[Okinawa] Limited Activity: Whale Watching, a Winter Seasonal Event
📍Okinawa Main Island
The best season for whale watching is from late December to early April.
Whales that live in cold waters such as Siberia during the summer return to the waters of Okinawa to raise their young and breed.
This is the only time of year when you can see wild whales!
We will introduce the tour with photos and stories from the experience.
⚫︎Flow
1. Book the tour in advance
2. Check in on the day
3. Departure
4. Head to the best spot to see whales
5. Return to the ship
⚫︎About tour reservations
The first thing you need to be careful of is reservations!
You may be concerned about the time and weather when you can see whales, but since the number of people who can board the boat is limited, advance reservations are required.
Also, the spots you visit, the price, compensation, and services vary depending on the tour, so check the tour details before making a reservation.
The tour company I booked was "Sea World".
The reasons for choosing this tour company from the many others were as follows.
・Full refund guarantee
・Sickness medicine "Travelmin Support" included
It's a wild whale, so I don't know if I'll be able to see it, but I thought it would be a shame if I didn't, so the fact that there was compensation was a bit reassuring.
⚫︎About whale watching
A guide who knows everything about whales will guide you on the tour.
They gave us a fun time even before we arrived at the spot. Then, when we arrived at the spot, we looked for whales. They also taught us how to find whales, so we looked for them together in the vast ocean, and we were lucky to see them right away! We even saw a mother and baby whale.
I was delighted and moved by the simple impression that "They really exist".
It's completely different from what you see at the aquarium, and it's cute to see them swimming freely in the vast ocean and the mother and child swimming side by side.
It was a special experience that can only be seen at this time of year.
⚫︎Note
The common rules for whale watching are as follows.
*To avoid stressing the whales
・Do not get closer than 100m from the boat
・Do not swim with the whales
・Whale watching should be limited to 1 hour in total
These are the rules.
So if you have a compact telescope, you might want to bring it with you!
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