Small-group boat trip · Zamami
Zamami Humpback Whale Watching Trip
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Schedule
- 10:30–12:30
- Departs from
- Zamami
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Humpback whales come to the waters around the Kerama Islands in winter to calve and breed. Boats leave Zamami Port; spotters on hills such as Inazaki find the whales from land and guide the boats by radio. Approach distance and speed are limited under the rules of the village's whale-watching association. The trip takes about 2 hours, and it can be joined as a day trip from Naha by ferry.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Zamami Port, Waters north of Zamami, Waters west of Aka and Geruma, Zamami Port
- 10:30
- 11:00
- 12:30
- 12:30
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Boat and crew
- Commentary
Not included
- Ferry Naha – Zamami
- Food and drinks
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Zamami
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- January–March
- Prices
- Adult JP¥7,701 · Child JP¥3,851Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- The official season is set each year by the Zamami whale-watching association (typically early January to late March).
- Boats keep to the association's approach distance and speed rules; sightings are not guaranteed.
- Winter seas can be rough; ferries from Naha may be cancelled.
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