Travel Like a Local in Okinawa pt. 1: Iriomote & Hateruma Island

kayaking, trekking, camping, and scuba diving! 💜 like, comment & subscribe 💜

this is part 1 of a travel vlog for our 8-day golden-week vacation where we went to Iriomote, Hateruma, and Ishigaki islands. a full itinerary below 😊 please leave a comment for any questions and stay tuned for part 2 in Ishigaki next week

0:00 traveling to Ishigaki from Tokyo
3:37 dinner at local Izakaya in Ishigaki
5:20 traveling to Iriomote
7:38 kayaking & trekking to Pinaisara Waterfall
16:25 camping at Hoshi No Suna Campground
21:54 scuba diving
24:49 Hateruma island

Day 1: traveling to Ishigaki from Tokyo, staying at a hostel @Ishigaki
Day 2: kayaking, trekking, and camping @Iriomote
Day 3: scuba diving @Iriomote
Day 4: cycling @Hateruma, and back to Ishigaki

* where we trekked and kayaked *
– Pinaisara Waterfall (ピナイサーラ滝): Pinaisara, meaning like a beard, is the highest waterfall (55 meters/180 feet) in Okinawa
– Hinai Rivers: covered with fields of mangroves
– Looking-glass Mangrove (サキシマスオウノキ)
* where we camped *
– Hoshi No Suna Campground (星の砂キャンプ場): close to the main Uehara port
* where we dived *
– Amitori (網取) and Sakiyama (崎山): both are at the west side of Iriomote island
* where we went in Hateruma (the southernmost inhabited island in Japan)*
– Local settlement
– The southernmost point of Japan