Short July Hokkaido trip (no car) - itinerary check
I am planning to travel to Hokkaido in July for 5 days to see the lavender fields. I came up with this itinerary. I want to hit multiple places in Hokkaido but do not have a car, so I am planning to book two day group trips for Thursday and Friday (Furano and Noboribetsu) and go with a tour bus.
From looking online there isn't super much in Sapporo on specific spots so I plan to take it easy and mostly stroll around parks but please let me know if I am missing any must-sees (I do not really care for beer so skipping that museum). Also put them on a map to see what's close to one another: https://www.places.is/maps/eq6r7wavm8z2r47rb221rirtcay7fykm
A couple of questions:
- Does it make sense to squeeze in Hokadate? It looks really far so I think I need to come back for it
- Any chance I can catch fireworks or a festival while I am there?
- Is doing an Onsen worth traveling for on Sunday even if it's summer? I was hoping to do a ryokan in Noboribetsu but the good ones look all booked out
- Any must sees in Sapporo for nature/park/relaxing activities?
Wednesday (July 15): arrival
- Arrive around 6pm in CTS
- Take train (~1h) to Sapporo hotel, check in
- Dinner, probably not much time to do else
Thursday (July 16): Furano and Biei
- Leave with guided tour bus around 7:30am
- Seven Stars Tree
- Patchwork Road
- Blue Pond
- Shikisai no Oka
- Farm Tomita for lavender fields
- Return around 6pm
Friday (July 17): Noboribetsu
- Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Hell Valley)
- Cape Chikyu
- Onsen
- Lake Toya
- Showa Shinzan
Saturday (July 18): chill Sapporo day
- Sapporo Clock Tower, TV Tower
- Odori Park
- Maruyama Park
- Botanic Garden Hokkaidō University
Sunday (July 19): head back
- Check out 10:30, take train
- Get to airport around 11:30
- Fly out 2pm