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Ishigaki Night Jungle Tour: Subtropical Creatures and Starry Sky Exploration

4.6

45 Ratings

Ishigaki

Embark on an eco-friendly adventure in Ishigaki Island at night to explore subtropical creatures and gaze at the stunning starry sky. Join us for a sustainable and unforgettable experience!

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

1 Misakichō - Natural Planetarium! Subtropical & Starry Sky Jungle Night Tour

This is the plan to go out to Ishigaki Island at night to look for subtropical creatures and starry sky.
Ishigaki is full of creatures and plants rarely seen in the mainland!

Also, the starry sky, the first starry sky protected area in Japan, is like a natural planetarium.

[Notes] (Please be sure to read)
Meeting and dismissal times may vary depending on the season and field conditions on the day of the tour. The store will contact you the day before the tour to inform you of the meeting place and time. If you do not hear from the store by the evening of the day before, please call 0980-87-5722 (Ishigaki ADVENTURE PiPi).

The tour will be held rain or shine. However, we may cancel the tour if we deem that the field is unsafe.

Please use the restroom before coming to the tour. (There are no restrooms near the tour site.)

Please do not participate in the event if you have been drinking.

Please contact us in advance if you will be late.

What's Included

Special offer page for participants with redeemable restaurant coupons
Experience fee includes liability insurance and sales tax
Lightweight tour for easy travel

Additional Information

Join us for a nocturnal excursion to Ishigaki Island, in search of unique subtropical species and a breathtaking starlit sky.

Ishigaki is home to an array of animals and vegetation scarcely found on the mainland!

Moreover, its starry night sky, recognized as Japan’s first protected starlight reserve, resembles a natural planetarium.

Depending on the day’s weather, our guide will lead you to the most recommended spots. If fortune smiles upon you, a massive coconut crab might just cross your path…

Join us on our eco-friendly escapade designed with a focus on sustainability.

Not recommended for people after drinking

Location

石垣港離島ターミナル（バス）（石垣空港線・下り）

On the day of the tour, please be punctual and gather at the main entrance of Ishigaki Port Terminal (marked by a red post box) at 19:30. Our guide will pick you up.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Candace_s

Mar 23, 2024

An interesting family evening - We traveled to a lovely beach without light pollution. Our guides were so excited to share the stars and creatures with us. A special shout-out to Takahiro who kept us up to date in English.

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Jesse_b

Mar 9, 2024

Must-do experience - We had a blast! PiIt was a cloudy night so there was no star-gazing, but Takahiro-san still gave us a fantastic experience trekking through the Jungles of Ishigaki. We got to see some pretty cool creatures, and Takahiro-san also gave us some cool info about the various plants and wildlife that we saw. We were the only English speakers in this tour of 8 people, but we were still given English explanations for the main things and had a great time.

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Hatty_13

Mar 4, 2024

Loved it! - I had an amazing time. Even though I didn’t speak any Japanese, the guide Taka made sure that he translated to me and that I could enjoy the experience. Thank you very much. It was really cool to be able to see the starry sky like that and the giant blue crab.

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Elizabeth_m

Sep 27, 2023

What an amazing experience! - Kakeru was an amazing guide! We were a little scared we wouldn’t be able to see the night sky given the weather, but luckily after seeing some creatures, the sky cleared up a bit and we were able to see a few stars. Kakeru took pictures of every animal and shared them with us so we have them. Will definitely do more tours with Adventure PiPi when we return!

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Sonson621

May 25, 2019

poor - joined star gazing tour. during the tour we found that it was actually tropical explorer tour (with some star gazing time) instead. 3 staff, 5 guests including us. instead of trying to deliver English translation of the tour information, the staff decided to spend time making friends with the 3 other young japanese ladies. the Japanese ladies appeared to enjoyed the trip though. overall I found it not worthwhile.

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Robindq7083se

Oct 25, 2023

Don't trust their mails! - When you book this tour it says they will arrange pick up, but when your hotel is too far north they say they can't do it and you need to take a taxi which will cost you 35€ one way. Then they will sent you a mail which says: "If you wish to change or cancel the tour, please contact us by 6:00 p.m. on the day of the tour." You would think this is really nice, because it can get cloudy on the island, making it not possible to watch the stars, so it could be nice to cancel. We did this because it got cloudy, they sent us a message that they accepted our cancellation and then they told us they will be charging us full price. Poor communication and unfair treatment. We did the mangrove SUP and snorkeling tour with them. Also not great. Can check my review there.

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J7252dichristophert

Jun 30, 2019

Horrible Horrible Horrible - They literally take you to a field next to the Airport so not only do you have the lights from the airport , but the lights form the giant Intercontenntial Hotel shining across the shy. There is no way in the world you could ever see a good view of the milky way that the tour uses for its advertisement. Just another false ad in Japan for something that doesn’t live up to the hype. Sad really, Japan has given its soul up for the tourist money. Avoid this at all cost.

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