Your guide will accompany you during this boat-n-bus tour around Okinawa.<br>
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After disembarking from the boat, you will take a bus as your tour begins with a visit to the sacred place of the priestesses of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom in the town of Nanjo. It is called Seifua Utaki, which is the most sacred place in Okinawa. During the Ryukyu Kingdom era, kings, before ascending the throne, had to make a brief stop at Sonohyan Utaki, which is located close to their headquarters at Shuri Castle. <br>
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You will then visit the World of Okinawa, a traditional crafts park. It is a theme park dedicated to the local culture and lifestyle. The main attractions of the park are the Gyokusendo Cave, the craft village, and the Snake Museum. <br>
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Gyokusendo Cave is the longest cave in Okinawa. The 890-meter cave features spectacular stalactites and stalagmites. You will then relocate to the Gangara Gorge. In the caves of the gorge, an ancient human habitation site 500,000 years ago has been found as proof of human presence back in those distant epochs. The region is also abundant with very diverse flora and fauna with some unique plants and animals living there. After the trip, you will transfer to the port to board a boat that will take you back to your hotel.
You will visit the ancient Japanese village of Shirakawa-go, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A special feature of the village is its architecture, typical of Japan's snowy regions: three or four-story houses are built in the gassho-zukuri style, meaning hands in prayer style.. The thatched roofs of the houses feature a very steep angle of inclination so that snow does not accumulate on them, and shaped like hands folded in prayer.
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