Furano & Biei Half-Day Tour: Lavender Fields & Flower Gardens

Lavender fields, flower gardens, a cheese factory and a wine cellar. Pick your four hours in Furano and Biei

A private four-hour car tour of Furano and Biei in Hokkaido where you choose three to four stops from a list of six attractions: lavender farms, flower gardens, a cheese factory, a wine cellar, a blue lake and Ningle Terrace shopping village. An English-speaking driver customizes the route to your interests. The tour starts and ends in Furano. Lavender blooms mid-July through August. The tour runs June through September.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Furano and Biei highlights

• Visit traditional lavender field
• Stop at Lavender East fields
• Shop at Ningle Terrace log houses
• Tour Furano cheese factory
• Walk through Furano flower gardens
• Visit Furano wine factory
• See the Blue Pond in Biei
• Explore Biei flower gardens and Ken and Mary Tree

The experience

You arrive in Furano with a free afternoon or a morning to spare, and a driver meets you to build the day around what you actually want to see. The tour runs four hours and stays flexible: you pick three or four stops from the list before you book, and the driver takes you between them in a private vehicle. There's no fixed itinerary, no group waiting for stragglers, and no time wasted on sites that don't interest you. The driver speaks English and knows the region well enough to time your stops: early morning at the lavender fields when crowds are thin, or midday at Ningle Terrace when the light hits the log houses differently.

Furano is famous for two things: lavender and cheese. The lavender farms produce seven colors of flowers together (purple lavender, white baby's breath, orange California poppies), and bloom from mid-July through August. Lavender East, four kilometers away, grows lavender alone and is worth the detour if you're there in July. The cheese factory sits on a hillside where cows graze in the open air, and you can watch production through glass windows, see the history of cheesemaking on the second floor, and try gelato made from local milk. The Furano wine cellar, housed in a red-brick building, shows fermentation and lets you taste what's in production. Biei's flower hills run from May through early October with lupines, poppies, lilies, cosmos and sunflowers rotating through the season. You can walk or ride a tracker bus that carries over 300,000 visitors a year. Ningle Terrace is a forest shopping village of 15 log houses where you can buy handmade goods, make your own candles or paper crafts, and sit in a coffee shop. Blue Lake appears that color because of aluminum from hot springs upstream and looks best on clear mornings.

The tour does not include entrance fees to attractions, so budget for any sites you choose to enter. If you need a car seat or booster seat, contact the operator in advance. They have a limited supply and rear-facing seats are not available. Pickup starts in Furano. If you need to begin in Biei or Asahikawa, an additional fee applies and you'll need to arrange it ahead of time.

What’s included

• Private vehicle for up to three passengers (regular car) or up to eight passengers (van).
• English-speaking driver.
• customizable four-hour itinerary of three to four sites chosen from lavender farms, flower gardens, cheese factory, wine cellar, Blue Lake and Ningle Terrace shopping village.

Options for this experience

2 options

Van (up to 8 passengers)Guide in English or Japanese · Available from 1 Jun 2027Van (up to 8 passengers): Only offered during June, July and August. Pickup is included

Regular car (up to 3 passengers)Guide in English or Japanese · Available from 1 Jun 2027Regular car (up to 3 passengers): Only offered during June, July and August. Includes pickup

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 1 Jun 2027

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years): free · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Japanese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 8 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Japan Guide Agency

Is this one for you?Choose the van if you're traveling as a group of four or more. The regular car works for a couple or a family of three. The four-hour window means you'll see multiple sites in one afternoon, so pick stops that cluster geographically (lavender and Lavender East together, or the flower gardens and Blue Lake) rather than spreading them across the region.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Japanese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years): free; Infant (under 6): free.

When is the best time to visit the lavender fields in Furano?

Lavender blooms from mid-July through August, when the fields show seven colors of flowers together. Lavender East, a separate field of lavender only, is worth visiting in July. The tour runs from June through September, so you can also see the flower gardens in Biei during other months.

What can you actually do at Ningle Terrace besides shopping?

Ningle Terrace is a forest village of 15 log houses where you can make your own candles, instruments or paper crafts, buy handmade goods in themed shops like the Owl's Forest and Glass House, and sit in a coffee shop. When the sun sets, the log houses and walkways light up, creating a different atmosphere for an evening visit.

Can you see how cheese is made at the factory?

Yes. The cheese factory has glass windows where you watch production happen, and the second floor shows the history of cheesemaking and the tools used. You can also try gelato made from local milk, taste rare cheese varieties like Furano wine and onion cheese, and reserve ahead to make your own cheese, ice cream or butter.

How do I choose which sites to visit on this tour?

You select three or four stops from a list of six attractions before you book: the lavender farms, Furano Flower Land, Ningle Terrace, the cheese factory, the wine cellar and Blue Lake. The driver customizes the route around your choices and the time of day that suits each site best.

Is this tour available year-round?

The tour runs from June through September. It is not available during winter months. Lavender blooms mid-July through August, flower gardens run May through early October, and the best time to see Blue Lake is on clear mornings.