What is MARINE CLUB UMI?
🌊We want the world to know the charm of the sea.🌊
MARINE CLUB UMI is a group of professional blue cave tour guides who expand the circle of “I love the Okinawan sea.
The beautiful ocean of Okinawa is one of the best in the world. The “Blue Cave” is one of the most popular and mysterious diving spots in Okinawa.
By guiding tours to the Blue Cave, we aim to expand the number of people around the world who “love the Okinawan sea”,
We are a group of professionals who provide tour guides for “exciting diving,” “memorable diving,” and “safe and secure diving.
The name “MARINE CLUB UMI” expresses our wish that people all over the world will come to love “the ocean of Okinawa”.
Blue Cave” Tour Schedule
- ① Meet at MARINE CLUB UMI (store) which is close and convenient
- We will meet at MARINE CLUB UMI, conveniently located on Route 58 near Ryukyumura, across from the ENEOS gas station. The large facility is equipped with a large free parking lot for your peace of mind. The “Blue Cave” entry point is only 5 minutes away.
- ② Application & Payment
- Fill out the application form and pay the fee.
Credit card payment is also available. Please feel free to do so.
*Please submit a medical certificate if you need one. (A medical certificate is required for those over 60 years old.)
Underwater camera (image data will be transferred to Iphone or emailed to you) and fish bait (fish will come closer to you) for an additional fee.
- ③ Change into a wetsuit
- Change into a wetsuit for safety and security. Wetsuits are necessary for buoyancy and protection from outside forces. Various sizes are available for children and adults.
Changing rooms and lockers with locks for valuables are provided for your safety.
- ④ Departure to the “Blue Cave” entry point, 5 minutes away.
- It takes only 5 minutes to get to the beach or harbor where the “Blue Cave” entry point is located. A microbus is available depending on the number of people.
For the plan via beach, we will go to Cape Maeda Beach. The plan via boat takes you to the nearby port. Both plans take 5 minutes.
- ⑤ Gentle explanation & thorough practice (briefing)
- We will explain how to use diving equipment and snorkels, explain safe and enjoyable diving points, and practice breathing and ear removal in shallow water where you can feel safe.
We provide gentle and careful support for children and first-time divers so that they can dive and snorkel with ease.
- ⑥ Arrival at the point of entry into the water
- First, take a photo for the shutterbugs.
The plan via the beach is to go down a long flight of stairs into the ocean. Be sure to follow the rules of the right-of-way as you ascend and descend the stairs. Also, be careful walking down the stairs because they are slippery.
For the plan via boat, you will board a boat at the harbor. Take photos here as well.
- ⑦ Departure to “Blue Cave
- Heading slowly to the “Blue Cave. A dedicated tour guide will be on hand to assist you as you proceed. Swim from the entry point to the Blue Cave. On the way, you can see cute fishes.
- ⑧ Finally! Arrival at the mysterious blue “Blue Cave
- The tour to experience the mysterious “Blue Cave” is about to start. It is a little dark in the cave, so we will move around to stay close to the staff.
As your eyes become accustomed to the cave, you will see a world of blue that you have never seen before. You are sure to be “impressed” and “make memories” for sure. Of course, this is also a shutter chance. Ask a staff member to press the shutter for you so you can show off your photos on social networking sites.
Underwater cameras are available for rent for a fee. Please apply for it at the reception desk.
- ⑨ Communicating with Fish
- It is time to make another memory and communicate with the fish. On the way back, you can feed the fish (paid option) and have a photo opportunity with them. Many cute tropical fish will gather. You can make a lot of “impression” and “memories” here, too.
- ⑩ Ended with a lingering feeling of “excitement.”
- Return to the entry point. If you are not feeling well, please notify the staff immediately.
Return to the store to shower and change. Free hot showers and changing rooms are available.
If you register on SNS, you will receive a gift. Pick up your baggage and disperse so that you do not forget any valuables. We will depart for our next destination with “excitement” and “memories” in our hearts.
My first “Blue Cave
It is one of the few sea caves in the world where you can easily visit. The Ao no Tsubute (Blue Cave) is located at Cape Maeda in Onna Village on the west coast of Okinawa Prefecture, where the water is crystal clear and tropical fish are abundant. There are two ways to get to the Blue Cave.
- ■How to enter the water from the beach
- Walk from the rocky point at Cape Maeda to the water entry point. The stairs leading down to the point of entry into the water are well maintained, but be careful, as they are steep and slippery. The “Blue Cave” is about a 10-minute swim from the entry point.
- ■How to enter the water by boat
- We will take a boat from the harbor at Maeganeku, Onna Village, and enter the water in the shallows nearby. After explanation and practice, we will head for the “Blue Cave. It takes about 5 minutes to get to the “Blue Cave” from the entry point.
Unfortunately, you cannot enter.
・Those who are 61 years old or older and cannot provide a doctor’s certificate. (Age range: 6-69 for snorkeling, 10-60 for experience diving)
・Divers who will be boarding an airplane on the same day as the dive cannot enter the dive experience. (Snorkeling is allowed.)
・Pregnant women.
・Cardiac disease, diabetes, hypertension, otolaryngological system diseases.
・Those who are hungover or have leftover alcohol from the previous day.
・Those who do not follow the instructions of the staff may be denied entry even during the course of the event.
