The 4 Best Snorkeling and Kayaking Trips in Japan to Book

1.Iriomote Island 1-Day Snorkeling & Mangrove SUP or Canoe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 119 reviews · from $99Our pick

Review of Iriomote’s 6-hour snorkeling and mangrove SUP or canoe tour, with practical tips on price, schedule, safety, transport, and value.

“If you are a bigger snorkeler it’s good, if you are good at swimming and at snorkeling you would feel uncomfortable. That’s because for safety measure you ll be swimming with a safety west, you can’t dive closer to the rife and would havRead more”

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2.Okinawa Ishigaki Kabira Bay SUP or Canoe and Blue Cave Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · from $89Best value

Review of Ishigaki’s Kabira Bay SUP or canoe and Blue Cave snorkeling tour, with practical advice on price, guides, weather, gear, and value.

“We booked the Kayak and Snorkeling tour weeks before but they cancelled our reservation last minutes due to our age. Even they promised to refund us it is still huge disappointment. We were strong and has been found those activities all the time. This is age discrimination and not acceptable!”

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3.Okinawa Miyakojima 1 day Sea Turtle Snorkeling & Pumpkin Cave & Sea Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · from $99

Review of Miyakojima’s sea turtle snorkeling, Pumpkin Cave, and kayak tour, with itinerary, value, safety details, and booking advice.

“This was an amazing experience! Yuri was an awesome guide and his English skills were very good. He did such a good job explaining the significance of the site along with teaching us the Japanese words for different things in the cave. He Read more”

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4.Okinawa Miyako Beach SUP or Canoe and sea turtle Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $89

Review of Miyakojima’s six-hour SUP or canoe and sea turtle snorkeling tour, with practical tips on timing, price, safety, and value.

“Giant corals! Lots of fish! Pray for good weather! Go during summer for warm weather! Also after snorkeling, go eat at hirochan syokudo. Also…rent a car if possible. And if you do the SUP, for first timer test your balance. If uncomfortable then just sit down and paddle.”

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