad weather in Hakodate, so Mount Hakodate was so foggy that we couldn't see anything. Even when we arrived at the summit, we couldn't see any of the night view. There were also a lot of people at the summit as well,so the picture spots were crowded.

But! While I was taking out my camera to take a picture, the wind started blowing and I saw the night view!!
Don't give up on this tour in bad weather. Even if you think you won't see anything, you've got to go up the mountain! The fog didn't completely disappear, but I'm glad I didn't completely give up.

If you visit Hakodate, don't miss the night view! The scenery was so beautiful and the view will leave you speechless. I would like to see the scenery again and go on this tour again.

Lastly, to everyone going to Hakodate, I recommend going to the top of the mountain even if the weather is bad!

(Translated from Japanese by Veltra.com)

We got on the bus in front of Hakodate Station and headed straight to the summit of Mount Hakodate from there. Since I thought it would be a round-trip ropeway, I was a little bit disappointed, but along the way, in order to help us see the night scenery, the lights on the bus were turned down. Our guide was great and we had fun on the way to the summit. The scenery from the bus was beautiful and everyone commented on it, but when we got off the bus and saw the night view from the observatory, it was even more beautiful.

The day that I went was very cold but I forgot about that and felt like I could look at the scenery forever. The 30 minutes passed by so quickly. I couldn't see any of the heart-shaped lights, so that was a little unlucky. On the way back we got on the ropeway and went down the mountain. There were a lot of students on their school trips, so it took about an hour and a half before we could get on the ropeway and that was kind of tough. The line was out the door, so I wish I'd worn even warmer clothes. Since the night view was so beautiful, I still had a really nice time. The guide was so nice and attentive. If I have the chance, I'd like to take this tour again.

(Translated from Japanese by Veltra.com)

I was able to tour my desired locations in a short amount of time, which was very efficient. Additionally, even though it was after 9 PM on a very busy night and I hadn't made reservations in advance, they took me to various restaurants, allowing me to have dinner. Thank you for everything.

　短い時間で希望の場所を観光が出来、とても有効でした。
また、追加でお願いした後、とても混み合っている日の夜９時過ぎにもかかわらず、事前に予約をしていなかった為、飲食店を次々と回って下さって、晩御飯を頂くことが出来ました。
色々と、ありがとうございました。

First, I communicated several places that I definitely wanted to visit to the driver. After that, I left the course planning up to them within the time limit. My husband, who previously lived in Hakodate for a short period, was able to include his "memorable Leopalace (laughs)" in the itinerary. We also visited places like Trappistine Monastery, Cape Tachimachi, the Foreign Cemetery, and the classic Goryokaku Tower, smoothly traveling by car to famous spots in Hakodate within three hours.

I initially thought it was a tour that followed the spots listed on the Veltra introduction page, but we could skip places we weren't interested in or include spots that weren't tourist attractions, just like we did. This flexibility allowed us to enjoy a customized tour.

Thank you to our driver, K, for being considerate of my mother, who has difficulty walking, and for providing us with a fulfilling experience.

まずドライバーさんに「ここだけは行きたい！」と言う所を何カ所かお伝えして
後は時間内お任せでコースを組んでいただきました。
以前短期間函館に住んでいたことがある夫の「思い出のレオパレス（苦笑）」を
コースに入れてもらうことも出来、
また市街から離れたトラピスチヌや立待岬、外人墓地、定番の五稜郭タワーや
ベイエリア方面まで車でサクサク行けて３時間で函館の有名スポットを巡ることが出来ました。

veltraの紹介ページにあるスポットを巡るツアーだと思っていたのですが、
興味のない場所はパスしたり、私達のように全く観光地でないスポットを
入れたりと時間内で色々リクエスト出来ますので自分達仕様のツアーを楽しむことが出来ます。

足の悪い母にも色々お気遣いいただいたドライバーのＫさん、
充実した時間をありがとうございました。

In the afternoon it was rainy, so I was worried about not being able to see the view, but luckily it cleared up an hour before the tour started. This was really convenient, as I got picked up from the Bus Station in front of Hakodate Station (you check in at the counter and they give you your ticket), go taken to the bus stop, and then a guide helped us to the ropeway. We had 30 minutes to enjoy the view, which was really spectacular, then got dropped of again, all in just over an hour. Although it is run in Japanese, the guide was really sweet, making sure I understood the meeting time. Since the ropeway ticket itself is like 1300 yen, this is a total bargain.

It was our first time in Hakodate, and our flight was really early. We wanted to drop off our luggage at the hotel and go directly to Goryokaku, so booked this service.
The driver was waiting for us with a name board, and was very nice.
We got lucky with the weather, and got to see a surprising amount of the city in 1 hour

<Translated by Veltra.com>