Ishigaki Island: Mangrove River Canoe + Phantom Island Snorkeling

2025.07.09

Unfortunately, the Fantasy Island Tour was canceled due to bad weather 🥺, but I was still able to enjoy the mangrove forest kayak tour. The meeting point is in front of the red mailbox in the harbor, and when the meeting time comes, the guides will call your name and guide you to the bus. After that, you will travel near the mangrove forest by car for about 20 minutes, learn how to kayak, and then the full tour will begin. They prepared the shoe size and life jacket that I wrote when making the reservation in advance, so I was able to join the tour right away 🪄🪄 The mangrove tour lasts about an hour, and you can experience the ecology of the mangrove forest with the guide's explanation. You can also see living creatures, and I was able to see a really big crab up close. The guide Kocei is really kind and explains how to kayak without worrying even for first-timers. They take pictures during the tour and send them to you via messenger after the tour, so it was a chance to get the picture of a lifetime! 📸 I used the same tour company during my trip, and I met Kocei at the port every day, and I saw him riding his bike on the road, so I felt close to him. LOL And all the guides speak English well! There's no problem communicating✨ If there are any people who are hesitating because there are no reviews, I strongly recommend you try it!!!!! Be careful with pants, but wear clothes that can get wet! You can wear comfortable clothes on the top! I sprayed bug repellent because I thought there would be a lot of bugs, but it wasn't necessary. It's a very clear place. It's a shame that I couldn't experience the fantasy island snorkeling, but I want to go to Ishigaki Island again on my next vacation and try it again🏝️