Guidance
All participates please read this guidance
About our tour
Lunch | We provide lunch for 1 day tour, although please bring your own drink ( In summer 1-2 bottles of 500ml) If you are Vegetarian, please prepare your own lunch. Discount ¥500. |
Pricing | All the tour price include consumption tax, lunch, shoes, dry bag, snorkel sets, and other equipment. |
Payment | Please pay after the tour to the guide by cash. Please be aware that we do not have ATM in this island and post office is not close. |
Other | Insurance fee is included in tour price. |
Booking | Please go to book now. |
What you need to bring
Items | Drinks, clothes (if you join from Ishigaki island), towels, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, plastic bag, Zip lock (to put cameras and valuables) work grove( if needed) sunglasses ( if needed) shoes (if needed; we provide free rental shoes). |
Clothes | Please wear clothes which can be dirty and wet, and swimwear underneath. It is advised to wear quick dry t-shirt, lush guards, short pants. The sun is very strong here so if needed please wear long sleeves and long pants. Jeans and cotton shirts are not suited for the tour. On the tour day, it is advised to come with flip flops to make things easier. |
Caution
Health condition | Please join the tour with your good health condition and be careful of hangovers and staying up too late. We will spend all day in wilderness away from usual environment so it is our first priority to make sure your wellness. When you don’t feel well please let us know as soon as possible. |
Toilets | We do not have public toilets in the tour, so you will be using the outside area which is ensured privacy. Please bring the plastic bag for trash. |
Instructions | Please follow instructions from the guide and enjoy the nature in the area you can hear the guide. |
Weather | On very rare occasions we will need to cancel or change your tour due to extreme weather or other unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. |
Cellular service | In Iriomote island, you can get reliable cellular service with two carriers ; docomo and AU only around the main area. |
Valuables | Please be responsible for your own valuables. ( be advised to put in zip lock. You can leave your luggage in the car. |
Meeting point
From Ishigaki (arriving Iriomote on the tour day) |
NEW Ferry Information of 2024. On the tour day, please take 8:00 YKF Ferry from Ishigaki to Uehara port ( Iriomote) . In summer, you need to be at the Ferry terminal 30 minutes before your ferry and get ticket and stand in line. The might be crowded.
From Ishigaki, it takes about 50 min. to Uehara port. We will meet and pick you up at Uehara port. Please be careful not to be late or take wrong ferry. When a ferry to Uehara is cancelled, please take the Anei-kanko ferry departing 8:30 to Ohara port, then take Annei-kanko ferry bus to Uehara which takes about 50 min. * Ask at the Anei-kanko ferry desk about Uehara port. They will help you and give you ferry & bus tickets. |
From your accommodation (arriving prior to tour day) |
If you are staying in Iriomote island, we will pick you up at your accommodation in the morning. Pick up/drop off service is available in only Uehara area. If you are joining from other Ohara area, no pick up service. You need to come to the Uehara port. |
Cancellation policy
If you must cancel your tour unfortunately for your own reasons, you will need to pay fee as it follows.
Earlier than the day before tour ; you will not have any charge.
* We can only take 7 people for one guide. In summer, we cannot accept all the reservations. Participation Method From booking tour to tour day |