6 nights · Spring or autumn
Okinawa's southern islands: Miyakojima and Taketomi
Three nights in a villa with its own pool on the north coast of Miyakojima, then a short flight to Ishigaki and the ferry to Taketomi for three nights in a village of red-tiled houses. It is for warm sea, the reefs and the slow pace of a small island.
- Nights
- 6
- Stays
- 2
- When
- Spring or autumn
Japan
We build it around you
Tell us your dates, your pace and who is travelling. We draw the route around them, choose the inns and rooms, arrange the trains and cars between each stay, and stay one point of contact from the first plan to the last night. Every stay at its own rate.
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1 · 3 nightsRosewood MiyakojimaVillas with their own pools on a peninsula above Oura Bay, for the beaches, the reefs and the long bridges to Ikema and Irabu; Miyako airport, with direct flights from Haneda and Naha, is about 20 minutes by car. Ryukyu Air Commuter's flight to Ishigaki takes about 35 minutes (or change at Naha), then 30 to 45 minutes by taxi to the port.
2 · 3 nightsHoshinoya Taketomi IslandVillas built as a fourth village on Taketomi, for the white sand lanes, the island in the evening after the day boats leave, and Iriomote or Kohama by ferry from Ishigaki; Yaeyama Kanko and Anei Kanko ferries cross from Ishigaki's Ritoh terminal in about 10 minutes, best by 17:00 as later boats are often cancelled in wind, and the resort's car meets each one. Leaving, Ishigaki has direct flights to Haneda, Kansai and Naha.
Make it yours
This is one way to do it. We change the stays, their order and the nights in each to suit you, move it to the season you want, and plan the days between: the trains and cars, the restaurants worth the detour, a quieter night where the route needs one. Tell us your dates and who is travelling, and our team in Japan will draw up your own.
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