Enjoy Ishigaki Island on a family vacation! Recommended Optional Tours
Table of Contents
- 1 A family trip to Ishigaki Island where you can encounter nature as it is.
- 2 Affordable and quick marine activity tours
- 2.1 Snorkeling on "Hamashima," a fantastic island that you must see at least once in your life
- 2.2 Children as young as 1-2 years old can participate! Dragon boat (banana boat) to enjoy the feeling of speed
- 2.3 Michelin Green Guide 3-star "Kabira Bay" Cruise
- 2.4 Rolling along in a smoo tube and moving over the ocean!
- 2.5 SUP" is a fashionable marine activity that is rapidly gaining popularity.
- 3 Activity tours for families to enjoy subtropical nature
- 4 Slow family activities
- 5 summary
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A family trip to Ishigaki Island where you can encounter nature as it is.
Ishigaki Island is blessed with a wide variety of nature, such as the emerald green sea with coral reefs, rivers with many mangroves, and mountains located inland.
In addition to the natural splendor of the remote islands, another reason for their popularity is their easy access to tourist attractions from the airport and city center.
Since the completion of the Painushima Ishigaki Airport, the number of resort hotels, business hotels, guest houses, and budget inns has increased.
It is becoming increasingly popular as a remote island that is easy to travel to, and the number of tourists from overseas is increasing rapidly.
While we recommend that you take a trip to visit tourist attractions and enjoy gourmet food, we also recommend that you participate in activities organized locally!
You will be able to experience the fun of the ocean that you cannot experience by swimming in the sea, and learn more about nature and the ecology of living creatures than you could ever learn from guidebooks alone.
We introduce optional tours that you can easily join on your family trip to Ishigaki Island.
Affordable and quick marine activity tours
Snorkeling on "Hamashima," a fantastic island that you must see at least once in your life
Located about 20 minutes by snorkel boat from Ishigaki Island, the island has nothing but white sand and blue ocean. The island, which rises and falls with the tide, has been featured in various media for its beauty.
This island, only a few dozen meters in diameter, is satisfying to simply relax and enjoy the view.
Many tours are offered, often with a set plan that includes snorkeling and landing on a phantom island.
It is also nice to take a break while doing marine activities and relax on the phantom island.
Children as young as 1-2 years old can participate! Dragon boat (banana boat) to enjoy the feeling of speed
Dragon boat (banana boat) can be applied for at resort hotels and marine stores in Ishigaki Island.
A marine activity in which five to ten people ride in a boat shaped like a dragon or banana, and enjoy experiencing the speed of the boat while being pulled by a water bike.
The ride is recommended for the thrill of the ride, as it moves forward with the wind.
Of course, you can also go slowly, so children and adults can enjoy it together.
Michelin Green Guide 3-star "Kabira Bay" Cruise
Only 17 spots in Japan have three Michelin Green Guide stars.
Fuji and Horyuji Temple among the 3-star sites, Kabira Bay on Ishigaki Island was the only site in Okinawa Prefecture to be selected. The beauty of the bay, the uninhabited islands scattered here and there, and the seven different colors of the sea.
All of which should make your heart soar.
A popular activity tour here is a slow cruise by SUP or kayak.
Rolling along in a smoo tube and moving over the ocean!
The smow tube is a marine activity in which participants are pulled along by a jet ski while their bodies are completely submerged in a large, body-covering floatation device.
Like a body board, you can let the waves carry you along, or you can change your motion as you roll along.
It can also be ridden like a wakeboard in a standing style.
It is a very active game that can be enjoyed while floating in a fluffy state depending on the speed.
In addition to the dragon boat (banana boat) and smoo-tube mentioned above, there are about 10 other types of marine activities on the menu, including sliders and slalom jockeys.
Plans are also available to enjoy a full menu of different types of dishes during a 3-4 hour period.
All activities can be enjoyed with family and friends, so please join us for a memorable trip.
SUP" is a fashionable marine activity that is rapidly gaining popularity.
SUP is a fashionable and photogenic activity.
The official name is stand up paddle board, a marine activity that originated in Hawaii.
In Hawaii, SUP activities have become popular mainly in the ocean, but here on Ishigaki Island, there are many ways to play in the ocean, mangrove rivers, and more.
There are hard SUP activities like competitive surfing, but the main activity on Ishigaki Island is resort SUP.
SUP is now enjoying a surge in popularity as people slowly enjoy the tropical breezes.
Activity tours for families to enjoy subtropical nature
Ishigaki Island is rich in leisure activities to enjoy in the sea.
The ocean is nice, but some of you may want to feel close to nature such as plants and creatures of Ishigaki Island.
Here are some activities we recommend for families who are interested in this type of activity.
Miyara River Jungle Cruise, the largest mangrove river in Ishigaki Island
If you want to enjoy the subtropical jungle by canoe or SUP, let's enjoy Miyara River, the largest mangrove river in Ishigaki Island!
It is the largest mangrove river in Ishigaki Island, so it is very powerful.
In addition, the hirugi forests growing wild along the Miyara River are a national natural treasure, and the area is lined with pristine virgin forests.
If you go deeper into the Miyara River, you will find caves created by nature, and there are plenty of ways to enjoy yourself.
Encounter with the Unknown! Subtropical Jungle Night Tour
Here in Ishigaki Island, you can enjoy subtropical jungle exploration and star-filled skies.
Night activities are very popular on Ishigaki Island.
Flora and fauna that can only be found in subtropical areas, such as the endangered coconut crab and flying foxes in subtropical jungles.
If you look up at the sky, you can see a sky full of stars, shooting stars, Mars, and even satellites.
In fact, Ishigaki Island is such a beautiful starry sky spot that it was designated as Japan's first starry sky reserve.
This makes it possible to see a starry sky so large that it has never been seen in Japan before.
Rather than twinkling, the stars on Ishigaki Island appear to be stationary like a still picture because of the stable air currents.
Please visit the recommended spots on Ishigaki Island with your family during your stay and enjoy exploring the starry sky & jungle!
Slow family activities
Ishigaki Island Dolphin Tour (Dolphin Experience)
Dolphin tours are also recommended for the whole family.
In Ishigaki Island, you can directly interact with dolphins.
Dolphins are kept in a cage in a yukes, and you can feed them and shake hands with them.
Also, depending on the plan, it is possible to swim with them.
It is also recommended as a good opportunity for children to develop an interest in dolphins and other creatures through the tour experience.
Sightseeing in Panari, the "Mysterious Island
If you are planning a family vacation, we recommend going to Panari Island, where you can enjoy a private atmosphere.
You can take a day trip from Ishigaki Island, explore the historic island, and snorkel at the best beach in the Yaeyama Islands.
The unexplored island of the mermaid legend that both adults and children can enjoy. Please come and taste it for yourself.
Taketomi Island Sightseeing Tour
The original landscape of Okinawa can still be enjoyed while riding on a buffalo cart or renting a bicycle on Taketomi Island.
Many families with young children would like to participate in tours, but may not want to be active.
It is also nice that you don't have to walk much anytime you are sightseeing on Taketomi Island.
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Did you find any activities you would like to play in Ishigaki Island on your family vacation?
Since you are going to Ishigaki Island, please make the best of your trip by fully enjoying the optional tours.
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