Wild Japanese Flying Squirrel Watching Tour in Nagano
During this tour, guests will have the opportunity to observe the Japanese giant flying squirrel, an endemic species of Japan and one of the largest flying squirrel species in the world, as it opens its cloak-like body and glides into the forest at sunset. The chance of sighting this amazing creatur
📍Meeting point: Check-in starts 15 minutes before the tour at the Picchio Visitor Center. Please complete check-in at least 15 minutes before departure.
What To Expect
Stop 1
⏱ 20 minIntroduction of this tour. A professional nature guide will talk about the ecology of Japanese giant flying squirrels (diet, size, flying distance, etc.) at the Picchio Visitor Center.
Stop 2
⏱ 1hObservation. After the lecture, we will walk outside and experience the silence of flying squirrels' glide broken only by the excited gasps of the audience.
What’s Included
- ✓Use of Binoculars
What to Bring
- •Public transportation options are available nearby
- •Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- •Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- •Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- •Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- •We cannot refund you any travel costs or other costs that may arise in case we have to cancel the tour due to unexpected reasons (weather, absence of flying squirrels, etc.)
- •Some of our guides do not speak English that much but you can enjoy the tour as our lecture slides have English subtitles.
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