〇 Transportation Information 〇
■ For guests staying on Iriomote Island
The staff from Karakaze will pick you up at your accommodation (service available from Toyohara to Urauchi settlements).
The pick-up time will vary depending on your accommodation area, and we will contact you the day before to confirm.
After the tour, we will drop you off at your accommodation on Iriomote Island or at the port.
*Please note that pick-up and drop-off services are not available for the Shirahama, Kanpira, and Sonai areas.
Guests staying in these areas will need to meet and dismiss at Uehara Port.
To reach Uehara Port, please use the ferry company’s bus, a local bus, or a rental car.
The scheduled meeting time is as follows:
◎ Uehara Port Meeting Time: Around 8:15 AM to 9:15 AM
*Main accommodations in the Sonai, Kanpira, and Shirahama areas:
Minami no Kaze, Irunti Futademura, Hotel Hoshitate, Iriomote Island Hotel, Uminchu no Ie, etc.
◎ For guests staying in the Ohara area:
Summer (July 1st to September 30th): Around 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Winter (October 1st to June 30th): Around 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
◎ For guests staying in the Takana area (Eco Village Iriomote, Painumaya Resort):
Summer (July 1st to September 30th): Around 7:50 AM to 8:45 AM
Winter (October 1st to June 30th): Around 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
◎ For guests staying in the Uehara area:
Summer (July 1st to September 30th): Around 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM
Winter (October 1st to June 30th): Around 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
■ For guests joining the tour from Ishigaki Island
◎ Departure will be from Ishigaki Island Remote Island Terminal.
We will call you the day before the tour to provide detailed information.
Generally, you will board the ferry departing Ishigaki Island at 8:30 AM bound for Uehara Port.
*If the Uehara Port route is canceled, you will board the 7:30 AM ferry bound for Ohara Port.
Summer (July 1st to September 30th): 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Winter (October 1st to June 30th): 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
■ For guests joining the tour from Taketomi Island or Kohama Island
Guests staying on Taketomi Island or Kohama Island will need to travel via Ishigaki Island.
The journey to Iriomote Island is as follows:
Take the first ferry from your respective island to Ishigaki Island.
Upon arrival at Ishigaki Island, board the ferry departing at 8:30 AM bound for either Ohara Port or Uehara Port.
〇 Regarding Post-Tour Transportation
・For guests staying on Iriomote Island
If you are staying near Uehara Port, we will provide transportation after the tour.
For those staying near Ohara Port, please note that if we have an afternoon tour scheduled, we can only drop you off at Uehara Port. From Uehara Port, you will need to return to your accommodation on your own using public buses or other means of transportation.
・For guests staying on Ishigaki Island
After the tour, we will drop you off at Uehara Port.
If the Uehara route is operating, there will be no issues. However, if the Uehara route is canceled, you will need to take the ferry company’s shuttle bus to Ohara Port and board the ferry from there.
If we do not have an afternoon tour scheduled, we may be able to provide transportation to Ohara Port.
