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Yanbaru Forest Tour: Explore Okinawa's Nature
4.3
22 Ratings
Naha
★Enjoy the nature that spreads through the three villages!! Kunigami, Higashi, and Ogim!! ・Enjoy hiking in the beautiful nature at Daisekirinzan which is designated as a national park.♪ ・Meet real-life yanbarukuina(Okinawan rail) at the Yanbaru exhibition ecological study house *Jumbo tours are working to make Amami and Ryukyu a world heritage site.
★Enjoy the nature that spreads through the three villages!! Kunigami, Higashi, and Ogim!! ・Enjoy hiking in the beautiful nature at Daisekirinzan which is designated as a national park.♪ ・Meet real-life yanbarukuina(Okinawan rail) at the Yanbaru exhibition ecological study house *Jumbo tours are working to make Amami and Ryukyu a world heritage site.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Naha - Departure Time / Boarding Location
8:00 AM Prefectural Square (in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Office) ⇒ 1-2-3 Izumizaki, Naha City - Kunigami-son - Enjoy lunch at the Fisherman’s Dining in Kunigami Village, featuring a Sashimi and fried fish set meal. Relish your meal.
- Cape Hedo - Visit Cape Hedo and Daisekirinzan. Cape Hedo…
- Naha - Departure Time / Boarding Location
8:00 AM Prefectural Square (in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Office) ⇒ 1-2-3 Izumizaki, Naha City
- Kunigami-son - Enjoy lunch at the Fisherman’s Dining in Kunigami Village, featuring a Sashimi and fried fish set meal. Relish your meal.
- Cape Hedo - Visit Cape Hedo and Daisekirinzan. Cape Hedo marks the northernmost point of the island, offering stunning ocean views from the observatory.
- Daisekirinzan - Explore the lush nature of Yanbaru National Park and Daisekirinsan. Admire the distinctive tropical plants and rock formations. With some luck, you might spot the Okinawa rail, a nationally protected species.
- Gallirallus Okinawae Learning Center - Encounter an Okinawa rail at the Okinawa Rail Ecology Center. These endangered birds inhabit the northern forests of Okinawa.
- Yambaru no Mori Visitor Center - The Yanbaru Forest Visitor Center Dome Theater, opened in February 2020, offers a 360-degree video showcasing spots in Yanbaru not included in this tour.
- Naha - Arrival Time / Drop-off Location 5:30 PM T-Galleria Okinawa by DFS (Bus stop next to Omoromachi station) 5:40 PM In front of Tomariman (Tomari Takahashi bus stop) 5:50 PM Kenmin Hiroba (Okinawa Kencho-Mae / Prefectural Office)
What's Included
- Yanbaru Forest Visitor Center / Dome Theater entrance fee
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- Round-trip sightseeing bus fare
- Consumption Tax
- Lunch
- Multilingual Automatic Audio Guide usage fee
- Okinawa Rail Ecology Center entrance fee
- Tour conductor fee
- Daisekirinzan entrance fee
- Earphone fee
- Gifts (local specialty products)
- Yanbaru Forest Visitor Center / Dome Theater entrance fee
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- Round-trip sightseeing bus fare
- Consumption Tax
- Lunch
- Multilingual Automatic Audio Guide usage fee
- Okinawa Rail Ecology Center entrance fee
- Tour conductor fee
- Daisekirinzan entrance fee
- Earphone fee
- Gifts (local specialty products)
What's Not Included
- Any personal expense
- Any personal expense
Location
1-chōme-2-32 Izumizaki
AM 8:00 Kenmin Hiroba (Okinawa Kencho-Mae/Prefectural Office)
*On the day, a large red bus with the license plate number "1981" will come to pick you up. However, please note that an alternative bus may be used due to regular inspections, etc.
*Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes as there will be a hike on Mt. Oishirinzan.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(22 Ratings)
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Danielw631
Apr 11, 2025
Great tour - We loved Yanbaru National Park. On top os Daisekirinzan, which has beautiful rock formations we could appreciate along the ASMUI hiking trail.
My only recommendation to improve the tour is about the communication channel. Other tours contact people through WhatsApp or other messaging apps one day before, so you have a way to get in touch with the guide before or during the tour. In this tour there was no communication channel, some times the guide called people over the phone if they were late but that assumes they have roaming enabled if they come from outside Japan.
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Joe
Mar 13, 2025
Very nice tour and provided - Just like the tour of the aquarium of the same company that I noted the same, I really liked this tour, where we really get value for money. In it, the meal is provided and quality. I might have preferred to miss some stops in shops of questionable interest, to extend others like the hiking site in the forest or Cape Hedo, but frankly nothing dramatic, because I was not in top shape that day either. If you ever book rounds B and C from the same company 2 days in a row, you better be energetic, because they are both rich and demanding.
The bus was very comfortable, with wifi on board. Thank you very much to Jumbo Tours for this great ride.
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Betty_c
Jan 28, 2025
Interesting getaway - It's a long way from Naha city, but an interesting day up north in nature. They provide thoughtful snacks after lunch to help rid the fishy taste in one's mouth. The most interesting was seeing the Okinawa rail, but everyone was crowding at the screen and the poor bird was hiding. A lot of info is lost if you don't understand Japanese. Hiking to see the rocks was also cool. Seldom one gets to see such a rock forest.
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Bobbew120
May 2, 2025
Worthwhile. - Well worth the trip. The Cape and mountain spiritual walks were fabulous as was the lunch -albeit lunch was uber early. Bus was clean and comfortable.
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Viviane
Apr 5, 2025
Beautiful tour with hike - The tour was very nice in itself. The distance that was covered was quite a bit. Cap Hedo and the national park were great. I would have liked a little more time in the national park so that you can hike there in peace. There were two different routes. Unfortunately, you can only walk one of them, because there is not enough time.
The Okinawa Rail center that came after that could have been shortened. It was actually just a building with a bird around it that everyone gathered to watch. Here we were almost 50 min. 15-20 minutes would have been quite sufficient here. You could have spent more time in the national park.
Lunch at Fishermans Dining was also great. There was fresh sashimi or alternatively fried vegetables.
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V7907jycristianac
Jan 22, 2025
Good choice to optimize your time - This tour is a very good choice if you want to get to the Yanbaru area and don't have a car. The tour was well organized and covered all what was on the program. Although you are provided with an audio-guide that gives a general explanarion of what you're going to see, the captions on the various spot are mainly Japanese only; I would have loved to know more about the Okinawa Rail, but I had to search it on the Net. Again, it's a good trip if you're trying to get the best of your time, but consider renting a car if you want a more in-depth knowledge of the area.
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Ruchiks2015
Oct 13, 2024
A little expensive but worth full day trip - The transport was on time all day. Instructions and enthusiasm from the guide were so so.
Lunch place was fabulous. A few more waters would have been nice, but there were vending machines at every stop.
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Lovetravel660419
Jun 1, 2025
Ok to get an overview of the island - Our first stop was off at a service style place with a nice film but then 30 mins hanging around. The lunch was lovely but we had limited time at the best stop which was the national park. Thaf felt hurried to a rail bird sanctuary with an odd golf pitch and put against. Just hanging around … it gave you a sense of the island
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Fiona_d
Apr 9, 2025
We found the joining... - We found the joining instructions a bit confusing. The audio guide was in English and hard to understand. We could not listen to it in our own time as it was controlled by our guide.
The guide was hard to understand in English.
Lunch was at 11am which is too early.
A lot more information about the lovely island could have been given via the audio.
We felt we were just bussed around the locations, and told to be back on the bus in a certain time.
Very impersonal trip but we saw some lovely scenery.
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Katharina_w
Apr 30, 2025
Okay but not great - The tour guide barley spoke with us non- japanese speakers (50%) of the group and for all station of the tour the bus would just stop and the guide would tell us when to be back, but she would not at least mention which stop this was and what there was to see/ do
Also, the lunch took place at 11 am which was really early
The very last stop ( number 5) just never happened but nothing was communicated to us about why
The tour was ok but I would not recommend it
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