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Special tour to see the Club Tourism ice floes! If you have a tour conductor, we will support you! Information on recommended sightseeing tours to see drift ice, information on drift ice in Hokkaido (Abashiri, Monbetsu, Shiretoko, Rausu, etc.), videos, and drift ice breaking sightseeing boats "Garinko III" and "Orora" are introduced. It's easy to search for and book a tour.

ガリンコ号・おーろら号ダブル乗船ツアー

Same price per person per room! We have five chances to see the drift ice!

Highlights

  • Board two drift ice icebreakers! Enjoy a mini drift ice landing experience
  • Both nights were in a hotel with hot springs Accommodation
  • Seafood robata grilling, fresh seafood bowls, etc. Hokkaido Gourmet food
  • Double boarding on a drift ice ship

流氷砕氷船W乗船とネイチャーガイド同行で「流氷ミニ上陸体験」も！

Highlights

  • We will board two ships, the Garinko and the Aurora.
  • Both nights were spent at a hot spring hotel Accommodation
  • Enjoy a relaxing second night at our all-inclusive S-ranked hotel.

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FDA Charter Flight Direct Tour

  • Direct flight from Chubu Centrair International Airport to Memanbetsu Airport with no transfers!
  • Enjoy a 15-minute low-altitude flight at an altitude of approximately 1,000m! Enjoy an impressive flight over the drift ice!
  • Popular drift ice icebreaker "Orora" × Rausu Cruise W boarding!
  • Convenient for drift ice sightseeing "Abashiri" and "Shiretoko" Accommodation!

A casual tour to enjoy drift ice

Sapporo Snow Festival x Drift Ice Cruise Tour

Hokkaido Explore Winter Specialties in 4 Days!

Highlights

  • Take a double cruise on the Aurora and Garinko!
  • Enjoy the Sapporo Snow Festival at the hotel Accommodation with a large public bath within walking distance of Odori Park

Enjoy popular activities!

Drift Ice Walking Tour and Drift Ice Icebreaker Aurora

A tour that also includes a ride on the limited-time Drift Ice Story ship

A guided tour of drift ice, a place that is difficult to experience on your own

Highlights

  • Limited time only! Ride the popular drift ice story (Abashiri → Shiretoko Shari / non-reserved seat)
  • Even first-timers can feel at ease! Put on a dry suit and enter the drift ice! *Participants must meet certain conditions.
  • For the second night, stay at a hotel in Shiretoko Utoro Onsen with a rating of A or higher based on our Accommodation

Web-exclusive tour with stay at an all-inclusive inn

～Leisurely Travel～

A tour to enjoy drift ice on three boats, one per day

Drift Ice Triple Cruise! Two icebreakers and Rausu with a view of the great outdoors Cruise

Highlights

  • A leisurely itinerary with one boarding per day
  • The second night is a Accommodation at our standard A rank hotel, "5-star inn" (* certified by the Tourism Keizai Shimbun)
  • You can also enjoy seafood gourmet food using fresh ingredients from Hokkaido!

Kushiro canoe × Rausu in winter Cruise × Flat Line Mini Walk

Upscale Travel

Premium Stage Recommended Tours

Drift icebreaker W boarding and the second night at an all-inclusive hotel Accommodation

Highlights

  • We will board two ships, the Garinko and the Aurora.
  • Both nights were spent at a hot spring hotel Accommodation
  • Enjoy a relaxing second night at our all-inclusive S-ranked hotel.

We will guide you to all the winter traditions of Hokkaido

Highlights

  • Travel with ease ♪ on a bus with toilets and enjoy the spectacular winter scenery of Hokkaido.
  • Abashiri Hot springs, Lake Akan Including hot springs, we will ♪ guide you to a hot spring hotel for all four nights

Club Tourism's top-class Domestic Travel

Royal Grand Stage Shiki-no-Hana: Premium Travel Experience Recommended Tours

Solo-Only Travel

Where can you see drift ice?

流氷街道MAP

Introducing how to enjoy drift ice

View from the boat

Garinkogo III (Monbetsu)

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紋別から出発するガリンコ号Ⅲは、船の先端部にスクリューを装備。
音を立てて流氷をがりがりと砕き進む様子は、ガリンコ号Ⅲならではの醍醐味です！

※出発地によっては取り扱いがない場合がございます。

Drift ice icebreaker Aurora (Abashiri)

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流氷砕氷船「おーろら」は、普通船の倍の厚さの船底を持ち、その重力で氷を割り前に進みます。氷が船体にぶつかる音が聞こえ、迫力満点です。

※出発地によっては取り扱いがない場合がございます。

Nemuro Strait Cruise (Rausu)

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リピーターに大人気！

さいはての街、羅臼にも流氷は訪れます。遊覧船で流氷の海に飛び出せば、そこは天然記念物のオオワシ・オジロワシが舞いアザラシが泳ぐ原始の世界。オオワシ・オジロワシの遭遇率は99％！極寒の地で力強く生きる、野性動物たちの姿に心奪われます。(遭遇率は知床ネイチャークルーズの調べ/2021年)

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View from the train

Drift Ice Train (Abashiri)

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JR網走駅～知床斜里駅間を走る列車です。中でも北浜駅はオホーツク海に面した駅で思わずカメラのシャッターを押したくなるほどです。その他にもオホーツク海の流氷や知床連山の美しい風景を眺めることができます。

※出発地によっては取り扱いがない場合がございます。

Walking on drift ice

Drift Ice Walk (Shiretoko Utoro

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アムール川付近からオホーツク海を南下してきた流氷は、知床半島にぶつかって沿岸によって来るため、知床は流氷に出会える確率が高い地域といわれています。

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View from the inn

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知床ウトロ温泉のホテルではホテルロビーや露天風呂などから流氷を望むホテルもございます。
ゆったりとくつろぎながらオホーツク海の絶景をお楽しみいただけます。

※出発地によっては取り扱いがない場合がございます。

Drift ice trivia

How is drift ice formed?

Drift ice is born near the mouth of the Amur River in Russia, about 1,000 km away from Hokkaido. Blown by the wind and carried by ocean currents, it gradually grows and washes over the coast of Sea of Okhotsk.
So why does the ocean freeze?

Sea of Okhotsk has a double layer structure with lightly salted seawater up to 50m above the surface and heavy, highly salty water below that, so it reaches the freezing temperature of -1.8°C in a short time, which is why drift ice can be seen every year. In the deep Sea of Japan, the seawater takes a long time to convect, so spring arrives before the temperature drops to -1.8°C, and drift ice does not form.

Is drift ice salty?

The salt content of drift ice is around 0.5%, which is less than 1/6 of that of seawater, so drift ice, which is made from frozen seawater, is not as salty as you might think.
When ice crystals stick together and grow, salty seawater that is difficult to freeze is left behind. As the ice crystallizes, its volume increases, so the salt content of the drift ice gradually decreases. There are many "salt holes" in the drift ice, so it is easier to break than normal ice.

Clione - Ice Fairy

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クリオネは、学名である「クリオネ・リマキナ」からこのように呼ばれていますが、日本語では「ハダカカメガイ」と呼ばれています。クリオネは貝殻を持たないカメガイ(カメの甲羅のような貝殻を持った巻貝)の仲間なのでハダカカメガイと呼ばれるのです。
生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんの頃は、他の貝と同じように貝殻を持っているのですが、しばらくすると退化して消えてなくなってしまうそうです。
たまにペットショップなどで売られていますが、飼育は難しいようですよ。

Past drift ice records * Surveyed by the Abashiri Regional Meteorological Observatory and Monbetsu City

[First day of drift ice]

The day drift ice was first spotted at the weather station

2022年 2023年 2024年 2025年
網走

1月24日

2月2日

1月19日

2月15日
紋別

1月20日

2月5日

1月19日

2月1日

[First day of docking]

The first day that drift ice came ashore and ships could no longer navigate.

2022年
 2023年 2024年 2025年
網走

2月3日

2月10日

1月22日

2月17日
紋別

1月21日

2月9日

1月22日

2月14日

FAQ

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