The 5 Best Snow Monkey Tours in Nagano

1.Snow Monkey 1 Day Tour with Beef Sukiyaki Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 295 reviews · 1 day · from $151Our pick

See snow monkeys in Jigokudani, enjoy beef sukiyaki, and visit Nagano’s snow huts on a long but rewarding Tokyo day trip.

“It was a great trip! The guide was very nice and friendly, and he informed us about every step of the plan throughout the day. The snow monkey park is very beautiful in winter (we were in February). We got lucky with the weather: it was snowing a bit, but no wind, mild winter temperatures. The hike to monkeys was relatively easy with proper boots. The monkeys themselves were very interesting to watch. They can be both cute and funny, and also serious.”

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2.Private Tour Snow Monkey Park & Zenko-ji Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 184 reviews · 1 day

Review of a private Tokyo to Nagano tour with Snow Monkey Park, Zenko-ji, Shibu Onsen, Obuse, luxury transport, and hotel pickup.

“A fantastic experiance! Our guide Bilal was wery helpful and punctual.”

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3.Hokkaido Seasonal: Lake Toya & Noboribetsu Jigokudani Valley

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 173 reviews · 1 day · from $55Best value

Review of Hokkaido’s Lake Toya and Noboribetsu day tour, with snowy views, optional snowmobiling, a farm stop, and volcanic Hell Valley.

“We enjoyed this trip overall. The trip to the thermal area was great although several of the paths were closed because of the weather. The snowmobile ride was very expensive, and I'm not convinced it was worth it. It was very cold and we could only go slowly. Because of the heavy snow, you couldn't see Lake Toya anyway. Our guide was very loud and spoke at high speed, barely taking a breath. She said everything in English and then Japanese with no pause between. She showed photos on her phone and we were at the back of the bus so had no way of seeing them. She did eventually…”

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4.Snow Monkey & Nagano Customiseable Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 138 reviews · 1 day

Review of a private Tokyo to Nagano snow monkey tour with luxury transport, Zenko-ji, flexible stops, lunch choices, and practical tips.

“Excellent visit to the monkeys and the temple Driver Kashi was very punctual polite courteous Would recommend him to anyone looking for a private driving tour from Tokyo”

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5.Afternoon Bamboo Forest and Monkey Park Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 83 reviews · 4 hours · from $106Top rated

Bike through Arashiyama’s bamboo, visit Tenryuji and hike to Kyoto’s Monkey Park on a small-group afternoon tour.

“Excellent tour with good information about places we visited. Tough climb up to see monkeys if not fit! Great ride around seeing some local countryside too”

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