Miyako District

It was windy but worth it. Love the food as well. The staff also gladly took photos when the ship passed by the bridge.

Many thanks to Ken-chan for providing us with an unparalleled experience! Our family of three signed up for this tour, which included round-trip transportation! There were about seven or eight other people in our group, mostly Japanese! It was clear that everyone shared a love for insects and stargazing! Our guide, Ken-chan, is a very professional and handsome guy! He also speaks English! He led us to see plants, small lizards, geckos, butterflies, spiders, cicadas, coconut crabs, stick insects, and praying mantises on Miyakojima, providing very detailed and thorough explanations! In the latter half of the tour, he took us stargazing. We saw the Summer Triangle in the Northern Hemisphere's night sky, and the moon and Venus were incredibly close! The sky full of stars was beautiful! Ken-chan also took time-lapse photos for each group that signed up. If you come to Miyakojima, you absolutely must sign up for this tour; it will definitely create wonderful memories!

Our chartered car tour experience was fantastic! We booked a car for 5 hours and arranged to visit three attractions, and the timing worked out perfectly with no delays. Although our driver was Japanese, he was very kind and friendly, and communicating with him, even through gestures, was no problem at all. He always waited nearby at each attraction, which made us feel very secure. He even offered to help us take photos, which was really sweet! One of our stops was the Snow Salt Museum, and after enjoying some ice cream, we found a beautiful beach right next to it. We spent some time on the beach; the scenery was gorgeous, and the weather was lovely. The kids enjoyed wading in the water and playing in the sand, making for a delightful afternoon. Before heading to our last destination, the driver proactively took us to see Ikema Bridge, where we enjoyed the ocean view and the breeze – it was wonderful. This was a great chartered car experience, highly recommended!

It was a great day. Even if I made a temporary reservation, I got a good service and experience. I would like to thank Kenta (I don't know if the name is written correctly) for contacting me by email in a timely manner after learning that I can't communicate by phone. His English is very good. We talked a lot about the paddleboard. I hope I can meet you again next time I come to Miyako！

I originally planned to join a standard bus tour, but after looking at many itineraries, I felt that the time spent at each attraction was too short, lacking the relaxed feeling a tropical island trip should have. So, I ultimately chose a private tour, and after experiencing it, I feel it was well worth it. Before departure, I communicated via email and LINE to discuss the attractions I wanted to visit. The itinerary could be flexibly adjusted, which was very reassuring. Our private guide for the day, Ken-san, is a Japanese man who loves to travel and speaks excellent English. My English proficiency is quite basic, but he adapted to my level, communicating in simple, easy-to-understand English. When we encountered more difficult parts, he used translation software to show me the Chinese translation. The whole process was very thoughtful and stress-free, and he also helped take photos along the way. Before the tour ended, he recommended some great restaurants and even helped make reservations in Japanese over the phone, which was a huge bonus. Overall, it was a very comfortable, relaxed, and enjoyable experience. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for more flexibility in planning their itinerary.

We made a reservation for four people and went. It seemed like about 6 people were grouped together, and 4 groups were on the boat at the same time. Each group had an instructor assigned, and for those who couldn't swim, they were given a tube attached to a rope and pulled from start to finish :) There were a total of three spots, and the first one was the best. We started at 11:30 AM and returned around 2:30 PM.

En Yuri va ser el nostre guia i, sincerament, va fer que tota l'experiència fos fantàstica! Molt amable des del principi, i la seva energia era tan càlida i tranquil·litzadora, especialment per a principiants com nosaltres. Ens vam sentir completament segurs durant tot el temps. Érem en un grup petit, cosa que ens va agradar molt, va fer que tot se sentís més personal. El que realment va destacar va ser l'esforç que va fer per aconseguir-nos fotos genials. Es submergia uns quants metres, mantenia la posició i feia aquests grans anells de bombolles només per emmarcar la foto. La profunditat de l'aigua també era perfecta, prou poc profunda perquè poguéssim surar just per sobre del corall i observar tots els peixos fent les seves coses sense cap esforç. Hi havia altres persones nedant al voltant, però en Yuri va fer que fos fàcil de veure'l i reagrupar-nos sempre que ho necessitàvem. Estem molt contents amb l'experiència!

Va ser una experiència meravellosa! El guia Mashi va ser molt entusiasta, ens va fer fotos genials i ens va portar a punts com el de les tortugues marines, el de Nemo i el dels corals i bancs de peixos, cosa que va ser fantàstica 👍. Especialment, vam veure una tortuga tan bon punt vam entrar a l'aigua i al final en vam veure tres alhora 😍. Ho recomano totalment! ㅋㅋ Vam poder comunicar-nos en anglès i també ens va parlar una mica en coreà, així que vam gaudir-ne còmodament. També va comprovar el nostre estat de salut de tant en tant, així que, fins i tot sense saber japonès, es pot gaudir plenament! Després de l'experiència, ens va enviar les fotos directament per AirDrop, cosa que va ser genial. Com que ens va fer moltes fotos seguides, en vam tenir moltes de bones ㅎㅎ. Em preocupava que fes fred, però no va fer gens de fred, va ser perfecte. Crec que tornaré a Miyakojima només per fer snorkel! Només això ja val la pena.

Poder fer esnòrquel a Miyakojima a l'hivern! I a més, vam trobar tortugues molt boniques i adorables ^-^. El temps no ens va acompanyar i vam dubtar fins a l'últim dia, però vam reservar amb pressa el dia abans. Gràcies a la seva amable guia i atenció, vam passar una estona meravellosa amb els nens! Les fotos que ens van fer són precioses i ens han deixat un record inoblidable! Moltes gràcies ^-^ Que us vagi molt bé!!