Wanted a mix of surfing, nature and culture.
Open to changes! Feedback welcome!
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📍 Day 1 – July 7 (Sun): Arrival → Onna Coast + Cape Maeda
• 9:00 AM: Land at Naha Airport → Pick up rental car at OTS Rent-a-Car or Times
• Drive ~1.5 hrs to Onna Village on the west coast
• Optional short walk/snorkel:
• Cape Maeda Cliff Trail (20 mins) + Maeda Flats snorkeling
• Dinner: Yachimun Café (sunset terrace) or rustic izakaya like Umi no Ie Kajinhou
🏡 Stay:
• Onna Backpackers Inn or Pension Moon Villa (great access to Maeda Point)
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📍 Day 2 – July 8 (Mon): Castles, Culture + Scenic Coast Drive
• Morning: Visit Zakimi Castle Ruins (peaceful, breezy clifftop fortress)
• Walk Yomitan’s Pottery Village (Yachimun no Sato) — handmade ceramics, artist studios
• Lunch: Café Tiffany or soba at Yunta Market
• Afternoon: Drive scenic coastal Route 58 to Cape Zanpa or Cape Manzamo for photos and cliffs
• Optional: sunset swim at Zanpa Beach
• Dinner: Try Okinawan cuisine at Gusuku Shokudo (rafute pork, goya champuru)
🏡 Stay:
• Same as previous night (or switch to Seawall Hostel in Chatan for surf proximity)
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📍 Day 3 – July 9 (Tue): Naha Culture + Fly to Ishigaki
• Return rental car by 8:30–9:00 AM
• Morning in Naha:
• Explore Tsuboya Pottery Street + Makishi Market
• Stop at Shikina-en Garden (UNESCO-listed royal villa)
• Flight to Ishigaki:
• Recommended: ANA NH1763 – departs 10:55 AM, lands 12:05 PM
• Afternoon:
• Chill at Yonehara Beach or Uganzaki Lighthouse for sunset
🏡 Stay:
• Mahana Lodge (nature-surrounded guesthouse)
• Alt: Guesthouse Pachira or Retreat Inn
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📍 Day 4 – July 10 (Wed): Full Day in Ishigaki
• Morning: Kayak or SUP in Miyara River Mangroves
• Lunch: Oceanview beef bowl at Mirumiru Honpo
• Afternoon options:
• Hike the Mount Omoto Natural Trail (easy ~1.5 hrs, jungle walk)
• Stroll or glass-bottom boat at Kabira Bay
• Dinner: Local izakaya like Hitoshi Ishigaki
🏡 Stay: Same as previous night
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📍 Day 5 – July 11 (Thu): Chill Morning + Fly Back to Okinawa
• Morning: Slow start — beach walk at Fusaki Beach or café at Uli Uli Café
• 1:10 PM flight back to Naha
• 2:20 PM: Arrive → Taxi to Yomitan/Chatan (~1 hr)
• Check in and relax before surf days
🏡 Stay:
• Seawall Hostel, Hotel Sunset American, or Happy Surfing’s lodging
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📍 Day 6 – July 12 (Fri): Surf Day 1 + Culture
• Morning: Surf lesson with Okinawa Happy Surfing
• Afternoon: Visit Ryukyu Mura (cultural park with crafts & music)
• Optional: SUP or snorkel at Sunabe Seawall
• Dinner: Transit Café (seaside sunset view)
🏡 Stay: Same
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📍 Day 7 – July 13 (Sat): Surf Day 2 + Departure
• Morning: Final surf with Okinawa Happy Surfing
• Shower, lunch
• 2:30 PM: Arrive at Naha Airport
• 6:00 PM: Flight departs
by GuerriladomTom