2 Whale Watching Tours in Japan to Build a Day Around

1.Naha, Okinawa: Kerama Islands Half-Day Whale Watching Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 241 reviews · 4 hours · from $37Our pick

Join Marine House SEASIR for a four-hour Naha whale watching cruise during Okinawa’s humpback season. Hotel pickup, life jackets, water, raincoats, and whale photos are included. English and Chinese support is available, though the guide language cannot always be guaranteed.

“Went on the first day of whale watching season . Managed to get close up views of a group of 3 whales ! Wonderful and exciting tour ! Highly recommend !”

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2.Whale Watching with Pickup and English Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 52 reviews · 3 hours · from $30Best value

Join Cerulean Blue Okinawa for a three-hour humpback whale search from Naha. Meet an English and Japanese crew, learn through a multilingual phone guide, and watch for breaches near the Kerama Islands. Choose port check-in or pickup from 13 Naha locations.

“A very crowded meet up point. On board all were made to use life jackets but not all crew was using them. One crew member even on flip-flop foot wear! Spoken information quite poor. Nothing more them what I read from a Zanami island brochure.”

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