You may also need a sports drink (like Pocari Sweat) and some dried plums (umeboshi) to keep your electrolytes and minerals in balance. If you’re wondering what to bring, we’ll give you our Okinawa Holiday Hackers packing list.įirst, bring a beach towel or sheet to put on the sand This will really come in handy after you set up your umbrella! Which means that you need to bring your sheets/towels along with your drinks to keep you hydrated. You can rental snorkel sets and umbrellas, but the Leisure Center does not rent sheets.
Be sure to bring your own cool drinks and sheets/towels to spread out
If you use an umbrella and spread out a sheet, you can create your own leisurely rest area.ģ. So, definitely take advantage of the parasol/umbrella rentals. More than half of Komaka-Island is covered by this pure white sand, which powerfully reflects the sunshine They don’t have any covered rest areas and there is only a little shade by the rocks. Ishii (a member of our “hackers” team)got really excited bythe contrast of the “Komaka blue” against the white sand! Definitely rent one in order to avoid heatstroke. Right off the pier, the “Komaka blue” color was gorgeous! We had finally arrived.Ģ. Since the ride is just 15 minutes, it’s not long enough to get seasick and you glimpse the island soon after departure. Once preparations are complete, time for departure! Since we took care of our round-trip boat reservations online, we only had to rent our snorkeling sets (four sets) and umbrellas when we arrived.Īll of the snorkeling sets can be rented at Chinen Marine Leisure Center. *Payments are made on-site, so you can avoid worrying if you need to cancel. We recommend online, discounted reservations for the boat.Ĭhinen Marine Leisure Center manages Komaka-Island and handles everything from reservations for the boat to the island, as well as marine activity reservations.Ĭlick here for One Two Smile ACTIVITIES reservations This time around we’ll introduce our top five hints, which we learned firsthand, for visiting and enjoying uninhabited Komaka-Island.ġ. “Maybe it’s nice to visit an unpopulated island, but wouldn’t it be boring?” Rest assured, no, it won’t be boring. It is an uninhabited island just 800 meters in size, but it is well managed, so you can safely enjoy activities including snorkeling, diving, riding banana boats, and having barbecues. The appeal of Komaka-Island is the great number of activities if offers! Material provided by: Chinen Marine Leisure Center This is Maeshiro!ĭid you know about Komaka-Island, an uninhabited island just 15 minutes by boat from Nanjo-city on the southern part of Okinawa’s main island? Hello everyone following Okinawa Holiday Hackers.
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