TICKET INCLUDEDWORTH IT
Snow Monkeys, Zenkoji Temple & Sake Day Trip
8–12 h from Nagano Station, Hakuba pickup in winter · Zenkō-ji and a sake tasting on the way back.
4.9of 965 reviews
$140 (≈¥21,800)per person
THE CATALOGUE · EVERY TOUR WE CHECKED
Nagano snow monkey tours — all 21, priced and compared
Every bookable snow monkey tour on GetYourGuide, one table, one price format, one honest verdict each — plus the do-it-yourself row competing on equal terms. Since 6 Aug 2026 the park sells dated tickets and can refuse walk-ups on peak days, so “ticket included” now means guaranteed entry.
THE 10-SECOND ANSWER
For most people: the $136 (≈¥21,200) day trip from Nagano — 4.9 from 965 reviews, park ticket included, Hakuba pickup in winter. Starting in Tokyo: the $151 (≈¥23,600) coach, ticket and lunch included. Private cars are cheaper per person only with four or more in the car.
¥800 (≈$5.1)PARK ENTRY — AT THE GATE OR DATED ONLINE
1.6–2 kmTHE WALK NO TOUR CAN SKIP
DEC–MARTHE MONTHS WORTH PLANNING FOR
- TOURS CHECKED
- 21 + DIY
- PRICES FROM
- $64 (≈¥10,000) pp
- UP TO
- $545 (≈¥85,000) / car
- CAMPS
- 4
- TICKET INCLUDED
- 8 of 21
- SNAPSHOT
- 29 AUG 2026
Converted at ¥156 = $1, the reference rate on 4 Sep 2026. Prices were read on 7 Sep 2026.
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Every snow monkey tour side by side
CHECKED29 AUG
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One row per tour, grouped by camp, sorted by strength of verdict. Prices are the GetYourGuide floor on the snapshot date; private cars are priced for the vehicle.
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| TOUR | LEAVES · HOURS | TICKET | RATING | FROM | VERDICT | |
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| ① FROM NAGANO 5 TOURS + DIY · FROM $64 (≈¥10,000) the camp ↓ | ||||||
| Nagano: Snow Monkeys, Zenkoji Temple & Sake Day Tripour pick — the most-reviewed tour in this catalogue | Nagano · 8–12 h | INCLUDED | 4.9965 reviews | $140 (≈¥21,800)per person | WORTH IT | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano: 1-Day Snow Monkey & Cherry Blossom Tour in SpringApril only | Nagano · 9 hAPR ONLY | INCLUDED | 4.864 reviews | $140 (≈¥21,800)per person | WORTH IT | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano: Snow Monkey Park, Soba Lunch, and Shibu Onsen Tour | Nagano · 4 h | INCLUDED | 4.99 reviews | $128 (≈¥20,000)pp · min 2 | WAIT | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano: Snow Monkeys, Obuse, & Hot Spring Foot Bath activityguide only — transport and entry on you | Nagano · 8 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.86 reviews | $64 (≈¥10,000)advertised pp · $77 (≈¥12,000) for one | WAIT | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano: Snow House Village, Monkeys, and Shrines Tourthe one rating under 4 in the whole catalogue | Nagano · 11 hWINTER | CHECK LISTING | 3.711 reviews | $449 (≈¥70,000)for the car, up to 6 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Do it yourself THE HONEST ROWbus or train from Nagano Station + the 1.6–2 km walk | Nagano · ~5–6 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | — | ¥5,100–6,800 (≈$33–44)all-in, solo | NO BOOKING | Steps → |
| ② FROM TOKYO 1 COACH · TICKET IN PRICE the camp ↓ | ||||||
| From Tokyo: Snow Monkey 1-Day Tour with Beef Sukiyaki Lunch | Tokyo · full day | INCLUDED | 4.6359 reviews | $151 (≈¥23,600)per person | WORTH IT | 湯 Book → |
| ③ PRIVATE CARS FROM TOKYO 8 TOURS · PRICED PER VEHICLE · TICKET NOT INCLUDED the camp ↓ | ||||||
| Tokyo: Private Snow Monkey Park & Nagano Scenic Day Tripthe most-reviewed car of the nine | Tokyo · 10 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.9215 reviews | $545 (≈¥85,000)for the car, up to 5 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Tokyo: Luxury Private Snow Monkey Park & Zenko-ji Tour | Tokyo · full day | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.7213 reviews | $526 (≈¥82,100)for the car, up to 6 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Tokyo: Snow Monkey & Nagano Customizable Private Day Tour | Tokyo · 10–12 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.8183 reviews | $539 (≈¥84,100)for the car, up to 5 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Tokyo: Snow Monkey Park and Zenkoji Temple Private Day Tourtied for the cheapest car of the nine | Tokyo · full day | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.7138 reviews | $447 (≈¥69,700)for the car, up to 6 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano Tokyo: Snow Monkey Private Day Tour Hotel Pickup and Drop-Off | Tokyo · 10–12 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.8126 reviews | $526 (≈¥82,100)for the car, up to 5 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Tokyo: Nagano Snow Monkey and Zenkoji Temple Private Tourthe other car at the same floor price | Tokyo · 10 h–full day | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.880 reviews | $447 (≈¥69,700)for the car, up to 6 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano/Tokyo: Snow Monkey Private Day Tour At the Lowest Rate | Tokyo · 10 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.855 reviews | $513 (≈¥80,000)for the car, up to 6 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| From Tokyo: Snow Monkey Park and Miso Production Day Tour | Tokyo · full day | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.848 reviews | $462 (≈¥72,100)for the car, up to 6 | ONLY IF 4+ | 湯 Book → |
| ④ COMBOS & SPECIAL DATES 7 TOURS · MONKEYS + SOMETHING ELSE the camp ↓ | ||||||
| Snow Monkeys & Best of Nagano: Togakushi, Zenko-ji and more | Nagano · 5–9.5 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.856 reviews | $136 (≈¥21,200)advertised pp · $273 (≈¥42,600) for one | NICHE | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano: Snow Monkeys & Togakushi Shrine Two-Spot in-One Dayprivate, six pickup points across Nagano, Nozawa, Myōkō and Jōetsu | Nagano · 8 h | ¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATE | 4.945 reviews | $202 (≈¥31,500)advertised pp · $403 (≈¥62,900) for one | NICHE | 湯 Book → |
| Togakushi & Best of Nagano: Snow Monkeys, Obuse and more | Nagano · 5–8.5 h | CHECK LISTING | 4.718 reviews | $131 (≈¥20,400)advertised pp · $255 (≈¥39,800) for one | NICHE | 湯 Book → |
| From Nozawa Onsen: Snow Monkeys and Zenko-ji Day Trip & Sake | Nozawa · 10 hWINTER | INCLUDED | 4.916 reviews | $140 (≈¥21,800)pp · min 2 | NICHE | 湯 Book → |
| From Myoko Kogen: Snow Monkey Park and Zenkoji Temple Tour | Myōkō · 8 hWINTER | INCLUDED | 4.85 reviews | $140 (≈¥21,800)per person | WAIT | 湯 Book → |
| Nagano: Togakushi Shrine & Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park Trip | Nagano · 9 h | CHECK LISTING | 4.62 reviews | $180 (≈¥28,100)per person | WAIT | 湯 Book → |
| November 23: Ebisu-ko Fireworks & Snow Monkey Tourone date a year — and November is the pool’s weakest month | Nagano · 10 h23 NOV ONLY | INCLUDED | 4.110 reviews | $217 (≈¥33,900)per person | SKIP | 湯 Book → |
“From” is the GetYourGuide floor on 7 Sep 2026 and will drift · where the header price is not one a single traveler can book — the private cars advertised per person, and one promotional floor — the row also gives what one adult pays · private cars are priced per vehicle, park ticket not included · verdict scale: WORTH IT → ONLY IF 4+ → NICHE → WAIT → SKIP · no season mark = runs year-round.
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From Nagano — the cheapest way to be guided
The bus is ¥3,000 (≈$19) and the trail is free, so what you buy here is a guide, a guaranteed dated ticket, and the stops you would skip alone. Five tours, from $64 (≈¥10,000); the best of the whole catalogue lives in this camp.
All nine Nagano tours against the day you can do yourself →
TICKET INCLUDEDWORTH IT
1-Day Snow Monkey & Cherry Blossom Tour
April only, 9 h · baby monkeys and blossom in the same day.
4.8of 64 reviews
$140 (≈¥21,800)per person
TICKET INCLUDEDWAIT
Snow Monkey Park, Soba Lunch, and Shibu Onsen Tour
The 4-hour version: monkeys, soba, and the nine-bath street. Only 9 reviews so far — hence WAIT, not a verdict against it.
4.9of 9 reviews · min 2
$128 (≈¥20,000)pp · min 2
LIVE DATES · $136 (≈¥21,200) NAGANO DAY TRIP
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From Tokyo — one honest option and eight identical cars
Only one group tour runs from Tokyo: the Shinjuku coach. Everything else from the capital is a private car — those live in the next camp, priced per vehicle. If the coach is sold out, take the shinkansen (¥8,340 (≈$53), 79–80 min) and join the $136 (≈¥21,200) tour in Nagano.
Coach, private car or train from Tokyo, priced for your group →
TICKET INCLUDEDWORTH IT
Snow Monkey 1-Day Tour with Beef Sukiyaki Lunch
Full day from Shinjuku, ~3.5 h each way · ticket and beef sukiyaki lunch in the price · about two of those hours are with monkeys.
4.6of 359 reviews
$151 (≈¥23,600)per person
THE MATH FROM TOKYO
Coach $151 (≈¥23,600) all-in, or DIY: shinkansen ¥8,340 × 2 + bus ¥3,000 × 2 + ¥800 entry ≈ ¥23,500 (≈$151) — the same money as the coach, which also carries the park ticket, lunch and a guide. What you trade for that is a fixed timetable. A night in Nagano beats both if you can spare it.
LIVE DATES · $151 (≈¥23,600) TOKYO COACH
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Private cars — where “from $128 (≈¥20,000) per person” hides a $545 car
Eight nearly identical private day tours from Tokyo: your driver, your pace, hotel pickup. Every one is priced for the vehicle, and none includes the ¥800 (≈$5.1) park ticket. The listings advertise a per-person “from” — that number assumes a full car.
All eleven private tours — what the car costs, and what «per person» hides →
$545 (≈¥85,000) / car
÷ 4 PEOPLE =
$136 (≈¥21,200) each
VS
$136 (≈¥21,200) group tour, ticket included
With four or more the car genuinely wins on comfort at the same money. With two, you are paying $272 (≈¥42,400) each for the same monkeys.
¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATEONLY IF 4+
Private Snow Monkey Park & Nagano Scenic Day Trip
10 h, the most-reviewed car of the eight · route adjustable on the day.
4.9of 215 reviews
$545 (≈¥85,000)for the car, up to 5
¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATEONLY IF 4+
Snow Monkey Park and Zenkoji Temple Private Day Tour
Tied for the cheapest of the nine — two cars share this floor, $98 (≈¥15,300) under the top one.
4.7of 138 reviews
$447 (≈¥69,700)for the car, up to 6
The other five cars sit between $462 (≈¥72,100) and $539 per vehicle with ratings 4.7–4.8 — the differences are trim, not substance. All eight are in the table.
LIVE DATES · TOP-REVIEWED PRIVATE CAR
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Combos & special dates — what gets added to the monkeys
Seven tours pair the park with something else: Togakushi’s cedar avenue, Zenkō-ji, Obuse, sake, April blossom, or the one-night Ebisu-kō fireworks. Book these for the second half of the day, not for more monkey time — the pool hours are the same.
¥800 (≈$5.1) AT GATENICHE
Snow Monkeys & Togakushi Shrine Two-Spot in One Day
Private, 8 h · six pickup points across Nagano, Nozawa, Myōkō and Jōetsu · soba country and the cedar avenue.
4.9of 45 reviews
$202 (≈¥31,500)advertised pp · $403 (≈¥62,900) for one
TICKET INCLUDEDNICHE
From Nozawa Onsen: Snow Monkeys and Zenko-ji & Sake
The ski-resort day off: 10 h from Nozawa with the same temple-and-sake finish.
4.9of 16 reviews · min 2
$140 (≈¥21,800)pp · min 2
TICKET INCLUDEDSKIP
November 23: Ebisu-ko Fireworks & Snow Monkey Tour
One date a year, and November is the pool’s weakest month: mating season, and snow rarely settles before mid-December. Go for the fireworks, not the monkeys — 4.1 says most people expected the reverse.
4.1of 10 reviews
$217 (≈¥33,900)per person
LIVE DATES · BEST OF NAGANO COMBO
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What snow monkey tours cost, rung by rung
Every price in the catalogue on one ladder. The stub tells you the basis — the single most important small print on this page.
PER PERSON
GROUP TOURS — YOU PAY FOR YOUR SEAT
$64 (≈¥10,000)PP
Obuse & foot bath — guide only; transport and ¥800 (≈$5.1) entry on you
$128–131 (≈¥20,000–20,400)PP
Soba & Shibu · Togakushi & Obuse — short or shrine-heavy variants
$136 (≈¥21,200)PP
The sweet spot — 5 tours: our pick from Nagano (4.9 · 965), Cherry Blossom, Best of Nagano, Nozawa, Myōkō. Most include the ticket
$151 (≈¥23,600)PP
Tokyo coach — the only group option from the capital, ticket and lunch in
$180–217 (≈¥28,100–33,900)PP
Togakushi trips & the 23 Nov fireworks — you pay for the add-on, not the monkeys
FOR THE CAR
PRIVATE CARS — THE WHOLE VEHICLE, TICKET NOT INCLUDED
$447–449 (≈¥69,700–70,000)/ CAR
3 cars, up to 6 seats — $112 (≈¥17,500) each with four aboard
$462–545 (≈¥72,100–85,000)/ CAR
6 cars, up to 5–6 seats — $115–136 (≈¥17,900–21,200) each with four aboard; $256 (≈¥39,900)+ each as a couple
¥5,100–6,800 (≈$33–44)ALL-IN
Do it yourself — the floor under every price above; what a tour must beat
The floor under every rung of this ladder is the ¥5,100–6,800 (≈$33–44) day you can run yourself · the cheapest rung above it, with live dates →
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Know before you book any of them
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“Ticket included” now means guaranteed entry
Since 6 Aug 2026 the park sells dated online tickets and can refuse walk-ups on peak winter days. A tour with the ticket carries that guarantee; going without one, buy the dated ticket first.
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Private “per person” prices assume a full car
$545 (≈¥85,000) for the car is $136 each with four — and $272 each with two. The table above always shows the vehicle price; do your own division before comparing.
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Some group tours won’t sell to one traveler
Soba & Shibu ($128 (≈¥20,000)) and Nozawa ($140) need a minimum of two. Solo, the $136 (≈¥21,200) Nagano day trip takes single bookings.
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No tour skips the 1.6–2 km walk
25–40 minutes each way on an unpaved forest trail, icy December–March. No vehicle reaches the pool — that is the park’s whole design, not a tour’s failing.
5
October–December the monkeys may not show
Mating season: the troop sometimes stays up the mountain, and no operator refunds a no-show. If the pool is the point, book December–March.
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Prices are a dated snapshot
Everything here is the GetYourGuide floor on 7 Sep 2026. Seasonal departures (Cherry Blossom, fireworks, resort pickups) appear and vanish with their dates — the live widget is the truth.
Every caveat here applies to whichever tour you pick · the calendars below each camp are the live truth →
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Which snow monkey tour is best? And 7 more honest answers
How many snow monkey tours are there?
21 bookable tours on GetYourGuide as of 7 Sep 2026: 5 from Nagano, 1 coach from Tokyo, 8 private cars from Tokyo, and 7 combos and special dates. Plus the DIY route, which needs no booking at all.
Which is the best value?
The $136 (≈¥21,200) Nagano day trip — 4.9 from 965 reviews, park ticket included, and it costs barely more than doing the same day alone from Tokyo. From Tokyo without transfers, the $151 (≈¥23,600) coach is the only group option.
Is the park ticket included?
In 8 of 21 tours, yes — marked «湯 TICKET INCLUDED» throughout. All eight private cars leave the ¥800 (≈$5.1) gate fee to you, which since Aug 2026 also means you carry the sold-out-day risk yourself.
Why do private tours only look cheap?
Listings advertise “from $128 (≈¥20,000) per person” — that is the car price divided by a full car. The real number is $447–545 (≈¥69,700–85,000) per vehicle. With four or more it is honest value; with two it is double the group-tour price per head.
Can I book as a solo traveler?
Yes — the $136 (≈¥21,200) Nagano day trip and the $151 Tokyo coach both take single bookings. Three of the cheaper group tours need a minimum of two, and a private car for one costs the full vehicle price.
Is it cheaper to go without a tour?
Yes, honestly: ¥5,100–6,800 (≈$33–44) all-in from Nagano Station against $128–151 (≈¥20,000–23,600) guided. What a tour buys is the guaranteed dated ticket, the guide, and zero timetable work. The DIY row sits in the table above for a fair fight.
When do these tours run?
The core tours run year-round; the park is open 365 days. Seasonal ones are strict: Cherry Blossom is April only, the fireworks tour is 23 November only, and resort pickups (Hakuba, Nozawa, Myōkō) are winter-only.
Are these prices live?
No — they are a snapshot from 7 Sep 2026, and floors drift with season and currency. The availability calendars in each camp show today’s truth; the comparisons on this page stay valid because everything moves together.
Prices are the 7 Sep 2026 snapshot and drift with season and currency · today's dates and prices, on the operator's own calendar →
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