Dagtrip naar Tokashiki Island vanuit Naha

Even after notifying the company 25 hours before departure about the bad weather alert, they decided to continue with the activity of a nice day at the beach, which ended with 22 people spending the vacation day inside a lounge, due to intense rain. They did not give us the option to return, except by hiring a ferry ourselves. It has been an absolute disaster. We do not recommend using this agency to organize activities on your vacation. Neither the organizing company nor GetYourGuide take responsibility.

The beach was absolutely breathtaking, so this tour was definitely worthy the sweat and inconvenience. The water was incredible, warm, clean, I could spend there an entire day. But the tour itself could be so much better. Both at the meeting point and at the beach the toilets and the changing rooms were below any acceptable standard; they were really dirty, smelly and the changing room had no proper door, there was no space to place your bag when changing, the floor was dirty and wet, I was chocked to experience this in Japan!!! I think that the tour company should take a greater responsibility to provide acceptable spaces for their customers.

From the beginning of the day it was clear that things were going to be a little chaotic on this outing. Our time at the beach was oddly short due to our scheduled snorkeling (at another location on the island) being scheduled right in the middle of it. Our guides did their best to help along the way but the entire day felt like a race from one thing to the other with very little time to enjoy things along the way. The lunch that was served wasn't great and thankfully some local food trucks were nearby that offered better options. Both the beach and the snorkeling experience were amazing but there was little time to appreciate anything as we were herded like cattle from bus to bus and back again.

Not worth it.. tickets just to see a beach

Beautiful beach and nice weather. Snorkeling is worth doing with them; we saw turtles.

This was one of the worst organized tours I’ve done, and the most disappointing part was the lack of environmental care. The guide spotted a turtle, called everyone over, and continued chasing it, resulting in ~30 people crowding one animal, many kicking coral and stirring sand while it tried to escape. When I raised concerns, I was told “that’s how this tour goes.” Really disheartening to see wildlife treated this way, especially by professionals. Organization was poor, they went through attendance with names multiple times before even getting on the boat, over explaining basic instructions (I.e. where the bathroom is, say it once), lots of wasted time, and staff came across as rude. The experience also felt very controlled and restrictive. Mandatory life jackets (no exceptions) made it impossible to dive down and properly snorkel, even for confident swimmers. On top of that, it felt overpriced, and they insisted everyone pay extra for locker rentals that didn’t seem necessary.

We booked this full day tour without realizing it is mainly geared towards beginners. The guides do not let you swim around and explore on your own. The guides pull a plastic floating bar into the water (beach entry snorkeling) and you are required to stay behind the guide and only go where he/she goes. The reef at Tokashiki Island is severely bleached and the water clarity is not as good as in other parts of Okinawa. There were very few fish. We did see one turtle in shallow, opaque water. This was not a dazzling experience by any stretch of the imagination. We were also put off by the guide constantly asking us to pose for pictures and videos while we were trying to enjoy the snorkeling experience. But…what really bothered us was the draconian enforcement of the meeting time and the angry attitudes of the guides. In Japan apparently it is customary to show up 10-15 minutes early for any arranged meeting time. As Americans, we didn’t know this. We are extremely punctual people. After the free time at the beach we were to meet for the snorkeling portion of the tour at 1:40 and this was written on everybody’s wristband. The verbal AND written instructions stated “tour time is indicated on your wristband. We ask that you arrive at the meeting place BY THEN.” We approached the meeting point at exactly 1:37 to find the guide (bald man with glasses) loudly yelling at us and chastising us for being late. “Let’s go, come on! You are late! Everyone is waiting for you! You need to be here earlier!“. I flashed my phone to show him we were three minutes early but it made no difference. Another female guide (otoko ppoi onna) then came over and started berating us for being late. Please note: we were not late and the group did not depart for another 20 minutes after we arrived. We were extremely offended and embarrassed at being treated this way. Furthermore, several people arrived 10-15 minutes later than we did; they were chastised as well. After all this, total time snorkeling was at or under one hour for a tour that departed at 9:20AM and returned after 4PM. Overall it was a rather poor experience. Maybe if you have never once snorkeled it would be OK for you but we do not recommend this tour or this company.

Great experience and everything was perfectly arranged. Beautiful white sand and crystal clear water. We saw a turtle and a lot of different fish! Only suggestion what I might have is going 30 min earlier to the diving spot and give people a bit more time to swim a bit around on themselves. Other than that everything was great fun.

Best way to see Tokashiki Island. No need to worry about buying ferry tickets or figuring out how to get to the beach once on the island. You spend just the right amount of time to swim or snorkel and see the surrounding area. One advice: take meds if you get seasick from boats; water can get choppy during certain parts of the year.

Very nice experience, we had the chance to swim with two turtles. The staff was very friendly and provided us with everything we needed.