1 month budget travel with kids in Hokkaido (3) : Planning

30th June 2015

With decision set to travel for 1 month alone with kids, planning is a must.

What to plan

1.  Rough budget
2. Where to go, What to see
3. What towear
4. Where to stay
5. How to travel

Rough Budget
Based on current findings and researches:
Lodging  SGD$ 700
Air tickets ( 1 adult & 2 kids ) :  ANA SGD $2330
                                                  Thai Airlines SGD $1900
                                                 JAL SGD $ 2380
                                                SIA SGD$ 3860

Short travel time will be ANA and JAL with a note that arrival and departure airport to be the same. If you land in Narita and need to travel to Haneda, you will need to take limousine which takes 90 mins or trains which need to change to monorail and local JR train ( If you are using JR Pass, not Hokkaido JR Pass, this is included. There are some promotion for NEX " Narita Express ", so please check with the counter)
For Thai airlines, China Airline, China Eastern, the transit time 2 hours up to 30 hours due to limited flight. it can be another short break before flying home. 

Hokkaido JR Pass : 7 days pass  Adult : 24,000yen, children above 6: 12,000yen

Meals and entry fees, other transportation (bus) : SGD$2000

Insurance : SGD$200


Rough estimate budget for 1 month : SGD$5,000


For Where to go, what to see , what to do, what to wear correctly, where to stay , please follow the up comimg posts with one of  the best well covered English information for Hokkaido shared.

Information on

•  Factory visits
• Farms
• Museums
• Indoor Playground
• Zoological parks
• Aquarium
• Wild animals watching
• Free admission activities
• Ski resorts
• Outdoor activites
• Flower season
• Outdoor activities
• Fruit farms
• Onsen
  
  •  Ryokan 
  • Others
• Shopping
• What to wear
• Where to stay