Prices
- Available year-round
- Duration: 4 hours
- Capacity: 1 – 3 persons
- 1 person: 40,000 JPY / person
- 2 – 3 persons: 24,000 JPY / person
- Child rates are not available; participants aged 6 and older are charged the adult rate. For families with children under 6, we suggest staying at Yambaru Discovery Forest and joining the 【Herping】 tour instead.
- Trail Entrance Fees of Yambaru Discovery Forest
- Ages 13+: 600 JPY / person
- Ages 6 – 12: 500 JPY / person
- Please pay at the Yambaru Discovery Forest front desk (Credit cards accepted).
- When the facility is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, we will visit alternative route.
- Notes: For groups of 4 or more requiring transportation, please arrange a private chartered driver and refer to the pricing for Herping or Night Birding tours.
Schedule
| 18:30 | Pickup at Okuma Resort / Yanbaru Hostel |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | We will provide a combined tour for night birding and herping. The observation time is 3 hours, making it ideal for those who wish to observe nocturnal wildlife in detail. This tour visits Yambaru Discovery Forest. Please note that trail entrance fees are at your own expense. |
| 22:30 | Drop-off at Okuma Resort / Yanbaru Hostel |
What to bring
- Flashlight (free rental available)
- Binoculars or a camera with a telephoto lens
- Water
- Comfortable walking shoes (no open-toe footwear)
Notes
- Under Japan’s guiding permit, our nature tours may include pickup.
- If you are staying in central/southern Okinawa, please arrange a taxi to pick you up at Yuiyui Kunigami at 22:30.
Meeting points
- Your accommodation (Within Kunigami Village only)
- Guests staying outside Kunigami Village: Wanyu will contact you with the meeting point
Payment Methods
- Please pay in Cash after the tour.
- If you require a receipt, please inform us in advance so we can prepare it.
FAQ
- I don’t have a rental car. How should I plan my trip?
- We’re staying in Naha (or Onna/Nago area). Can you provide pickup for a night tour?
- What is the difference between the Evening tour (pickup) and the Night Birding or Herping tours?
- Your recommended best season for the itinerary is only March to October. Which itinerary do you recommend in winter?
- We have our own rental car. Can we join the 4-hour Evening tour (pickup)? We don’t actually need pickup; we just want to do both Night Birding and Herping on the same night.