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Three recommended canoe/kayak tours in Iriomote Island!

2025-01-09 03:37

Three canoe tours to enjoy Iriomote Island!

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All of you.Have you ever experienced canoeing?

Canoeing is an easy activity that can be experienced if you have a large body of water.

In addition, the boat shape makes it more stable than other board sports, making it immensely popular with children, seniors, and those who are not good swimmers.

In this issue, we will introduce such canoes.

 

Canoeing Attraction

The appeal of canoeing is two-fold.

The first attraction is the low line of sight when in the canoe.

Riding a canoe lowers your line of sight, usually about 70 centimeters above the water's surface, or not more than a meter even if you are taller.

What I usually see at a height of about 1 meter 60 centimeters, I see the world from a lower perspective when I am in a canoe.

You can spot wild animals you couldn't see, look up at plants hanging from trees from below, and see fish below the water's surface in your hands.

If you canoe in Iriomote Island, you can see a completely different scenery from the usual.

The second attraction is the variety of attractions that can be found depending on the time of day you experience canoeing.

Not only can canoeing during the daytime, but canoeing at sunrise, sunset, and starry skies have their own different charms.

The attractions also differ depending on the location, such as mangrove forests, beaches, and offshore.

Please try canoeing in various situations in Iriomote Island.

 

This article introduces three recommended canoe tours that you can experience in Iriomote Island.

We wish you the best in your travels.

 

1) The most popular tour! Canoe tour to enjoy the great nature of Iriomote Island!

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After all, canoeing is the standard activity to enjoy the great nature of Iriomote Island.

About 90% of Iriomote Island is undeveloped.

Therefore, if you paddle out in a canoe for a short while, you will soon lose sight of the man-made objects.

Why don't you come to Iriomote Island and experience this great nature?

 

(2) Excellent attractiveness!
Sunrise & Sunset Canoeing

西表島 サンライズカヌー

Canoe cruising in the sunshine is truly a tropical marine activity itself.

However, canoeing in the evening, when the sun gradually sets over the ocean, is as attractive as during the day.

As many of you may know, the sunset view of Iriomote Island is known as one of the most spectacular in Japan.

サンライズ

The sight of the emerald-green sea, which was crystal clear during the day, turning from orange to madder as the sun sets is so beautiful that you can't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Also, the quiet sea at sunset is punctuated only by the soft sound of waves, and a gentle evening calm blows over the canoe as it breezes by.

It is a wonderful tour where the participants in canoes silently watch the sunset, as if the daytime when they were so excited was a lie.

 

Feel the enchanting mood while swaying in an evening calm canoe with your loved one.

 

(3) Enjoy the great nature at night!
Night Canoeing

西表島 星空

The starry sky of Iriomote Island is more beautiful than anywhere else.

Iriomote Island is a remote island with few city lights, and the air is very clean and clear.

Because it is such a spectacular view, it is necessary to see it in the best environment and condition!

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The stars are unparalleled as you gaze upon them, rocked by the silent waves of the stillness of the night.

Stars in the night sky are projected on the surface of the sea, and since the stars appear to be above and below your line of sight, you may even have the fantastic sensation that you are in outer space.

Put down your oars and indulge in a relaxing starbath, and you will feel your whole body enveloped in healing.

 

Please experience the starlit canoeing of Iriomote Island, which is full of healing.

 

in the end

How was the canoe tour of Iriomote Island?

In canoeing, there are various types of canoeing, such as canoeing to enjoy the starry sky at night, jungle cruise to feel the great nature of Iriomote Island, and evening calm canoeing while viewing the overwhelmingly beautiful evening scenery.

Each scene has its own charm.

Please conquer all canoes and enjoy Iriomote Island to the fullest!

Thank you for reading to the end.

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