Herping

Herping

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Schedule

19:30Meet at Yambaru Discovery Forest / Aha Dam parking
We walk the trail to observe amphibians, reptiles, and insects.
21:30Dismiss at the meeting point

Prices

  • Runs year-round / about 2 hours total
    • 1 person: JPY 10,000 per person
    • 2–3 persons: JPY 5,000 per person
    • Age 6–15: JPY 3,500 per person when accompanied by at least two participants aged 16+
    • 4+ people (self-drive rental or chartered taxi): Discount price JPY 20,000 per group
  • Yambaru Discovery Forest admission (waived for overnight guests):
    • age 13+: JPY 600
    • age 4–12: JPY 500
Flashlight (loaner available)
  • Flashlight (free loaner available)
  • Water
  • Comfortable walking shoes (no open-toe footwear)
Notes
  • Under Japan’s guiding permit, our nature tours may include pickup.
  • We use the trail at Yambaru Discovery Forest to observe small nocturnal wildlife such as newts, frogs, snakes, and insects. If you are not staying overnight at Yambaru Discovery Forest, a trail admission fee is required.
  • Night entry to the trail requires a guide. Please do not enter on your own.
  • On Tuesdays and Wednesdays Yambaru Discovery Forest may be closed; in that case the meeting point will be Aha Dam parking.
  • Weather policy: the tour runs if rainfall is expected to stay at or below about 3 mm per hour and easing off. We cancel for typhoons, heavy rain, or cold waves.
  • Sightings of specific species are not guaranteed.
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