渡嘉敷村渡嘉敷港附近酒店

“We came to this hotel and this beach because it is known for sea turtles. My wife and I took turns snorkeling in the bay directly from the beach. We did not do a boat tour and talk to anyone about their location. On the second day while I was snorkeling in 5 feet of water approximately 30 feet from the beach I saw the first turtle eating off the ocean floor. I was startled to see it so close and was in awe of how beautiful it was. I assume the turtles are used to seeing snorkeling humans……

“We will definitely come back to this hotel and stay longer next time. Even the hotel location is not exactly at Furuzamami Beach or Ama beach but it is very close. We hired bicycle at the town and travel all around it was enjoyable. Ride by the sea was a lot of fun. Staff might give you a ride to the town if they are not busy. The beach in front of the hotel is quite and beautiful too. We saw sea turtles at Ama beach. The hotel staffs can tell you what time the sea turtles possibly comes at……

“I wouldn’t recommend staying here, unfortunately we couldn’t make our stay due to a typhoon as all of the ferries were cancelled for that week, only known to us when we arrived in Okinawa. Not only did the owner not refund us but we could only communicate through Expedia themself as the owner didn’t answer any of our messages.”